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Yoni wrote:
I see every other person in the city walking around with a entry-lvl nikon/canon DSLR, all loading their photos to flicker or facebook, not giving a F*** where their photos end up. I bet only a fraction even have a clue about copyright and creative commons. its a lost battle against the amateur who doesn't make or want to make a living out of photography, who feels, deep down, that its alright to give away photographs.

and isn't it alright for them? It shouldn't be a battle, let alone a lost one

everyone that buys a camera doesn't enter into some contract that tells them what they can and can't do with the photographs they take. There's a lot of people that are pure hobbyists and are quite good but have no desire to create revenue from something they do for fun. Shouldn't they be able to do whatever they want with their photographs?

If professional photographers feel threatened by average joe putting up photos on blogs and facebook......they need to step up their game.

I totally agree.. I'm only pointing out the fact - I didn't mean it in a negative way.

it is a lost battle for any pro who's fighting the times.

Yoni wrote:

it is a lost battle for any pro who's fighting the times.

Bullshit.

I dont give images away, and am selling way more than I ever imagined. More am's out there shooting just meens more people that understand the effort that goes into a shot, and I have actually had way less people try to hit me up for free imagery then back in the film days.

I'ts all about producing superior work, and it is NOT about being in the race to see who works the cheapest.