This photo is not free...

[snowfalldesigns]

This Photograph Is Not Free
Not sure if this had been shared yet but I thought several people on here would appreciate it.

[JFSanders]

Wow, over 1400 replies and 90 percent of them ignorant. But then again we have had some pretty long threads here on that subject.

By the way, I love your avatar.

Jim

[kirbinster]

Great example!

[Vincent_G]

Fudge...


My pc cost $2400
My Internet/phone package contract is $2400 24 mths @ $100 per mth
i also have a mobile Internet account @ $400 p.a.
I charge $75 per hour with a minimum of 4 hours
I read your rant on PetaPixel and clicked the advertisement for a car
..bought the damm car $36490, .then followed the link to your site only to discover the photo you claim is worth $6612 is NOT FOR SALE!!!!!! ..a large $0.00

..hmm now what did it cost me??? 2400+2400+400+600+36490=$42290

[andrewdt]

I've been following this photographers work and long winded stories on every photo posted online, and thoroughly enjoyed watching hime grow from enthusiast to where he is now. Maybe having some context to his life makes it easier to read that, but I get why people are getting their backs up with the way he comes accross.

I'm no pro, and have no dream of becoming one. But I like everything he has had to say.

[graciousness]

I love how many people just completely missed the point of the message. Most of those comments on that blog were a bit inane and immature.

[Niresangwa]

Well, I for one won't detract from the voices of opposition.

If the author is going to deliver his message in such exaggerated, hyperbolic fashion, it's no wonder his message is getting lost in the shuffle.

There were rather pointed thoughts amongst the comments, particularly those offered up by the editor. Ultimately, it's nothing new, and if it weren't for the comments section exploding in epic proportions would be entirely forgettable.

[OsmosisStudios]

Yes but no but yes.

The point of the message is a good one, but the methodology used to make it is flawed beyond belief.

[BecomeAPhotographer]

Well said, Niresangwa. Still, I am very surprised at the overall reaction of that post.

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