A stock photograph should be 1) cheap 2) royalty-free 3) usable
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Photographers description
A husband reads his paper as the rain pours down on him from a leaky roof. The wife glares back at him for his lack of concern. There is no digital enhancement on this photo.
My thoughts…
Firstly WTF! Seriously W.T.F! Who in gods name would use this picture? Where would you use it? How would you use it??? The ‘photographer’ entitled this photo ‘Kitchen Rain’. Do people search for such an image? Oh I’m looking for a photo of a kitchen where in it’s raining!!!
“A husband reads his paper as the rain pours down on him from a leaky roof”
Does rain ‘pour’ down from a ‘leaky roof’? No! It drips!
“The wife glares back at him for his lack of concern”
No way is that his wife. She looks way too young, and may I say, way out of his league. She has an umbrella up inside, now that’s asking for the gods to come down hard on her, it’s bad luck! Plus, you can tell it’s not raining where she’s standing, and why doesn’t she do something?
“There is no digital enhancement on this photo”
I can believe that!
Downloads
This photo has had over 400 downloads – WTF!
Rating
Checkout these ratings of this photo:
Wow! Great concept! How did you pull this off?
Brilliant!
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Nice one!
Super!!!!
Outstanding !!!
Superb work.
Great shot! Added to my personal favorites.
WTF WTF WTF!
WTF!
I just don’t get it, I really don’t, I’m lost.
What was that? You want to download it? …… grrrr fine! Here >
February 20th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I’m now determined to use that picture for something… DETERMINED!!
February 20th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Damn you Dom, DAMN YOU!
February 20th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
….Yeah I don’t get it!
Any idea how much a credit is worth to a photographer on this site…would be interesting to know….clearly there are people who will pay money for anything!
Might be worth trying to sell some photos!
February 20th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Submitters on istockphoto.com get a portion of the fee paid. Ranging from $1 to $22 for this one, more for the slightly larger prints.
Do you want to model for me? I have a camera, a hose pipe and a rented house I don’t mind wrecking! lol
February 20th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Possible uses:
“Did a rogue plumber install 20 shower heads in your kitchen? Call us now for a free removal quote!”
“Do you have trouble with your siblings? Does your daughter set off your kitchen sprinklers just to piss you off while reading your morning paper? Call us now for support!”
“Did you blaspheme this morning? Don’t piss God off or he’ll make it rain in your kitchen.”
“Was your commercial photo shoot directed by a guy on Acid? Call us now to find out how much you can claim back!”
“Is your father too proud to admit that you can drill 1000 holes in his kitchen ceiling and flood the upstairs bathroom? Call us now for more practical jokes!”
February 20th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
The fact that it was downloaded over 400 times completely destroys your premise. Worst blog post ever?
February 20th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Concept sucks ass, pure American crap in my opinion
February 20th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
“The builders looked tough, he didn’t want to mention the lack of a roof…”
February 20th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
… hmm. Strange that the mug’s not full yet!
February 20th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
“Worst” is more than a little harsh, but the description doesn’t do any justice.
This image can possibly be used in an ad for older kid pampers (Honey, I think Jr. peed the bed again, or adult diapers (oh oh, did you leave Pop-Pop in the tub with the water running, or did he have another accident), maybe water beds will come back into fashion. Who knows, all one has to do is ad the word “FU*K” and you have a home owners insurance advertisement?
Based on a blog posting that actually received responses proves that this image works for better or worse. It has been seen.
Thanks for the posting.
February 21st, 2009 at 12:43 am
hello ou812, did you happen to leave a comment on my blog earlier this week? http://tinyurl.com/c2rwbo
February 27th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
That is a truly awesome picture!
Can’t possibly be taken seriously for anything of course, but as a stand along image. Superb!
May 19th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Not that horrible…
I like the hole on the roof, with the light in,
it’s a big hole…
except I can’t accept the leaky roof, it should be broken roof…
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August 15th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Make a great photo for a business opportunity, headline”are you stuck in a rut” wicked photo