Hat Tip: Pop Photo
Flickr has officially caved to the howls of outrage and has removed the Creative Commons material from the images available for purchase through its wall art program.
Personally, I didn't think the criticism for including the Creative Commons images was well founded, and don't think Flickr needed to pull them from the program. They only included those images officially marked by those that uploaded them to the sight as free to use for commercial purposes. They were using them for commercial purposes.
I find it hard to understand criticizing Flickr/Yahoo for selling images when the owner of the image marked them as being eligible for commercial use without the user paying any royalties.
It's not like Flickr was staking a claim to the image. They weren't preventing anyone else from downloading and using the images (including putting them on a sight where someone could purchase prints.) They weren't preventing the owner from removing the image or changing the licensing agreement so the images couldn't be used commercially.
No.
They were using the images in a manner in which they were explicitly allowed to do by the terms agreed to by the image owner.
The outrage seems solely based on thr fact that Flickr/Yahoo would make money by doing so.
Guess what?
That's what companies do.
They make money.
Showing posts with label buying prints. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buying prints. Show all posts
Friday, December 19, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Flickr Extending Wall Art Service to Cover 50 Million Images
Hat Tip: PetaPixel
Flickr recently added a service allowing people to order their images as wall art.
They have now extended their wall art service to allow purchasing wall art uploaded by other users. The catalog covers Creative Commons images as well as selected collections from licensed artists. The catalog currently covers over 50 million images.
The Creative Commons images include offerings from museums and various government entities, including NASA. (Some of the NASA photos are spectacular.)
Flickr is currently offering 40% off on images ordered from their site. Use promo code: GIFTS14 (expires 12/23).
Flickr recently added a service allowing people to order their images as wall art.
They have now extended their wall art service to allow purchasing wall art uploaded by other users. The catalog covers Creative Commons images as well as selected collections from licensed artists. The catalog currently covers over 50 million images.
The Creative Commons images include offerings from museums and various government entities, including NASA. (Some of the NASA photos are spectacular.)
Flickr is currently offering 40% off on images ordered from their site. Use promo code: GIFTS14 (expires 12/23).
Friday, May 23, 2014
London Museum to Exhibit 170-year Old Photograph
Hat Tip: Amateur Photographer
The Museum of London Docklands will exhibit a salt print taken by Fox Talbot as part of its "Bridge" exhibit. The print is dated to around 1845.
That makes the print roughly 170 years old.
The image is extremely fragile and the museum has taken unusual measures to protect it from exposure to unnecessary light while being exhibited. (Museum patrons need to press a button to illuminate the image)
The exhibit runs June 27 to November 2.
As a side note, copies of the salt print can be purchased from the Museum of London's print store.
The Museum of London Docklands will exhibit a salt print taken by Fox Talbot as part of its "Bridge" exhibit. The print is dated to around 1845.
That makes the print roughly 170 years old.
The image is extremely fragile and the museum has taken unusual measures to protect it from exposure to unnecessary light while being exhibited. (Museum patrons need to press a button to illuminate the image)
The exhibit runs June 27 to November 2.
As a side note, copies of the salt print can be purchased from the Museum of London's print store.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Bedford Offering 50% Off Metal Prints
Bedford Camera & Video is offering 50% off of metal prints this weekend (April 25 and 26).
Use Coupon Code: 50OFFMETAL when ordering for discount.
(Note: that's the number "50" followed by "OFFMETAL" in capital letters.)
PS, it's a slow news day. There hasn't been much news worthy in my photography feeds this morning.
Use Coupon Code: 50OFFMETAL when ordering for discount.
(Note: that's the number "50" followed by "OFFMETAL" in capital letters.)
PS, it's a slow news day. There hasn't been much news worthy in my photography feeds this morning.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Night Photography: Results Versus Human Perspective
I ran across an interesting article on Space.com on the difference between human vision at night and the results produced by the camera. The article is by Scott Taylor and ititled How Cameras Reveal the Northern Lights' True Colors.
His aurora and other night photographs can be seen at his smugmug portfolio. Some of his aurora photographs are extremely impressive. (Prints can be purchased from the smugmug link if interested.) Taylor also offers photography workshops. Keep an eye on his blog for his 2013 schedule.
Now, back to the article.
It points out that auroras seen be the naked eye lack the strong color often seen when photographed by a camera. The human eye contains two types of structures for capturing light. One captures color and works best in strong light. The other works in low light conditions, but can't capture color only value.
Digital cameras, on the other hand, are capable of capturing color even in low light conditions.
