“Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.” — John Heywood
by admin on Mar.25, 2009, under Uncategorized
Remember my conversations with Ink Publishing? It seems that they aren’t the only company trying to get something for nothing. The website “The Photography Biz” wrote an article a couple of years ago about the value of giving away a photograph in exchange for “a photo credit… Their opinion? I think the title says it all:
Why photo credit lines aren’t worth the paper they’re written on
Since the advent of digital more and more people are making images. That’s a good thing. The downside is that the explosion of photo sharing sites like Flickr and PBase have created a ready made amateur market for business savvy publishers to exploit.
Don’t get me wrong, they’re not doing anything illegal. They are simply playing on the fact that there are lots of new image producers in the marketplace who don’t have the first clue that their images are worth anything, and they are banking on the fact that “being published” is reward enough on its own.
Read the rest of their piece here… Highly recommended (as is the website), if only to get the link of Harlan Ellison ranting…
