Gorilla Nation Signs JAMD Advertising

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 82 Words | Posted 7/24/2008 | Comments

Idee Adds EPA, Other Editorial Clients, Enhances TinEye

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 319 Words | Posted 7/24/2008 | Comments
Toronto-based Idée Inc. has announced the addition of The European Pressphoto Agency, Matrix Photos, Capital Pictures and Feature Flash to the client roster of PixID, the image-monitoring service that helps owners track image use in print publications.

a21 in Talks with Applejack Art Partners

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 471 Words | Posted 7/24/2008 | Comments
a21 has announced that it may soon have a new majority shareholder. The Florida-based publicly traded company has executed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Vermont-based Applejack Art Partners. If the agreement proceeds as outlined, Applejack will own the majority share of a21 stock.

California Copyright Conference Joins Orphan-Works Protests

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 97 Words | Posted 7/23/2008 | Comments
Entertainment industry nonprofit California Copyright Conference has issued a statement protesting the proposed U.S. orphan-works legislation.

Inflation, Magazines and Photography: Great Drought of 2009

By Paul Melcher | 717 Words | Posted 7/23/2008 | Comments
Magazines' struggle with economic woes will hit photography even closer to home. Combined with increased migration to the Internet, a price raise will make magazines that much less appealing. It is not going to be pretty: They will have to reduce staff and eliminate positions. Photo-editor responsibilities will be passed to art directors and let go.

Moodboard 2.0 Will Launch At PhotoPlus

By Jim Pickerell | 666 Words | Posted 7/22/2008 | Comments
moodboard will launch moodboard 2.0 at PhotoPlus in October to add to its current three offerings: micro, premium and moodboard+. Moodboard was launched a year ago by Mike Watson and a number of other ex-Digital Vision senior staffers. Watson sold Digital Vision to Getty Images in 2005 for $165 million.

Dubai Photographers Agency Launches CelebArabia.com

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 47 Words | Posted 7/22/2008 | Comments

AOL Launches Pixcetera

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 341 Words | Posted 7/22/2008 | Comments
AOL has launched a new general consumer Web site Pixcetera to focus exclusively on high-end photography. Featuring content from the image industry's leaders, Pixcetera offers users the opportunity to browse, rate, share and comment on images organized in popular lifestyle categories.

Correction: Getty Won't Issue 2Q Revs

By Jim Pickerell | 66 Words | Posted 7/22/2008 | Comments

GumGum Seeks $1.2 Million in Financing

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 243 Words | Posted 7/21/2008 | Comments
California start-up GumGum, which aims to monetize images using a traffic-based licensing models, is seeking financing to further expand its business. First Round Capital is leading venture capitalists with $500,000; its partner Howard Morgan is joining the GumGum board. The company seeks to raise $1.2 million.

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.