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Not all photos of sunsets are equal, just as the huge number of portraits of women doesn't price the Mona Lisa out of the market. If people decide that this ph
by NickPollard 15y ago
Not all photos of sunsets are equal, just as the huge number of portraits of women doesn't price the Mona Lisa out of the market.
If people decide that this photo has a particular merit, then that is worth something. Of course, that's an entirely subjective issue and will vary from person to person.
- icebraining 15y agoSure, but I was talking in the context of filler photos for magazines and such, where very low cost is usually important. If someone considers it a true œuvre d'art then the post is meaningless, because the available resolution isn't enough for a decent print at full page, and so nobody can "steal" it; they'll need to contact him regardless.
- waterlesscloud 15y agoGreat, then the magazines should use one of the 300,000, not his. His cost money to use, and that's the way it is. Several of those 300k are mine, by the way, and they are indeed free to use, assuming I am credited as required by the license. Of course, there are countless stories of magazines ignoring even this very simple requirement.
- waterlesscloud 15y agoI should add- Making my pics CC on flickr has resulted in a number of people using them and crediting me properly, from blogs to small magazines. One is even in use by a state park on one of their signs, which is somehow particularly gratifying. I really need to go take a pic of that sign.
- ChrisNorstrom 15y agoWhat's your flickr account?
- tjogin 15y agoHe wouldn't be ranting if his photo was the sunset equivalent of the Mona Lisa. To use your metaphor, his photo is not the Mona Lisa. To use your metaphor, his photo is but one among the huge number of portraits of women.