Apparent Artwork From iOS 8 Banner Found on Stock Photo Site

[ABCDEF-Hex]

Thanks for your "enlightened input" -

I absolutely agree. I've always expected these photos to be from Steve or Cooks private vacations. And all those friendly people shown in Aperture/iPhoto/Mail demos are most likely not of their real friends or family after all. How could anyone have expected otherwise? I will never believe a keynote presentation anymore.

Apple is doomed for sure.

Not only is this real "frontier gibberish" but the amount of
research you put into making your argument was astounding.

 

[mojolicious]

I was thinking more along the lines of his thoughts of one of his images being used for a promotional campaign from a company as big as Apple...

"Yes, the (possibly slightly larger than usual) cheque did cash, thank you."

?

 

[therockyroad]

...Apple's stock has been soaring lately and Eddie Cue was recently saying in an interview with gold ol' Walt Mossberg that the significance of the many products that are still to come before the end of 2014 will be the biggest he's seen in 25 YEARS!

Not sure what Apple did 25 years ago that could possibly be bigger than things like 2 new iPhones and a 4K Thunderbolt display.

That would be 1989, year of the Mac SE30 and the Mac IIci – if I remember rightly considered two of the best Macs ever made, and popular for many years after that.

Also the Mac Portable, more of an oddity but also the harbinger of a very successful PowerBook legacy.

 

[BvizioN]

A nice photo, to be sure.

But it's pretty lazy/ordinary of Apple to be using stock photography off the web for such an important banner. In the good old days, a specially commissioned team of photographers would have been dispatched to capture the perfect images for a new OS release.

This is just another symptom of Apple's inevitable decline.

Not really. You can have hundreds of professional photographers chasing for that perfect shot and still not get what you want. I think you can not chase the perfect shot, you just have to be totally ready for the right moment when it comes.

 

[simonmet]

Best $139 Apple ever spent!

Hopefully Apple coughs up a bit more to make it a desktop pic. Wonder how much they'd offer for the rights to do that?

 

[NightFox]

We're all assuming Apple paid for this image - personally I reckon Jonny Ive just followed that (ex?) Facebook guy's guide to removing watermarks from graduation photos with a cracked version of Photoshop.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/29/facebook_photo_engineer_photograph_watermarks/

 

[Cyborg21]

I think that photo looks really beautiful

 

[mangomind]

I think that photo looks really beautiful

Yes, I definitely agree.

 

[576316]

"Yes, the (possibly slightly larger than usual) cheque did cash, thank you."

?

Clearly we're not agreeing. I thought maybe the photographer would have a little more interest and esteem in his work than just the cheque.

Ps. I doubt Apple paid anymore than the amount listed with the photograph.

 

[Kissaragi]

Beautiful image, would love some wallpaper like that included

 

[Roomers]

I always wondered where the original artwork for the Mavericks image came from, those fascinating blues and greens. I could stare at it all day.

Oh wait, I do, it's my desktop.

Seriously, anyone know the source for the original Mavericks photo?

 

[dmax35]

A nice photo, to be sure.

But it's pretty lazy/ordinary of Apple to be using stock photography off the web for such an important banner. In the good old days, a specially commissioned team of photographers would have been dispatched to capture the perfect images for a new OS release.

This is just another symptom of Apple's inevitable decline.

Get a life! I'm sure whom ever the photographer was is grateful for their image to be displayed.

 

[mojolicious]

Clearly we're not agreeing. I thought maybe the photographer would have a little more interest and esteem in his work than just the cheque.

Ps. I doubt Apple paid anymore than the amount listed with the photograph.

Paid more than what amount? $139? That's the price for a 20"x30" print. Chris Ross's digital rights are handled by Aurora Photos, and there is no 'listed price' – it's all subject to negotiation, depending upon usage.

I've absolutely no idea what that figure would be, but assuming it's going to be used beyond the WWDC, ie in advertising and potentially distributed with iOS8 as a wallpaper, he's not going to have to worry about paying his rent for a while.

 

[S.B.G]

The original looks really nice!

 

[mangomind]

A nice photo, to be sure.

But it's pretty lazy/ordinary of Apple to be using stock photography off the web for such an important banner. In the good old days, a specially commissioned team of photographers would have been dispatched to capture the perfect images for a new OS release.

This is just another symptom of Apple's inevitable decline.

So you are saying that Apple's inevitable decline means being prudent with your money by not needlessly wasting money on a 'specially commissioned team of photographers?'

 

[CFreymarc]

This is just another symptom of Apple's inevitable decline.

In all honesty, do you even code?

Underwater photography is some of the most labor intensive field work out there. Apple has a lot better things to do than get the right poster image for a conference event. At under two Bennies for an image like that, it was a total bargain.

Now find the EXIF data of the image to see where it was taken!

 

[milo]

This is just another symptom of Apple's inevitable decline.

Not sure if this is intended as sarcasm/satire.

 

[GenesisST]

The Lion Apple used wasn't shot by Steve Jobs

Taken completely out of context, butI just imaged SJ on a Safari with Teddy Roosevelt...

#crickets...

 

[BillyBobBongo]

Get a life! I'm sure whom ever the photographer was is grateful for their image to be displayed.

From the original post..

Titled "Water Rays", the photo was taken by artist Christopher Ross, who is noted as being the principal photographer for National Geographic Channel's "Expedition Great White/ Shark Men" special and taking a particular interest in depicting marine life.

Got to admit, I'd rather be on National Geographic's payroll than Apple's.

 

[Kissaragi]

Not sure if this is intended as sarcasm/satire.

Worryingly I think he's serious.

 

[Parasprite]

With all due respect, what a load of twaddle.

With all due respect, "a load of twaddle" is an extremely silly-sounding phrase.

 

[Gasu E.]

A nice photo, to be sure.

But it's pretty lazy/ordinary of Apple to be using stock photography off the web for such an important banner. In the good old days, a specially commissioned team of photographers would have been dispatched to capture the perfect images for a new OS release.

This is just another symptom of Apple's inevitable decline.

We used to have better thought-out comments on MR as well. And that's a symptom of something; I'm just not sure what exactly.

 

[green tea]

A nice claim to fame for Christopher Ross.

As opposed to being a photographer for NatGeo

 

[ohbrilliance]

With all due respect, "a load of twaddle" is an extremely silly-sounding phrase.

Not my intention, but I'm glad it pleased you.

 

[Parasprite]

Not my intention, but I'm glad it pleased you.

I only mean it in the fondest of ways; I assure you.