Organized Individualists: "Let's re-write it for the commercial photographer: 'The price of a photo will likely not fall in the near term to absolutely zero. Charging any price at all requires the use of credit cards and their minimum fees of $0.20 or more per transaction, for example. And services like iStockphoto can continue to charge something for quality of service. With sxc.hu and other free photo sites you don’t really know what issues may lay ahead. It could, for example, be a stolen image. Or have an unreleased model in the photo. Many users will be willing to pay to avoid those hassles. But as long as Flickr exists, or simple photo search engines like Google allow users to find and download virtually any photo in seconds, they won’t be able to charge much.'"
Friday, October 05, 2007
Organized Individualists: Business Model Question
Kevin strikes a nerve. And while I don't think it is as dire as it sounds (Flickr after all, is not a stock site... at least not yet), it definitely gives one pause, you know.
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However, Flickr allows you to search just for photos with Creative Commons licenses appropriate for businesses.
While the results may not be as good as iStock or sxc, the capability does exist.
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