As methods of supplying educational information to students change and schools adopt more and more electronic tools and techniques, photographers not only need to revise their image production strategies, but also to examine the way they will charge for their services in the future.
The opportunity to interact with editors from publishing companies, picture researchers, stock agents and photographers at the American Society of Picture Professionals' Reinvention Weekend in Boston provided a clearer picture of where the business of producing images for publication is headed.
Alamy is due to launch a new look for its home page and a new format for search results on Monday, April 26. The new site also features a creative imagery section targeting the advertising and design markets.
Can the reader trust the reporting not to be biased when photojournalism projects are funded by non-profit and non-governmental organizations?
Stephen Mayes, director of VII Photo, offers his view on NGO-funded projects. "The question of journalists' independence when funded by NGOs is entirely appropriate, and VII is sensitive to the issue," he told
Selling Stock.
For those who think that the use of photography in education will remain the same, here are some numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Ernie Monteiro of Time Inc. Content Solutions is looking for new images by sending a letter to many photographers.
Transtock, Inc., a stock photography library with a comprehensive collection of professionally created transportation-related still photography is expanding into high-definition video. Thanks to recent exclusive agreements with several major contributors, Transtock is now providing access to automotive HD footage.
Only a couple years ago, a researcher for a major book publisher said the company would never use microstock for a textbook, because of the "difficulty of securing rights." Though that was puzzling given typically solid microstock releases, I came away believing that maybe the textbook market was a last bastion of hope for photographers trying to license images at rights-managed prices. But things have changed.