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So, one of the things I hear constantly from my wife is her...annoyance at people who think they can get weeks of work out of her, but in lieu of cash, they'll give her "exposure".
"Exposure" is a barely nicer way of saying "I'm not paying shit for your work, but maybe someone who isn't a cheap douchebag will see your art and throw you a bone. Besides, aren't artists against money?"
Her opinion of such people is rather low, even when it's some fucking Stephanie Meyers wannabe, thinking her shitty, barely-changed "Twilight" fanfic is the next big thing.
It's even lower when the person making the request for free artwork is a multibillion-dollar international conglomerate, like, oh, Google.
Seriously Google? You think that the "exposure" from a WEB BROWSER SKIN is better than payment? Serg, stop drinking the GoogleJizz, it's rotting your brain.
Here, a simple, easy philosophy for people who want to hire artists and other creators:
Pay
The
Artist.
Just like Harlan said, "Cross my palm with silver". If you aren't then spare everyone the fucking "exposure" thing. Because the only long term result of exposure is massive skin damage.
Twats.
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Posted by John C. Welch at 14:34 | Permalink
©2003-until I'm fucking dead and then some. you steal my shit, and I will fuck with you like you were a lonely shepherd's slowest sheep.
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