On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 2:11 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.
So in effect, Paul, this is a specious argument on your part for why you don't like Flickr. My photos and ideas are used all the time by others (yeah, even the names of my series) even when I'm not paid for that "use" ... I consider it a compliment. If it runs into making them money and not me, and they actually used my work for that which made them money, then I get annoyed. A copy of my photo is not my photo. -- 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.
