Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George I sort of don't have too many issues with advertising photography because they are mostly paying big bucks and can dictate how they want a photographer to shoot their images. My beef is with the agencies that require releases for editorial images in totally stupid situations such as football crowds, shopping malls etc. Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 27 May 2012, at 01:08, George Lottermoser wrote: > > On May 26, 2012, at 4:59 PM, Gerry Walden wrote: > >> I just wonder when the agencies will realise the images they are getting >> are so staged as to be unreal. > > Stock "lifestyle" images have been this way for many decades. > The highest prices go for advertising use - advertising by definition > seeks to speak of the "unreal." > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information