http://dallypress.com/wordpress photography Weblog by Len Wilcox Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:52:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=105 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=105#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:52:03 +0000 Len http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=105 gtvt_posts[105] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2F%3Fp%3D105", title: "Moving%20On", category: "Photographs", desc: "%3Cp%20style%3D%22text-align%3A%20center%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F12%2Flfw_2759hlores.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22lfw_2759hlores.jpg%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%20style%3D%22text-align%3A%20center%22%3E%3Cem%3EMy%20wife%20planted%20all%20these%20wonderful%20sunflowers%2C%20and%20the%20hummingbirds%2C%20among%20others%2C%20loved%20them.%20%C2%A0%3C%2Fem%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%20style%3D%22text-align%3A%20left%22%3E%C2%A0My%20new%20year%26%2339%3Bs%20resolution%20is%2C%20among%20other%20things%2C%20to%20move%20on%2C%20to%20post%20to%20this%20blog%2C%20to%20continue%20my%20life%20again%20%C2%A0-%20to%20move%20on.%20%C2%A0I%20liked%20what%20one%20friend%20said%20to%20me%20-%20it%20isn%26%2339%3Bt%20something%20you%20get%20over%3B%20it%20is%20something%20you%20get%20past.%20%C2%A0And%20so%20I%20will.%20%C2%A0But%20to%20anyone%20who%20has%20ever%20wondered%2C%20the%20loss%20of%20a%20spouse%20really%20and%20truly%20royally%20sucks.%20%C2%A0Big%20time.%20%C2%A0Very%20unpleasant.%3C%2Fp%3E"}; My wife planted all these wonderful sunflowers, and the hummingbirds, among others, loved them.    My new year’s resolution is, among other things, to move on, to post to this blog, to continue my life again  - to move on.  I liked what one friend said to me - it isn’t something you get over; it [...]]]> http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=105 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=102 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=102#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:54:26 +0000 Len http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=102 gtvt_posts[102] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2F%3Fp%3D102", title: "So%20what%26%238217%3Bs%20selling%3F", category: "Photography", desc: "Here%20we%20are%2C%20deep%20in%20the%20throes%20of%20a%20massive%20recession%2C%20and%20the%20micro%20sites%20have%20made%C2%A0huge%20inroads%20into%20stock%20photography.%C2%A0%20With%20the%20storms%20the%20stock%20photo%20industry%20have%20been%20weathering%20-%20the%20imminent%20collapse%20of%20the%20newspaper%20industry%2C%20the%20continuing%20reduction%20of%20all%20print%20media%2C%20the%20huge%20growth%20of%20internet%20usage%20with%20lousy%20pay%20rates%20-%20and%20the%20general%20free-for-all%20attitude%20of%20some%20internet%20publishers%20--%20it%26%2339%3Bs%20a%20bit%20of%20a%20surprise%20anyone%20is%20left%20in%20the%20stock%20photo%20business.%C2%A0%20But%20we%20are%2C%20and%20some%20of%20us%20are%20doing%20surprisingly%20well.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%26%2339%3Bm%20not%20one%20of%20them.%C2%A0%20But%20I%20am%20continuing%20to%20sell%20stock%20photos%2C%20both%20from%20my%20own%20effort%20and%20through%20sites%20such%20as%20Alamy.%C2%A0%20But%20just%20what%20is%20selling%3F%C2%A0%20What%20subjects%20are%20working%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AConventional%20wisdom%20says%20stay%20away%20from%20flowers%20and%20scenics%20-%20exactly%20what%20most%20of%20us%20like%20to%20shoot%2C%20of%20course.