News Analysis
Short list of useful publications for stock photographers.
New statistics on the numbers of catalog images available and relating that to sales from catalogs.
Stock Solution reports subjects that are in greatest demand at their agency.
The clip photo market is growing dramatically. This story offers insights in dealing with the reality of clip.
West Stock, one of the major providers of clip images for PhotoDisc has now switched to providing images to Digital Stock Corporation in SolanaBeach, CA.
Announcement of a Digital Imaging Conference in Las Vegas sponsored by the Professional Photographers of America.
Updated figures on the size of the worldwide market for stock photography.
Corbis makes a distinction between personal and commercial use that may seriously affect the long range earning potential of images photographers are putting in that file.
Insights from foreign stock agents who attended and spoke at Viscomm '95.
The American Society of Journalists and Authors reports that more publishers are complying with freelance writer's demands to be paid for electronic usages.
In July Getty Communications, the parent of Tony Stone Images, made a public offering of 5,000,000 ADS shares which represent 10,000,000 Class A ordinary shares.
Imagemarc technology provides a method of identifying and tracking images without compromising their visual quality.
Seth Resnick provides a rate structure and a strategy for pricing uses on the web.
How public ownership affects the photographer.
Index Stock has filed with the SEC for permission to sell 1,000,000 shares of common stock on the NASDAQ exchange.
What size film should you use when shooting stock?
Graphic Design:USA reports that 82% of their readers (graphic designers) use stock photography.
ASMP Board meets and votes to continue funding MPCA.
Jim Pickerell and NY Chapter newsletter report results of the election. Reagan Bradshaw defines new direction.
Sales trends for the last couple of years.
Mary Allen has received a $72,500 settlement for unauthorized use of her 1989 campaign portrait of Rudy Giuliani, current mayor of New York City.
Corbis Corp. has signed a long-term agreement with The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust for the electronic rights to works by the legendary American Photographer.
Vince Streano has signed a standard photographer agreement to supply images to Corbis.
The copyright office has proposed new regulations for registering images.
An update on events since the ASMP national board meeting in May. Article prepared by Barry Tanenbaum, editor of the NY chapter newsletter, and originally published in that newsletter.
Shooting good stock images is not enough. They must be well promoted in order to sell. Jim Pickerell points out factors photographers must consider relative to promoting stock images.