Court Sets a21 Bankruptcy Dates

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 119 Words | Posted 12/23/2008 | Comments
a21 has announced that the bankruptcy court of Jacksonville, Fla., has set the dates for bid submissions and asset auction.

POYi: $75,000 Grant, New Venue Courtesy of Annenberg Foundation

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 151 Words | Posted 12/23/2008 | Comments
The Annenberg Foundation has made a $75,000 grant to host the 2009 Pictures of the Year International, a photojournalism competition now in its 66th year.

Keedup Offers Recession Survival Tips

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 48 Words | Posted 12/22/2008 | Comments

Getty Images Represents College Photos of Obama

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 49 Words | Posted 12/22/2008 | Comments

Corbis Seeks Conscientious Creative, Lowers Award Amount

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 232 Words | Posted 12/22/2008 | Comments
Corbis has invited professionals and students to enter the competition for its Creativity for Social Justice Award and Scholarship, which is part of the annual Art Director's Club honors. The cash prizes awarded for the past two years have been cut in half in both categories.

Making Wise Business Decisions

By Jim Pickerell | 1607 Words | Posted 12/20/2008 | Comments
The question for stock photographers is how to maximize revenue. Is RM better then RF? Is traditional RF better then Microstock and what about Subscriptions? This article provides some thinking on this subject.

Newspapers Take Another Big Hit

By Jim Pickerell | 417 Words | Posted 12/19/2008 | Comments
Two major newspapers are about to drastically reduce circulation. Such trends are strong indicators of what many believe will happen with magazines and other information suppliers in the not too distant future.

Barclays Capital Forecasts 10% Decline in 2009 Ad Revenues

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 141 Words | Posted 12/19/2008 | Comments
Contrary to its previous prediction of a 5.5% decline in U.S. ad revenues, Barclays Capital now expects advertising to dip significantly below the levels of the 1991 and 2001 recessions.

PICTA 2009 Cancelled

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 46 Words | Posted 12/19/2008 | Comments

Reflex Reps Lonely Planet Images

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 43 Words | Posted 12/19/2008 | 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.