Moving still photos, known as cinemagraphs, are gaining popularity with publishers, advertisers and creators looking for new ways to engage their viewers. Guest post by Jain Lemos. Capturing—and then holding—the attention of online viewers becomes more challenging every minute. For some time now, a site without decent visuals is quickly deemed a dud. That’s why …
We hear over and over from researchers, editors and buyers searching for imagery about the need for a different kind of imagery. We chatted recently with entrepreneur Jenifer Daniels who has stepped up and has brought a new collection to market: Colorstock. Colorstock has come onto the Stock scene with a mission statement of recognizing …
Sarah Fix, Creative Director of Blend Images and current President of PACA/DMLA, pulls from a wide pool for her creative muse. My go to sources for inspiration are: Kinfolk Magazine, Monocle magazine, Zite app., and I know this sounds like a shameless plug but the Blend Images blog has fine art contributors that have daily …
I asked colleagues, clients and peers to tell me about their favorite books, magazines and inspirations for a December theme. We start off the month with this thoughtful post by designer Chad Wall. I work from, and am most attracted to, a firmly American aesthetic. I realize that phrase reads as somewhat ambiguous, in an …
Alan Capel explains how their new app is driving sales and delivering the look advertisers demand. Guest post by Jain Lemos Nearly gone are the days of taking snaps with cell phones just to share them with our followers. Today, dozens of tech companies are promising to fulfill dreams of becoming a professional creative by …
Re-post from Kaptur with permission from Paul Melcher. The next big frontier for anyone involved with photography online is content curation. The value of a company dealing with photography is not in its ability to attract a large amount of content – that is the easy part – but rather in its ability to create …
Reposted from http://kaptur.co with permission from author Paul Melcher Mary Meeker, Kleiner Perkins investor, just released her 2014 her annual Internet trends report which briefly trended on Twitter yesterday. Year after year, the report is slowly becoming a yearly milestone for the those in the internet business and those just curious about it. For us, …
In no particular order, links of interest to picture buyers/researchers that we have bookmarked for you: Interested in expanding knowledge? Courses in Picture Research: http://www.picture-research-courses.co.uk http://www.publishing-school.co.uk/course-list/2013-picture-research/picture-research.html The Copyright Alliance Podcast . Totally free and full of profiles from artists, photographers, musicians and film makers on copyright and issues around IP. The Metropolitan Museum of Art …
Guest post by Pat Hunt Women’s issues continue to be in the news lately. Former U.S. President, Jimmy Carter, has written a book about women. Arianna Huffington has written a book for women. Hillary Clinton discusses women’s issues at a college. General Dynamics appoints a female President and COO. Getty Images continues to promote Sheryl …
March round up from ’round the web. Remember the story about Jon Crispin and the Willard Suitcase Project? Well, he has a great Kickstarter that you can support for as little as a dollar! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/265363123/willard-suitcases-unpacking-the-rest?ref=category Want to weigh in on EU Copyright? Everyone has an opinion: http://www.rightsholderseucopyright.eu/ More from 2013 – Best Selling Microstock images …