Los Angeles production company Neat Production will host "Headshots for Haiti" on Monday, Feb. 15. The one-day charity event will benefit Partners in Health by offering headshots in exchange for $50 donations, which will fund healthcare services for those affected by the tragedy.
I was recently asked: "If you were shooting stock (hey, maybe you are...), would you be shooting for rights-managed, royalty-free, microstock or some combination?"
A San Francisco-based photographer recently asked: "There is a lot of speculation about tablets like the Kindle and the iPad possibly leading the way for more image use and therefore a possible boon to stock-photo licensing. Do you have any thoughts on that?"
Alan Meckler may be done with microstock photography but not with crowdsourcing: Last week, WebMediaBrands launched StockLogos.com.
There is a lot of concern among iStockphoto contributors as to whether Getty Images' new Thinkstock venture will benefit them or result in reduced revenue overall as sales on the main iStockphoto site decline. This particularly worries exclusive photographers. Calculating the potential loss is very complex, but photographers must hope that none of iStock's volume customers turn to Thinkstock and that a large percentage of Shutterstock customers will start rushing to Thinkstock. To be successful, Getty must capture more revenue from Shutterstock customers than they lose as a result of customers leaving iStockphoto and Getty Images to buy subscriptions.
Photolibrary announced the acquisition of New York-based editorial image library Peter Arnold Inc. Photolibrary Group chief executive officer Glenn Parker said the addition of the Peter Arnold Collection will enhance the company's science, medical and natural history offering.
The speculation as to the future of Hungary-born microstock StockXpert is over: it will cease to operate as of next Thursday.
The next international congress of the European umbrella body CEPIC will take place in Dublin and is now open for registration.