Hey,
Taking a look at microstock from the other view: the buyer/user.
I am a graphics artist and photographer in this receding stock
industry (my own images are no longer with JupiterMedia, finally!).
Last week, I was called into a client agency to work on an essence
reel. This is a montage or short segment that is used inside a PPT
deck in some presentation. It's like an animatic (animation of scans,
texted) or ripomatic (montage of clips) in that it is rough and has a
very limited audience to support the pitch. The producer pulled in
his assistant, and this assistant was able to find stills that were
microstock or free to use (don't know what criteria they used, perhaps
if it isn't ©, it's available) and files large enough for this
project. I don't know if he was using Flikr, Wikipedia or any other
creative commons ascribed sources. This project was standard def
(640x480) which is pretty small, but you generally need images that
are 1MB or larger.
My point here is, stock photo agencies and photogs tend to give away
this use most of the time (usually considered comps) in that the
imagery may be used in a more commercial (billable) sense. Is there a
precedent in music or theater that not protectionist (like the RIAA)?
Do we need to educate incoming photographer that (file) size matters,
that they can do better (ie, make some money) if they are a little
more savvy to the marketplace?
yours,
On Jun 26, 2008, at 9:28 PM, Fred wrote:
> While can't know what a particular buyer paid we can find out what
> they
> should have paid. Here are the terms of a standard RF license from
> Shutterstock. Read "Part 1 - Limited License":
>
>
http://www.shutterstock.com/licensing.mhtml>
> There are limitations and at that point you are expected to pay more.
> Remember, this is only for Shutterstock but most of the micro's are
> going this direction and are taking these distinctions more seriously.
Michael Vitti
VittiPhoto Productions, NYC
stills + motion + motion graphics = visual storytelling
646-327-3662
http://www.vittiphotoproductions.com michael -at- vittiphoto -dot- com
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