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« Reply #1625 on: May 14, 2012, 16:35 »
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In that case, before the invention of the picture, (the  photograph)  what did businesses use for promotion, advertising, etc, ?

They hired illustrators and paid them good money. Thanks a lot, stupid camera.

 :D

And they used type.


lagereek

« Reply #1626 on: May 14, 2012, 16:45 »
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Well I am sure there is plenty of time 2012, to hire illustrators and use type.  Then along comes Daguerre,  with the bright idea to capture images on a wet-plate, large format camera, followed by the intro of silver, etc and voila!  film!  finally comes somebody whos invented electronic capture, namely digital. BUT!  lets just stop people alltogether from using digital capture, throw us back 120 years, hire illustraters, type, etc. Oh by the way, whats the cost sir? 20K and thats after discount.

« Reply #1627 on: May 14, 2012, 16:56 »
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Well I am sure there is plenty of time 2012, to hire illustrators and use type.  Then along comes Daguerre,  with the bright idea to capture images on a wet-plate, large format camera, followed by the intro of silver, etc and voila!  film!  finally comes somebody whos invented electronic capture, namely digital. BUT!  lets just stop people alltogether from using digital capture, throw us back 120 years, hire illustraters, type, etc. Oh by the way, whats the cost sir? 20K and thats after discount.

I'm not sure why you keep coming up with more and more outrageous scenarios, except maybe to just act stupid. It's really not that complicated. What did a lot of people do in place of photos even as little as 10 or 15 years ago, before the microstock explosion? They used type. Or maybe some clip art. I have books that were written about design that have not one mention of using stock photos, but there are plenty of other design solutions that look beautiful. In fact, my design teachers never talked about using stock photos either. To think, people actually even did design *before computers and Photoshop*! *gasp*

Nonetheless, the point is probably moot anyway, as microstock isn't going away. Maybe some of the current businesses will migrate to midstock, but that will only open the door to new microstock agencies. If this happens, I wonder how many of these complainers of low prices will be the first uploading. LOL
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« Reply #1628 on: May 14, 2012, 17:05 »
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"Six games all. Tiebreaker. Lagereek to serve first"

« Reply #1629 on: May 14, 2012, 18:06 »
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"Six games all. Tiebreaker. Lagereek to serve first"

I'm quite sure it's not a tie. LOL I've been making much more logical sense than his nonsensical posts about the automobile industry and going back in time 120 years. ;)

wut

« Reply #1630 on: May 14, 2012, 18:14 »
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"Six games all. Tiebreaker. Lagereek to serve first"

I'm quite sure it's not a tie. LOL I've been making much more logical sense than his nonsensical posts about the automobile industry and going back in time 120 years. ;)

Nice self observation. I'm also better than Yuri ;)

« Reply #1631 on: May 14, 2012, 18:30 »
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"Six games all. Tiebreaker. Lagereek to serve first"

I'm quite sure it's not a tie. LOL I've been making much more logical sense than his nonsensical posts about the automobile industry and going back in time 120 years. ;)

I agree. Everything seems to turn into a pi$$ing contest here. Even though many of us have been around the industry as long as the ones who think they know everything have.  ::)

PaulieWalnuts

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« Reply #1632 on: May 14, 2012, 18:51 »
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I disagree. Not everything is a pissing match here.  ;D

« Reply #1633 on: May 14, 2012, 19:48 »
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"Six games all. Tiebreaker. Lagereek to serve first"

I'm quite sure it's not a tie. LOL I've been making much more logical sense than his nonsensical posts about the automobile industry and going back in time 120 years. ;)

I know! I was just giving Lagereek a little encouragement to extend the entertainment.

« Reply #1634 on: May 14, 2012, 20:57 »
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"Six games all. Tiebreaker. Lagereek to serve first"

I'm quite sure it's not a tie. LOL I've been making much more logical sense than his nonsensical posts about the automobile industry and going back in time 120 years. ;)

I know! I was just giving Lagereek a little encouragement to extend the entertainment.

 ;D

RacePhoto

« Reply #1635 on: May 14, 2012, 22:21 »
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yes it is that castle.
Vlad Draculas castle in Bran, Romania.

Now that's funny. Vlad Dracula? Is this another case of people just making things up to see is people will believe it, or just making things up to keep your fingers limber?

"The Wallachian ruler Vlad Ţepeş (Vlad the Impaler) 1448-1476 does not seem to have had a significant role in the history of the fortress, although he passed several times through the Bran Gorge."

So not only wasn't his name Dracula, he never occupied that castle and Stoker didn't know of the castle and had his character situated someplace else. So much for the photo of the real and hard to see castle.

It's near Brasov which on many English language maps will be printed a Brasso. Just in case someone actually looks and doesn't believe all the personal "factual information" we get from the Internet vs those terrible newspapers, books, libraries and public sources.

iStock buyers bailing? I don't know, but the thread has reached 66 pages which is of interest in itself.  ;D

lagereek

« Reply #1636 on: May 15, 2012, 01:26 »
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Well lets see who can pissssssssssssss,  the longest. ;D  cclapper, to serve! first service.

