Fred, I admire you for trying, and for the professionalism you bring to this group. Having taken on my share of entrepreneurial ventures, I appreciate the...
Some people will not like these facts but they are the result of market forces, digital cameras and the web all coming together: "Goldman Sachs research...
Thanks. Nothing venture, nothing gained. I learned a lot and now have a solid foundation under me to compete in this industry. Fred Voetsch Acclaim Stock...
Fred I have to say it too-- I've benefitted muchly from the forum and appreciate the time you spend on it. Wait a while more and build on what you have....
Hi Jackie, I hope this message clears some stuff up for you. I work at Acclaim Images. I was made aware of the confusion you are experiencing regarding your...
RE: " ...expected to grow 22% by 2012." Fred, I agree with this. I think the micro market is only about 50% developed at this time and should easily double in...
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American Apparel probably found the photo on Flickr... Chuck<---ducking ... Chuck Goodenough Photo Photography for Apparel & Accessories in Los Angeles: ...
Fred, Denny I agree and more! I think the micro market is going to more than double and I think it will do it much more rapidly than in the next five years. I...
I cannot believe this is the whole story. We have yet to hear from American Apparel. Is it possible they don't have a lawyer on staff? Or that their ad agency...
As soon as the niches are filed with images for $1 and the buyers are convinced the releases and image sources are clean & true, why would anyone spend more...
Chuck I always calculated by image/month. Lets see if I can translate. Back in the year 2000, at its best, my images at Getty were worth a tad over $50 per...
RE: But I think the point here is that very few people indeed are going to make a living shooting stock going forward. Brad, Agree. We rely less on stock sales...
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RE: Why should anyone spend more than $1? Chuck, If you're State Farm Insurance and you pay $1 for the key picture in your 2009 advertising campaign (print,...
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Hello, When contributing to various stock photo agencies is it beneficial to use the photographer's name for all the accounts or have different names for ...
Here is a link to a newsletter I just received. http://www.crestock.com/news/crestock-stock-photos-acquires-corbis-for-625-million-175.aspx Lou Neal ...
Denny I agree with just about everything you said, but I wouldn't be writing if I weren't going to say, except.... I think national magazines will start using...
Jamie did you say you wanted the link to that place with the website owner claiming rights to the works therein It's over at Workbook here is the page. ...
Fred Please catch Jamie did you say you wanted the link to that place with the website owner claiming rights to the works therein It's over at Workbook here...
Hi! Just joined the group and thought I'd post my first message. I'm just getting started with selling images through stock libraries, having had family &...
As a photographer you are all for protecting Intellectual Property rights, correct? As the owner of a stock photography agency I see that this is often not the...
Hello All, I wanted to humbly introduce to you PanoHouse.com, a state-of-the-art platform for panoramic photographers to sell RF and RM panoramic stock images,...
Hi Denny, What an informative post. Great that you shared it. Does your opinion include having a diverse portfolio in both RM and Micro then? Chuck ...
Chuck, Thank you. No we have not submitted anything to micro sites at this time. But, this year we are evaluating it more than before. We market through two RM...
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... and there's nothing wrong with that! Fred--you even bought my book, so you should know this by now: the mere reproduction of others IP (whether copyright...
... Oh, by the way, there's already a great deal of precedent for photos of works of art (including direct copies of other photos) as being legitimately...
I am asked as a photographer for a media website, to cover rock-concerts for them. For each concert, I receive a photographerspass, special access, and...