Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/02

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Subject: [Leica] Re:where oh where is the DMR now Canon
From: images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sat Jul 2 12:33:04 2005
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At 03:24 PM 7/2/2005, you wrote:
>Sounds like a great thing For the PHOTO DISTRICT NEWS (PDN) to do a thing
>on.
>A two page spread chart, a survey of top stock agencies.
>The formats they want and other specs along those lines.
>They'd probably put stuff in there involving the general financial end..
>And all that buyout stuff which I hear is ruining the whole stock thing for
>many people.
>And subject matter. And general size of total collection.
>And who owns it Gates or Getty.

There is a chart that gives you exactly all of that information available 
if you are a member of Stock Artists' Alliance:
http://www.stockartistsalliance.org/

>Now that I'm finally now getting interested in the whole stock angle at the
>age of 54 it seems the "golden age of the stock photographer" may be over.
>Bummer.

True.  This must be the copper age since the aim seems to be to pay in 
pennies and claim all rights to your photos.  It's very, very discouraging.

Tina


Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com



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