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01/24/2007 08:42:27 AM · #1 |
Can someone tell me what is the difference between Macro & Micro when you are talking in Stock Photography terms.
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01/24/2007 08:44:03 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by cris:
Can someone tell me what is the difference between Macro & Micro when you are talking in Stock Photography terms.
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I've been wondering about this for a long while too! Thanks for asking it here.
Message edited by author 2007-01-24 08:44:13. |
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01/24/2007 08:45:18 AM · #3 |
| I'm glad I am not the only one. Lets hope someone can tell us. |
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01/24/2007 08:48:46 AM · #4 |
We did a podcast on this by interviewing a micro stock agency for dpcpodcast. See www.dpcpodcast.com and look for the episide where my co-host interviews Adam Riggs.
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01/24/2007 09:53:31 AM · #5 |
| The are both the exact same thing. Some mfg'ers call them Micro (ie Nikon) and others call them Macro (ie Canon). Personally I think Micro should be the correct term, because Macro means very large in scale, scope, or capability. |
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01/24/2007 09:59:11 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by lantaga:
The are both the exact same thing. Some mfg'ers call them Micro (ie Nikon) and others call them Macro (ie Canon). Personally I think Micro should be the correct term, because Macro means very large in scale, scope, or capability. |
Huh? wow, there's some misinformation.
Generally the micro-stock agencies are those that sell images for a very low price ($1 each or less), and macro-stock agenecies (mostly the old photo libraries) which sell images for considerably more (several hundred $$s each).
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01/24/2007 10:00:44 AM · #7 |
In stock photography terms:
micro = micropayments (eg $0.10 per "sale")
macro = substantial payments (eg $500 per "sale")
Macro is traditional licensing for limited use, giving the photographer control over the image, limiting the use, providing unique images for all purposes.
Micro is modern web-based tech where massive numbers of sales make up for the low payments received, but because of the huge number of sales there is no control exercised on how images are subsequently used (they are all licensed "royalty free" once licensed) because it would be impractical to do so.
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01/24/2007 10:02:04 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by lantaga:
The are both the exact same thing. Some mfg'ers call them Micro (ie Nikon) and others call them Macro (ie Canon). Personally I think Micro should be the correct term, because Macro means very large in scale, scope, or capability. |
You are describing the use of different terms to refer to close up photography.
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01/24/2007 10:27:09 AM · #9 |
You also might want to check out
This Thread
A debate between macro and microstock.
And yep, to echo what has been said, the only real difference is the price of images. macro - high prices, micro - low prices.
The thought behind selling images for low prices is that you will make up the difference in $$ due to volume of sales.
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01/24/2007 10:49:34 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by cris:
Can someone tell me what is the difference between Macro & Micro when you are talking in Stock Photography terms.
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It helps to think of how much money the photographer will be paid for his work per image.
Micro= a little per image
Macro= a lop per image
Edit: heheheheh I'm running about 49 minutes slow this AM.
Message edited by author 2007-01-24 10:50:48.
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