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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: WaltBryger on February 27, 2010, 07:54:14 am
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We are opening a new business based on a patent-pending invention and will require 800 landscape photographs. These photos must have the ability to be enlarged to 6 feet wide with clarity, thus eliminating most 35mm images. We have had success with medium and large format positives and RAW digital images. We can work with TIFFs, but no JPEGs.
The images will be placed in our catalog and made available to our clients, who typically choose between 50 and 100 inages per purchase order. Thus, there is no way to predict how many times a particular image will be printed.
The questions that we will not answer:
1. What is our invention.
2. Who are our clients.
3. Where will the images be displayed.
4. On what media will we print.
5. How much we charge our clients.
6. Anything that discloses our trade secrets.
If you have landscape photos that you want to sell than kindly reply to [email protected] with a link to samples and your price. It has taken over a year to develope this project and this is a serious proposal. I am more than capable of shooting these photos and in fact already have over 300 prepared. However, my obligations in management will not afford me the time for site photography. Although our business plan includes a photographers salary, camera equipment, and extensive travel expenses, it will benefit our operating schedule to simply purchase the images.
Regards,
Walt Bryger
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We are opening a new business based on a patent-pending invention and will require 800 landscape photographs. These photos must have the ability to be enlarged to 6 feet wide with clarity, thus eliminating most 35mm images. We have had success with medium and large format positives and RAW digital images. We can work with TIFFs, but no JPEGs.
The images will be placed in our catalog and made available to our clients, who typically choose between 50 and 100 inages per purchase order. Thus, there is no way to predict how many times a particular image will be printed.
The questions that we will not answer:
1. What is our invention.
2. Who are our clients.
3. Where will the images be displayed.
4. On what media will we print.
5. How much we charge our clients.
6. Anything that discloses our trade secrets.
If you have landscape photos that you want to sell than kindly reply to [email protected] with a link to samples and your price. It has taken over a year to develope this project and this is a serious proposal. I am more than capable of shooting these photos and in fact already have over 300 prepared. However, my obligations in management will not afford me the time for site photography. Although our business plan includes a photographers salary, camera equipment, and extensive travel expenses, it will benefit our operating schedule to simply purchase the images.
Regards,
Walt Bryger
Here's one for you
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And another one.
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This is a very rare and unique exemplary, taken with a Sony mobile phone.
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I've got a couple hundred lovely shots of black bats in dark caves, albino rabbits frolicking in blizzards, and out-of-focus closeups of asphalt pavement. Please feel free to use these images for your business venture.
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The questions that we will not answer:
1. What is our invention.
2. Who are our clients.
3. Where will the images be displayed.
4. On what media will we print.
5. How much we charge our clients.
6. Anything that discloses our trade secrets.
If you have landscape photos that you want to sell than kindly reply to [email protected] with a link to samples and your price. It has taken over a year to develope this project and this is a serious proposal.
Walt - I believe you may find interest in your proposal, but, with all due respect, you will need to share more, with at the very least a link to a website.
I believe that it's fair that you provide more background. If you are a photographer there is indeed no way to review your prior work (you say that you are capable of shooting these photos) - Google search does not even recognize the name Walt Bryger.
Thanks,
Mark
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Walt - I believe you may find interest in your proposal, but, with all due respect, you will need to share more, with at the very least a link to a website.
I believe that it's fair that you provide more background. If you are a photographer there is indeed no way to review your prior work (you say that you are capable of shooting these photos) - Google search does not even recognize the name Walt Bryger.
Thanks,
Mark
Thanks Mark, but my work is of no concern as I am seeking imagery not opinions. Artists are extremely unethical in terms of honoring copyrights and patents. There is no way that I would trust any artist with my innovation or put my business at risk with an ongoing relationship with an artist, unless I have legal leverage....and the artist has something substantial to lose in court. I have already agreed to purchase 126 photos from replies this morning and everything will go just fine when we get the documents executed next week. If folks want to sell photos, then we will come to a legal and lucrative agreement. If they want to steal my innovation, then they will want more information about my business. Simple as that.
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Thanks Mark, but my work is of no concern as I am seeking imagery not opinions. Artists are extremely unethical in terms of honoring copyrights and patents. There is no way that I would trust any artist with my innovation or put my business at risk with an ongoing relationship with an artist, unless I have legal leverage....and the artist has something substantial to lose in court. I have already agreed to purchase 126 photos from replies this morning and everything will go just fine when we get the documents executed next week. If folks want to sell photos, then we will come to a legal and lucrative agreement. If they want to steal my innovation, then they will want more information about my business. Simple as that.
