Getty Images Under Pressure

I'm sitting here listening to Jonathan Klein talk with a variety of bloggers. he announced some bad news. This is a business that's seeing radical changes due to folks like Thomas. Thomas is an amateur. He gives his high-res images away for free, or for a low price if you want to use them commercially. He uses the same Canon 5D that other professionals are using. And, his images are often as good or better than the ones the pros are getting. And Thomas is HARDLY the only photographer out there who is putting pressure on the professionals. Nikon and Canon are selling hundreds of thousands of digital SLRs every year, most of which go to amateurs or semi-pros who aren't able to get their images onto Getty right now. One thing. Go to Zooomr. And Comments Tag: Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Bookmark Murdok: Scobleizer blog. He works as Scobleizer