Stock Photography Thread

[Overread]

I missed the part where it said he was a web designer.

NOW this all makes sense... :er:

Yes it does, I wish to share my photos with others and have others share with me.

It's really a win-win

Except that through your web design you generate a profit and an income for yourself - so the free images posted here will be, in part, able to generate you (and for that matter according to your "rules" in the first post) any anyone else a direct income from someone elses work.

If you just want to share then that is what the whole site is about and you can even go to flickr where they do even more sharing. However this isn't about sharing, but instead about you being able to get stock images for free to use for your paying clients.

 

[mishele]

I like to share this......

 

[mishele]

 

[3bayjunkie]

As I promosed earler heres one from my site.

Peaceout
Wes

Hey! how are people supposed to use the photo with words over it?

 

[KamesG]

Except that through your web design you generate a profit and an income for yourself - so the free images posted here will be, in part, able to generate you (and for that matter according to your "rules" in the first post) any anyone else a direct income from someone elses work.

If you just want to share then that is what the whole site is about and you can even go to flickr where they do even more sharing. However this isn't about sharing, but instead about you being able to get stock images for free to use for your paying clients.

Why does this bother you so much.

I have given more then I have received. The point is to help a community build resources, and make it easy for people who earning a living to use a few photos when they need it. Why are you so focused on me "gaining" something. I have not gained anything yet.

Don't even make it about commercial, you can use it for art. I know I always need good photos to blend with in Photoshop. This is just allows you to have no worries no matter how it used. Perhaps someone wants to buy your art later down the road. You can now sell it worry free and with no guilt.

Let me make it clear, I understand why people don't want to give away their photos, and that's alright in my book. In fact more power to you if you think you can brave this world alone. However, I believe in the community model and wish to live my "philosophy" If I can help one person with a project that they making are making an income from, from a photo that was just going to sit on my hard-drive anyways then why not.

Please continue to try find a flaw in my rational, I want to understand why this is so upsetting to you.

 

[o hey tyler]

So, you have not gained anything yet... Does that mean that you weren't paid by any of the "clients" listed on your website? It seems that you are the only person in this thread with something to gain, and that is why you are putting forth your own work. You're asking for a lot from people that are trying to make a profession out of photography (and not web design).

The point is to help a community build resources

You seem to be the only "community" looking to build resources here... I see you like photography, and as a web designer that works great for you. If there's a particular shot you want, and it's out of the realm of possibility for you to produce on your own with your current equipment, you should pay to use a stock photo. Or, more properly your client should pay for the stock photo to be used on their site.

 

[KamesG]

So, you have not gained anything yet... Does that mean that you weren't paid by any of the "clients" listed on your website? It seems that you are the only person in this thread with something to gain, and that is why you are putting forth your own work. You're asking for a lot from people that are trying to make a profession out of photography (and not web design).

The point is to help a community build resources

You seem to be the only "community" looking to build resources here... I see you like photography, and as a web designer that works great for you. If there's a particular shot you want, and it's out of the realm of possibility for you to produce on your own with your current equipment, you should pay to use a stock photo. Or, more properly your client should pay for the stock photo to be used on their site.

Hmmm, sounds interesting. I'd rather share.

Lets sit back and be realistic about the situation. Chances are you aren't going to lose ANY money from posting free stock photos, at all. In fact you may even gain more clients from the publicity, if you ask people to link back to your page.

Perspective my friend, perspective!

You're asking for a lot from people that are trying to make a profession out of photography (and not web design).

By the way I do just as much photography and design work, as I do websites. So I make a living from photos the same way you claim to be.

I am not demanding any "professional" photographers to give their work away. You can just say no.

So please stop wasting space, I am trying to make a stock photography thread not, not a philosophical debate.

 

[Infidel]

....I believe in the community model and wish to live my "philosophy"....

Please continue to try find a flaw in my rational, I want to understand why this is so upsetting to you.

So please stop wasting space, I am trying to make a stock photography thread not, not a philosophical debate.

Dude, it appears that you just accused yourself of crapping on your own thread.

But seriously, it's an odd proposal, because as photographers, we generally have absolutely NO INTEREST in another photographer "giving" us their work for free. Photographers generally SELL their work to stock agencies, but as far as I know, they almost NEVER BUY the work of others from these agencies. Why would they?

 

[KmH]

So please stop wasting space, I am trying to make a stock photography thread not, not a philosophical debate.

You posted in a public forum.

You never owned the thread. TPF owns the thread. The thread has evolved into an ethical debate about intellectual property.

So please stop wasting space.

 

[lyonsroar]

I like to share this......

How many American dollars for the rights to this photo?
I'd like to frame it and hang it in my firstborn babies room.

PM me.
:er:

 

[Overread]

Why does this bother you so much.

Don't even make it about commercial, you can use it for art. I know I always need good photos to blend with in Photoshop.

However, I believe in the community model and wish to live my "philosophy"

It's about commercial because you are a commercial website builder - ergo your gain from this thread and others work is to get access to stock photos for the cost of nothing at all. You offer up some of your own yes, but as has been stated photographers don't need the commercial access to other photographers works.

The point is to help a community build resources

You seem to be the only "community" looking to build resources here...

Exactly - its been said before in this thread that if you were offering a barter system - eg give me X number of photos for use and I'll build you a website of equal market worth then yes that would be a community pooling its resources. However you have here a one-sided interaction. Photographers do the work and someone else profits directly off that work without any come-back to the photographer

Lets sit back and be realistic about the situation. Chances are you aren't going to lose ANY money from posting free stock photos, at all. In fact you may even gain more clients from the publicity, if you ask people to link back to your page.

Perspective my friend, perspective!

Such a weak argument to fall back on in stating that because someone is not generating an income from their hobby, that you (or anyone else) should be able to profit from their work. That isn't much community thinking there, more selfish thought for ones own personal gain from anothers work.

 

[Trever1t]

well said!

 

[JeffieLove]

That's a crappy photoshop job...

Umm, that car is getting ready to T-Bone the other care that is poorly photoshopped in there...

 

[Josh66]

Umm, that car is getting ready to T-Bone the other car...

Could be good for an insurance company. Made Nationwide will see this thread and decide to use it (for free).

 

[GeneralBenson]

This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Not only is any one wpho gives away their photography a fool, but it's not even a obinding agreement formyou to use any images posted in here.