Freelance photographers working for Associated Press have had a partial victory in their battle with the news agency.
This issue contains: Photographer Survey Results, Selling On Web, New Life for Niche Marketers, Textbooks In Your Future, Textbook Market Guide, Corbis Buys Digital Stock, and Tasini & Geographic Updates.
In this brave new world ''niche'' marketers as the big agencies focus selling to the advertising market and stop accepting the kinds of images that many ''niche'' users need.
Over 200 photographers responded to our survey mailed in January. Income is up and over 35% of the photographers are prepared to consider participating on Royalty Free discs.
The textbook market is a major source of income for many photographers, but it is also a niche given the kind of images it needs and the expertise often required to properly research a request. See where selling to this market is headed.
The battle for rights marches on with new information about the Tasini appeal and National Geographic.
If you think the WEB is going to let you deal directly with clients and you won't need an agent any more, this story will give you some things to think about.
The Guilfoyle Report has produced a very useful report for those interested in the textbook market.
Corbis has moved into the Royalty Free market with the purchase of Digital Stock Corporation. This move raises more questions than it answers, chief among them ''Where is Corbis headed?''
This issue contains stories on NAFP Loses First Round To AP, Selling Individual RF Images, Subjects That Sell, Sales By Category, New ASMP Handbook, Time-Life Syndication, Rights Control and RF, Faulkner Sues Geographic, Annual Photographer Survey, New PACA Members and Estate Planning.
Time-Life Syndication asks freelance photographers to sign a new letter of agreement formalizing existing arrangements for the resale of any images published in Time Inc. publications.
The National Association of Freelance Photographers lost the first round of their suit against Associated Press, but leaders plan to re-file and are optimistic about their chances for eventual success.
Estimates of the percentage of sales in dollars of images that are used in advertising, editorial or other broad categories in the U.S. and Europe.
A new survey asks whether traditional stock agencies should begin offering royalty free licenses and it attempts to determine current income levels of stock photographers. PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THE SURVEY.
Henry Scanlons piece on Royalty Free photography raised some questions about rights control that Jim Pickerell elaborates on in this article.
PACA announces new members and explains the procedures for filing a grievance against any member for unethical practices.
A detailed breakdown of the the subjects that that are in demand by advertising agencies and graphic designers.
Douglas Faulkner, Louis Psihoyos and Matrix International file the first suit against National Geographic relative to their re-use of images without compensation on the ''108 Years of National Geographic Magazine on CD-ROM.
Royalty free disc producers are moving to sell rights to individual images on-line, but will continue to pay the same 20% share of gross sales in royalties. This should reduce the overall return for photographers as more users of royalty free images get exactly what they want on-line rather than having to buy a disc with many images they will never use.
ASMP has published a new business practices handbook that has a strong section on stock photography.
Putting a value on your life's work can present a major problem for your heirs. Every successful photographer needs to do some estate planning. This major article outlines the steps to take in light of the new tax laws.
Survey results from the International Image Agents Organization that met in New York in early November.
An indepth interview with David Moffly, the new CEO of FPG examines where this major U.S. agency and its parent Visual Communications Group are headed.
There is increased interest in using the WEB as a marketing tool, but designing a site that is ''hassle free,'' and that will generate is not easy. We have listed a number of sites worth reviewing before you move ahead with your decision as to what the do about the web.
The Tasini decision (see story 88 in archives) raises important questions about how image creators protect the value of their images in the future. New strategies are needed. Legal and legislative action may also be needed.