CarlssonInc

« Reply #1637 on: May 15, 2012, 02:20 »
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dcn6vWLw-k[/youtube]

« Reply #1638 on: May 15, 2012, 02:52 »
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Oh, for God's sake.

The last reason why I participate at MSG is to see a peeing dog video.  And it's a YouTube video posted, no less, by the guy who's so worried about Pinterest cutting into his ability to provide for his family.     

Sickening.
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CarlssonInc

« Reply #1639 on: May 15, 2012, 03:09 »
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Oh, for God's sake.

The last reason why I participate at MSG is to see a peeing dog video.  And it's a YouTube video posted, no less, by the guy who's so worried about Pinterest cutting into his ability to provide for his family.     

Sickening.

I'm glad you liked it!

« Reply #1640 on: May 15, 2012, 03:53 »
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Stoker didn't know of the castle and had his character situated someplace else.

Curiously, the castle he described was in northern England, and it wasn't even a castle, it was Whitby Abbey. So much for Transylvania. I've never seen any discussion of whether the angry mob of ignorant, superstitious peasants who appear in the movies are based on the true-bred Yorkshire fisher-folk of Whitby or not, perhaps that is something we could speculate on.

lagereek

« Reply #1641 on: May 15, 2012, 04:21 »
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Oh, for God's sake.

The last reason why I participate at MSG is to see a peeing dog video.  And it's a YouTube video posted, no less, by the guy who's so worried about Pinterest cutting into his ability to provide for his family.     

Sickening.

I'm glad you liked it!

Brillant!

lagereek

« Reply #1642 on: May 15, 2012, 04:23 »
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Stoker didn't know of the castle and had his character situated someplace else.

Curiously, the castle he described was in northern England, and it wasn't even a castle, it was Whitby Abbey. So much for Transylvania. I've never seen any discussion of whether the angry mob of ignorant, superstitious peasants who appear in the movies are based on the true-bred Yorkshire fisher-folk of Whitby or not, perhaps that is something we could speculate on.

Youre right!  and when you see the ruins of Whitby abbey high up on the hill, overlooking the port, its easy to see why Stoker chose this setting for his novel. Really erie atmosphere, especially at night.

« Reply #1643 on: May 15, 2012, 04:25 »
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Just to verify it is as real as it gets:
Castel Bran, where Vlad Tepes Dracula lived (among other places).
He was not the only Dracula. his grandfather was also named Dracul, which probably compares to "Lionheart". He fought the Turks, and was quite gruesome.
BUT he had nothing to do with vampires, that comes from the novel of Stoker.
And since the novel, things have been mixed up in half fantasy and half truth as it often is with legends.

The castle.

Dracula.

lagereek

« Reply #1644 on: May 15, 2012, 05:34 »
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Just to verify it is as real as it gets:
Castel Bran, where Vlad Tepes Dracula lived (among other places).
He was not the only Dracula. his grandfather was also named Dracul, which probably compares to "Lionheart". He fought the Turks, and was quite gruesome.
BUT he had nothing to do with vampires, that comes from the novel of Stoker.
And since the novel, things have been mixed up in half fantasy and half truth as it often is with legends.

The castle.

Dracula.



Thanks!  nice!

« Reply #1645 on: May 15, 2012, 06:17 »
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Anything to derail the truth about istock. Too funny.

« Reply #1646 on: May 15, 2012, 09:28 »
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Anything to derail the truth about istock. Too funny.

Notice they have also not answered my questions as to why they submit to microstock when they complain about the pricing points and "cheap" customers. If they are so unhappy with it, they should stop diluting the market, delete their portfolios, and leave microstock to the people who do want to sell at those price points. Simple.

lisafx

« Reply #1647 on: May 15, 2012, 09:55 »
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Notice they have also not answered my questions as to why they submit to microstock when they complain about the pricing points and "cheap" customers. If they are so unhappy with it, they should stop diluting the market, delete their portfolios, and leave microstock to the people who do want to sell at those price points. Simple.

+1  :)

Some of us were perfectly happy to sell at microstock prices.  It was always a VOLUME business. It's the market dilution and the royalty cuts that have made this business unsustainable, not the low prices.  As I mentioned further up the thread, I actually made MORE money, through volume, when prices started at $1. 

That said, let me reply preemptively to the inevitable "then lower your prices at FT and remove your P+ images":  Since the market is so diluted, apparently with people who resent being in it ( ???), and since the sites have seen fit to slash royalties, I need to sell at the higher prices to try and make up some of that shortfall.  It's a vicious cycle. 

« Reply #1648 on: May 15, 2012, 10:00 »
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I'm exclsive at IS. It is not IS prices what I considear cheap. I consider them reasonable, both for customers and producers. Another thing are subs sites and prices. Another matter, but I'm not there.

« Reply #1649 on: May 15, 2012, 12:57 »
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I dont care about the price.
I care about other things.

Like the split.
Like how many they sell.

In orther words, I dont care if they sell my pictures cheap as long as they sell many and dont go over a 50 % split.
If over. I feel exploited by parasites.


 

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