All good poop for us manipulators, thanks for the update!

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it's a great idea to do that with your stocks but that also has the potential of losing people using them. I think you should put prices possibly on certain ones and for stock not as good as others, label them as 'free stock' thats just an idea.

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_{Yeah, I realized that too. I was thinking of maybe making packs or something out of
the series I have going throughout my gallery, and then leave the single images that aren't
part of any series free. I was also leaving some series' shots out of the packs, so it's not like
you couldn't use any images from certain series.
Do you think that would work?}

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FAQ #204: If my print contains an image that isn't mine, can I still use it for print?</sub>

yeah, that possibly could. i can see it working because already your well known and people make good use off your photos and surely a lot of people will want to keep using them

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I have noticed a trend of good stock artists that put together a pack for sale and individual ones for free use.

Personally, I have never bought any but then I do not consider myself good enough yet to go through the extra expense but those that are making prints and such want better stock for that reason as I understand it. So why not make a little extra for your effort.

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Well...I mean, if you were going to charge people who were using your pictures for prints, yeah. You can totally justify that.

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_{Wow, I wouldn't consider my stock well-known, but thank you}

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FAQ #204: If my print contains an image that isn't mine, can I still use it for print?</sub>

_{Yeah, that is pretty common. Maybe if I can figure out out to use PayPal I'll do something along those lines}

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FAQ #204: If my print contains an image that isn't mine, can I still use it for print?</sub>

_{I know; the thing is, not everyone is an asshat like those who didn't even consider asking my permission, so that's the one thing I'm concerned with --I don't want to penalize them or anything.}

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FAQ #204: If my print contains an image that isn't mine, can I still use it for print?</sub>

Short answer: Please don't charge for your stock, even though it's good enough to pay for. If you do, I will be forced to stop using it.

Longer answer: To begin with, you know that I love using your stock. I've used it a bunch, and would like to continue using it.

Now, let me just say that I am not a professional artist and have no ambition to become one. I do manipulation because I enjoy it, and I share my manips because I think maybe it might help others who have dark/romantic sensibilities similar to mine. I spend very, very little money on this (I use GIMP, e.g.), because it is just a hobby, and there are more important priorities. (I wouldn't even have a DA sub if they weren't so cheap.)

I don't put my images up for prints for just that reason: I don't want stock artists to feel ripped off. (Also, I don't know that anyone would buy anything anyway.)

I couldn't justify to myself paying $1-$2 for an image that I might never use, either because my skill is not at the required level for whatever vision I wanted, or because, when I try to use the image, it just won't fit my purposes. I can't tell you how many false starts I make with a concept or stock image, only to throw the whole thing away and put it back into the small corners of my mind to "cook". If, beside my wasted effort, there was also wasted money, I'd be up nights worrying whether this was a valid use of part of my life.

I think I understand your position, and it is, of course, your choice. I hope you understand mine.

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