Science Photo Library Launches RF Collection

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 32 Words | Posted 8/7/2008 | Comments

AudioMicro Launches Subscription, Multi-Lingual Options

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 43 Words | Posted 8/7/2008 | Comments

Medicimage Launches in Beta

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 73 Words | Posted 8/7/2008 | Comments

Stock According to Jack: Adapt, Change or Die

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 505 Words | Posted 8/7/2008 | Comments (1)
"We are a broken industry that only has three choices: adapt, change or die," says Jack Hollingsworth. Though the veteran photographer continues to see immediate opportunity in traditional stock, Hollingsworth believes long-term success in this business requires a fundamental change in the business model.

Image Source Lowers Price

By Jim Pickerell | 417 Words | Posted 8/7/2008 | Comments (1)
Image Source has made about 6,500 of its images (approximately 5% of its total collection) available on several microstock sites. Prices have been discounted up to 80% below the fees charged for images from its core Imagesource.com collection.

Mauritius To Close Hamburg Office

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 41 Words | Posted 8/6/2008 | Comments

Photolibrary Launches Viral Campaign

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 61 Words | Posted 8/6/2008 | Comments

ASMP Receives $1.3 Million in Orphaned Royalties

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 303 Words | Posted 8/6/2008 | Comments
The American Society of Media Photographers disclosed that last December it received $1.3 million from the Authors Coalition of America, an organization that distributes non-title specific royalties generated by photocopying American works abroad to its members. Permissible uses of the funds are restricted to educational and advocacy activities.

Shutterstock Unveils On-Demand Subscription Plan

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 82 Words | Posted 8/5/2008 | Comments

Fotolia Launches Corporate Subscriptions

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 44 Words | Posted 8/5/2008 | 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.