Dear Photographers who…

Posted on | June 9, 2009 | No Comments |

I found this, and I agree:

Dear photographers who restrict your hi-res images on Flickr/your portfolio/whatev
You do this because you think it will benefit you. You think that visitors to your portfolio or Flickr stream will try to find a way to hand you money to avoid visual blueballs, or you think it will prevent IP theft and thereby increase your chances of being approached by photo editors/art directors/gallery owners even though people in those influential, legitimizing positions constitute maybe 0.000001% of your current audience.

This thinking is wrong-headed. You are dumb. (continue reading)

I couldn’t agree more. Why someone uses “all rights reserved” as their copyright on Flickr is beyond me, it just doesn’t make sense. Why post your photos there at all? Start a blog and keep them there, but don’t bother with flickr then.

If this all is confusing to you then watch this:

Balzac.tv: La belleza del copyleft

There are subtitles to some of it, if not there is also a lot of english in it. Thanks to Hector for making this, and for creating Balzac.tv.

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