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I was browsing my favourite newsgroup recently and noticed somebody from the UK had sent some SPAM to advertise their new on-line image library: http://www.clintonmoffat.co.uk/index.php The fact that the photography at the site was no better than the snaps that my 9-year-old daughter captures when we visit the zoo was of little surprise. But the e-commerce technology was something else picqued my interest. This site, along with hundreds of other similar sites, uses a product called PhotoStore. Retailing at $295.00 and claiming to get you selling photos on line in "just minutes", you can see why Image Overload is an understatement when used to describe the massive number of RF images available on the web. The testimonials page makes for depressing viewing as you click from one site to another, incredulous that people are prepared to publish such piss-poor images - even if they are only selling them for a £1 each. Not that everybody is undervaluing their own photography. Incredulity works both ways - can you really find customers who would be crazy enough to pay $150 for something like this? In the hands of a pro the Fuji Finepix is obviously a license to print money. If my eyes weren't burning I'd suggest a competition to find the most laughable examples of attempts to get rich from your own photo e-commerce site. |
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