Keywording.com Offers Conversion System

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 63 Words | Posted 2/8/2008 | Comments

Getty Photographers Take 5 WPF Awards

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 220 Words | Posted 2/8/2008 | Comments
Getty Images dominated the 51st annual World Press Photo Contest. Five of 59 total prizes, including three first prizes, went to Getty photographers, more than any other agency.

Getty Considering At Least One Takeover Offer

By Jim Pickerell | 220 Words | Posted 2/8/2008 | Comments
Reuters has reported that when Getty Images' deadline for bids closed on Feb. 4, there was at least one takeover offer. It was unclear how firm the offer (or offers) were and whether they were for all or parts of the company.

Correction: Roger-Viollet Ownership

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 89 Words | Posted 2/7/2008 | Comments

Corbis Adds 5 Collections

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 43 Words | Posted 2/7/2008 | Comments

Digital Railroad Launches Print Ad Campaign

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 59 Words | Posted 2/7/2008 | Comments

medicalpicture Diversifies With Subscription Product

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 185 Words | Posted 2/7/2008 | Comments
The Cologne, Germany-based medicapicture has launched Educational Pictures, a subscription product that targets students, teachers and institutions in medicine and related fields.

Photolibrary Clarifications

By Jim Pickerell | 417 Words | Posted 2/7/2008 | Comments
Index Stock contributors have been telling Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) they are now receiving royalty payments that exactly match the statements they received from former comptroller Carlos Santos in November.

Average Prices Down At Getty

By Jim Pickerell | 138 Words | Posted 2/6/2008 | Comments (1)
In the quarterly conference call to investors Getty Images CEO Jonathan Klein provided three reasons for why average prices were down about 10% for Q4 and the full year.

Changes At Picturehouse

By Jim Pickerell | 109 Words | Posted 2/6/2008 | Comments (1)

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.