Getty Images has announced that they will begin returning to TIB, FPG and Stone photographers. Approximately 5.5 million originals inventoried in Dallas will be returned to TIB photogs soon. FPG images should be returned in the 2nd quarter. Plans for Stone will be announced in a week.
Mark Getty Snaps at Analysts, Invoicing Problems at FPG, Sales Reps Needed, Getty Struggles With Branding, David Moffly of FPG Is Back, Graphic Design Trends, Writers Start Agency, Steedman and Lloyd Take A Long Cruise, and more.
This issue has stories on Protecting Model's Rights, New Contract Challenges for Getty, Alaska Stock Considers Lowering Royalty, E-Commerce Pricing Structure, Starting Your Own Agency, Stock Industry in Europe and more.
Alaska Stock has asked their photographers to consider a change in the royalty percentage from 50% to 40%. In exchange the photographers would not be charged catalog and dupe fees in the future. Jeff Schultz, owner of Alaska Stock, explains why this is necessary.
Stock photographers disheartened by recent changes in their relationships with their agency may find that now is an excellent time to join with a few other like minded photographers and start their own agency.
Several short items at the end of 2000: Random House ups writers royalties from 15% to 50% for books published on-line. Getty and Corbis are still trying to get things right with their photographers, Time Magazine still can't afford to pay much to photographers even though investors have done extremely well, and more.
News items include Sarah Stone hired by Workbook, Getty Promotes Corbis, Stone catalog prices comparisons, PhotoDisc Price Increases, CEPIC 2001 Conference, Pricing Uses for House Organs and PPA Settles Copyright Suit with KMart.
In Europe publications refer to paper sizes as A1, A2, A3, etc. These refer to standard dimension in milimeters or centimeters. A chart coverts these paper sizes to inches.
This story provides a suggested strategy for pricing e-commmerce uses in the U.S. The same strategy with different numbers can be used in other parts of the world.
Klaus Plaumann of Picture Press in Germany provides an updated analysis of the stock photo business in Europe. This presentation was given at the International Conference of stock agencies in New York in November.