243/365 - Robin Below

243/365 - Robin Below, originally uploaded by a_sablan.

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#project365 a #photography project by @a_sablan A red breasted robin.

242/365 - Robin Above

242/365 - Robin Above, originally uploaded by a_sablan.

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#project365 a #photography project by @a_sablan A red breasted robin.

241/365 - Urban Arch

241/365 - Urban Arch, originally uploaded by a_sablan.

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#project365 a #photography project by @a_sablan A bridge in a bridge view from the Korean War Memorial in Dayton, Ohio.

240/365 - Quack

240/365 - Quack, originally uploaded by a_sablan.

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#project365 a #photography project by @a_sablan A duck at Riverscape a Five Rivers MetroPark in Dayton, Ohio.

239/365 - Where are the Leaves?

239/365 - Where are the Leaves?, originally uploaded by a_sablan.

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#project365 a #photography project by @a_sablan Spring trees are boring...

Abstract

Abstract, a set on Flickr.

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Abstracts by Alex Sablan

This Image Is Not Free

This Image Is Not Free, originally uploaded by Extra Medium.

A great photo and an even better polite rant about how much copyrights mean to a photographer.

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So this was the first sunset I captured in 2012. It cost me $6,612 to take this photo.

$12 in gas to go from work to this spot and then home. The camera I took this with cost $2500. The lens was another $1600. The Singh Ray Reverse Neutral Density filter was $210. The Lee Wide-Angle Adapter and Foundation kit was another $200. The Slik Tripod was another $130. The shutter-release was another $60. When I got home, I uploaded it to a computer that cost me $1200, and then I used Lightroom 3 which I got for $200. I then exported it and tinkered with it in Photoshop which costs about $500.

12+2500+1600+210+200+130+60+1200+200+500= $6,612

So if you’re a magazine, website, corporation, sports team, or advertiser who wishes to use this photo, please don’t come and ask to use it for free, or in exchange for credit or "exposure". You found my photo so obviously I have "exposure". You have an advertising budget, and this is what it's for. You obviously don't expect your writers to work for free, or your secretary, or your boss. No one is going to publish it for free. Just because the picture is digital doesn't mean it was free to make.

As someone mentioned, THIS single photo didn't cost me $6,612, but if you wanted to create it, from scratch, that is what is involved. So I consider it the replacement value if it's stolen, or how much my lawyer will send you a bill for if it's found being used without my permission.

If you give your photo away for “credit” then the best possible scenario for you is someone will see your photo, contact you, and ask if they could borrow one of your photos…. for credit. Try this... next time you're at dinner, tell your waiter you'll tell all your friends how good the service was if he gives you dinner for free.