Comments on: Photography http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/04/02/photography Random musings of a Southern geek Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:41:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-almost-rc-9965 hourly 1 By: Me a Photographer http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/04/02/photography/comment-page-1#comment-161342 Me a Photographer Sat, 10 May 2008 00:05:46 +0000 //?p=#comment-161342 Istockphoto.com has a ton of traffic and attracts a lot bad photos. Istockphoto.com has a ton of traffic and attracts a lot bad photos.

]]> By: Dougal Campbell http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/04/02/photography/comment-page-1#comment-1092 Dougal Campbell Sun, 05 Sep 2004 13:03:31 +0000 //?p=#comment-1092 Many of the people who participate on iStockphoto are professional photographers who are well aware that they can get more money elsewhere. Nobody is being exploited. The purpose of iStock is to provide a low-cost alternative to other stock photography sources, and a way for amateur photographers to get exposure that they otherwise might not have access to. No, you won't get rich by contributing photos to iStock. But that's not the real point of the site. The point is for photographers and designers to be able to share resources at extremely reasonable prices. Many of the people who participate on iStockphoto are professional photographers who are well aware that they can get more money elsewhere. Nobody is being exploited. The purpose of iStock is to provide a low-cost alternative to other stock photography sources, and a way for amateur photographers to get exposure that they otherwise might not have access to.

No, you won’t get rich by contributing photos to iStock. But that’s not the real point of the site. The point is for photographers and designers to be able to share resources at extremely reasonable prices.

]]> By: Mark Scheuern http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/04/02/photography/comment-page-1#comment-1049 Mark Scheuern Thu, 02 Sep 2004 11:45:21 +0000 //?p=#comment-1049 Do yourself and the industry a favor and stay far, far away from iStockphoto.com. They are getting rich off the backs of cheap labor. The folks who contribute get a whopping 20% of nearly nothing vs. industry norms of 50% or more of much, much larger payments. Don't devalue yourself and the industry by giving your work away and lining these guys pockets. And please check out http://www.stockphoto.net for plenty of good information about legitimate stock agencies. Do yourself and the industry a favor and stay far, far away from iStockphoto.com. They are getting rich off the backs of cheap labor. The folks who contribute get a whopping 20% of nearly nothing vs. industry norms of 50% or more of much, much larger payments. Don’t devalue yourself and the industry by giving your work away and lining these guys pockets. And please check out http://www.stockphoto.net for plenty of good information about legitimate stock agencies.

]]> By: 3D Photography http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2002/04/02/photography/comment-page-1#comment-837 3D Photography Sun, 08 Aug 2004 23:46:33 +0000 //?p=#comment-837 iStockPhoto? I don't know. I still haven't found a good stock site that wasn't filled with a lot of crud iStockPhoto? I don’t know. I still haven’t found a good stock site that wasn’t filled with a lot of crud

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