Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Flickr, Views, and Stock Photography
CROSSPOSTED FROM IMAGESPACE--ARTS AND WEB 2.0
I have no idea of how many images have been captured on Flickr. Suffice it to say the numbers have to be insanely large.
Getting Views...I recently started submitting images to different groups. In a very short time, my views had more than doubled. Makes sense because when you participate in a topical way, those interested in the same topic will tend to cluster.
Stock...is it dead?...I don't think the world of stock photography is quite dead. Still, it seems that with the vast number of photographs on Flickr, many running under a CC license, it seems to me that the stock industry has be troubled. Where the stock industry has an advanage is in the overall quality of work as a percentage. If you look at *most* of the images on Flickr and they are mediocre at best. Designers ARE surfing Flickr as a free stock photography service.
I have no idea of how many images have been captured on Flickr. Suffice it to say the numbers have to be insanely large.
Getting Views...I recently started submitting images to different groups. In a very short time, my views had more than doubled. Makes sense because when you participate in a topical way, those interested in the same topic will tend to cluster.
Stock...is it dead?...I don't think the world of stock photography is quite dead. Still, it seems that with the vast number of photographs on Flickr, many running under a CC license, it seems to me that the stock industry has be troubled. Where the stock industry has an advanage is in the overall quality of work as a percentage. If you look at *most* of the images on Flickr and they are mediocre at best. Designers ARE surfing Flickr as a free stock photography service.
