Microstock – The Dark Side Of Image Licensing

Posted on 6/3/2019 by Martin Lisius | Printable Version | Comments (1)

There are often two sides to an industry. The side the customer sees, and the "inside" that industry people see. This article is about the inside of the stock image industry and how Microstock has changed. It also offers photographers and videographers some ideas how to deal with the issues.

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Alexander Karst Posted Jun 14, 2019
Let´s dig deeper.
Before Microstock, RF turned the market upside down, starting in 1992 with Photodisc.
After Microstock, unsplash and other portals offer images for free.

All with the same story: lack of curation, pirated images, no model or property release, confused customers.

A marketing magazine in Germany recently wrote about image collections. They wrote on Unsplash, pixabay and pexels, ending up with "there also exist some alternative portals who sell their images for a price".

How can customers keep track? By eliminating picture editors and other experienced staff?

Best wishes from Hamburg, Alex Karst

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