The dwindling magazine publishing industry may be in for a new digital
future. A study by Next Issue Media forecasts that digital—mainly iPad
and other tablet-based—versions of periodicals will bring in $3 billion
in subscription revenue by 2014.
Getty Images has announced the publication of
Coming Back: New Orleans Resurgent by Umbrage. The company described the book as “a moving body of work” by Getty photographer Mario Tama, introduced by CNN’s Anderson Cooper.
If you have decided you want to enter the microstock world, you can’t get better advice than is contained in Ellen Boughn’s newly release
Microstock Money Shots. Boughn doesn’t promise that it’s easy or that you’ll get rich quick, but she will save you a lot of the frustration that comes from learning the hard way by trial and error.
Fine art photographs are an expression of the artist’s creative vision, perceptions and emotions more than a realistic rendering of a subject. Peers may admire such work and judges may occasionally award a dollar prize, but in most cases such images are not deemed to have commercial value. Actually profiting from the creative effort is rare for most photographers who produce such images. They produce them because they feel compelled to do so, not for the money. However, John Math is proving that it is possible to profit from selling fine art images if you take a business approach and develop a marketing strategy.
On Linkedin’s Photography Industry Professionals
discussion group, Brooke Fagel recently asked: “What’s it like to be a
freelance photographer?” These select responses provide a comprehensive
picture of what a photographer faces.
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.
On Linkedin’s Photography Industry Professionals
discussion group, Brooke Fagel recently asked: “What’s it like to be a
freelance photographer?” These select responses provide a comprehensive
picture of what a photographer faces.
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.