Walt,
That's funny because I always considered artists - the most honorable people in our society. And if anyone honor's copyrights - it's the artist who's living depends on it.
Very strange comments.
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Thanks Mark, but my work is of no concern as I am seeking imagery not opinions. Artists are extremely unethical in terms of honoring copyrights and patents. There is no way that I would trust any artist with my innovation or put my business at risk with an ongoing relationship with an artist, unless I have legal leverage....and the artist has something substantial to lose in court. I have already agreed to purchase 126 photos from replies this morning and everything will go just fine when we get the documents executed next week. If folks want to sell photos, then we will come to a legal and lucrative agreement. If they want to steal my innovation, then they will want more information about my business. Simple as that.
I have read some nonsense on the great www but that statement gets the gold medal.
What utter rubbish.
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Thanks Mark, but my work is of no concern as I am seeking imagery not opinions. Artists are extremely unethical in terms of honoring copyrights and patents. There is no way that I would trust any artist with my innovation or put my business at risk with an ongoing relationship with an artist, unless I have legal leverage....and the artist has something substantial to lose in court. I have already agreed to purchase 126 photos from replies this morning and everything will go just fine when we get the documents executed next week. If folks want to sell photos, then we will come to a legal and lucrative agreement. If they want to steal my innovation, then they will want more information about my business. Simple as that.
OK - Best of luck with your business venture.
Mark
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Artists are extremely unethical in terms of honoring copyrights and patents. There is no way that I would trust any artist with my innovation or put my business at risk with an ongoing relationship with an artist, unless I have legal leverage....and the artist has something substantial to lose in court.
This is one for the ages... "Come work with me, you unethical jerks, and maybe if you're lucky, I won't sue your ass". Yeah, ok.
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Thanks Mark, but my work is of no concern as I am seeking imagery not opinions. Artists are extremely unethical in terms of honoring copyrights and patents. There is no way that I would trust any artist with my innovation or put my business at risk with an ongoing relationship with an artist, unless I have legal leverage....and the artist has something substantial to lose in court. I have already agreed to purchase 126 photos from replies this morning and everything will go just fine when we get the documents executed next week. If folks want to sell photos, then we will come to a legal and lucrative agreement. If they want to steal my innovation, then they will want more information about my business. Simple as that.
The haughty, narcissistic tone...the naked contempt for the artist...it's priceless.
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Walt Bryger
Name / avatar changed to 'guest' - He's gone already?
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Actually saw this post in the "for sale" section a few minutes ago and couldn't figure out why no one had yet responded. Didn't know it was posted here, as well. Glad to see you guys were on the ball.
The whole damned deal sounds like a giant rip-off.
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Look at the bright side. At least it wasn't a request for you to PAY
them to use your images .
Actually saw this post in the "for sale" section a few minutes ago and couldn't figure out why no one had yet responded. Didn't know it was posted here, as well. Glad to see you guys were on the ball.
The whole damned deal sounds like a giant rip-off.
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And another one.
[attachment=20540:rare_mobile.jpg]
This is a very rare and unique exemplary, taken with a Sony mobile phone.
Fred,
Now that's a perfect B&W conversion. Good job.
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I am sure his IP can be traced from the admins here. - I certainly would do that. -
1st post, no credentials, proverbial carrots at the end of a stick, no website, no history, but insults and patronizing bullshit.
.... get outa here Dude!
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Fred,
Now that's a perfect B&W conversion. Good job.
Indeed! I'm particulary proud of this one
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From the Web
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LINKY (http://www.swingstreetpier.com/index.html)
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I can't believe how unethical this guy is. After looking at is great web site he stole my idea. I have 450 picture ready to go and just needed the next 50 to start creating my great, wounder full world of cheesy back drops. That's it, I will never trust another photographer again.
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Thanks Mark, but my work is of no concern as I am seeking imagery not opinions. Artists are extremely unethical in terms of honoring copyrights and patents. There is no way that I would trust any artist with my innovation or put my business at risk with an ongoing relationship with an artist, unless I have legal leverage....and the artist has something substantial to lose in court. I have already agreed to purchase 126 photos from replies this morning and everything will go just fine when we get the documents executed next week. If folks want to sell photos, then we will come to a legal and lucrative agreement. If they want to steal my innovation, then they will want more information about my business. Simple as that.