%C2%A0%20I%20subscribe%20to%20the%20idea%20one%20should%20put%20a%20heartbeat%20in%20the%20picture%2C%20whether%20human%20or%20animal.%C2%A0%20However%2C%20lately%20I%26%2339%3Bve%20sold%20a%20beautiful%20shot%20of%20sweet%20peas%2C%20a%20very%20moody%20storm%20scene%2C%20a%20mountain%20scene%20from%20the%20California%20coast%20-%20in%20addition%20to%20some%20peach%20harvest%20shots%20and%20a%20farmer%26%2339%3Bs%20market.%C2%A0%20So%20go%20figure.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%26%2339%3Bm%20sticking%20with%20my%20well-thought-out%2C%20pre-planned%20shotgun%20strategy.%C2%A0%20I%26%2339%3Bm%20shooting%20first%20what%20I%20want%2C%20then%20what%20I%C2%A0know%20will%20sell%2C%20then%20what%20might%20sell%2C%20then%20laying%20them%20all%20out%20for%20the%20buyers%20to%20see.%C2%A0%20%C2%A0For%20all%20the%20reading%20I%26%2339%3Bve%20done%2C%20all%20the%20studying%20of%20sales%20and%20Alamy%20%22zooms%22%2C%20I%20have%20no%20clear%20idea%20of%20what%20will%20sell.%C2%A0%20If%20you%20have%20a%20clue%2C%20please%20share%21"}; Here we are, deep in the throes of a massive recession, and the micro sites have made huge inroads into stock photography.  With the storms the stock photo industry have been weathering - the imminent collapse of the newspaper industry, the continuing reduction of all print media, the huge growth of internet usage with lousy pay [...]]]> http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=102 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=101 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=101#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:10:13 +0000 Len http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=101 gtvt_posts[101] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2F%3Fp%3D101", title: "Its%20a%20new%20world", category: "stock%20photography", desc: "A%20couple%20of%20weeks%20ago%20I%20entered%20a%20new%20phase%20in%20life%3A%C2%A0%20I%20became%20a%20widower.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%20is%20much%20easier%20to%20use%20those%20words%2C%20euphemisms%20as%20they%20are%2C%20than%20to%20say%20my%20wife%20passed%20away.%C2%A0%20We%20had%20been%20dealing%20with%20a%20serious%20illness%20for%204%20years%2C%20you%E2%80%99d%20think%20I%20would%20be%20ready%3B%20but%20I%20was%20and%20am%20not.%C2%A0%20I%20am%20being%20so%20careful%3B%20I%20am%20putting%20pillows%20around%20my%20words%20so%20they%20do%20not%20hurt%20me%20any%20further.%20I%20am%20not%20ready%20for%20this%20new%20reality.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20year%20we%20were%20going%20to%20buy%20a%20motor%20home%20and%20spend%20more%20time%20down%20on%20the%20Colorado%20river%20and%20Arizona%20desert%20-%20maybe%20live%20at%20slab%20city%20for%20a%20while%20with%20the%20retirees%20and%20snowbirds.%C2%A0%20We%20were%20going%20where%20the%20wind%20would%20blow%20us%2C%20and%20we%20would%20photo-document%20the%20journey.%20We%E2%80%99d%20had%20some%20great%20trips%20already%20this%20year%20-%20over%20to%20the%20beautiful%20highway%20395%20area%2C%20Lone%20Pine%2C%20Independence%2C%20and%20the%20Owens%20Valley%20-%20and%20down%20to%20Indio%20and%20Palm%20Springs.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%E2%80%99m%20going%20to%20follow%20our%20plan.%C2%A0%20It%20will%20be%20less%20fun%2C%20certainly%2C%20but%20it%20still%20is%20in%20my%20heart%20-%20maybe%20even%20more%20in%20my%20heart%20-%20to%20go%20spend%20time%20in%20the%20wild%20country%20following%20the%20trails%20of%20the%20rainbow%20chasers.%C2%A0%20These%20last%20years%20have%20been%20increasingly%20hectic%20and%20high-tech%20as%20we%20dealt%20with%20doctors%20at%20Stanford%20and%20other%20life-saving%20places%3B%20they%20failed%2C%20and%20I%20am%20ready%20for%20some%20sand%20and%20hot%20wind.