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It is obviously great for users. But I am kinda sad for the artist photographers. I don't think photography should be done for money, and I doubt any photograph
by raz32dust 10y ago
It is obviously great for users. But I am kinda sad for the artist photographers. I don't think photography should be done for money, and I doubt any photographer would make real money off landscape and generic photos. But at least having a chance of making money via sites like 500px is a good thing in my opinion. Some additional incentive for them to keep trying.
Talented individuals who are well off, giving talent for free makes life harder for other talented individuals who might not actually be well off and might have just this talent. It looks like service is the only thing that will be monetize-able in the future. Actual products will all be available free of cost. I think it will drive down the quality of the best products while driving the average quality up.
- corobo 10y agoYou don't have to sign a "must produce at least x photos for unsplash" contract when you buy a camera. If they want to make money off their photographs then indeed they'll use a site where they can earn money. Unsplash is not the site for that. Talented individuals are doing bespoke work, not taking random pictures for peoples' 404 pages. The advice I can give to talented people who are not well off is learn to talk business. Your photos are great, that's why we're talking with you. Now lets hash out the business side of things, the easier you make it to buy or license exclusive access to these images we want the easier we push your invoice through accounting.