I have been asked enough times about my stock usage to think it warrants a journal.

"Why didn't you use so and so's stock it's much prettier." or
"This was a great pose why not this one?" etc... you get the picture. Anyway...

If the rules of the stock holder do not allow me to use the art work I create in ANY way I so choose AFTER I've made the art then I won't use it. If I could afford to pay for stock images I'd go to a paid stock site. I see no point in creating art ONLY for use on DA. I especially don't see a point in making art work not only that can't be used outside DA but that I can't make prints of in the future if I'd like to. The picture is theirs and their rules are their prerogative but the ART is mine. That's why I'm so grateful to the stock providers listed in my previous journal. They facilitate the creation of art work with very reasonable rules (I think) for their images. They don't have to do that but I'm so glad that they do.


I'll happily show you what I did with your image. I'll happily follow any rules that pertain to content. Such as non-racial, non-violent, non-sexual, etc. Because like as not that is a picture of them and I can imagine that they might not want to see them selves in such a way. So... not a problem. I won't just change the resolution, colors, etc and call it art cuz that's just stupid. Credit you? Sure. You took the image. You did that part of the work for me... fantastic. If you want to get paid for it? Like I said I'm broke... I can't afford that. Want me to pay for a print? Sorry again... I'm broke. Want a copy of the original file of the art work? Forget it. Not happening. No commercial use? Nuh uh... I might want to sell my work some day... maybe not now... maybe not ever... but I MIGHT.

If you're a photographer who wants to make money off of your images as stock or as art I'm cool with that. I'm not angry about it. I don't think you should do it for free if you don't want to. But I won't use it because I can't afford it. If you don't want to see it off DA for any reason then I won't use it either.

I've never had some one tell me they didn't like something so I don't know what I'd do there...

This isn't a rant... it's just information. Like I said I've been asked the question alot. "Why not this one?" That's why. Hugs and love to all. TTFN