%C2%A0%20I%E2%80%99ll%20be%20picking%20out%20a%20motor%20home%2C%20stocking%20it%20up%2C%20setting%20up%20a%20computer%20system%20for%20processing%20pictures%2C%20and%20feeding%20my%20stock%20files%20from%20places%20on%20the%20road.%0D%0A%0D%0AWe%E2%80%99ll%20see%20how%20I%20do.%C2%A0%20Wish%20me%20luck.%C2%A0%20I%E2%80%99ll%20keep%20you%20posted%20via%20this%20blog.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F07%2Fwldflwrs.jpg%22%20title%3D%22Looking%20for%20wildflowers%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%20style%3D%22text-align%3A%20center%22%3E%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F07%2Fwldflwrs.jpg%22%20title%3D%22Looking%20for%20wildflowers%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F07%2Fwldflwrs.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22Looking%20for%20wildflowers%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%20align%3D%22center%22%3E%3Cem%3E%C2%A0Suzie%20Counsilman%2C%20photographing%20wildflowers%2C%20May%202009%2C%20near%20Lone%20Pine.%C2%A0%20We%20miss%20you.%20%3C%2Fem%3E%3C%2Fp%3E"}; A couple of weeks ago I entered a new phase in life:  I became a widower. It is much easier to use those words, euphemisms as they are, than to say my wife passed away.  We had been dealing with a serious illness for 4 years, you’d think I would be ready; but I was and [...]]]> http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=101 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=99 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=99#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:58:16 +0000 Len http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=99 gtvt_posts[99] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2F%3Fp%3D99", title: "Goodbye%2C%20PhotoShelter%20Collection", category: "stock%20photography", desc: "Just%208%20months%20after%20its%20official%20kickoff%2C%20PSC%20-%20the%20PhotoShelter%20Collection%20-%20is%20closing%20its%20doors%20as%20a%20stock%20agency.%C2%A0%20The%20innovative%20marketing%20concepts%20they%26%2339%3Bd%20implemented%20simply%20didn%26%2339%3Bt%20work.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%26%2339%3Bm%20of%20two%20minds%20about%20it.%C2%A0%20First%2C%20and%20mostly%2C%20I%26%2339%3Bm%20sorry%3B%20PSC%20seemed%20like%20a%20great%20new%20outlet%2C%20an%20ambitious%20sales%20team%20who%20could%20have%20put%20the%20industry%20on%20a%20whole%20new%20plane.%C2%A0%20Second%2C%20I%26%2339%3Bm%20relieved.%C2%A0%20While%20they%20accepted%20a%20decent%20percentage%20of%20my%20photos%2C%20very%20few%20of%20them%20were%20%22star-quality%22%20-%20I%20had%20very%20few%20editor%26%2339%3Bs%20choices.%C2%A0%C2%A0%20Plus%2C%20I%20had%20a%20photo%20that%20that%20had%20s0ld%20on%20Alamy%20turned%20down%20for%20inclusion%20on%20PSC.%C2%A0%20I%20simply%20couldn%26%2339%3Bt%20shoot%20the%20%26%2339%3Bcutting%20edge%26%2339%3B%20style%20they%20were%20looking%20for%3B%20but%2C%20unfortunately%20for%20them%2C%20as%20it%20turns%20out%2C%20that%20style%20wasn%26%2339%3Bt%20what%20the%20marketplace%20wanted.%0D%0A%0D%0ASo.%20like%20so%20many%20others%2C%20I%20have%20to%20re-adjust%20my%20marketing%20and%20make%20some%20changes%2C%20and%20I%26%2339%3Bll%20miss%20the%20energy%20PSC%20brought%20to%20the%20business.%20%C2%A0%20But%20I%20salute%20them%20for%20giving%20it%20one%20heck%20of%20a%20good%20try."}; Just 8 months after its official kickoff, PSC - the PhotoShelter Collection - is closing its doors as a stock agency.  The innovative marketing concepts they’d implemented simply didn’t work. I’m of two minds about it.  First, and mostly, I’m sorry; PSC seemed like a great new outlet, an ambitious sales team who could have put [...]]]