Reinvention: Shooting With Red One

By Jim Pickerell | 751 Words | Posted 6/26/2009 | Comments (3)
Many stock photographers are looking for new directions and ways to reinvent their businesses. Jonathan Ross is putting some effort into shooting video with the Red One camera.

Educational Image Categories

By Jim Pickerell | 141 Words | Posted 6/25/2009 | Comments
The following is a list of general categories of imagery that are often used by educational publishers. This list is used by the Universal Images Groups and by Encyclopaedia Britannica in categorizing images for their purposes. In one sense the list might be viewed as covering all types of imagery, but if you think of each category in terms of images that might have an educational application you see that many images that might broadly fit into the category will have little or no education value. 

Masterfile Offers Free e-Wallpaper

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 37 Words | Posted 6/25/2009 | Comments

AP Images Adds Blend, North Wind to New B2B Site

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 66 Words | Posted 6/25/2009 | Comments

Ferry and Kasmauski Win First Getty Images' 'Grants for Good'

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 184 Words | Posted 6/25/2009 | Comments
In the inaugural year of the Getty Images Grants for Good program, photographers Stephen Ferry and Karen Kasmauski have been chosen from over 400 applicants to receive $15,000 grants each. Grants for Good are designed to support photographers in helping non-profits communicate more effectively.

Traditional Royalty-Free Pricing To Continue Decline

By Jim Pickerell | 807 Words | Posted 6/25/2009 | Comments (2)
If the figures in "Getty Images: Why Are Photographer Revenues Dropping?" are reasonably representative, there are at least two major and closely related issues to be considered: the downward trend of royalty-free pricing and oversupply.

iStockphoto Launches New Search and High-End Collection, Confirms Revenue Projections

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 328 Words | Posted 6/24/2009 | Comments
In March, iStockphoto chief operating officer Kelly Thompson told Selling Stock that the company was working on a new search algorithm and a premium image collection. This Wednesday, iStock launched both. Thompson also confirmed that the Getty-owned microstock leader is on track to break another revenue record this year.

Teams from Portugal, Australia Win Getty-Sponsored Young Lions Competition

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 157 Words | Posted 6/24/2009 | Comments
Teams from Portugal and Australia have won the print and media Young Lions Competition at the 56th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Getty Images has sponsored Young Lions for 12 years. The company was the exclusive content provider and provided technical support to competitors throughout the process.

C-Registry Adds Bulk URL Upload and Image Recognition Functions

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 588 Words | Posted 6/23/2009 | Comments
First previewed during last year's PhotoPlus Expo and in beta since then, The Copyright Registry has announced the addition of two new functions: bulk upload of URLs and image recognition. Both help identify content owners and usages online.

Getty Images: Why Are Photographer Revenues Dropping?

By Jim Pickerell | 879 Words | Posted 6/23/2009 | Comments (1)
Earlier this month, Selling Stock published statistics showing that many of the leading microstock sellers have begun to see substantial drops in the number of images licensed. Rumors abound that traditional sellers have been experiencing similar declines. Several of Getty Images' leading photographers have provided Selling Stock with detailed breakdowns of their March 2009 sales, which offer some insight into the current state of the industry.

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.