Quote from: Gel-O Shooter on January 15, 2015, 01:32

Quote from: PixelBytes on January 15, 2015, 00:10

If you don't want to shoot people, that is your choice, but your post above seems a huge overreaction.  I've had some misuses and none of my models ever sued me.  I am very selective about models tho.  I don't do glamour or shoot strangers.  Only people I know and can be sure they aren't greedy. 

Live in fear if you want.  My attitude, I could be hit by a taxi crossing the street, but I still cross the street if I need to.   

If your models didn't sue you for misuse, then you were more fortunate than the person who started this discussion.  Do you really ever know the mind of another person and what they might do in a given situation, no matter how selective you are about choosing them?  If  the risk of shooting and selling people photos is worth the pennies that the stock agencies throw to you, then by all means go for it.  I simply made the statement that for me, it is not.  Perhaps the OP could weigh in on the question of whether people photos are worth it, seeing as he has apparently been actually hit by the aforementioned taxi.

Yes I have been more fortunate than the OP not to be sued.  That's why I made him a good size  donation.  But whether I know the mind of my models, they are all personal friends and relatives.  So yes, I do know them.  And in  a tight social group there would be a stigma to suing another member of the group for something they clearly had no control over.

The model in this case was a stranger to the photographer, so there was no trust between them and no social pressure on either to act ethically toward the other.  Hopefully most of us can trust our family and friends not to sue us.   If not, I would choose different friends.

As for 'pennies', good people shooters can make six figure incomes in stock.

The issue is many models thought they  'know' what they are getting themselves into at that point of time. However, they change their mind once the photos come back to haunt them. I'm slightly disturbed by this article here, as it seems this could happen to anyone who signed model release. They are all supportive at the beginning and eventually regret that they sign the release. The photographer is lucky not to be sued, but I can't this is has no impact on their friendship/relationship.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2012/03/stock_photo_mistake_my_boyfriend_s_face_ended_up_on_howaboutwe.html

Also, I don't mind to live somewhere slightly more expensive than somewhere cheap, but you have to watch your steps and be extremely vigilant all the time not get robbed, raped or even killed.

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Hi Martha,

I think you should not hold back. We all know it could take really long time to get accepted by Stocksy. You can remove them from other sites once you are accepted. Meanwhile, please allow your images to make money for you. . Also, I don't think they care about image history since it's RF.

So the photographers get $2-$3 per image?

When you walk pass any advertisement board and flipping through brochure, you wonder where they purchase the images from and half of the time you can recognize the photos or even the photographers.

I love that that too Giada. I have mixed media in my port too.

I was an Apple hater. I got my Macbook Pro 3 years ago that changed everything. My first 2 smartphones were Samsung. I switched to iPhone 5  and wonder why I bothered with Android phones. I'm an iConvert.

Quote from: onepointfour on September 10, 2014, 03:29

I find the design truly beautiful. Very sleek and modern. I would wear even if it's not apple watch. I'm certainly getting this next year.

'A fool and their money are soon parted'

*yawn*

I find the design truly beautiful. Very sleek and modern. I would wear even if it's not apple watch. I'm certainly getting this next year.

He is so young!!

Quote from: onepointfour on August 10, 2014, 21:22

I'm in after waited for 7 weeks.

From one Stocksy newcomer to another: Welcome aboard!

You probably can guess who am I Mark. Glad to see you here.

I'm in after waited for 7 weeks.