It's death by a thousand cuts.

This summarizes it very well.

I think it would be nice if we could think of a different graphic that wasn't so 'downish'.  The "-" is simply to say you disagree, nothing more nefarious than that... often it is seen as an attack.  We should be able to receive a minus without needing to feel attacked.  We need an icon that symbolizes disagree.

I'm not sure that is possible. Many people feel attacked the second someone doesn't say "wow great idea". Like GWB said "you are with us or against us".

E+ for whatever reason, is being allowed to dominate the search results on the Getty site. That would be the reason you are doing well there. But believe me, this hardly goes unnoticed by regular Getty contributors who would like to know why this is being allowed. Getty has a lot hungry mouths to feed and most aren't passive bystanders.

A friend got me this news this morning. Very very sad.  I knew Stephen a little bit and we would email back and forth on many topics. We had chance to go flying  and doing aerial photography together once.

Stephen Strathdee passed away suddenly on Friday December 14 while skiing in Whistler's Harmony Bowl.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/seawallrunner/8283084178/#

I added this shot of Stephen and I back in 2009. Him at the controls of trusty FHTI 1966 C-172.

I like to work handheld and the IS gives me many more usable images.

Law and common sense aren't always seen together. The glasses become part of the appeal of the image. Whether this is good or bad is another question. For the longest time I used Apple products in images with no problems as long as the logo was not visible. I still brush out the Nike swish, not the shoe. That too seems acceptable. As far as agency lawyers are concerned anyway. But a lawsuit could quickly change all that for everyone. I hope the case goes nowhere but like I said, common sense has little to do with it.

It's in the name, Cre.  For Creature or creep or cretin or creosote. I can't imagine anything positive when I see the name.

Have the buyers stopped purchasing these illustrations?

Yeh every one wants their cut and them some.

The words "cooperative" and "agency" can't coexist. They are, by nature, incongruous.

You are naive.
Sorry to say.
First. the most important thing in photography and earning money in photography is style.
You need to have a style.

And out of all techniques and fancy equipment, HDR is only one.
Blurred trees? yes there is.
Use them to your advantage.

It's kinda hard to talk about everything at once, no?

Some people say that mirrorless will entirely replace DSLRs eventually. I believed that, but now I'm not so sure. Will there always be a market for large body cameras, even of the tech doesn't need the large body? I'm thinking of pros who, to some extent, are distinguished in public by their noticeably larger cameras.

This is yet another case of size matters. It's doesn't have to be too big but does need to do the job, ask any bride, she'll tell you. If it's too small you'll have a hard time holding it steady, ending in a blur at best. Resulting in a annoyed bride and poor after wedding sales. Which will lead to fewer engagements in the future. And we all want to avoid that don't we? Then there is the question of easy focusing. Sure all you young guys can get a good focus going no matter what distance you're away from the viewfinder but us old guys need a little help. It takes time for the old (eye) muscles to flex accordingly and poor lighting just reduces the odds of a proper focus.

Just when you think you've seen it all. I can't say I'd rig myself for this but do see the attraction of it. You chose a great subject to show of the possibilities. Thanks.