Traditional Imagery Volumes Tumble at Getty Images

By Jim Pickerell | 550 Words | Posted 8/3/2007 | Comments
Gross revenue generated by Getty Images in Q2 2007 was $218 million, up from $204.8 million in the same period in 2006. According to CEO Jonathan Klein, revenues for the "creative stills imagery" side of the business were flat at about $161 million. However, it should be noted that this number includes iStockphoto revenue, not normally considered a part of creative stills. The number of iStock downloads in Q2 2006 was about 2.5 million and downloads rose to 4.25 million in the recent quarter. If iStock revenue was removed from both quarters, creative stills would be down.

P-Pod Focuses on Horticulture

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 52 Words | Posted 8/2/2007 | Comments (2)

Fotolog Signs Google, AOL Deals, Hits 10 Million Users

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 301 Words | Posted 8/2/2007 | Comments
Fotolog, a photo-blogging Web site and social network, announced that its community has surpassed 10 million users. In addition, Fotolog recently entered into agreements with Google and AOL.

Early-Bird Conference Discount Expires Aug. 3

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 62 Words | Posted 8/1/2007 | Comments

Pro Stock Shooters Diversify Into Microstock

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 405 Words | Posted 8/1/2007 | Comments
The trends of image oversaturation and micro-segment growth continue, and many professional stock photographers are anticipating or already experiencing a decline in revenues. As a result, many pros are looking to supplement their income by expanding into video, trying to secure more assignment work, seeking additional distributors and even joining the growing ranks of microstock providers themselves.

About.com Signs Agreement With Getty Images

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 66 Words | Posted 7/31/2007 | Comments

Getty Images Receives Frost & Sullivan Award

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 267 Words | Posted 7/31/2007 | Comments
Frost & Sullivan, a corporate growth consultancy, announced that the 2007 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership goes to Getty Images. Presented every year, the award recognizes Getty's digital asset management services, including Media Manager and Image.net.

Mastering Web Video - Helpful Sites - Part II

By Jim Pickerell | 746 Words | Posted 7/31/2007 | Comments
The production of short-form videos is likely to be the next growth business opportunity. There are millions of videos online, but only a small portion offer helpful insights on how to develop a business producing them. Here is a sampling of useful sites.

Free Image Database Launches in Germany

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 63 Words | Posted 7/30/2007 | Comments

LexisNexis Expands Image Offering

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 363 Words | Posted 7/30/2007 | Comments
The news, business and legal information provider LexisNexis has added images represented by Newscom and World Picture Network to its research offering. The two image collections combined provide LexisNexis customers with access to rights-managed and royalty-free imagery spanning current and historical news, sports, people, health, science, lifestyles and events.

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.