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« on: May 15, 2014, 11:45 »
In Alamy, can't you do it in a batch in Manage Images? (I've never had to do it, but I 'imagine' you can.)
That's good advice. It would definitely work. 96 images at a time is the maximum number you can have showing at one time. Then select all and drag them to the batch. Do the edit (don't forget all of the different fields which are potentially searchable - as ShadySue has previously noted here that includes not only the keyword fields but also titles and descriptions. And don't forget to blank the location data too. I think they would still be searchable by date however. And they will be discoverable via Google etc. The images will still be on sale - and the edit will not affect images which are available via distribution partners. The 180 day rule thing is all there in the contract btw. Personally I like Alamy but only use them for RM editorial stuff which would be unlikely to ever sell at iStock and for which I would already have relatively low expectations.
602
« on: May 14, 2014, 12:07 »
This place is basically the only place where we can speak up and speak openly. Thats the power of this forum, and it should stay like that.
So why do you so often basically tell people to shut up ?
603
« on: May 14, 2014, 11:22 »
There are two or three characters who vote down almost every post I make here. I know who they are and it does not bother me in the least.
There are one or two posters who seem to want to make everything personal - as if an alternative perspective somehow creates aggression within them. Unfortunately this type of posting is difficult to ignore and has driven quite a few people away in recent months.
604
« on: May 14, 2014, 03:53 »
The plus and minus thing serves no useful function.
There is far too much rude and aggressive and, I suspect, sometimes drunken posting here. That's the biggest issue and it is why many people have stopped writing.
The second biggest issue is the constant negativity and conspiracy minded speculation. The upshot is a self selected group of people who increasingly mostly express the same depressed group opinions about almost any subject.
605
« on: May 13, 2014, 09:20 »
Conversation with a lawyer:
Me: I was wondering if you wouldn't mind working for free?
Lawyer: You already owe me ten dollars.
Me: What for?
Lawyer: Make that twenty.
Have you thought of offering a CD with some photos of him instead of money ?
606
« on: May 13, 2014, 08:37 »
They pay the reporters, the editors, the delivery people, the printer, the paper manufacturer, the owners of the building they're in, they pay for ink, for web hosting, web design, marketing, etc. etc. etc. But the photographer works for "exposure." Why is he the exception? Surely the newspaper can afford to pay something once a week.
So shouldn't stock models always get paid too then ?
607
« on: May 12, 2014, 15:16 »
Should an established, experienced professional have to start over every time they get a new job?
Every time ? No. But should people always be open to potential opportunities without always being bothered about money ? Yes. Of course. Because that is what being positive and open minded and optimistic is all about. These are not all or nothing scenarios.
608
« on: May 12, 2014, 14:31 »
I'd rather walk through as the guy who gets paid for what I do, and not as the guy who did a freebie and is now expected to work for nothing or for far less than what I'm worth.
People often take a much more lowly and less well paid position somewhere they want to get in. That's normal. Eg the whole hierarchy of people in kitchens - also artisans etc.
609
« on: May 12, 2014, 13:36 »
These are seasoned pros being asked to work for free.
Well then they will know that sometimes working for free is normal in the world of photography.
Can you let me have your details please? Next time somebody asks me to work for free I can politely decline and point them in your direction.
Surely you would not rule out ever doing a thing for free ? Suppose you realised that it would be a really good way of getting a foot in the door somewhere you wanted to.
610
« on: May 12, 2014, 13:01 »
These are seasoned pros being asked to work for free.
Well then they will know that sometimes working for free is normal in the world of photography.
611
« on: May 12, 2014, 12:54 »
Seriously Bunhill... typical.
Typical of what ? The most interesting job I ever had, I started out working there for free. All I got was travel expenses. And some of the best paid annual report work I have had in the past few years started out with me doing a favour for a friend of someone else who happened to work at a different company.
612
« on: May 12, 2014, 12:40 »
I don't think I can actually see a lot of difference between getting zero and getting less than $1 
99 cents x 1,000 downloads = $990.00
$0 x 1,000 downloads = $0
Now do you see the difference?
I am not suggesting that you always work for free. I am pointing out that working for free is sometimes worth considering. And you should never be offended if someone asks - because it is a perfectly normal request. Also - 1000 downloads at less than $1 is more or less working for free. Where as 1000 downloads some of which are for less than $1 but most of which are for very much more is a thing potentially worth bothering with.
613
« on: May 12, 2014, 12:25 »
How did this attitude even come into existence??
I don't think I can actually see a lot of difference between getting zero and getting less than $1 Often doing something for free leads to paid work. People working for free is a great no - strings way of finding out that you can work with them. Anyhow people have always done work for free in the world of photography. So it is quite normal for potential customers to, at least, ask. In the late 80s and early 90s, certainly in London, it was normal for magazines not to pay - but you got a credit. You were lucky if you knew someone with a contact on the magazine and they could get you published. And you would do a really good job for them too because you would be wanting the tear-sheets. And if you wanted an internship then that meant working for free - and hoping that you could maybe pick up some assisting on the back of that.
