Alamy To Launch New Look, Creative Section

By Jim Pickerell | 401 Words | Posted 4/23/2010 | Comments
Alamy is due to launch a new look for its home page and a new format for search results on Monday, April 26. The new site also features a creative imagery section targeting the advertising and design markets.

Reflex Launches Micro and Subscription Plans

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 66 Words | Posted 4/23/2010 | Comments

NGOs Fund Photojournalism: Slippery Slope?

By Jim Pickerell | 456 Words | Posted 4/22/2010 | Comments
Can the reader trust the reporting not to be biased when photojournalism projects are funded by non-profit and non-governmental organizations?

VII's Mayes Comments on Partisan Reporting

By Jim Pickerell | 348 Words | Posted 4/22/2010 | Comments
Stephen Mayes, director of VII Photo, offers his view on NGO-funded projects. "The question of journalists' independence when funded by NGOs is entirely appropriate, and VII is sensitive to the issue," he told Selling Stock.

Universal Images Group Distributes Images of Titanic Voyage

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 245 Words | Posted 4/21/2010 | Comments

Corbis Launches Web and Mobile Product

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 268 Words | Posted 4/21/2010 | Comments
Corbis Images has introduced a Web and mobile-resolution product that offers stock images starting at $5.

Street Vending Photographs In NYC: Experiences and Suggestions

By Dexter Lane | 1456 Words | Posted 4/20/2010 | Comments
Street vending your photography is not for everybody.  But if you can live within the income limits, are innovative, like the outdoors, and truly enjoy people- you can have a lot of fun.  Experience and suggestions from NYC.

CEPIC Opens New Media Conference Registration

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 200 Words | Posted 4/20/2010 | Comments
Coordination of European Picture Agencies is hosting separate new media and metadata conferences on Wednesday before its Dublin Congress begins on Thursday, June 10. Registration for the two Wednesday events is now open for those not attending the congress (both events are included in the congress registration fee).

Magazine Advertising Shows Promise in Q1

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 224 Words | Posted 4/20/2010 | Comments
Publishers Information Bureau has reported first-quarter advertising revenue for magazines. Though total revenue is down 4% compared to the first quarter of 2009, three of 12 ad categories have shown improvement.

Getty Images, BAT Extend Partnership

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 67 Words | Posted 4/19/2010 | Comments

About Michael Masterson

Michael Masterson has a broad range of experience in marketing, business development, strategic planning, contact negotiations and recruiting in the photography, graphic design and publishing industries. In addition to his long experience at the Workbook and Workbookstock, Masterson owned and was creative director of his own graphic design firm for several years.

Masterson has been a speaker or panelist at industry events such as Seybold, PhotoPlus Expo, Visual Connections and the Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) national conference. He is currently the national president of the American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP). He also serves on the board of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council in his Los Angeles community. He chaired the marketing committee for the Los Angeles Conservancy, a historic preservation advocacy group, for many years.

He currently heads Masterson Consulting, working on projects ranging from business development for creative companies and sourcing talent for them to promoting and marketing industry events as well as providing resume and professional profile services for job-seekers. He can be reached at zvpunryqznfgrefba@tznvy.pbz.