OnAsia Upgrades Image Keyworder

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 88 Words | Posted 9/4/2007 | Comments (1)

Sony Software Integrates Thought Equity Footage

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 275 Words | Posted 9/4/2007 | Comments
Vegas Pro 8, the nonlinear audio and video-editing package by Sony Creative Software, now includes in-application access to Though Equity Motion's footage library. According to Thought Equity CEO Kevin Schaff, this integration of motion content into an editing application is a first. The exclusive application plug-in is designed to streamline the acquisition of stock footage.

blinkx Expands to Special-Interest Video Content

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 75 Words | Posted 8/31/2007 | Comments

Rights-Managed Panoramic Library Opens in Hungary

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 39 Words | Posted 8/31/2007 | Comments

Nikon Launches my Picturetown

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 76 Words | Posted 8/31/2007 | Comments

BBC Motion Adds Austrian Footage

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 118 Words | Posted 8/31/2007 | Comments
BBC Motion Gallery has expanded its stock library with archival footage from the Austrian Broadcasting Corp., Austria's largest public-service broadcaster.

PACA Releases Copyright Presentation

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 89 Words | Posted 8/30/2007 | Comments

First Light Launches Environmental Stock Collection

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 126 Words | Posted 8/30/2007 | Comments
Wave, a new royalty-free collection launched by Canadian stock agency First Light, addresses the environment and its impact. Wave focuses on imagery showing positive practices, lifestyles, responsible recreation, sustainable energy production, organic agriculture and protected habitats. The collection includes both still and footage stock.

PixelMill to Distribute Jupiterimages' Music

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 131 Words | Posted 8/30/2007 | Comments
California-based PixelMill has added 4,500 royalty-free music tracks from Jupiterimages to its online inventory. This extends an existing agreement between the two companies.

Prediction: RF Images Sold Via Microstock Portals

By Jim Pickerell | 558 Words | Posted 8/30/2007 | Comments (1)
In light of Getty Images' latest moves, I predict that very soon (certainly in less than a year) virtually every company producing RF images will try to sell their images through as many microstock portals as possible, as well as traditional portals.

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.