April 27, 200917 yr Hi, When designing your websites what do you do about backgrounds & images? Do you design your own or use Google images for your pics? Where do we stand legally with this?
April 28, 200917 yr The best images you'll find at PhotoShelter.Com, Gekko Images, Alamy, IfImages, and so on. For backgrounds, I know of web designers who take their own images, including things like old paper, sandpaper, textures and things, but be careful as you need good lighting.
April 29, 200917 yr Maybe a topic for another time but I'm not sure I agree with these sorts of sites, how much do the creators get paid for their work? Chris
May 1, 200917 yr Maybe a topic for another time but I'm not sure I agree with these sorts of sites, how much do the creators get paid for their work? Chris For web use, with microstock sites like iStock et al, the photographer might get anywhere between 20 cents to 50 cents per sale. It's got to be classified as exploitation. With iStock et al, photographers and graphic designers cannot set their own prices, so they cannot follow their own business plan, they must fit within iStock's own business plan, which is designed for investors and for improving share prices; not for supporting photographers. Here's a quote from Editorial Photographer: ... We must realize that our digital equipment is expensive and has a short lifespan in terms of being current and competitive. A basic digital set of two professional SLRs, several lenses, dedicated flashes, laptop, card reader, memory cards, desktop computer, software, monitor, printer, and CD/DVD burner, will cost approximately $20,000 to $60,000. That equipment, in order to remain technically current and keep you competitive, will need to be replaced every 3-5 years, some much sooner. Comparatively, a basic film system for editorial work would likely cost under $20,000 and would likely remain current and functional for 10 years or longer. So here is the comparison: $20,000/10 years = $2,000/year average cost if you're shooting film $40,000/5 years = $8,000/year average cost for digital ... (from: http://www.editorialphoto.com/outreachep/d...l_manifesto.asp ) Unfortunately, many photographers are desperate for any kind of sale, so they go to where they can get something. A more reasonable price for web use sales should be about $50 according to Gekko Images. Anyway, just to confirm your inkling, it isn't fair for the photographer, as the photographer cannot earn enough to replace any equipment annually.
May 3, 200917 yr Hi, When designing your websites what do you do about backgrounds & images? Do you design your own or use Google images for your pics? Where do we stand legally with this? You can't just "use" Google images - all the results are copyrighted images unless the originating sites specify their use is permitted.
May 12, 200917 yr We use iStock for over 75% imagery, main reason for this is that their offer hish res 300 DPI images, which are perfect when printing banners that are over 10ft long! Sxc.hu also have some great imagery, and their even free!
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