> http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=99 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=98 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=98#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:49:58 +0000 Len http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=98 gtvt_posts[98] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2F%3Fp%3D98", title: "Limited%20Use%20at%20Alamy%20revisited", category: "stock%20photography", desc: "Limited%20Use%20-%20the%20Alamy%20method%20for%20selling%20low-priced%20images%20for%20blog%2C%20educational%2C%20or%20social-networking%20use%20-%20has%20rolled%20out%20internationally.%C2%A0%20At%20first%2C%20it%20was%20only%20available%20in%20Britain.%C2%A0%20Now%20that%20I%26%2339%3Bve%20had%20a%20chance%20to%20check%20it%20out%2C%20frankly%2C%20I%26%2339%3Bm%20beginning%20to%20wonder%20just%20what%20my%20problem%20is%20with%20it.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20terms%20of%20the%20sale%20are%20clearly%20spelled%20out%20-%20this%20is%20noncommercial%2C%20nonadvertising%2C%20strictly%20for%20personal%20or%20educational%20use%20-%20and%20as%20long%20as%20those%20terms%20are%20honored%2C%20they%20will%20benefit%20buyers%20and%20sellers%20immensely.%C2%A0%20The%20photographers%20who%20participate%20now%20have%20a%20whole%20new%20market%2C%20one%20that%20is%20just%20now%20emerging.%C2%A0%20After%20all%2C%20blogs%20and%20social%20networking%20sites%20didn%26%2339%3Bt%20even%20exist%20a%20few%20short%20years%20ago.%0D%0A%0D%0AMy%20major%20discomfort%20is%20that%20I%20can%26%2339%3Bt%20choose%20which%20of%20my%20pictures%20go%20in%20to%20Limited%20Use.%C2%A0%20It%20is%20either%20all%20or%20none.%C2%A0%20I%20would%20very%20much%20like%20to%20leave%20selected%20photos%20out%20of%20Limited%20Use%20-%20but%20right%20now%20we%20can%26%2339%3Bt%20do%20that.%C2%A0%20Alamy%20is%20considering%20ways%20to%20give%20us%20that%20option.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen%20they%20do%2C%20I%26%2339%3Bll%20sign%20up%20and%20try%20it%20out.%0D%0A%0D%0ACheck%20it%20out%20at%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alamy.com%22%3Ewww.alamy.com%3C%2Fa%3E."}; Limited Use - the Alamy method for selling low-priced images for blog, educational, or social-networking use - has rolled out internationally.  At first, it was only available in Britain.  Now that I’ve had a chance to check it out, frankly, I’m beginning to wonder just what my problem is with it. The terms of the sale [...]]]> http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=98 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=97 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=97#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:30:47 +0000 Len http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=97 gtvt_posts[97] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2F%3Fp%3D97", title: "More%20Orphan%20Works", category: "stock%20photography", desc: "Here%26%2339%3Bs%20a%20petition%20to%20sign%2C%20against%20the%20Orphan%20Works%20legislation%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.petitiononline.com%2FStop2913%2F%22%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.petitiononline.com%2FStop2913%2F%3C%2Fa%3E"}; Here’s a petition to sign, against the Orphan Works legislation: http://www.petitiononline.com/Stop2913/ Share ]]> http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=97 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=96 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=96#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:29:36 +0000 Len http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=96 gtvt_posts[96] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2F%3Fp%3D96", title: "Limited%20Use%20at%20Alamy", category: "Uncategorized", desc: "Alamy%20revealed%20its%20first%20%26%2339%3BNovel%20Use%26%2339%3B%20initiative%3A%20A%20method%20by%20which%20bloggers%2C%20social%20network%20users%2C%20educators%2C%20and%20students%20can%20use%20photos%20from%20Alamy%20at%20minimal%20cost%20%28between%2060p%20and%201.60%20pounds%2C%20or%20something%20over%20%243%20US%29.