tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350864851972883197.post5250954832069020480..comments2023-09-19T16:57:00.689+01:00Comments on Stephen Power's Photography Blog: Spotting Photography ScamsStephen Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07897506071146176547noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350864851972883197.post-27878435535492902752010-06-30T22:00:56.162+01:002010-06-30T22:00:56.162+01:00This article was very useful, I recently got an em...This article was very useful, I recently got an email from a Marc Collins about a graphic design job for a fashion company. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck ...Yevgeniyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502947611355722261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350864851972883197.post-32769295879901784782009-11-09T10:23:21.808+00:002009-11-09T10:23:21.808+00:00Hi Kitty, thanks for the comment. I can't tell...Hi Kitty, thanks for the comment. I can't tell much from looking at the front page of filmearth, it looks a bit like a picture library operation - they ask you for images that they need for buyers and you supply them. <br /><br />With bona fide operations of this sort, you get a percentage of the fee received from the buyer. <br /><br />Most online picture libraries have some sort of site mapping for buyers as well as contributors and sample images for buyers to look at - all these are usually visible to anyone prior to registration. I looked up the website on "whois.com" and the link is here <br /><br />http://whois.domaintools.com/filmearth.com<br /><br />I wasn't happy with the content of the Google ads that came up with it - so be warned about those.Stephen Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897506071146176547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350864851972883197.post-47190592723607370812009-11-09T04:14:48.818+00:002009-11-09T04:14:48.818+00:00I found this blog by way of investigating a post o...I found this blog by way of investigating a post on craigslist today, Austin TX. The post is for "filmearth.com" a photography web site which claims it will pay you for various 'objects' around planet earth. I couldn't see any point to this, though tempting, such as why would they pay me for a non-professional picture? what could be the angle? I was too reluctant to download the zip file containing the 'instructions.' and so am here, feebly asking the photography world what they think. kitty, austin txUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883588993290266533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350864851972883197.post-90343108200750602092009-03-18T06:58:00.000+00:002009-03-18T06:58:00.000+00:00what a great post. thanks a lot for the informatio...what a great post. thanks a lot for the information and the photography is amazing.<BR/><BR/>great blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350864851972883197.post-70447100091102897962009-03-11T01:11:00.000+00:002009-03-11T01:11:00.000+00:00Grrr. I am a Phoenix commercial photographer in A...Grrr. I am a <A HREF="http://www.stevenson-photography.com/" REL="nofollow">Phoenix commercial photographer</A> in Arizona and have a true passion for the craft. I am usually pretty annoyed by internet scams - I am doubly annoyed when it sails under the pretense of photography.Poppa-Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669045148742107822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350864851972883197.post-65497841369718713022009-03-09T20:57:00.000+00:002009-03-09T20:57:00.000+00:00Eeek! Gits all over the place! Why can't people ...Eeek! Gits all over the place! Why can't people work hard for a living like most people instead of this terrible need to thieve off others? A friend of mine fell for the same thing with his car sale on Ebay, and ended up losing around 8K sterling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350864851972883197.post-44460908309970899692009-03-09T13:33:00.000+00:002009-03-09T13:33:00.000+00:00This sounds very similar to the common eBay scam w...This sounds very similar to the common eBay scam where someone out of country will offer to overpay with a fake cashier's check and have a nearby friend pick up the item.Alohadavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com