Articles by Jim Pickerell

Shutterstock Announces Acquisition of BigStockPhoto

By Jim Pickerell | 279 Words | Posted 9/23/2009 | Comments
Shutterstock, the world's largest subscription-based stock photo agency, has acquired BigStockPhoto in a move to enter the credit-based side of the microstock business.

Expanded Textbook Sales In Asia

By Jim Pickerell | 273 Words | Posted 9/23/2009 | Comments
Pearson Education is getting requests from the India office for additional textbook. Should region affect pricing?

Italian Agency Grazia Neri in Liquidation

By Jim Pickerell | 229 Words | Posted 9/23/2009 | Comments
The leading photojournalism agency in Italy has been devastated by the current economic crisis.

Products, Locations May Require Releases

By Jim Pickerell | 245 Words | Posted 9/22/2009 | Comments
iStockphoto has produced an online tool to help determine which worldwide settings need a signed release.

Design Professionals Using More Stock

By Jim Pickerell | 335 Words | Posted 9/21/2009 | Comments (2)
According to an International Communications Research survey, over 40% of designers are using more stock photography in 2009 compared to last year in order to lower costs.

Copyright Infringement: How Bad?

By Jim Pickerell | 899 Words | Posted 9/21/2009 | Comments
Copyright infringement is a serious issue, but Vivozoom's claim that it adds up to $10 billion annually may not be supported by the facts.

PantherMedia New Subscription Pricing

By Jim Pickerell | 146 Words | Posted 9/17/2009 | Comments
PantherMedia has introduced new image subscription plans for Web and print usage.

Photography Education: Becoming A Professional

By Jim Pickerell | 847 Words | Posted 9/17/2009 | Comments (2)
Given the state of the industry and the economy, it's wasteful to spend thousands on formal education at a trade school or university to learn photography. A better strategy is to first purchase a good DSLR and _shoot, shoot, shoot_.

Getty Removing Image Partner Identification

By Jim Pickerell | 214 Words | Posted 9/16/2009 | Comments
Getty Images has introduced four different price levels for images. In some cases, it has also removed Image Partner identification.

iStockphoto Legal Protections For Customers

By Jim Pickerell | 339 Words | Posted 9/16/2009 | Comments
iStockphoto will now legally guarantee, at no cost to its customers, that all image, video and audio files in its 5 million-plus collection will not breach any trademark, copyright or other intellectual-property rights or rights of privacy.