The sensor used by digital cameras technically isn't capable of capturing colors at all. It can only capture value (dark/light). Color is produced by filtering incoming light to exclude all but certain wavelengths of light. Some parts of the sensor detect green light, another red and a third blue. Combined, they produce full color.
It's like having three eyes designed for low light conditions, filtered for color and then combined by the brain into a single image.
The article gives some practical advice when taking aurora photographs. Presumably, the advice should apply to other low light conditions.
His aurora and other night photographs can be seen at his smugmug portfolio. Some of his aurora photographs are extremely impressive. (Prints can be purchased from the smugmug link if interested.) Taylor also offers photography workshops. Keep an eye on his blog for his 2013 schedule.
Now, back to the article.
It points out that auroras seen be the naked eye lack the strong color often seen when photographed by a camera. The human eye contains two types of structures for capturing light. One captures color and works best in strong light. The other works in low light conditions, but can't capture color only value.
Digital cameras, on the other hand, are capable of capturing color even in low light conditions.
The sensor used by digital cameras technically isn't capable of capturing colors at all. It can only capture value (dark/light). Color is produced by filtering incoming light to exclude all but certain wavelengths of light. Some parts of the sensor detect green light, another red and a third blue. Combined, they produce full color.
It's like having three eyes designed for low light conditions, filtered for color and then combined by the brain into a single image.
The article gives some practical advice when taking aurora photographs. Presumably, the advice should apply to other low light conditions.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Buying Prints Online - The Prado Museum
I have added another link to my list of sites that offer online art prints. The Prado Museum in Madrid offers a print on demand service for copies of some of the works in its collection.
The prices are in Euros and the museum uses metric measurement when listing sizes. This means American shoppers will have to do some math in order to translate prices and sizes when ordering.
(An American dollar is currently worth .75 Euros. Divide the price by that amount to determine the price in dollars. There are 2.54 centimeters per inch. Divide the cm figure by that number to get inches.)
I did run into a broken link on the store's front page. The prominent link on the front page lead to an error code. The link on the left side column worked as did the link from the museum's landing page.
The prices are in Euros and the museum uses metric measurement when listing sizes. This means American shoppers will have to do some math in order to translate prices and sizes when ordering.
(An American dollar is currently worth .75 Euros. Divide the price by that amount to determine the price in dollars. There are 2.54 centimeters per inch. Divide the cm figure by that number to get inches.)
I did run into a broken link on the store's front page. The prominent link on the front page lead to an error code. The link on the left side column worked as did the link from the museum's landing page.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Buying Prints Online - Magazine Prints and Fine Art America
I have added a link list that lists places where prints can b purchased online. Some of these sites cover images that are used in magazines as well as prints offered by well known photographers.
These sites can be good sources of art at a reasonable price. These sites also offer the option to purchase copies of well known photographs. The price varies base on size, artist and the size of the print purchased.
Fine Art America
Fine Art America offers a huge variety of prints from a large number of photographers and artists. Fine Art America offers prints of works by Anne Geddes, works seen in National Geographic, and Rolling Stone Covers. I do have my own Fine Art America store where I offer prints of my photographs and occasional piece of art.
Magazine Prints
Magazine Prints, offers prints of images used in various nature magazines including Arizona Highway, Birds & Blooms and Country Magazine. The site currently only offers online sales of prints for images used in magazines issued this year (2013). Prints can be ordered by phone (the number is listed on the site). Older prints can be ordered this way.
Check back issues at the library to see what is available.
Magazine Prints does cover one non-nature magazine at this time, Reminisce. This magazine is dedicated to nostalgia. The prints offered by this publication are vintage in nature.
Links to other sites that offer prints will be added on a regular basis.
These sites can be good sources of art at a reasonable price. These sites also offer the option to purchase copies of well known photographs. The price varies base on size, artist and the size of the print purchased.
Fine Art America
Fine Art America offers a huge variety of prints from a large number of photographers and artists. Fine Art America offers prints of works by Anne Geddes, works seen in National Geographic, and Rolling Stone Covers. I do have my own Fine Art America store where I offer prints of my photographs and occasional piece of art.
Magazine Prints
Magazine Prints, offers prints of images used in various nature magazines including Arizona Highway, Birds & Blooms and Country Magazine. The site currently only offers online sales of prints for images used in magazines issued this year (2013). Prints can be ordered by phone (the number is listed on the site). Older prints can be ordered this way.
Check back issues at the library to see what is available.
Magazine Prints does cover one non-nature magazine at this time, Reminisce. This magazine is dedicated to nostalgia. The prints offered by this publication are vintage in nature.
Links to other sites that offer prints will be added on a regular basis.
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