February 7, 2013
A series of elaborate “skeleton leaf” arrangements, from the photographic studios of John P. Soule which stood on Washington Street in Boston from 1861 to 1882. As well as producing many pictures of Boston’s buildings, notable events (such as the 1869 National Peace Jubilee and the great fire of 1872), carte-de-visite portraits etc., Soule also …
ASPP Executive Director Jain Lemos crosses paths with visual sage Bob Hendriks, Managing Director of InTransit Images, and explains his company’s sensible trajectory. Bob Hendriks is a man in motion. And it appears he’ll keep moving upward, even if an unbalanced force tries to knock him off course. Who in this industry hasn’t felt a …
December 12, 2012
It’s refreshing to see boutique agencies popping up. I had an opportunity to chat with Susan Carolonza Chanin who partnered with Rana Faure with new offering Mother Image. Tell us about your backgrounds in Stock, and how you came to identify this area as one that is sustainable and relevant? Mother Image is a boutique …
November 28, 2012
Venus Stock is a newcomer with a focus on the premium beauty, health and wellness market. Victoria Hulett-Gross, CEO, talked with Infozone contributor Brantlea Newbery about the collection. Small, specialty agencies have increasingly become a rarity in the time of the ‘big box’ shops. Also the economy has been so troublesome – in this climate …
November 1, 2012
It’s Halloween (or: All Hallow’s Eve, if you want to be accurate; or Beltane, if you don’t like that version; or, frankly, whatever Witch you got on Tonight…); so, in celebration of this night of windy moors and starlit skies, here are some spooky images courtesy of The Public Domain Review. These photographs of ‘spirits’ …
October 17, 2012
Photo pros are spoiled for choice next week in the Big Apple and with so much to choose from, do not let this panel presented by Visual Connections and tailored specifically for the buyer, slip under the radar. With an unparalleled panel of leading experts in copyright, digital media law, licensing, moving and still imagery, …
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 …
August 29, 2012
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 …
ASPP Executive Director Jain Lemos recently chatted with Lewis Blackwell, Chief Creative Officer of Evolve Images, about where his innovative road will take us. “I’m evolving” might be today’s “the jury’s still out” idiom, but not for Lewis Blackwell of Evolve Images. His vision for the creative direction at Seattle’s new curated stock collection is …