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Originally Posted by clarionite
As far as giving away work... Is that any different than posting them on this site? Promotion and exposure is a good thing.
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Let me put it another way... How does having an image I shot in a screensaver or background directly result in me generating income? I can tell you that the likelyhood of me generating income as a result of this is not very good.
It may generate exposure for this site and therefore generate more members here and thus making it easier for RG to get industry people to sponsor the site and in the end make him and his partners money, but that isnt gonna pay my bills. I am pretty sure RG isnt starting this site just out of the love of photography. He is putting alot of money into this and expects that at some point he will get a return on that investment. Whether that be cash in his pocket directly from the site or from his book sales or his workshops or whatever. This could be a marketing tool. I see people argue all the time about RG's skills as a photographer (mostly because of their own insecurities) but they all agree that he is a master at marketing.
The difference in posting images here for me is that I am doing it for others to critique my work and thereby improving my skills, but if my work is being used in a commercial way then I am looking for a direct benefit from it. That doesnt always mean cash but there does need to be something that benefits me. That is the question that has yet to be answered.
Hobbiests and amatuer photographers dont have to think in those terms as they have other sources of income. For me and many others, RG included, this is how I pay may bills.
I am NOT saying I am against this idea, I am just saying that for working pro's there would need to be a benefit to it.
Scott