Cathy Carapella makes it very simple: Most people hear a song and think of it as a single entity as in “Wow, that song was great”. But people who clear music for a living think differently. A clearance professional knows that every song is comprised of two unique copyrights: The musical composition & the sound …
I discovered Arcangel Images while researching a tough spec from a client and wanted to know more about this niche agency with such compelling imagery. A chat with owner Michael Mascaro: I did a bit of research on your background – as I understand it, you were a designer prior to starting Arcangel Images? Can …
New post in Brantlea Newbery’s ongoing series on productivity tools: Building on my previous post about using Skitch to take screenshots to save time in communicating via photos and email, here I’m going to go a step further into real-time screen sharing. When you’re working remotely it’s an invaluable tool that saves time and facilitates …
Guest post by Jain Lemos: Aurora Photos founder José Azel takes the lead on offering camera phone stock and endures the challenges of being the first agency to engage persnickety pros. We’ve seen them, we’ve taken them and we can’t stop them from permeating the marketplace. Acquiring the Instagram photo-sharing site cost Facebook more than …
Noted IP expert and Advisor in Chief to deviantART, Joshua Wattles, clearly defines Creative Commons for us: You use a Creative Commons License for only one reason: to provide the broadest possible distribution of the work – for free – holding back only as much as you need for your own comfort zone. Creative Commons Licenses have …
Ever wonder how that stock image is created? The Stock Photo Guy, John Lund shares a war story: “As long as he wants” was her answer. That turned out to be about 45 minutes…or slightly more than $100.00 a minute! That investment in a stock photo shoot turned out to be a good one. The …
Cathy Carapella, VP of Global ImageWorks discusses basics for searching out and using footage: Yes, licensing footage is different from licensing photographs. But the differences should not overwhelm or prevent you from using footage in your next production. Our goal is to provide you with useful and practical information about footage licensing so you can …
PACA Tech Advisor Doug Dawirs updates us on PacaSearch: One of my go-to stops after reviewing a new brief is PacaSearch, especially for off-the-grid image needs (say, examples of Nostradamus’ prophecies through out history?) I am guaranteed to get relevant and comprehensive results and often am introduced to sources I had not been aware of. PACA …
Guest post from Networking Pro Michael Masterson Some of us are natural networkers. We love going to events and parties, have no problem chatting up a stranger and make new connections smoothly. Others feel more comfortable using online avenues, posting to their Facebook pages, tweeting or just maybe monitoring what their friends and followers are …
by Brantlea Newbery I take a LOT of screenshots. At first, they were just a means to illustrating Photoshop® tutorials and marking up images for retouching; then, in 2008, I stumbled upon Skitch and it was love at first snap. I use Skitch almost daily. It saves me time communicating ideas via email and chat, …