ASMP Expels Directors

By Jim Pickerell | 4853 Words | Posted 5/8/1996 | Comments
ASMP has released the list of charges against Alan Goldstein and Peter B. Kaplan in the following Press Release.

MPCA Board Happenings

By Jim Pickerell | 2705 Words | Posted 5/6/1996 | Comments
Ellen Boughn explains reasons for resigning from MPCA board.

ASMP/NY News After Aspen

By Jim Pickerell | 2923 Words | Posted 5/1/1996 | Comments
Comprehensive lead article in the ASMP/NY newsletter about the expulsion of Peter B. Kaplan and Alan Goldstein from the board of directors. Also: a link to a Photo District News article on the same subject.

ASMP/MPCA

By Jim Pickerell | 6668 Words | Posted 4/30/1996 | Comments
Peter B. Kaplan and Alan Goldstein are removed from the ASMP board for alleged miscounduct.

Strategies for Pricing

By Jim Pickerell | 3903 Words | Posted 4/9/1996 | Comments
Confused as to why photographers charge usage fees rather than selling all rights to their images? Read Jim Pickerell's response to John Boykin's questions.

Concepts

By Jim Pickerell | 240 Words | Posted 4/1/1996 | Comments
Photography buyers often look for photos that illustrate concepts. A useful list of some of the most commonly requested concepts.

Writers Battle NY Times

By Jim Pickerell | 1605 Words | Posted 3/25/1996 | Comments
Report from the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) on battle with NY Times for electronic rights.

Pricing Online

By Jim Pickerell | 1418 Words | Posted 3/1/1996 | Comments
Want to know what to charge for uses of your images on-line? Read this story.

Ads On the Net

By Jim Pickerell | 442 Words | Posted 3/1/1996 | Comments
A sampling of what magazines are charging advertisers on their sites and the hits and the visits figures they use to justify these fees.

Image Bank Returns Policy

By Jim Pickerell | 2557 Words | Posted 3/1/1996 | Comments
If you think you are going to get the images you send to a stock agency back you need to read this story.

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.