In the race to the bottom, Getty Images always seems to be first. They bought Photo Disc in 1998, one of the first royalty-free photo stock agencies. Then in 2006, they bought iStock, one of the first microstock agencies.
If someone is distributing photos for less money, Getty seems to want to buy them. Now, unfortunately, they have an even larger platform, and the only way Unsplash could be cheaper is if photographers paid people to use their photos. . thephoblographer.com
New photographers often want to imitate those that inspired them to first delve into the world of photography. They look at images from the past masters and confirm to themselves "I want to take photographs just like that". thephoblographer.com »
2018-11-11 20:00
For their 55th anniversary, I dressed and photographed my grandparents in today's street style wear. boredpanda.com »
2018-05-21 10:05
As you know Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki confirmed they are working on a new range of Sigma FF E-mount lenses. I have to say I have my highest respect for CEO Kazuto Yamaki and I thought it would be kind from SAR readers to just give them a little help by sharing our special wish […] The post Tell Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki what FE lens they should release first! appeared first on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-11-17 17:13
Here at The Phoblographer, we’ve written an ungodly amount of words about this so-called artificial intelligence, both reflecting on its negative aspects —a majority of them, actually— and the few positive ones we’ve managed to appreciate.
I'm curious if people think using AI images in the photo industry is fair. Specifically, we found a company that caters to photographers by offering support services: but they use images that curiously look like AI.
Recently, Peak Design launched the Micro Clutch: a variant of a wrist strap that has been around in one way or another for many years. The company makes several products that are loved by many photographers.
Free stock photography website Unsplash has announced a paid version, one year after Getty acquired the company.
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At the start of December, the BBC released an article looking at the most striking images of 2021. Few of the photographs painted a positive image of the world. However, that's something we should expect, considering how mainstream media uses photography to tell its stories.
I’m sure most photographers have heard of Unsplash, the free-to-use stock image website. You upload any of your photographs, then after a short moderation process, they become available in the Unsplash library for anyone to download and use in any way they like.
I recently received a promotional email from Unsplash. Like the rest of The Phoblographer team, I'm don't support anything the company does. Its model is built on the foundations of a photographer's desperation to be seen.