Stock photography luminary Michael Masterson was honored recently with the ASPP’s “Jane Kinne Picture Professional of the Year Award,” joining such company as Cathy Sachs, Jane Kinne and so on. Of course we took the opportunity to spend some time with Michael getting his POV on the industry. You have seen the industry go through …
The American Society of Picture Professionals is the definitive trade association for picture editors, art buyers, researchers and all engaged in the business of creating, archiving, marketing, researching and licensing imagery in North America. With Chapters through out the United States offering regular programming to one of the most comprehensive benefits packages for members to …
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 …
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 …
One in an occasional series from Networking Pro Michael Masterson Now that the economy is showing signs of life again, we’re seeing more job postings and opportunities. With the avalanche of resumes hiring managers receive for each opening, it’s a challenge to make yours stand out and catch someone’s eye. It’s your first and maybe only …
Visual Connections 2012 New York continued the outstanding tradition of bringing image buyers and ‘sellers’ together to meet, greet, and open the doors to the extraordinary visual possibilities that image users demand and sellers provide. The afternoon was filled with buyers visiting image purveyors from around the world. My personal experience as a buyer has …
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 …