Several stock photographers have shared their strategies to cope with the rapidly changed business environment. Cost cutting and diversifying top the list.
iStockphoto has announced its plans for next year, including new image pricing. While previous adjustments largely raised the cost of the credits while keeping the entire collection at the same price point, the 2009 strategy is markedly different and includes a higher priced collection of exclusive images.
In a time of economic uncertainty and political change, optimism is paramount and no other color expresses hope and reassurance more than yellow.
According to PicApp, blogger appetite for all things celebrity continues growing, and premium paparazzi content from Pacific Coast News answers this need.
Cambridge-based technology company Imense has launched Picturedesk, a stock-image search engine that provides access to 30 stock brands. In addition to metadata, the search engine uses image-recognition technology to improve relevance of search results.
One stock-photography mystery is why advertisers have calculated that an eyeball looking at a Web site is only worth about one-tenth to one-fifteenth of an eyeball looking at a printed publication. This is important because fees paid to content creators are based to a large extent on what advertisers are willing to pay for ads.
The grim outcome of Greenberg vs. The National Geographic Society should be of deep concern to every photographer who believes copyright offers legal protection. Rather, this case teaches us two things: the law is not always fair or equitable, and those who have deeper pockets tend to win.
Alamy's growth slowed in the third quarter of 2008, with gross sales of $8,186,000, up 9% compared to the same quarter in 2007 but down about 4% from the second-quarter high of $8,520,000. The company said the effects of the Sterling weakening against the Dollar exaggerated the decline.