Cheap Photo Sites Pit Amateurs vs. Pros
July 30, 2008 | Levent OZLER
As barriers to the design and photography industries fall, the professionals are getting nervous.
Independent graphic designers and commercial photographers, as well as small companies within the industry, feel threatened by a flood of low-cost images, often produced by amateurs, available online.
So-called microstock Web sites offer to sell photos submitted by users for as little as $1 an image.
Other sites let buyers post open calls for designs and pay for only the submission they like best, a practice that riles graphic designers who say it amounts to working for free.
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