San Francisco-based Cutcaster has augmented its micro-payment pay-as-you-go system with credits and corporate accounts.
The Flickr Collection, which
was first announced by Getty Images and Flickr parent Yahoo! in early July 2009, is now available for commercial licensing exclusively through gettyimages.com.
Microstock subscription leader Shutterstock has extended footage subscriptions from 30 days to full year without raising prices. The company has also announced a new low-resolution video product, confirming recent reports of recessionary pressure on stock footage.
A survey conducted by The British Photographic Council revealed a rise in client requests for copyright or very broad rights-transfers when commissioning or buying images, without a corresponding increase in fees. The pressure on photographers to accept these conditions has also increased, with photographers reporting significant losses of income to this practice. Though this survey was limited to the U.K., the wealth of anecdotal evidence, online discussions and media coverage suggests that the situation is much the same in most markets—and is increasingly prevalent in light of current economic conditions.
"
Getty Sweeps POY" of March 9 misstated the number of awards Getty Images' photographers won at two recent competitions. Getty photographers won not 19 but 17 Pictures of the Year awards and not one but two World Press Photo awards. The original story was revised on March 10.
Getty Images' photographers won 19 awards in the 66th Annual Pictures of the Year International Competition, far and away the most awards amassed by any news agency. More surprising, however, is that Corbis beat Getty and most others by placing among the three agencies scoring the most World Press Photo prizes.