%20The%20use%20must%20be%20private%2C%20noncommercial%2C%20non-advertising%2C%20and%20non-business.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere%26%2339%3Bs%20been%20a%20strong%20backlash%20to%20this%20announcement%2C%20with%20concerns%20expressed%20that%20Alamy%20was%20becoming%20a%20micro%20site.%20This%20is%20an%20over-reaction%2C%20in%20my%20opinion%3B%20the%20uses%20are%20clearly%20limited%20and%20won%26%2339%3Bt%20interfere%20with%20business%20use.%20Their%20normal%20pricing%20structure%20remains%20the%20same.%20This%20new%20model%20just%20allows%20them%20to%20tap%20in%20to%20a%20previously%20ignored%20market.%20Micros%20are%20a%20reality%3B%20this%20is%20one%20way%20to%20deal%20with%20them.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20actually%20like%20the%20idea%2C%20with%20one%20big%20exception.%20I%26%2339%3Bm%20not%20convinced%20these%20people%20will%20buy%20photos%20at%20all.%20If%20they%20do%2C%20I%20hope%20they%20will%20be%20told%20all%20about%20copyright%2C%20and%20be%20trained%20to%20understand%20that%20they%20can%26%2339%3Bt%20give%20the%20pictures%20away%20or%20use%20them%20in%20any%20way%20except%20as%20licensed.%20I%26%2339%3Bd%20much%20rather%20give%20them%20the%20picture%20to%20use%2C%20with%20the%20user%20understanding%20and%20agreeing%20to%20limitations.%0D%0A%0D%0AMy%20concern%20is%20photos%20sold%20this%20way%20would%20be%20copied%20and%20moved%20around%2C%20posted%20on%20other%20blogs%20etc%2C%20and%20eventually%20become%20orphan%20works%2C%20in%20which%20case%20the%20photographer%20could%20lose%20his%2Fher%20rights.%0D%0A%0D%0ALike%20many%20Alamy%20shooters%2C%20I%20really%20don%26%2339%3Bt%20know%20whether%20I%20will%20go%20with%20this%20or%20not.%20Yet%20Alamy%20has%20done%20me%20well%20so%20far%3B%20perhaps%20a%20little%20more%20blind%20trust%20is%20in%20order.%20I%26%2339%3Bm%20not%20comfortable%20with%20it%2C%20however.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cstrong%3EAdded%206%2F13%2F08%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20opted%20out.%C2%A0%20Distilling%20it%20down%20to%20the%20basics%2C%20the%20plan%C2%A0smacks%20of%20microstock.%C2%A0%20I%20want%20no%20part%20of%20that."}; Alamy revealed its first ‘Novel Use’ initiative: A method by which bloggers, social network users, educators, and students can use photos from Alamy at minimal cost (between 60p and 1.60 pounds, or something over $3 US). The use must be private, noncommercial, non-advertising, and non-business. There’s been a strong backlash to this announcement, with concerns expressed [...]]]> http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=96 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=95 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=95#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 16:45:16 +0000 Len http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=95 gtvt_posts[95] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2F%3Fp%3D95", title: "So%20what%26%238217%3Bs%20an%20orphan%20work%3F", category: "Photography", desc: "%3Cfont%20size%3D%222%22%3EOrphan%20works%20are%20creative%20content%20of%20any%20kind%2C%20that%20is%20subject%20to%20copyright%2C%20whose%20copyright%20owner%20can%26%2339%3Bt%20be%20found.