The National Press Photographers Association has opened The Best of Photojournalism 2008 for entries. This year, the contest runs with a new set of rules, designed to sharpen competition, highlight new stories and reflect the changing face of photojournalism.
According to the latest statistics from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, education and health are the two fastest-growing super-sectors of the American economy. Image use is likely to follow a similar pattern, with demand for white-collar, professional imagery rising and industrial images becoming less popular.
An increasing number of microstock images are considered of "better quality" than some RM imagery. Photographers seriously delude themselves when they believe that RM images are, by definition, of "better quality" than RF or microstock.
Corbis recently revealed the top 10 creative trends of 2007. The top three cultural phenomena affecting visual thinkers include the rise of environmental awareness, the spread of obesity and reconnecting generations of family members. These trends are taking place on a global, cross-cultural scale.
In August, Getty dramatically lowered the price for online use of any image in its collection to $49. The company expected this would attract a significant number of Web buyers. Image suppliers expected it would result in a significant decline in their revenue. Indications are neither occurred.
Many who argue that everything should on the Internet should be free are limiting the medium's potential. Stock photographers are not posting pictures online as a way of demonstrating their skills in order to get assignments. (Some assignment photographers do, but promotion is not assignment.) Stock photographers have produced a product at their own expense that they hope to sell.
If agencies charge $510 for the right to print a picture in 1,000,000 copies of a textbook, how do they tell the customer who's producing a book on a specialized topic with a 20,000 press run that he should pay more than $11? That's getting down to micropayment prices.
Image Source founder and CEO Christina Vaughan told Selling Stock that the U.K. brand is in a transitional phase.
Many people want to talk about how to get better prices for better quality images. When we're talking about stock pictures, this concept is irrelevant. Unfortunately, quality has absolutely nothing to do with what a customer will pay for an image.
Pantone, the New Jersey company known as the design industry's color authority, has selected its 18-3943 Blue Iris as the color of the year for 2008.