Modu Launches ephotos.com

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 95 Words | Posted 6/6/2008 | Comments

ImageSpan Announces Availability of LicenseStream

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 514 Words | Posted 6/6/2008 | Comments
LicenseStream, the content-licensing service touted by California tech-company ImageSpan since last fall, is now generally available. Offering individual and enterprise-scale options, LicenseStream wants to speed up and simplify licensing digital media, as well as eliminate 90% of the costs.

Correction: Shutterstock Subscription Price Raise

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 52 Words | Posted 6/5/2008 | Comments

New Site Offers Weekly Photo Podcasts

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 62 Words | Posted 6/5/2008 | Comments

Siino Heads Thought Equity Worldwide Sales

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 64 Words | Posted 6/5/2008 | Comments

Corbis Focuses on Celebrities at Cannes Lions

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 221 Words | Posted 6/5/2008 | Comments
Corbis' plans for the 55th International Advertising Festival, which begins on June 15 in Cannes, focus on the role of photography and celebrity in advertising. During the week-long festival, Corbis will host and sponsor a number of events, including a rights workshop and several exhibits.

Photolibrary Ad Campaign Wins Industry Awards

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 128 Words | Posted 6/4/2008 | Comments
Photolibrary's latest advertising effort by TBWA/Tequila Singapore has made a splash on the global ad-award circuit. To date, the creative won metal at The Spikes, an Asia-Pacific ad-awards show, and the international One Show and Clio Awards.

Zymmetrical Partners With AdByNet, Eyes Budget Ad Market

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 295 Words | Posted 6/4/2008 | Comments
Digital-art marketplace Zymmetrical of Vancouver, Canada, has partnered with Atlanta-based AdByNet, a full-service online advertising agency. Under the agreement, AdByNet users gain access to Zymmetrical's inventory of photos, images, graphics, fonts and videos.

PACA: Low-Tech Orphan-Search Service Succeeds

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 176 Words | Posted 6/4/2008 | Comments
The Picture Archive Council of America has launched a service to assist buyers in locating creators of seemingly orphaned images. The first live test of Orphan Search matched a photo with its owner in under an hour.

Fotolia Partners With Microsoft Office Online

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 39 Words | Posted 6/3/2008 | 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.