%20Someone%20may%20want%20to%20use%20the%20content%2C%20but%20can%26%2339%3Bt%20find%20the%20person%20or%20company%20that%20would%20be%20able%20to%20give%20them%20permission.%20Legislation%20is%20under%20consideration%20that%20would%20create%20a%20way%20to%20make%20that%20use%20legal.%3C%2Ffont%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cfont%20size%3D%222%22%3EObviously%2C%20this%20is%20something%20photographers%20in%20particular%20need%20to%20pay%20attention%20to%20-%20image%20theft%20is%20so%20easy%2C%20especially%20on%20the%20internet%2C%20that%20one%20of%20your%20photos%20could%20become%20an%20orphan%20without%20your%20knowledge.%20Someone%20lifts%20your%20image%20from%20a%20web%20page%20and%20uses%20it%20without%20permission.%C2%A0%20Now%20your%20image%20is%20floating%20in%20a%20whole%20new%20universe%20with%20no%20connection%20back%20to%20you%2C%20the%20legitimate%20owner%20of%20the%20copyright.%20Years%20down%20the%20road%2C%20someone%20else%20finds%20the%20image%2C%20decides%20to%20use%20it%20to%20illustrate%20an%20ad%20campaign%20or%20an%20article%20in%20a%20magazine%3B%20they%20decide%20it%20is%20an%20orphan%20work%20and%20your%20image%20is%20used%20without%20you%20receiving%20payment%20or%20copyright%20protection.%20%3C%2Ffont%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cfont%20size%3D%222%22%3EThe%20same%20problem%20applies%20to%20any%20intellectual%20property%20-%20software%20code%2C%20a%20written%20report%2C%20a%20painting%20-%20as%20well%20as%20photographs.%3C%2Ffont%3E%3Cfont%20size%3D%222%22%3EWhile%20we%2C%20as%20the%20creatives%2C%20may%20rail%20against%20this%20as%20theft%20of%20intellectual%20rights%20-%20we%20must%20look%20at%20the%20other%20side.%20Should%20a%20particularly%20fine%20piece%20of%20writing%2C%20or%20software%20code%2C%20or%20a%20historically%20important%20photograph%2C%20be%20kept%20in%20the%20dark%20just%20because%20its%20creator%20can%26%2339%3Bt%20be%20found%3F%20To%20me%2C%20the%20answer%20would%20be%20no.%20But%20the%20user%20must%20make%20a%20sincere%20effort%20to%20find%20the%20copyright%20owner%2C%20and%20a%20mechanism%20must%20be%20created%20to%20properly%20reward%20the%20creative%20if%20he%2Fshe%20is%20found%20some%20time%20later%2C%20after%20the%20use.%3C%2Ffont%3E%3Cfont%20size%3D%222%22%3E%20%3C%2Ffont%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cfont%20size%3D%222%22%3EObviously%2C%20this%20is%20a%20complex%20issue.%20For%20more%20information%2C%20start%20with%20this%20site%3A%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orphanworks.net%2Findex.html%22%3Ewww.orphanworks.net%3C%2Fa%3E%20written%20by%20Joe%20Keeley%2C%20a%20lawyer%20who%20was%20involved%20with%20the%202006%20attempt%20at%20legislating%20orphan%20works%2C%20and%20is%20involved%20with%20the%202008%20attempt.%20And%20don%26%2339%3Bt%20stay%20silent%3B%20the%20rights%20you%20protect%20by%20speaking%20out%20are%20your%20own.%20Let%20your%20legislator%20know%20how%20you%20feel%20about%20orphan%20works%20legislation%20and%20the%20need%20to%20protect%20creative%20content.%3C%2Ffont%3E"}; Orphan works are creative content of any kind, that is subject to copyright, whose copyright owner can’t be found. Someone may want to use the content, but can’t find the person or company that would be able to give them permission. Legislation is under consideration that would create a way to make that use legal. Obviously, [...]]]