I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before, but from the time that the Niagara SkyWheel opened, they’ve been using a picture of the SkyWheel with a woman and a child in front of it. They have their backs to the SkyWheel and they are looking up. It has always annoyed me for a couple of reasons… You can definitely tell it is stock photography. Come on… be creative and take your own picture! The other thing is that the people aren’t looking at the wheel. They are looking away from it. Are they looking at the Casino Niagara tower? It just looks odd to me.
The following is a screenshot from the Clifton Hill web site (taken today) showing the picture:
My annoyance with the image for the first reason (stock photography) was emphasized yesterday when I found out about a promotion that Black’s Photography is doing. Black’s is a well-known, good quality store in Canada where they sell cameras, frames, develop pictures, etc. This weekend they are having a Customer Appreciation Event, and if you print off their invitation, you get a free 8×10. Notice anything similar about the picture they used?
Did Black’s use a HOCO photo without permission? Did someone submit a photo of this family looking at the Casino Niagara tower? I’m confused 🙂