Category: Interviews
News
StockPhotoFinder launches widget
Recenty Pat Hunt interviewed Randy Taylor, one of the cofounders of StockPhotoFinder and long time expert in image searching technology, after he launched a Mac-only Widget. The Widget makes searching faster, easier and more fun. See what else Randy has up his sleeve.
Pat: Please tell me about the “Widget.”
Randy: First, I must give credit to Evan Frohlich who is in charge of software development. He created both the Widget and the StockPhotoFinder.com web site, great examples of how gifted he is at programming and interface design. The Widget is a fabulous toy that has wonderful business applications. It is only usable with the Macintosh Tiger OS 10.4 operating system. It is a Dashboard tool that allows you to search for stock photography through our StockPhotoFinder site without using a browser. It gives instant and direct access to search without having to go to any individual website. At the same time we have added functionality to make it more valuable to the buyer and the seller. It automatically watermarks the images on the fly upon download of the preview image. If you go directly to a stock agency site and download their preview, you may have the watermark. If you download that same preview through the Widget, you will have the email address and the web address of that stock photo agency. We realized that there are many places that don’t have watermarking and the image can get lost very easily. There is the possibility of unauthorized use. The Widget is very fast and you can get price quotes through it. Well over half of our users are on Macs, so the Widget is appropriate for our user base.
Features
Inside The Studio with Tim McGuire
Not
long ago I noticed some insightful comments to a story I posted from Tim
McGuire a Photographer from Seattle.
After doing a little research I discovered that Tim has a wealth of experience
as a stock photographer who has contributed images to Getty, Corbis, and other
stock agencies. Tim also has experience as a former Vice President for
the Stock Artist Alliance (SAA) for two years and currently makes his living as
a stock Photographer. I asked Tim if he would be willing to complete an e-mail interview
in order to share more about his experience and views on the stock licensing industry
and Tim generously agreed.
Features
Inside the Studio with Westphal Inc.
At the very beginning of my career I worked as a freelance
photo-assistant for about 18 months. In that time I worked in no less than 40-50
different commercial photo studios where the pay stunk, the hours were awful,
and I had no benefits. However, I later discovered that the experience gained
working as a freelance photo-assistant has proven to be very valuable. I
learned by simply being there and getting inside the studio. In an
effort to continue learning, occasionally, I will interview some of people I meet
who have “been there, done that”.
Today’s interview is with Arty Westphal. Arty (pictured with son, Eric) is the CEO and founder of
Westphal Inc a Digital photo and retouching studio with locations in Denver, CO and New York, NY.