> http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=95 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=94 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=94#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:44:05 +0000 Len http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=94 gtvt_posts[94] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2F%3Fp%3D94", title: "Here%26%238217%3Bs%20why%20you%20sell%20RM", category: "stock%20photography", desc: "I%26%2339%3Bve%20been%20in%20a%20bit%20of%20a%20sales%20slump%20-%20one%20of%20those%20periods%20when%20doubts%20crawl%20the%20outer%20edges%20of%20your%20marketing%20plan%2C%20as%20nothing%20is%20going%20according%20to%20that%20plan.%C2%A0%20My%20history%20says%20I%26%2339%3Bll%20have%20a%20nice%20sale%20soon%2C%20as%20with%20Rights-Managed%20you%20sell%20less%20often%20but%20you%20sell%20for%20more.%C2%A0%0D%0A%0D%0AOur%20Australian%20friend%20Rob%20Walls%20just%20proved%20it.%C2%A0%20He%20sold%20a%20very%20nice%20picture%20of%20his%20lovely%20daughter%20for%20a%20major%20ad%20campaign%2C%20with%20several%20use%20rights%20purchased%2C%20for%20a%20grand%20total%20over%20%249%2C000.%C2%A0%20Specifically%2C%20the%20sale%20was%207%20licences%20of%20the%20same%20picture%2C%20varying%20from%20%24243.50%20for%20%C2%BC%20page%20web%20use%2C%20to%20%243610%20for%202500%20billboards%20over%2024%20feet%20for%20a%20grand%20total%20of%C2%A0%20%249233.43.%20Other%20uses%20included%20point-of-sale%2C%20editorial%20in%20trade%20magazines%20and%20multimedia%20audio-visual.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf%20Rob%20had%20made%20this%20an%20RF%20image%20it%20would%20have%20gotten%20one%20price%2C%20probably%20%24300%20or%20so%2C%20for%20all%20those%20uses.%C2%A0%20If%20it%20had%20been%20microstock%20it%20probably%20wouldn%26%2339%3Bt%20have%20been%20purchased%20for%20this%20use%2C%20as%20the%20buyer%20was%20willing%20to%20pay%20for%20exclusivity.%C2%A0%20The%20sale%20was%20made%C2%A0on%20Alamy.%C2%A0%0D%0A%0D%0ACongrats%2C%20Rob%21%C2%A0%20And%20thanks%20for%20sharing%20the%20info%20-%20it%20is%20keeping%20me%20motivated%20during%20a%20slow%20time%20for%20me."}; I’ve been in a bit of a sales slump - one of those periods when doubts crawl the outer edges of your marketing plan, as nothing is going according to that plan.  My history says I’ll have a nice sale soon, as with Rights-Managed you sell less often but you sell for more.  Our Australian friend [...]]]> http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=94 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=93 http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=93#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:54:39 +0000 Len http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?p=93 gtvt_posts[93] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fdallypress.com%2Fwordpress%2F%3Fp%3D93", title: "Alamy%20QC%20speed%20-%20now%20on%20hyperdrive%21", category: "stock%20photography", desc: "As%20Rob%20Walls%20reported%2C%20Alamy%20followed%20through%20on%20their%20promise%20to%20speed%20up%20QC.%C2%A0%20Rob%20probably%20set%20a%20record%20-%2018%20hours%20from%20the%20click%20of%20the%20shutter%20to%20a%20keyworded%20image%20ready%20to%20go%20live.%C2%A0%20I%20finally%20almost%20caught%20up%20to%20Rob%2C%20with%20my%20last%203%20submissions%20passing%20in%202%20days%20or%20less.%C2%A0%20The%20drought%20is%20over%21%C2%A0%20No%20more%20losing%20a%20month%26%2339%3Bs%20worth%20of%20uploads%20because%20one%20of%20the%20images%20had%20an%20interpolation%20artifact.%0D%0A%0D%0ANow%20it%26%2339%3Bs%20back%20to%20work...%20got%20lots%20of%20photos%20to%20process%20and%20upload."}; As Rob Walls reported, Alamy followed through on their promise to speed up QC.  Rob probably set a record - 18 hours from the click of the shutter to a keyworded image ready to go live.  I finally almost caught up to Rob, with my last 3 submissions passing in 2 days or less.  The [...]]]> http://dallypress.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=93