iStockphoto Inks Deal with Avery Dennison

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 277 Words | Posted 10/8/2008 | Comments
iStockphoto and Avery Dennison Office Products have announced a multi-year agreement to cross-promote each other's offerings.

TinEye Goes Mobile

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 156 Words | Posted 10/7/2008 | Comments
TinEye, the first image-to-image search engine developed by Canadian technology company Idée, will soon release a beta mobile application for the Apple iPhone.

'New York' Wins Cover of the Year

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 44 Words | Posted 10/7/2008 | Comments
Winning cover sports image of Spitzer by Getty Images/Contour.

Sorting Out IndexStock Obligations

By Jim Pickerell | 726 Words | Posted 10/7/2008 | Comments (2)
When Photolibrary acquired IndexStock in late 2006, it took on the obligation of paying contributors all they were owed by the previous owners. To date, Photolibrary has paid out $1.96 million to 632 individual photographers. (All pre-acquisition monies owed to third-party suppliers have also been paid.) One of Photolibrary's first moves was to pay all contributors the amounts owed for sales booked in the six months prior to acquisition.

Nachtwey Uses Prize to Document XDR-TB

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 96 Words | Posted 10/7/2008 | Comments

Getty Images Invites Applications for Editorial Grants

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 187 Words | Posted 10/6/2008 | Comments
Professional and student photojournalists are invited to apply for one of Getty Images' editorial grants by Nov. 15.

Onepricestock Adds Redhot Footage

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 58 Words | Posted 10/6/2008 | Comments
Web-res offering expands inventory.

World Press Photo Invites Entries

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 46 Words | Posted 10/6/2008 | Comments
The world's preeminent photojournalism competition is now inviting entries for the 2009 contest.

LOOK Launches RM Collection

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 72 Words | Posted 10/3/2008 | Comments
California agency launches residential-architecture line that includes project information.

Oversupply Not a Problem for Buyers

By Jim Pickerell | 564 Words | Posted 10/3/2008 | Comments (1)
There are a number of reasons to believe that a rapidly growing supply of images may not be as big a problem for the buyer as some industry insiders think. Large image collections are outpacing tightly edited rivals in revenue growth in all pricing categories, suggesting that collection size and pricing are not the only factors influencing buyer decisions.

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.