tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765336844400622028.post1691486638684962395..comments2019-06-22T20:07:15.366-04:00Comments on Digital Dilemmas: NC Stock Images On ZenfolioEdwin Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232333378329134261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765336844400622028.post-73258139372126806982007-12-08T18:18:00.000-05:002007-12-08T18:18:00.000-05:00Hello Srishti,Sorry it took so long to answer your...Hello Srishti,<BR/><BR/>Sorry it took so long to answer your post.<BR/><BR/>Some of the best photographers are amateur photographers, but if your only source of income is your photography services, you must control who uses your images, their value ( usage ) and where they are to be printed/displayed and for how long. The point I was making is to be sure your photos are easily traceable back to you ( The author/creator ) and aren't lost ( Orphaned ). What if a big company wants to pay you to use one of your images that they have seen on the web, but they can't use the image unless they know who created the image and owns the copyright (You). If they cant find the photographer who created the image, they can't hire you or compensate you for it's use.<BR/><BR/>A professional must value his work! Without compensation, how would a working photographer feed his/her family, maintain a business or purchase and upgrade his photo equipment? Photography as a hobby is much different from photography as a profession. Not every photo assignment is exciting ( most aren't ) and it is quite often unattractive subject matter that you are called upon to photograph. It takes time, skill and experience to fulfill a clients needs and to produce technically perfect images of people and products that can be printed properly for advertising in magazines , newspapers, brochures etc.... All of this requires that a photographer sees himself first as a businessman and secondly as an artist.<BR/><BR/>Eventually they will enact new laws and orphaned images without copyright data will cease to be copyright protected.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Shrishti, please visit with us again . I welcome your comments and feedback.<BR/><BR/>EdEdwin Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00232333378329134261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765336844400622028.post-69357713136190651372007-12-06T07:05:00.000-05:002007-12-06T07:05:00.000-05:00I never knew photography was so tough. esp d part ...I never knew photography was so tough. esp d part of plastering phone numbers. but, why d'u need 2 do that? advertising? <BR/>I've always considered myself 2 be a good photographer albeit an amateur one. never knew it was so technical.Srishtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583829573213558291noreply@blogger.com