Love the way you label artists as unethical in terms of honoring copyrights and patents. Get a life bozo.
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What a terrible looking website
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It seems that most of us would not want to do business with him... but does he pay real money for second rate MF pictures?
What do you do with the pictures you don't want to see your name on?
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I do not see what was so unique in that project, that looked like a C.I.A program,
and why he was so frightened those unethical bad photographers might want to rip off the idea ??
What idea???
Ps: the site design is very kitsch, but I think it is on purpose. This kind of design target a specific audience
(guess wich) and they work! Sounds beyond belief but it works.
Interesting from the web: It is the responsibility of the Client to maintain a copy of the original files submitted to Swing Street Pier for the completion of the project. Swing Street Pier is not liable for any accidental damage to any media supplied by the Client. All media files supplied by the Client will become the property of Swing Street Pier. Swing Street Pier has the right to store or dispose of these files without the obligation to supply a backup to the Client.
no comment...
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Thanks Mark, but my work is of no concern as I am seeking imagery not opinions. Artists are extremely unethical in terms of honoring copyrights and patents. There is no way that I would trust any artist with my innovation or put my business at risk with an ongoing relationship with an artist, unless I have legal leverage....and the artist has something substantial to lose in court. I have already agreed to purchase 126 photos from replies this morning and everything will go just fine when we get the documents executed next week. If folks want to sell photos, then we will come to a legal and lucrative agreement. If they want to steal my innovation, then they will want more information about my business. Simple as that.
Well look at this, everything is spelled right and the grammar is correct. I guess he really is a U.S. scam "artist." Walt, scam artists are the unethical ones, not real artists. This is got to be one the best ones I have ever heard. We want your images and we are not going to tell you how we will be using them so maybe you will be getting a fair price but most likely not. Dont expect us to tell you our company name because we do not want you following up. Then the cherry on top:
"All media files supplied by the Client will become the property of Swing Street Pier."
So if you use any of the images given to us, expect to be sued by some company you never heard of. Great deal, I wish I shot landscapes more.
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Actually saw this post in the "for sale" section a few minutes ago and couldn't figure out why no one had yet responded. Didn't know it was posted here, as well. Glad to see you guys were on the ball.
The whole damned deal sounds like a giant rip-off.
Indeed! That he doesn't even specify the type of right he wants to buy makes me very suspicious. And in the off chance that it is legitimate, the poster really needs to understand that coming across in such a supercilious and arrogant manner is sure to turn most people off.
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I do not see what was so unique in that project, that looked like a C.I.A program,
and why he was so frightened those unethical bad photographers might want to rip off the idea ??
What idea???
Printing on fabric panels for corporate and hotel clients?
Pretty typical for Craigslist!
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Usually people that worry about being ripped off are big ripoff's themselves.
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LINKY (http://www.swingstreetpier.com/index.html)
ROFL, the website has already been taken down. What a joke.
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ROFL, the website has already been taken down. What a joke.
No no...it is because his secret society has been discovered. We are in a KGB novel
Wao...exciting!!!
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This guy is so proud of his secret business model Google was nice enough to cache it for us.
Swing Street Pier Front Page (http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:sed8TCC-HrUJ:www.swingstreetpier.com/+swing+street+pier&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us)
His Terms (http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:EJU_S_0bBdEJ:www.swingstreetpier.com/terms.html+/search%3Fhl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26q%3D%2Bsite:www.swingstreetpier.com%2Bswing%2Bstreet%2Bpier&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us)
The Secret Graphics Page (http://www.swingstreetpier.com/MuralGallery/event_backdrop_gallery.html)
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This guy is so proud of his secret business model Google was nice enough to cache it for us.
Swing Street Pier Front Page (http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:sed8TCC-HrUJ:www.swingstreetpier.com/+swing+street+pier&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us)
His Terms (http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:EJU_S_0bBdEJ:www.swingstreetpier.com/terms.html+/search%3Fhl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26q%3D%2Bsite:www.swingstreetpier.com%2Bswing%2Bstreet%2Bpier&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us)
The Secret Graphics Page (http://www.swingstreetpier.com/MuralGallery/event_backdrop_gallery.html)
That's hilarious, don't think I've seen such a poorly designed website since 1995
The responses he got here makes me think of a good ol' fashioned tar & feathering, which is exactly what he deserved.