• Getty Images posts a podcast interview by CEO Jonathan Klein with John Moore who shares his first hand account of what it’s like working behind the lens in conflict areas and how he captured the memorable, award-winning imagery following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

• Stock photographer Grant Faint “gives back” by donating all proceeds from sales of his posters and DVDs to orphans in Tanzania.

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Posted by Brent Phelps at May 09, 2008 | Comments (0)

Jack Hollingsworth’s comments, posted in this space a couple of days ago, provoked a number of comments.    Val Gelineau, co-founder of the stock image subscription site, Photospin, offered his take on the challenges photographers face in today’s market.  We thought Val’s advice worthy of posting here, where more of our readers are likely to see them.

In response to one reader, Tim McGuire, who commented, "With all due respect, tell us something we don’t know," Val writes:

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Posted by Chris Ferrone at April 22, 2008 | Comments (1)

Electric Lane, an imaging consultancy serving the stock photography industry, has announced plans to launch a revamped version of its website (the new interface will be up by April 15th) including information and downloadable free scripts and utilities on copyright, metadata, image standards and the stock industry. Founded by Sarah Saunders, the company has advised image libraries in both commercial and non-profit sectors on digital imaging, productive workflows, image asset management, copyright and image usage, and commercial image sales. “We have been helping companies improve their image handling for nearly ten years” said Sarah Saunders Electric Lane’s founder and director. “People enjoy visiting our site and now we are adding an html interface to make it easier to access the resources.”

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Posted by Brent Phelps at April 01, 2008 | Comments (0)

The International Library of African Music (ILAM) is a research institution devoted to the study of music and oral arts in Africa, it preserves thousands of historical musical recordings going back to 1929 as well as having a substantial photographic archive. In October and November 2007 Africa Media Online (the parent company to africanpictures.net) sent a digitisation team to the ILAM headquarters on the the Rhodes University campus in Grahamstown, South Africa, to work with the ILAM staff to digitise approximately 10,000 images. The collection included negatives, slides and photographs of various formats and with the cooperation of ILAM staff and Professor Andrew Tracey, the team also captured in-depth metadata associated with the majority of the images.

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Posted by Brent Phelps at March 31, 2008 | Comments (0)

Dear Mr. Stock Smarty Pants: I have read several of your responses to readers questions. They are both illuminating and informative. Tried searching a number of keywords on your site “musician”, “rock and roll”, “concert” etc.. Could not find any reference to those topics.  I have a couple of quick questions. My company has acquired hundreds if not thousands of very good photos of bands and rock stars performing live. These photos were taken over several years. The photographer has since died. Both he and his wife were killed in a car accident in which their two children survived. We are trying to find a way to monetize the collection by selling copies or approaching an agency so proceeds can go to the kids who are living with family members.

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Posted by Paul Henning at March 27, 2008 | Comments (0)

Paul Henning a veteran in the Stock photo industry who currently operates the consultancy Stock Answers LLC has been tapped by the Maine Photographic Workshops to teach an in-depth class on stock photography taking place on June 15 – 21, 2008. The week-long course entitled “Stock Photography: Essentials for Making Money With Your Camera” will survey the process of creating, marketing and selling stock imagery. Henning intends to provide students with an intensive submersion into both the business and creative sides of stock photography, as well as the history and evolution of today’s $2 billion global stock picture industry.

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Posted by Brent Phelps at March 21, 2008 | Comments (0)

The Fred Perry polo shirt introduced by its namesake, a three-time Wimbledon champion in 1952, has been synonymous with youth and counterculture since the late 50s when the Mods picked up on it. Over the years the Fred Perry polo shirt has surfaced as a fashionable choice for diverse groups of teenagers throughout the 1960s and 70s, ranging from the Mods, Suedeheads, Ska/Two Tone, Punk, New Wave, Casuals/Perry Boys, Britpop, Electronic/Rave and the latest Indie revival. Most recently the brand has continued to cultivate its appeal with the young and hip by launching Subculture, a new music initiative featuring cutting-edge young talent on the music scene. Meg Asaro and Karen D’Silva from Spark Visual Research take a closer look at the imagery used by Fred Perry to continue to connect with the youthful lifestyle that has fueled the brand’s popularity over the years.

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Posted by Meg Asaro & Karen D’Silva at March 07, 2008 | Comments (0)

Dear Mr. Stock Smarty Pants: I have been reading your columns in About The Image and think they’re great.  I’m a photography student who is hoping to graduate soon and get into the stock photo business.  My problem is this: I have never signed a contract with a stock agency and I don’t know what sort of arrangement would be fair regarding royalties on sales of my pictures.  Is this something that varies a lot? Do I have to be careful? Can you brake down what sorts of splits are typical in the business today?

Sincerely yours,
Christopher in Atlanta

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Posted by Paul Henning at February 21, 2008 | Comments (0)

Dear Mr. Stock Smarty Pants:

Hey, I was watching the NFL playoff games and started wondering what the market is like for pictures from professional sporting events.  I sometimes take my camera along to Dodger games and get some pretty good shots with my telephoto lenses.  Think I could sell some of them? Also, what do photographers do to stay warm in places like New England and Green Bay? It looks awful.

Sincerely yours,
Al in Los Angeles

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Posted by Paul Henning at January 25, 2008 | Comments (1)

In August 2006 Getty Images launched a new image licensing model called Rights Ready (RR) promising to offer customers the benefits of Rights-Managed (RM) licensing along with the ease of use associated with a Royalty-Free (RF) license. To accomplish this images are offered with fixed price points designated according to basic commercial, internal company, and editorial use categories. Blend Images has announced that it will now offer part of its collection under the RR model available co-exclusively from Blendimages.com and Gettyimages.com making Blend Images the first photo agency to directly adopt the licensing model.

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Posted by Brent Phelps at January 17, 2008 | Comments (0)