SIS/Images.com Reps Encyclopaedia Britannica

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 72 Words | Posted 6/22/2009 | Comments

PACA Conference To Take Place in Miami

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 62 Words | Posted 6/22/2009 | Comments

Blend Revisits Rights-Ready with New Flex Packs

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 411 Words | Posted 6/22/2009 | Comments (1)
Las Vegas-based Blend Images has launched a product it calls Flex Packs, designed to simplify and offer more flexibility in licensing rights-managed imagery for commercial uses.

Engaging in Business of Stock Photography

By Jim Pickerell | 580 Words | Posted 6/19/2009 | Comments
Given the rather pessimistic predictions of "Opportunities for Professional Stock Photographers," photographers and stock agents ought to consider several career decisions.

Opportunities for Professional Stock Photographers

By Jim Pickerell | 779 Words | Posted 6/19/2009 | Comments (3)
More and more young people aspire to a career in photography. They sell some of their images and believe that, if they work hard, they can be successful. Often, they hope to become full-time stock photographers, so they can shoot what they want, when they want, and eventually achieve fame and fortune. Yet the hard reality is that opportunities for professional stock photographers are in a decline, which will continue in the years ahead.

Will Opportunities for Professional Stock Photographers Decline?

By Jim Pickerell | 397 Words | Posted 6/18/2009 | Comments (6)
Last week, I made the statement on my Facebook page that opportunities for professional stock photographers would decline in next few years. Several of my friends and colleagues responded.

StockShop Launches Royalty Free Collection

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 59 Words | Posted 6/18/2009 | Comments

Corbis Trend: Corporate Responsibility 2.0

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 261 Words | Posted 6/18/2009 | Comments
The corporate movement toward social responsibility is not a passing fad, says the latest Creative IQ Trends Report from Corbis. Businesses are increasingly embracing philanthropic programs and practices that embody consumer attitudes, which center on the environment, education and ethics.

Global ImageWorks Reps Soul Train

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 122 Words | Posted 6/18/2009 | Comments
Footage boutique Global ImageWorks has struck a deal with Direct Holdings America/Time Life to represent the motion content of Soul Train, which currently holds the record for the longest first-run nationally syndicated U.S. TV show.

Getty Images, Compassionate Eye Announce Fourth Annual Shoot

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 87 Words | Posted 6/17/2009 | 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.