Cathy Sachs, longtime director of the American Society of Picture Professionals, is retiring at the end of this year. Publishing and photo industry executive Jain Lemos will assume the position of ASPP executive director as of October, finishing the year alongside Sachs.
The stock image industry has recognized that image search does not just
happen at the agency Web site. A number of image sellers have invested
in technologies that take collections to the buyer using Internet
browser software.
Users of leading blogging platform WordPress can now use GueWolke’s
microstock photo plugin to search, purchase and insert iStockphoto images into their posts or Web pages from inside the WordPress interface.
Hamburg-based
Plainpicture
has announced new additions to its London sales and Hamburg creative
departments. It is difficult to say why some independent shops continue
to grow where others shutter, but the German boutique has been spreading
its wings over Europe and appears to be weathering the economic storm.
Unveiled on Monday, the redesign of the iStockphoto Web site
reflects more than a year of usability research and design. In addition
to a new look, the company has revamped the back-end technology with an
eye to launching other enhancements, including a new search interface,
before the end of the year.
The Stock Artists Alliance has announced its affiliation with the
National digital Stewardship Alliance, a newly formed organization
dedicated to preserving digital collections for the benefit of citizens.
Footage.net has announced surpassing 1 million stock video clips in its online
inventory. The most recent additions have been the libraries of
CriticalPast and DVarchive, which have also increased the size of
Footage.net’s royalty-free offering.
PhotoDeck is a new service that
launched out of Paris to provide photographers with e-commerce
photography Web sites. According to the company, the offering targets a
growing group of photographers who are cultivating direct client
relationships.