I haven't met Chris Barton but I can say he doesn't know much about photography and esp. selling photographs. His arbitrary rating system has caused a lot of grief among many, and I have heard numerous big time stock shooters saying they often get grade 6 for photos that have made thousands in the course of years. For my part I can say that I get grade 6 almost without fail for each and every picture that AGE Fotostock chooses into their precious collection. Now, if I put Chris Barton and mr. AGE against each other... Well, anyone who knows anything about stock knows who is who and these two characters can't even be compared. Barton has made more money through selling disc space and people putting up their portfolios on his site than through selling photos. Gutierrez is responsible for selling more photographs than perhaps anyone single-handedly is on this planet.
I think P.D. is a classic example of a failed stock photo opportunity. It could have gone somewhere but it embraced the wrong market and made all the classic mistakes. I am sure it won't be around for long, but I do value the "fair-trade photography" aspect - it's something that could be pushed on this forum too but I guess web marketing and selling stuff for a buck a shot is the way to go here.
Peter Forsberg
--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, planetearth zero <planetearthzero@...> wrote:
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> cute:)
>
> On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 5:06 AM, sjlocke <sjlocke@...> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > --- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com<selling_stock_photography%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "Fred" <freddyv@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com<selling_stock_photography%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > planetearth zero <planetearthzero@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Chris Barton is a great guy! Spoke with him a few years back, very down
> > to
> > > > earth and very pleasant.
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm sure he is, though I've never met him. But keep in mind that even the
> > worst people (Sean, Me and Hitler come to mind) can seem pleasant much of
> > the time. Sorry, Sean, but I thought you might get mad if I didn't group you
> > in with two of the greatest villains in History. ;-)
> > >
> >
> > LOL
> >
> >
> > > BTW, Sean, is this your blog?
> > > http://seanlockedigitalimagery.wordpress.com/
> >
> > Yep, that would be me. Primarily targeted at iStock buyers, but generally
> > useful occasionally... :)
> >
> > Sean L.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > If, so you should feel free to post a teaser with a link here on a
> > regular basis. We could use the activity.
> > >
> > > Fred Voetsch
> > >
> > > Group Moderator - Selling Stock Photography
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/selling_stock_photography/
> > >
> > > Owner - Acclaim Images, LLC
> > > http://www.acclaimimages.com/
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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