Guest post by Doug Brooks Questions: How can you prevent images from being stripped of their © information? How can you find a copyright holder when the image you want to license offers no information of any kind? What can you do to protect your images from becoming Orphans? Answers: There are ways* (notice the …
Originally posted on the PACA Blog Grant Heilman passed away on Tuesday, February 25 at his home in Buena Vista, Colorado, following a brief illness. He was born in 1919, in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. He had a wonderful small town bringing up, and loved small town living his entire life. He could stand large cities for …
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 …
Julian Jackson gives us an overview of the PACA equivalent trade organization in the British Isles. BAPLA (British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies) is the UK’s stock photography trade association. It represents over 200 members, including Getty Images and Corbis, but also a lot of small and medium sized photo agencies, which make up …
© 2014 Doug Brooks, All Rights Reserved Question: When is it okay for me to publish (or otherwise use) an orphan image? Answer: Never* (notice the asterisk) We all know that copyright is there to protect creative works from being used without the permission of the rights holder. That’s good, that’s solid, we can all …
Earlier this week, Getty and Leanin.org announced a partnership whereby Getty donates 10% of license fees to LeanIn.org from sales of this collection: This got us thinking and we wondered about sources of imagery of women, so we compiled a list of resources that we know of and use. When looking for dynamic and diverse …
Michael Masterson and I were speaking about the history of our industry. Again and again, one name came up as a leader and advocate for all things stock photography. And as a result, I asked Michael to interview Cathy Aron. Cathy Aron has been the Executive Director of PACA, the Digital Licensing Media Association, since …
Universal Newsreel showing footage of the launch of a Titan II rocket in 1963 along with images from the unmanned capsule of the first stage being dropped. Beneath the falling debris of the discarded first stage the curvature of the earth is clearly visible: “Through the magic of the camera earthlings take their first ride …
Anna Fey shares some tips: When you call a photographer or agency for an image, it’s important to really share with them that for which you are looking. We are inclined to say that we just want this picture of a red widget. If that is all you tell the seller, you are probably selling …
Another in a casual series of photo related articles from ’round the web. We all love a bit of creative intel: Media Bakery offers up some insight in their Stock Photography Trends for 2014 report. The very first Selfie! Ads of the World – bookmark this one for research. Feature Shoot showcases all genres of …