Poll: Flickr/Getty Images – Would you accept the invitation?
Posted in Polls on 23-01-2009 | 6 Comments
The second round of invitations to Flickr users to participate in the Flickr Collection at Getty Images started earlier today. As usual with something like this, the buzz around the interwebs is immense, and heated opinions are popping out everywhere. Some Flickr users are more than excited about accepting the invitations to submit their images while others are more reluctant.
On our side here at PhotoNetCast, Jim already publically announced that he’s passing on the invite.
And what about you? Did you get an invite? If so, will you take the opportunity or not?
That’s our next poll…
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Will you accept the Flickr/Getty Images invitation?
If you want to expand your answer, feel free to use the comments section.
I didn’t get an invite just yet (my vote) and I’m not really expecting one, but I think at this stage I’d accept conditionally. There are some photos I have on flickr which I feel might have some possible saleability at a later date, so for those I’d have to think carefully.
At this point though I’m just shooting for fun and some more money for 4×5 film wouldn’t go astray! I have read Jim’s post and I’m following the discussion in the flickr group so I’m well versed at this stage of the implications of participating, and I’m still prepared to accept if I get given the opportunity.
Ordinarily I’d consider an invitation to join Getty but as it relates to the Flickr partnership no way. I removed most of my 15 or so pictures from Flickr a while back because I didn’t like how others said their photos were being exploited. Also, the exclusivity clause really sucks. I inquired with Age / Fotostock a couple years ago but ultimately declined to submit due to the same reason.
Got an invite last week. Haven’t decided if I’ll take it yet. (There’s not an undecided option in your poll.)
I really agree with Jim’s position, but most of the photos of mine they selected aren’t ones that I would ever think to market myself. As a matter of fact, many of them are a couple years old and not I don’t particularly like them anymore (I guess I’ve moved on creatively), so I may submit them just to see what happens.
Hell yes. I have several thousand photos in with Alamy and regularly license images on my own — but Getty will pimp the hell out of your photos, especially the RM photos. The Flickr invites are strictly for commercial collection work, too — so having your RM work pushed by Getty to commercial clients could mean some serious $$$.