In line with the recent trend among large microstocks, Veer has
announced a freely available plugin that enables users of Microsoft
products to search for and buy Veer images from within Word and
PowerPoint documents.
Barcelona-based Age Fotostock
has announced the addition of video to its offerings, using its own
Technological Hosting Platform’s software and hardware to distribute
footage as it has been distributing still images.
What does the competition look like in terms of the number of images available online? Everyone knows there are billions of amateur images floating around the Internet, but what is the quantity of unique images currently available in professional collections?
Tomorrow's 2PM hearing could institute a $300 permit to shoot in New York—without distinguishing between extravagant film and televisions productions and small still shoots.
A comprehensive comparison of the various sizing and pricing strategies between the top 6 microstock photography sites.
Though many think the microstock niche is already overpopulated, the
recent launch of Stockfresh is notable given its provenance. The new
micro business was founded by Peter Hamza and Andras Pfaff of
Stock.xchng and StockXpert fame.
During last Friday’s hearing in the copyright dispute between artist
Shepard Fairey and The Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Alvin
Hellerstein said he thought that sooner or later, the AP would win.
Hellerstein urged the parties to settle.
There is only a little over a week left until the 2010 CEPIC International Congress
and New Media Conference in Dublin, Ireland, takes place on June 9–13.
This is the premier annual event, worldwide, for those who produce and
market stock imagery. It is not too late to register, and if you are a
member of the Picture Archive Council of America or the American
Society of Picture Professionals, there is a special discount rate.
PicScout spin-off
PicApp has announced
an agreement with Reuters, adding the news company’s photographic
coverage to the ad-supported image-licensing platform.
Alamy has changed its minimum submission guidelines to introduce a
24-megabyte minimum uncompressed image size. Judging by comments in
online forums, the move is meeting with contributor approval.