Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/28

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Subject: [Leica] Getty Images
From: topoxforddoc at btinternet.com (Charlie Chan)
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:40:24 +0000
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Hurrah! The business model just sucks and photographers have been taken 
advantage of and devalued. Maybe there will be a readjustment, but I doubt 
it.

Charlie

www.charlie-chan.co.uk


On 28 Feb 2015, at 06:50, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> There is only a few words to describe GETTY IMAGES as a picture agency! 
> 
> UNFORTUNATELY I WOULD BE IN VERY DEEP TROUBLE WITH THE "SALOON KEEPER!"
> Brian Reid!
> 
> This organization is the destruction of photography quality and an
> uncountable number of independent photographers and a huge number of 
> smaller
> stock agencies!
> 
> One can only wish they die in the fires of HELL!
> CHEERS
> Dr. ted :-(
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of
> Ken Carney
> Sent: February-27-15 5:19 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] Getty Images
> 
> I haven't tried stock photography, but I did wonder why the images were 
> so cheap.
> 
> http://photobusinessforum.blogspot.com/2015/02/getty-images-downward-spiral-
> approaches.html
> 
> 
> 
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Replies: Reply from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Getty Images)
In reply to: Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] Getty Images)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Getty Images)