Stockxpert Launches Subscription Service

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 99 Words | Posted 10/25/2007 | Comments

BrightQube Launches With 2 Million Images

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 236 Words | Posted 10/25/2007 | Comments
BrightQube, a new Web-based stock-licensing business located in New York, has officially launched with 2 million images. The collection features 22 brands, including Blend, Corbis RF and PhotoAlto, among others.

Correction: 33% of Alamy Sales Commercial

By Jim Pickerell | 47 Words | Posted 10/25/2007 | Comments

Ethnic-Image Leader Re-Blends

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 381 Words | Posted 10/24/2007 | Comments
Blend Images, the Las Vegas-based stock agency with an exclusive specialization in multi-ethnic imagery, has launched an image-partner program to aggregate additional content for its Web site.

Imagestate Scheduled for Dissolution

By Jim Pickerell | 180 Words | Posted 10/24/2007 | Comments (4)
Imagestate is scheduled to be dissolved on January 12, 2008 after a notice to move from being under Administration to Dissolution was announced on October 12.

Access 1 Billion Photos

By Jim Pickerell | 339 Words | Posted 10/24/2007 | Comments
Some people complain that10 million photos are too many. Now, spffy.com gives you access to 1 billion pieces of visual content.

LawGallery Seeks Legal Art, Shares Revenue

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 154 Words | Posted 10/23/2007 | Comments
LawGallery.com has issued a call for submissions to its professionally curated collection, accepting five submissions per applicant.

Interpublic Names Getty Preferred Media Partner

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 273 Words | Posted 10/23/2007 | Comments
Getty Images announced that it has been named a preferred digital media partner for the Interpublic Group. The agreement is designed to streamline Interpublic companies' access to Getty's library of digital media.

Piper Jaffray: Microstock Use Rising

By Jim Pickerell | 616 Words | Posted 10/23/2007 | Comments
A recent survey of stock photo buyers, conducted by the Piper Jaffray investment bank, found that 59% of respondents use images from microstock sources. This is up from 45% in 1Q 2007 and 30% in 2Q 2006.

Adorama Offers Video Workshops

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 46 Words | Posted 10/22/2007 | 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.