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“I want to things as quickly as possible because they’re not paying me enough to fanny about”
I often take screengrabs first in a proposal to show the client - I want to see the image and the accompanying info (the metadata) - the title, the library/source that it’s from, and any reference number (url), other stuff in the ‘Good to know’ tab and sometimes even the ‘all metadata’ table; also file size, cost, etc.
I come to Europeana to start the first wishlist of items; then makes a powerpoint with the proposal of them; if they’re selected by the client I might come back and download it; “where’s the best place I can get a good quality file for as little money as possible”
National Library of France - I know them and what their costs are
Many of the institutions have really long turnaround times for them to send the high quality files; some of them you can get it instantly for free
Getty is trying to tie people up with a subscription model, which my clients have to sign up for to use the images for their boosbooks; they have to pay thousands of pounds for a year-long subscription
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