AP Freelance Claims Rights

By Jim Pickerell | 2730 Words | Posted 1/10/1997 | Comments
Will AP be required to compensate freelancers for the use of their images in new technologies? Will a new contract be offered? How will the results of this action affect all photographers?

Photocopying Books

By Jim Pickerell | 596 Words | Posted 1/10/1997 | Comments
U.S. Court of Appeals finds photocopying of books and articles for coursepacks illegal -- but for wrong reasons. Decision emphasizes publishers rights, and ignores rights of those who created the images or text. Decision likely to be appealed to Supreme Court.

Collecting on Misuse

By Jim Pickerell | 312 Words | Posted 1/10/1997 | Comments
Learn the things you should do in order to collect after you have discovered an unauthorized use of your image.

International Stock

By Jim Pickerell | 567 Words | Posted 1/10/1997 | Comments
Over 50% of worldwide market for stock images is outside the U.S. Recent New York meeting with representatives of more than 155 agencies outlines some issues.

Free Research Fee Sham

By Jim Pickerell | 5846 Words | Posted 1/10/1997 | Comments
Many Stock Agencies are no longer charging research fees. Royce Bair argues that may not be good for photographers in the long run.

Nature Books

By Jim Pickerell | 3126 Words | Posted 1/10/1997 | Comments
Photographer supplying images for Audubon Regional Guides should review this article before signing the Chanticleer Press contract.

Captioning and Filing

By Jim Pickerell | 2168 Words | Posted 1/10/1997 | Comments
Steps to consider when captioning and filing images.

ASMP November 1996

By Jim Pickerell | 2909 Words | Posted 11/14/1996 | Comments
The following is a report of recent developments at ASMP as reported in the NY newsletter, written by Barry Tanenbaum.

Catalog Images

By Jim Pickerell | 428 Words | Posted 11/13/1996 | Comments
New statistics on the numbers of catalog images available and relating that to sales from catalogs.

Publications Recommended

By Jim Pickerell | 181 Words | Posted 11/13/1996 | Comments
Short list of useful publications for stock photographers.

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.