I extended my feature on the Apperley Bridge story for Here & now! magazine today. My boss asked me to find pictures of the old Apperley Bridge railway station , and I couldn't believe how hard it was. It took me ages to find some pictures, and then when i eventually did, they were protected by Copyright. So to make sure i don't get sued, now I have had to email the owner of the pictures and ask their permission to use the pictures, but the story has to be out tommorrow, so I hope to God the copyright owner will give me the go ahead in the morning.
It is the same when i write articles for IBlog, but at least the deadline isn't as bad!
However, I did come across a useful website where you can buy pictures from them for as little as £3- a lot cheaper than a court battle as all journalists should know! The web
site is called Zengle and you can also sell your photos to them and get half of their selling price.
site is called Zengle and you can also sell your photos to them and get half of their selling price. It's a bit like Ebay for pictures really, but without the bidding! Unfortunatley it didn't have any pictures that i needed- but the pictures i wanted would be a few centuries old, so basically they are pretty impossible to find! But i will keep this website in mind for future reference, as it does have a lot of quality modern pictures.
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