They got an image off of iStock for $12 and ran it on the cover of their rag. Hey, next time someone tells you that Time Magazine's art department thinks this, or we are gonna listen to this guy because he is the Time Magazine Art Director... just remember this. Now... he coulda got this shot for a few hundred bucks... but he decided to go with RF, not just RF, though... micro stock.
Oh, I'm sure we could hear about how sophisticated he is and how the image was a perfect match and how it doesn't really matter who shot it if it tells the story.
Yeah. I'll shoot the next Man of the Year for you guys... Free. I'm sure there are hundreds of others who would do it as well. But.... Well, we'll see.
Maybe there will be a free shot over at StockXchange or iStock that'll work for you.
Personally, I stopped buying the magazine when it stopped being a source of news. Now, I will actively campaign for others to stop buying it because it has become a joke.
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Unfortunitely we did this to ourselves. If photographers want to get their careers back pretty much all the good shooters will have to pull their stock from their stock agencies all over the world. Since that won't happen our careers are going to become more and more limited. Hey just think you can buy your royalty free photo and sell it to all of there clients for $2. Is it worth it?
Funny thing is, as a designer I have purchased images from iStock for some of my clients for a variety of reasons... mostly financial on their part. I also mark them up substantially... at least my clients know what a photograph should cost.
You are right. I have never participated in stock. Never will. It seemed like a bad idea at the time back in the 80's and now... yep, bad idea.
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