Stock Library Launched
It’s been quiet for the last month and in that time I’ve set up my own Stock Resource for images to be licensed from me directly.
Why?
When any photographer, graphic artist or videographer put content on an online agency, they have to hand to the agency 50%-92% of the fees they should have received on each license sold.Not only does this mean that the creator only receives 8-50% of the work’s worth, they also have no say if the agency negociates a lower fee which means you get even less.
Recently iStock made a change to their terms where they said they weren’t able to survive on their current income and so were going to take a higher percentage.
This finally pushed contributers beyond breaking poins and instigated a backlash.
*strong language* : https://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=253522&page=1My stock library is online now (see the menu) … and new items will be added regularly, especially over the next few days
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Subaru Anniversary Event at Prodrive
Who would have thought that Subaru would take their family saloon and turn it into a fire breathing monster…?
That’s what they did with the Impreza back in the late 80’s / early 90’s. Bung in a turbo and revise the chassis and handling and off it goes like a rocket.
Subaru were so good at this that they won several WRC events, and along with those they often released ‘special edition’ cars.
One such car was the legendary ‘P1‘ so-called due to the affiliation with the racing/tuning company Prodrive.Same idea as Ford and Cosworth, or Mercedes and AMG, or Porsche and RUF.
The reason I’m writing this entry is because the P1 was released in 2000 and this year marks it’s decade in action.
So a bunch of guys got together and arranged a meet up with as many P1’s as they could get together (as well as other cars). Prodrive were kind enough to host the event at at their UK HQ in Banbury, Oxford and the date was set – 9th March 2010I popped up and took the camera with me and …. if you’re reading this then that’s what you’re waiting for, so below is a selection of images from the couple of hours I was there meandering around 🙂
To view the images, click the car below
To view the slideshow, click play on the screen below
G20 Protest Images
Today has been a strange day …..
It’s the G20 summit at the moment and so I popped down to Bank to do a little reportage.
I was standing there between baying protestors throwing bottles on one side and riot police and dogs barking on the other. And me in the middle wondering which way it was going to go.
When I was there I found a man that had collapsed. I took a couple of pics of him and then I realised he was in trouble. So I ran and got the police, but by the time we got back I think he’d passed away.
They tubed him and tried CPR, but I think it was too late.
The police tonight released word that a man had collapsed and diedI took this picture below while the police were working on reviving the man amid flying bottles and breaking glass. Even the protestors were quick to chastise the idiots throwing the glass at our heads
If anone knows the man and see this post, then I can only say I’m sorry for the loss and the police did a great job trying to protect him and trying to help him as best they could.
