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These people aren't fabulously wealthy, that's the pricing they need to be able to sustain themselves.
by nightfly 7y ago
These people aren't fabulously wealthy, that's the pricing they need to be able to sustain themselves.
- Darkphibre 7y agoAmen. And a many are undercharging for subsistence. The prosumer market, subsidized by day jobs, really impacted the industry.
- jzwinck 7y agoBy "these people" do you mean the owners of Getty? Photographers aren't getting paid much, the current rate is about 80% to Getty and 20% to the photog. The rate used to be 40% Getty and 60% photog, some people are grandfathered but only if they've been on Getty for 20 years. Typical working photographers on Getty probably get paid dozens of dollars a month. Typical amateurs might get a dozen dollars a year.
- pupppet 7y agoThey're not wealthy because they've collectively decided to go for the easy money, jumping on-board the Getty train who takes an absurdly large cut of their profit. As consumers we get hosed, but at least they've looked out for number one, right?