VRmeta: New Video Keywording

By Jim Pickerell | 530 Words | Posted 3/22/2018 | Comments
One of the issues these videographers face is accurately tagging their video clips so they can be easily discovered by customers. Microstocksolutions LLC has released its VRmeta® app for iOS and Android that is designed to make it easier for videographers to accurately tag their digital video and 360°/ VR clips with time and location-based metadata.

iStock Exclusive or Multi-Agency Non-Exclusive?

By Jim Pickerell | 734 Words | Posted 3/21/2018 | Comments (2)
I’ve been asked by an iStock exclusive contributor with more than 10,000 images in the collection if he should go non-exclusive and put his images with multiple agencies. This contributor has been regularly adding new images, but his gross revenue has been steadily declining month by month.

Photography: The More Things Change...

By Jose Azel | 1488 Words | Posted 3/19/2018 | Comments
In Aurora Photos latest newsletter to contributors President and Founder José Azel offered insights on the current state of the stock photo industry that are worth every stock photographer considering

UK Football Association Selects SilverHub and Shutterstock As Photographer and Distribution Partners

By Jim Pickerell | 561 Words | Posted 3/16/2018 | Comments
The Football Association (FA), the governing body of English Football, has announced that it has awarded SilverHub Media UK Ltd. (SilverHub) and Shutterstock, Inc. an exclusive multi-year agreement to cover photography, distribution, and syndication services around key events and activities.

Trade Organizations In Europe Call On EU To Stop Framing

By Jim Pickerell | 1164 Words | Posted 3/15/2018 | Comments
In a joint letter to the European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee these trade organizations CEPIC, EFJ, EVA, and Pyramide Europe are calling European legislators to urgently correct the theory of law used by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) involving the use of framing/embedding technology on the Internet.

Masters of Photography Classes

By Jim Pickerell | 879 Words | Posted 3/14/2018 | Comments
Masters of Photography (MoP) has announced the launch of its first online video masterclass with legendary photographer Joel Meyerowitz. Masters of Photography is a new and unique online learning platform which brings together some of the worlds most acclaimed photographers; the Masters. Students can enjoy an unprecedented insight into the way the Masters work during intimate lessons that capture their knowledge, ethos and philosophy.

Do Buyers Need Unique Images?

By Jim Pickerell | 1029 Words | Posted 3/13/2018 | Comments
Marketers are often told that the images they use in their marketing materials should be “unique” – whenever possible unique to their own business. In theory, that is one reason why so many experts claim that stock images are bad. But, is that true? Do most image user follow this advice?

Shutterstock Expands Leadership Team

By Jim Pickerell | 493 Words | Posted 3/13/2018 | Comments
Shutterstock, has announced the expansion of its leadership team with three hires over the last six months. David Petts as Chief Revenue Officer, Lou Weiss joins the company as Chief Marketing Officer and Lisa Nadler, who joined the company in 2017, as Chief Human Resources Officer.

More 2018 Visual Trends

By Jim Pickerell | 666 Words | Posted 3/12/2018 | Comments
I have been looking at some of the Visual Trends 2018 reports. I hope they are helping customers because I don’t think they are doing much for image creators. Take Getty’s trend report which evidently came out of the UK office. They say, “our Creative team analyzed 1 billion searches and 400 million imagery downloads on GettyImages.com, studied advertising trends, and examined pop culture shifts to predict three defining visual trends of 2018.

Calculatings Fees & Damages For Stolen Images

By Jonathan Appleby | 893 Words | Posted 3/8/2018 | Comments (2)
Trying to decide how much you should charge for your image can be a bit like asking “how long’s a piece of string?” At Copytrack we help photographers get paid for uses of their work. When using us a photographer receives around 360 EURO ($443) for each one of their images successfully licensed.