Photo tracking solution PixTrakk—launched a year ago
by LTU Technologies, PixWays and TNS Media Intelligence (now Kantar
Media)—says it has a firm foothold in the French photo-agency market.
Getty Images is offering buyers who frequent Flickr as a source of
images an opportunity to license any image they see—even the images
that have not made it into the Flickr Collection on gettyimages.com.
Here’s the best chance you’ll ever have to win 100 Euros (or the equivalent in dollars). You can also respond to a photographer survey or have fun testing your knowledge of photography business trends. Check it out. It will only take a couple minutes.
A new 70-second video discusses image infringement, rights and protection.
Always on the lookout for new ways to popularize science content and
show off its footage, the Science Photo Library has released a rap video.
A recent survey revealed that more than half of Getty Images’ customers
use their mobile device to look at stock media Web sites. In response,
the Seattle company has developed a free iPad app to present its
imagery to buyers on the go.
PictureGroup, a music and entertainment media production company launched by photographer Frnk Micelotta last fall, has announced a merger with Elevation Photos.
U.S. educational publishers are admitting to more and more unauthorized
uses during the past decade and quietly entering into out-of-court
settlements with an increasing number of image suppliers for large
numbers of uses. In cases where the original license fee was well under
$1,000, publishers are now paying multiple thousands of dollars to
settle claims.
Jonathan Klein is CEO and co-founder, with Mark Getty, of Getty Images
and the most influential person in the global stock photo industry. For
fifteen years he led an aggressive acquisition campaign which positions
Getty as the leading source of still and moving imagery as well as
footage and music. He is a passionate believer in the power of the
image to create change in editorial as well as creative photography. In
this exclusive CEPIC DAILY interview, he gives frank answers to some
tough questions posed by Tweak founder Jerry Kennelly. It gives an
intriguing insight into Getty as a privately held company and their
vision for the future of the industry.
What do you know about the stock photo industry and its future
potential? Here are 20 questions to test your knowledge of facts
related to photo licensing. The answers are at the bottom of the story.
This story provides a list of useful articles that will provide the reader with a good background on the current state of the stock photography business and where it is headed.
If you are in the stock imagery business and want to stay current with
worldwide industry trends, the annual CEPIC congress is a must-attend
event. Held every year in early June—this year in Dublin, Ireland, at
the brand new Aviva Stadium—the congress provides an opportunity to
meet industry leaders and exchange ideas.
PicScout has made digital image-crediting services available to all for free.
During his keynote speech at the Dublin gathering of CEPIC, Stockbyte
founder Jerry Kennelly announced the upcoming launch of his new
business Tweak. Operating on a
content-as-a-service model, Tweak aims to become a major global
self-service design library and change the way customers access
creative content.
PhotoShelter has introduced a single configurable Web site theme for
its free and basic accounts, which cost under $10 per month. This means
that users are no longer restricted to PhotoShelter-branded image
galleries. The New York-based company has also added features to
support search-engine optimization.
Getty Images’ Thinkstock has announced it is leveraging social media to provide close to real-time support to art buyers.
Science Faction Images has integrated the Capture content management solution into its Web site.
PicScout has announced that Superstock, Corbis-owned Veer and newer
microstock Vivozoom have joined the agencies indexed via ImageIRC.
The traditional market for single images is under intense pressure. However, the demand for imagery that hangs together as a story is increasing in both editorial and commercial arenas.
German microstock Panthermedia is offering Pixamba’s media management software to its photo-buyer base. The two partner companies will be on hand at CEPIC's Dublin event this week to demo the product.
U.K. motion stock offering expands to include English Language Learning content.
James Cavanaugh recently posed this question to members of Linkedin’s
ASMP group: “A client wants you to create photographs that they can use
on social sites so they can ‘go viral’ to promote their company. It
means potentially countless people may use your copyrighted work. How
would you approach such a request?”
I suggest handling the job as an all-rights assignment.
U.K.-based Reflex Stock has set up a franchise in São Paulo and is seeking additional partners in all regions of the world.
New York-based subscription micro Shutterstock has announced several
search upgrades, including what it calls a real-time search engine that
indexes new images within seconds.
Multicultural specialist will introduce motion product at this week's CEPIC Congress in Dublin.