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Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by larrys »

corresation wrote: post #18

So you took a couple of pictures (that appear to be Apple ads more than anything, as an aside)? I'm sorry if this sounds negative, but I find it completely disingenuous that you denigrate an entire industry and portray a pittance of images as the salvation. When you pay for a stock image, as an aside, a part of the value of paying is economic scarcity: That the images that you choose aren't blanketing every Wordpress…

"that you denigrate an entire industry"

I'm no fan of stock photos but I have to say that the few images look pretty much like stock photos. Which is what I don't like about them. The fact that you don't have to pay is really not the issue it's that particular look (with the blur etc.) that bothers me.

Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by jlarocco »

mauricio-OH wrote: post #45
jaredmcateer wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also having brand names in your stock photos have certain legal landmines, you should talk to your lawyer before using these photos.

I don't think apple will be upset in this case though...

But the value of stock images is to use them somewhere else.

Lets say I write an article negatively portraying the electronics manufacturing industry and use these images along with the article. I'm pretty sure Apple wouldn't like it if they found out...

Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by thenextcorner »

mauricio-OH wrote: post #45
jaredmcateer wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also having brand names in your stock photos have certain legal landmines, you should talk to your lawyer before using these photos.

I don't think apple will be upset in this case though...

Are you a lawyer? I hope this is not legal advice you're giving, because the general best practices I've always learned using pictures in marketing material: "Never show brands or products names"

Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by [deleted] »

thenextcorner wrote: post #54
mauricio-OH wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think apple will be upset in this case though...

Are you a lawyer? I hope this is not legal advice you're giving, because the general best practices I've always learned using pictures in marketing material: "Never show brands or products names"

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Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by mr_luc »

angersock wrote: post #21
mikaelcho wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey, thanks for the comment. Looking to add something now. Apparently this is the most 'open' and least restrictive of the CC licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US but it still says we would need to attribute the author which we don't require.

Comedy option: WTFPL. (Use the CC stuff if you can.)

Or how about the IWSU license?

https://github.com/mrluc/node-dbp-irctweet/blob/master/LICEN...

Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by larrys »

quanticle wrote: post #30
ambiate wrote: post #15

You tread dangerous ground offering free images with logos and brands in them. Be careful in choosing a license.

I can't upvote this enough. The first thing that jumped out at me when I was browsing the photos is the prominent "Macbook Air" branding on the laptop. Unless you have Apple's permission to use their trademark in your work, you could be on shaky legal ground should they choose to pursue legal action against you. There's a reason why advertisers will edit out branding of products that they happen to use in their ads.…

"Presumably this is to legally shield themselves from those car manufacturers accusing the tire company of misusing their trademarks"

I wouldn't assume that. It could also be simply because they don't want to give publicity to another brand. For example it's hard to believe that if Coach decided to put an ad with an Apple Macbook in it they would have an issue with that. [1]

In any case here are the Apple guidelines:

http://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/guidelinesf...

I see nothing on this page which prohibits someone from using an Apple product in a photograph and it's almost impossible to believe that Apple could claim trademark (or even if they could would expend energy to stamp this out) over someone taking a photo of their laptop. In other words a picture of someone sitting in a coffee shop using a Macbook, iphone whatever.

[1] That said Coach is a large company and they would almost certainly be ritually correct in their approach. Done on a smaller scale the amount of care does not have to be the same.

Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by Terretta »

Osiris wrote: post #36

Oddly, the first thing that I noticed is that the image of him typing at the keyboard has really bad chroma aberration (notice the purple around all the keys).

The photo quality would be rejected at some stock sites not just thanks to this severe chromatic aberration (try a better lens?) but also the excessive post processing causing contrast fringing, etc.

These cannot be used in commercial print for discerning customers.

I've found great results on Flickr with a Creative Commons search, and buying stock photos for commercial work is a tiny part of a print piece budget.

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