Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle Cassidy wrote: >>> Crazy story in the "it's a photo, it must be free" vein from a pro photographer running into (or being run over by) a magazine. I can understand some kid reposting a photo on his blog, but not a national magazine. http://messerveyphoto.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/me-vs-corporate-america/ <<< It's a manufacturer, not a magazine, but the point is clear. There's a fine line between making photos available to potential buyers and making them available for this kind of thievery, meanwhile the market is so flooded with technically adequate images that payments for all but the superstars have gone down the crapper. I'm glad I have a day job. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com