Comments on: Photo Stock Agencies- The Bane of Photography. https://www.sanjayausta.in/stock-agencies-the-bane-of-photography/ Journalist / Photographer Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:46:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.10 By: sanjay austa https://www.sanjayausta.in/stock-agencies-the-bane-of-photography/#comment-4438 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:57:13 +0000 http://localhost/fast3cycle_backup/sanjayausta/website/?p=2354#comment-4438 In reply to Vivek Chandrashekaran.

Thank you Vivek.

]]> By: sanjay austa https://www.sanjayausta.in/stock-agencies-the-bane-of-photography/#comment-4437 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:57:01 +0000 http://localhost/fast3cycle_backup/sanjayausta/website/?p=2354#comment-4437 In reply to Rohit Gautam.

Thanks Rohit.

]]> By: sanjay austa https://www.sanjayausta.in/stock-agencies-the-bane-of-photography/#comment-4436 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:56:44 +0000 http://localhost/fast3cycle_backup/sanjayausta/website/?p=2354#comment-4436 In reply to Dinesh Khanna.

Thanks for sharing your views Dinesh. I like your phrase ‘ McDonaldisation of Photography’ you use for Stock agencies. Thanks

]]> By: sanjay austa https://www.sanjayausta.in/stock-agencies-the-bane-of-photography/#comment-4435 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:55:06 +0000 http://localhost/fast3cycle_backup/sanjayausta/website/?p=2354#comment-4435 In reply to Rajarshi Bhaumick.

Hi Rajarshi, Thanks for your views. Thanks for pointing that out. Will write something on those lines soon.

]]> By: sanjay austa https://www.sanjayausta.in/stock-agencies-the-bane-of-photography/#comment-4434 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:53:55 +0000 http://localhost/fast3cycle_backup/sanjayausta/website/?p=2354#comment-4434 In reply to justin Rabindra.

Thanks Justin

]]> By: Vivek Chandrashekaran https://www.sanjayausta.in/stock-agencies-the-bane-of-photography/#comment-4383 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:47:28 +0000 http://localhost/fast3cycle_backup/sanjayausta/website/?p=2354#comment-4383 Great article – should be required reading.

]]> By: Rohit Gautam https://www.sanjayausta.in/stock-agencies-the-bane-of-photography/#comment-4382 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:45:43 +0000 http://localhost/fast3cycle_backup/sanjayausta/website/?p=2354#comment-4382 Very well written piece that describe the collected feelings of the Photographer’s pain.

]]> By: Dinesh Khanna https://www.sanjayausta.in/stock-agencies-the-bane-of-photography/#comment-4377 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:26:28 +0000 http://localhost/fast3cycle_backup/sanjayausta/website/?p=2354#comment-4377 Excellent article, Sanjay . . Stock agencies have led to the ‘McDonaldisation’ of photography . . The need for sameness and standardisation. This effectively kills the urge to visualise for the Art Director and the desire to look for creative solutions for the Photographer. A business model whose profitability is based on the same photo being usable a dozen, if not a hundred, times can only work if it kills creativity and produces the lowest common denominator kind of images.

]]> By: Rajarshi Bhaumick https://www.sanjayausta.in/stock-agencies-the-bane-of-photography/#comment-4376 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:34:24 +0000 http://localhost/fast3cycle_backup/sanjayausta/website/?p=2354#comment-4376 Very informative Sanjay, I fall into the hobbyist category and was considering dabbling in stock photography. Your article gives me an alternative perspective. Was looking at stock agencies purely from the angle of a means of an amateur earning some money as the amateur is not in a position to get assignments. Would request you to write on how an amateur could take first steps into going professional. I’m sure it would help many who tune into your blog

]]> By: sanjay austa https://www.sanjayausta.in/stock-agencies-the-bane-of-photography/#comment-4369 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:53:39 +0000 http://localhost/fast3cycle_backup/sanjayausta/website/?p=2354#comment-4369 In reply to Himanshu Khagta.

Thanks Himanshu. However the article is not about how much photographers get paid for assignments. Its about them not getting any assignment because of the stock agencies. The price is relative. Some people have a small budget and its not their fault. But I think if they are prepared to give you the job it should be welcome. You can of course not do it if thats not your price. Regards.

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