Alamy has released their second quarter 2007 figures on contributors, percentage revenue and average pricing which shows no major change from the previous quarter. In the quarter they added 897,277 images to their collection, slightly fewer than in the previous quarter. They now have over 9.15 million images on their site.
This July marks the first year for ProStockMaster, a shareware software package that allows microstock contributors to simultaneously upload images to eight leading Web sites. ProStockMaster also features additional capabilities designed to streamline a photographer's workflow.
Recently, I've been made aware that some photographers don't understand the difference between Return-Per-Image (RPI) and Return-Per-Image-Licensed (RPIL) and they are drawing some incorrect conclusions, particularly when Alamy reports its quarterly numbers.
Virgin Mobile, a UK mobile phone company with global reach, is using amateur photos in a major advertising campaign promoting its services in Australia. All photos were obtained from Flickr, where these were posted by users under a Creative Commons license.
This edition includes stories on: Morris to Run Jupitermedia Online Biz; Xcavator.net Adds iStockphoto Images; Thought Equity to Distribute NBC News Footage; age fotostock Expands in Sweden; and Corbis Awards Miami Ad School Student.
There are traditionalist out there who are very upset that microstock exists and wish it would go away. It won't. It's here to stay and one way or another traditionalists need to find a way to live with it. This article tries to take a balanced look at microstock and how it will affect everyone's future.
Wellcome Trust, a U.K.-based charity that spends £500 million per year to fund biomedical research, has launched Wellcome Images. The online library offers access to an unprecedented number of medical images, manuscripts and illustrations exploring the past and present of the art and science of medicine.
Two weeks after the much-publicized launch of the Corbis microstock offering, opinions vary. Some think SnapVillage is a bad deal for photographers and that the existence of micropayment brands will end up restricting photographer access to the premium stock-image market.
This edition includes stories on: Apple Sued Over Image Use and Masterfile Continues Design-Based Strategy, Wins More Awards.
This edition includes stories on: Micro Segment Grows at Macro Pace and Fotolia Announces First API Partnership.
This edition includes stories on: FeaturePics Surpasses 300,000 Images and AP Adds Medical, African-American Imagery.
This edition has stories on: Sierra Stock Offers Photographers 70% Commissions and Fotegrafik, a Singapore based agency is expected to launch by the end of the year with a focus on Asian content.
This edition includes stories on: Corbis Restructures to Focus on Stock and Rights Services; International Fight League to Sell Photos by Getty and Mainstream Data Acquires Newscom.
Serban Enache, CEO of Dreamstime, asked two questions. "Aren't the costs lower now for a traditional photographer, just as they are for a micropayment photographer? Why does an image of a corn field need to cost several hundred $$$ when it costs $10 to produce?" This article is my response to those questions.
This edition has the following stories: PPSOP Launches Stock Submission Service; Google Experiments With Photo-led News; Masterfile Enhances Search With User Stats and Yahoo! Image Search Integrates Flickr Photos.
This edition has stories on: Global Digital Copyright Project Sees Progress; Shutterstock Inventory Grows, Fotolia's Shrinks; Barcroft Launches Video Division and LuckyOliver Announces Partnerships.
Corbis has launched the beta version of SnapVillage, (www.snapvillage.com) its entry into the microstock arena. In the beta stage the site will only be available to U.S. customers and will only accept payments on Visa, Master Card and American Express. The site will remain separate from the main Corbis site in the same way that iStockphoto is marketed separately from Getty Images.
"I am bored," admitted Getty Images CEO Jonathan Klein in the beginning of his speech at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference. Having given hundreds of similar addresses to investors, Klein decided to forgo discussing financial information readily available through other sources. Instead, he focused on Getty Images' vision of its future.
This edition has stories on: Industry Leaders Define Current Visual Trends; iStockphoto Among 100 Most-Visited U.S. Web Sites; and Bloggerazzi Image Infringement Saga Continues.
After publishing the story on Tom Grill earlier, I wanted to check out what, if anything, he was doing about video. His response raised the issue of whether Video is as lucurative as stills and this story deals with that issue.
This edition has stories on: Getty's $42 Million acqisition of Pump Audio and Corbis Getting Creative With Keywords
This edition has stories on: Magazines Afloat in Otherwise Dwindling Ad Spending; Dreamstime Partners With PicFindr.com; and Compassionate Eye Foundation, Getty Images to Raise Funds.
This edition includes stories on: ImageSpan and Visible World Offer Rights-Cleared Content Acquisition and Real-Time Customization Services; Getty Images Launches Photo Contest for British Teens; and New Royalty-Free Brand Seeks Distributors.