We all can agree with Kelly Thompson's sentiment that technology and new business models have a huge impact on this industry. Microstock, however, is not really a new technology but a new way to sell royalty-free images cheaper--a repackaging of sorts.
With the ever-increasing supply of travel images, declining prices and a fixed amount of attention in the consumer universe, what are the best options for travel photographers to create uncommon value?
In stock photography--as in life--change is the only constant. It goes without saying that technology and innovation have a huge impact on all of us. At the end of the day, technology and innovation perpetuate our ability to lead better, longer and healthier lives. But acceptance of new technology and change does not always come easy. While some new technologies can peacefully coexist with their older siblings for decades, others-like the internal combustion engine, the light bulb or the cotton gin-quickly and completely make obsolete the technologies they were intended to replace.
Commercial stock photography, in order to strive, has to offer an emotionally meaningful solution to potential clients.
This year's Picturehouse NY will offer new digital seminars.
In the Internet age, creator rights are under attack and in peril.
On October 31, 2009 the Encarta Web site will be discontinued. Microsoft stopped selling Encarta products in June. Now the place for reference information is Wikipedia.org.