Electric Lane Announces October Courses

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 51 Words | Posted 9/10/2009 | Comments

CEPIC Outlines Problems with Google Book Settlement

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 653 Words | Posted 9/10/2009 | Comments
The Coordination of European Picture Agencies has responded to the European Commission's request for stakeholder input on the controversial Google Book Settlement agreement. While CEPIC does not oppose Google pursuing agreements with libraries or universities, the organization's concern over the Google books settlement is that it does not address visual content yet stands to form a de-facto legal framework for such discussions in the future, on an international scale.

Alamy Updates Web Site

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 59 Words | Posted 9/10/2009 | Comments

Leading Stock Photo Sellers - 2009

By Jim Pickerell | 749 Words | Posted 9/10/2009 | Comments
This list of the world's major stock agencies is divided into three different groups based on my estimates of the gross revenue generated by each of these companies. Group A lists companies with revenue greater than $20 million Groups B is companies with revenues between $5 and $20 million and Group C has revenues between $1 and $5 million.

Corbis Celebrates 20th Birthday with NYC Exhibit

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 64 Words | Posted 9/9/2009 | Comments

Surfing the Stock Photography Revolution

By Jim Pickerell | 557 Words | Posted 9/9/2009 | Comments (3)
Leading stock shooter Jonathan Ross has released a 48-minute online video that duplicates his recent presentation at a PACA event. The video offers interesting insights into where the business is today and where Ross believes it is headed.

Business Planning For The Future: Issues to Consider

By Jim Pickerell | 1664 Words | Posted 9/9/2009 | Comments
In the previous story we discussed four major trends in the stock photo industry and listed eleven other related issues that photographers should consider carefully as they try to determine the future prospects of their stock photo business. Below I have discussed each one of these eleven in some detail.

Veer Asks Creatives to Take Pictures

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 113 Words | Posted 9/9/2009 | Comments

Framepool Reps BlackLight Films

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 63 Words | Posted 9/9/2009 | Comments

PACA Responds to "Too Much Motion" Concerns

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 84 Words | Posted 9/9/2009 | 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.