614
« on: May 12, 2014, 04:12 »
What happened to Tickstock (Audi 5000)? Did he get a conscious?
That's very strange. Changed user name and deleted all posts. Account hacked ?
615
« on: May 11, 2014, 09:58 »
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Lol. They signed up the Silicon Valley (TV comedy show) scripts writers to do their press releases ?
616
« on: May 10, 2014, 08:39 »
Because nobody cares about any domain ending besides .com ?
That is a very (US) limited view. And one that is going to change over time.
I think he is right, largely. And I do not believe that it is something which is going to significantly change over time, for two main reasons as follows: 1. Companies are known by and trade by their names, for the most part. Not by their domain name suffix. Anyone using the same name with a different suffix is, at best, an also-ran and, at worst, a potential impostor. 2. Domain names are becoming less important since search and navigation is increasingly combined in the interface. I cannot think of the last time I actually typed in a domain name. There are a few exceptions. Eg the new Chinese character suffixes are clearly likely to be important to huge amount of the population. Also - short suffixes such as e.g. .tv and .im are great as re-directs and shorteners and for promotional uses, watermarks. There will clearly obviously be other examples which work well as re-directs. Also - he said "nobody cares". That's a statement which is largely true at the moment. Even if everyone should really embrace the new suffixes. Good business for the people selling them though - if they can convince companies that they also need to buy their .com + 947 other suffixes.
617
« on: May 09, 2014, 09:35 »
It a long time since we have seen such an uneven distribution of wealth, we would have to go back to feudal times in the 16th or 17th century, and then such a gesture compares to when the robber barons threw bread crums in the mud to make the peasants happy.
Your universe has a completely different historical timeline to mine. I wonder what else is different. EDIT: does the person who gave me a minus want to explain why a light hearted comment about historical dates gets voted down? Or was that just knee-jerkery?
618
« on: May 08, 2014, 14:06 »
619
« on: May 07, 2014, 14:42 »
I am more and more certain that this is a somewhat desperate exit strategy - i.e. that it is about trying to get bought.
620
« on: May 07, 2014, 12:39 »
Which magazines do you like? I've been looking for some besides Kinfolk.
Feast Journal is an Irish magazine with a similar outlook to Kinfolk. We came to it via the always lovely farmette blog btw.
621
« on: May 07, 2014, 10:21 »
Uh..hope this thread will not become watermark vs no-watermark debate.
Sorry to divert your thread. Anyhow - good luck with Stocksy. Nobody could sensibly deny that they are building a really nice collection.
622
« on: May 07, 2014, 09:54 »
Are you talking about selling stock, or just putting up some showcase work? Sue was talking about VSCO grid. However - I do also think that the best stock sites will go watermark free sooner or later. It's the job of the agencies to track sales. I'm not in love with an image of a hamburger (or whatever). I can be. Food photography is often brilliant. In the end the record companies realised that copy protection was not the way to go. This is the same. The best way to sell images is by having a strong brand and by developing good relationships with the clients. Search results and therefore a site looks ugly when you see the same watermark over and over.
623
« on: May 07, 2014, 09:32 »
So it doesn't looks like you are a source for free content to take?
But I think that potential customers and casual viewers demand more respect than that. Even Magnum have dropped using watermarks. Legitimate commercial users simply do not steal content. And if we love pictures - well why should that experience be spoiled by having to take measures which are not going to prevent piracy anyhow. It's self-defeating. It makes the pictures look bad. And if we are talking about RF stock - there are already mostly going to be masses of places to find a non watermarked version of the same image at the same size as the comp or larger - just by finding somewhere it has already been used. So if someone wants to steal it then they already can.
624
« on: May 07, 2014, 09:05 »
No watermarks on any I saw. Is there an option to watermark?
I have no idea. I hate watermarks. They do not prevent piracy anyhow - since legitimate buyers never pirate content anyhow. Why would anyone who wanted to share their picture put a watermark on it ? I don't think it's a trade secret who to get the 'instagram effect' or vsco as it is also termed. You only have to Google the question and there are tons of links, blogs and Youtube videos on how to do it. Anyone who thinks that VSCO grid is primarily about effects is utterly missing the point. It's about the content. It's about what people actually post. How people choose to process is like talking about what film someone used or what they did in the darkroom. It's interesting - but only in the same way as it always was. For years many photographers, their look, was in many ways partly defined by what camera and film they used or the processing. But serious people did not go on and on about that as if was the only thing.
625
« on: May 07, 2014, 08:47 »
until this minute hadn't heard of vsco grid
I spend hours and hours browsing vsco grid. IMO it has almost nothing in common with instagram. I like vsco grid in the same ways as I liked the Sally Eauclaire book when it first came out in the early 80s. It's that good.
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