News Analysis

Multimedia Usage

By Jim Pickerell | 846 Words | Posted 6/18/1996 | Comments
World Book Publishing offers much less for CD-ROM and on-line versions of its encyclopedia than it is actually willing to pay.

Rowell Sues Price Costco

By Jim Pickerell | 407 Words | Posted 6/18/1996 | Comments
Galen Rowell brings actions against Price Costco for copyright infringement.

Standing Up For Rights

By Jim Pickerell | 362 Words | Posted 6/18/1996 | Comments
Runners World makes multiple use of an image after negotiating with Peter Brandt for a single use. Peter relates his saga which led to additional payment.

The MPCA Debate

By Jim Pickerell | 4166 Words | Posted 6/18/1996 | Comments
Rathe and Pickerell speak against continued use of ASMP funds to support MPCA.

Questions About MPCA

By Jim Pickerell | 3295 Words | Posted 6/6/1996 | Comments
Should ASMP continue to fund MPCA? -- No! Jim Pickerell gives his questions and his answers. Also: Information about the referendum structure and the two questions that will appear on it.

Goldstein Mounts Defense

By Jim Pickerell | 4632 Words | Posted 5/20/1996 | Comments
Alan Goldstein launches his defense against the charges that resulted in his expulsion from the ASMP board on April 28, 1996.

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.

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.

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.

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.

MPCA In 1996

By Jim Pickerell | 9080 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
Vince Streano says MPCA is eroding ''the vitality and the visibility of ASMP,'' and calls for ASMP to stop spending money and resources on MPCA. Dick Weisgrau responds.

Internet for Photographers?

By Jim Pickerell | 1437 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
Rohn Engh says the Internet is a waste of time for stock photographers. Jim Pickerell responds.

Digital Product Economics

By Jim Pickerell | 753 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
The article explains why professional photographers will find it extremely difficult to obtain reasonable fees for images used in the vast majority of CD-ROM consumer products.

E-Wrongs about E-Rights

By Jim Pickerell | 1346 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
American Society of Journalists and Authors explains the mis- information being put out by publishers about why they can't pay for electronic rights on a usage basis.

80/20 Rule In Stock

By Jim Pickerell | 906 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
How the business maxim that ''80% of your income comes from 20% of your product applies in the stock photo business.

Corbis

By Jim Pickerell | 3753 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
Bill Gates' stock agency (well not exactly) is growing by leaps and bounds. Find out whether this is good or bad for stock photographers.

Crossroads

By Bob Thayer | 1977 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
Photographer Bob Thayer asks should he put images with a stock agency or look to the future and develop his own web site to sell his images? Answers from: Jim Pickerell, Jay Brousseau and Jack Hamilton.

Print Catalogs vs. Digital

By Jim Pickerell | 263 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
Stock Connection provides comparative results of image sales after one year in Stock Workbook 8 and Stock Workbook Disc 3.

Survey of Photographer Income

By Jim Pickerell | 5 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
Results of a 1995 survey of Stock Photographers income. Separate story on 1994 survey conducted by photographers represented by The Image Bank.