HindSight Launches Photographer Search Engine

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 337 Words | Posted 4/23/2008 | Comments
Saugatuck, Mich.-based image and business-management services company HindSight Ltd. Has launched FindAPhotographer, a talent search-engine to help buyers find commercial and stock shooters.

Allen Takes Financial Reigns at Corbis

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 74 Words | Posted 4/22/2008 | Comments

Veer Type City Receives 2 Webby Nominations

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 83 Words | Posted 4/22/2008 | Comments

Torgovnik Wins ASMP Arnold Newman Prize

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 219 Words | Posted 4/22/2008 | Comments
The American Society of Media Photographers will present second annual ASMP Arnold Newman Prize to Jonathan Torgovnik on May 13. Supported by Getty Images, Canon and Photo District News, the prize recognizes environmental portraiture.

Jupiterimages Launches New Clipart Service

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 223 Words | Posted 4/22/2008 | Comments
ClipartConnection.com is the newest addition to Jupiterimages' microstock and subscription offerings.

Image Listings: The Volume Advantage

By Jim Pickerell | 539 Words | Posted 4/22/2008 | Comments
Twenty years ago, when images were color slides and researchers went through drawers of images to fulfill a customer's request, there was great concern that duplicate images were stored at multiple agencies. Shopping around would net the best price. In fact, this almost never happened, even in cases where the same image was available in multiple agencies.

International Photographic Council Honors Photo Leaders

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 96 Words | Posted 4/21/2008 | Comments

Everett Collection Reps 4 European Archives

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 491 Words | Posted 4/21/2008 | Comments
New York-based Everett Collection, an entertainment and celebrity image library that chronicles the history of film and television, has reached agreements to represent four European brands: Keystone, Mirrorpix, Mary Evans Picture Library and Matrix.

U.K. Company Touts Free Stock Shots

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 69 Words | Posted 4/18/2008 | Comments (2)

Buzz Foto Adds Elterman's Vintage Celeb Imagery

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 386 Words | Posted 4/18/2008 | Comments
A newly digitized collection of 1970s and 1980s celebrity and music-legend photographs by Brad Elterman is now available through Buzz Foto, which says it covers the world of celebrity as an art form.

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.