by Julian Jackson footageMarketplace, the London event aimed at the footage industry is now in its 6th year. Always held in the prestigious HQ of BAFTA in central London, it is similar to US expos staged by Visual Connections, albeit with more emphasis on footage – although increasingly stills collections supply motion material too now. …
We are so pleased to present this interview with Dr. Burns – much gratitude to Sonia Epstein, author and Executive Editor, Sloan Science and Film. This article is republished with permission from Sloan Science & Film, an online publication reporting on all things science and film, published by Museum of the Moving Image and funded …
We have been office bound for a bit, taking care of all those bits of paper, unanswered emails and tackling projects that have been gathering dust. Hard to stay put with Spring calling; but we have been able to take a journey, none the less, complements of “The Candid Frame,” a photography-based podcast by Ibarionex …
By Michael Masterson Chicago’s mercurial weather graced Visual Connections with a beautiful, sunny day on May 5th. Returning there for the first time since 2014, Visual Connections came back in great form with an expanded and sold-out roster of exhibitors. It attracted a record number of attendees drawn by the diverse group of exhibitors and …
By Nuno Silva (VP Of Product Stocksy United) While working at a stock photography agency it’s always impressive to see how images are being used, how your customers are interpreting visual trends, and how they’re using photography to communicate creatively. At Stocksy we’ve been fortunate to work with some very talented creatives who have learned …
All things change, especially in the fast-moving world world of photo licensing. For some time, now, industry professionals have noted that PACA (Picture Archive Council of America) has evolved into the DMLA (Digital Media Licensing Association); but do they also know that PACA’s fantastic mega metasearch engine of licensable content has been updated into DMLASearch? …
Guest post by Jain Lemos Stop photo searching like the century and get in sync! There’s tons of new technology popping up around the ability for buyers and creators to record transactions, track and share content, and basically get down to the business of image curation and usage. Scopio has jumped into the fray as …
Our correspondent from across the pond, Julian Jackson, has been thinking about mobile phone photography. Serendipitous in view of the upcoming Panel session on all things Social Media at Visual Connections Chicago! Mobile photography has taken off. This year Shutterstock has had a 40% increase in submissions of images taken with phones or tablets. iPhonography …
With retrospectives at both the Getty and LACMA and a new HBO doc about his life and work, Mapplethorpe sparked this editorial from writer/curator Simon Herbert: Given the current tone of political discourse in an election year, it’s tempting to think that we’ve hit new lows in civility; yet rewind to 1989, on the floor …
Fifteen years in the running and still inspiring buyers to license images without corniness. Guest post by Jain Lemos Photocase launched from Germany in 2001 as a creative stock photography marketplace with a determination to deliver the anti-stock image. All their photos are hand-picked, meaning you won’t slog through millions of repetitive or inferior quality …