On May 25, 2011, at 4:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> And, as I mentioned earlier, flickr is the favorite hunting grounds of art >> directors the world over. Hell, I've even helped some of them hunt when we >> were pressed for time. Literally tens of thousands of comp ads have been >> built with ripped flickr pics. That offends some, since the pic is rarely >> purchased, but instead is reshot in a slightly different manner by a >> photographer who gets paid to dollar. > > I don't understand how this makes flickr a "bad place". I look all > over the place for inspiration too, and use temporary images when > brainstorming or storyboarding which I then go out and shoot to suit > my own creative bent every so often. Flickr has a bazillion amateur > photos on it, what better place to find things that are "like what you > might want" for brainstorming? > > Get real.
I agree completely, and I'm completely real. I'm pleased when my pics are stolen. I just mentioned that some photographers are deeply offended by having their photo used to sell an idea that another photographer profits from. > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
