Apr 27, 2013, 12:18
I have been designing a layout for a simple website. I asked a local website designer for some help.. I had the idea of letting anyone copy as many pictures from my website as they liked.
They would be suitable viewed on a phone, tablet, computer screen also on facebook but not printable.
They also show a watermark plus your website address showing partly through the middle of the pic. Still ok they're recognisable if you aren't that fussy.
Far as i know a lot of people using facebook etc won't be buying your hi-res pictures
or buy 16x20" prints of your favourite shots. My thoughts were that someone copying your pics and giving them to the world, is in fact advertising your website for you. Remember your website info etc is embedded in the middle of the pic.
So i asked my friend if any of the photographers his company has helped produce
websites, (thats over 1,000) actually allow pics to be freely copied from their sites..
Answer...NOT ONE
So are your 'print' and 'hi-resolution sales' going to suffer... or is it a free plug for your website everywhere those pics wind up?
It will certainly bring browsing people to your site and i think, maybe potential customers.
So am i the only person in this country out of step?
Allow copies.. or not.. that is the question i'm asking.
You must have an opinion. Any takers?
They would be suitable viewed on a phone, tablet, computer screen also on facebook but not printable.
They also show a watermark plus your website address showing partly through the middle of the pic. Still ok they're recognisable if you aren't that fussy.
Far as i know a lot of people using facebook etc won't be buying your hi-res pictures
or buy 16x20" prints of your favourite shots. My thoughts were that someone copying your pics and giving them to the world, is in fact advertising your website for you. Remember your website info etc is embedded in the middle of the pic.
So i asked my friend if any of the photographers his company has helped produce
websites, (thats over 1,000) actually allow pics to be freely copied from their sites..
Answer...NOT ONE
So are your 'print' and 'hi-resolution sales' going to suffer... or is it a free plug for your website everywhere those pics wind up?
It will certainly bring browsing people to your site and i think, maybe potential customers.
So am i the only person in this country out of step?
Allow copies.. or not.. that is the question i'm asking.
You must have an opinion. Any takers?