stockphotography

[sobriquet]

Often when you search for images, you can find nice images that are
ruined by watermarks.

But it's kind of odd that in many cases you can just search for the
image to find versions without watermarks.
So somehow the logic doesn't seem to add up. If a stock agency sells an
image, someone who paid for it is entitled to use it on their site, but
that means they are sharing a version of the image effectively, which
renders any attempt to protect the image with watermarks kind of silly.

For instance, take this image:

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It looks like it's 'protected'. But with a little searching it's easy to
find 'unprotected' versions.

Like here:
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[David]

Post by sobriquet
Often when you search for images, you can find nice images that are
ruined by watermarks.
But it's kind of odd that in many cases you can just search for the
image to find versions without watermarks.
So somehow the logic doesn't seem to add up. If a stock agency sells an
image, someone who paid for it is entitled to use it on their site, but
that means they are sharing a version of the image effectively, which
renders any attempt to protect the image with watermarks kind of silly.
https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/2357607983/
display_1500/stock-photo-close-up-of-tiny-water-droplets-on-a-spider-
web-set-against-a-black-background-2357607983.jpg
It looks like it's 'protected'. But with a little searching it's easy to
find 'unprotected' versions.
https://www.newscientist.nl/app/uploads/Multiversum-1.jpg

Fascinating subject matter! Thank you. 🙂

Here a stock photograph I found via Tin Eye:-

https://www.alamy.com/stained-glass-window-designed-by-george-cooper-abbs-and-made-by-wippell-co-east-window-st-peters-church-budleigh-salterton-image447995471.html

Here's a photograph I took of the very same window yesterday morning:-

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[sobriquet]

Post by David

Post by sobriquet
Often when you search for images, you can find nice images that are
ruined by watermarks.
But it's kind of odd that in many cases you can just search for the
image to find versions without watermarks.
So somehow the logic doesn't seem to add up. If a stock agency sells
an image, someone who paid for it is entitled to use it on their site,
but
that means they are sharing a version of the image effectively, which
renders any attempt to protect the image with watermarks kind of silly.
https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/2357607983/
display_1500/stock-photo-close-up-of-tiny-water-droplets-on-a-spider-
web-set-against-a-black-background-2357607983.jpg
It looks like it's 'protected'. But with a little searching it's easy
to find 'unprotected' versions.
https://www.newscientist.nl/app/uploads/Multiversum-1.jpg

Fascinating subject matter! Thank you. 🙂
Here a stock photograph I found via Tin Eye:-
https://www.alamy.com/stained-glass-window-designed-by-george-cooper-
abbs-and-made-by-wippell-co-east-window-st-peters-church-budleigh-
salterton-image447995471.html
Here's a photograph I took of the very same window yesterday morning:-
https://i.ibb.co/WDgxz8s/F00403-FF-D720-4565-9509-726-D173066-F1-1-105-
c.jpg

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[David]

Post by sobriquet

Post by David

Post by sobriquet
Often when you search for images, you can find nice images that are
ruined by watermarks.
But it's kind of odd that in many cases you can just search for the
image to find versions without watermarks.
So somehow the logic doesn't seem to add up. If a stock agency sells
an image, someone who paid for it is entitled to use it on their
site, but
that means they are sharing a version of the image effectively, which
renders any attempt to protect the image with watermarks kind of silly.
https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/2357607983/
display_1500/stock-photo-close-up-of-tiny-water-droplets-on-a-spider-
web-set-against-a-black-background-2357607983.jpg
It looks like it's 'protected'. But with a little searching it's easy
to find 'unprotected' versions.
https://www.newscientist.nl/app/uploads/Multiversum-1.jpg

Fascinating subject matter! Thank you. 🙂
Here a stock photograph I found via Tin Eye:-
https://www.alamy.com/stained-glass-window-designed-by-george-cooper-
abbs-and-made-by-wippell-co-east-window-st-peters-church-budleigh-
salterton-image447995471.html
Here's a photograph I took of the very same window yesterday morning:-
https://i.ibb.co/WDgxz8s/F00403-FF-D720-4565-9509-726-D173066-
F1-1-105- c.jpg

https://devonchurchland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Stained-Glass-
East-Window-Christ-The-King-George-Cooper-Abbs-Wippells-Of-Exeter-20th-
Century-Budleigh-Salterton.jpeg

Another great image of this outstanding window in a small country church.

Thank you.