by Julian Jackson When I was at school we always looked forward to chemistry lessons because we could blow things up and set fire to stuff, which was the opposite to the rest of the curriculum, where such activities would have you brought before the headmaster and disciplined or even expelled. Now education is more …
Photographer/Filmmaker Gail Mooney on motion: The convergence of still imagery and video continues at a rapid pace. Technology has transformed how we create, sell and consume visual content. The distribution of imagery is digital, global and instantaneous. What’s driving this? Still photographers are using cameras capable of shooting video and are creating content in both …
Guest post by Jain Lemos For Angel Wynn, moving from Sun Valley, Idaho to Santa Fe, New Mexico opened up doors of abundance for her art and agency. Walking into Angel Wynn’s studio home on Canyon Drive in Santa Fe, the air seems to shift and all of a sudden, you are transported into a …
Julian Jackson digs into the UK Market and updates us. Video is starting to become the new essential for stills libraries. Although the two majors have had motion divisions for years, most UK photo-libraries avoided video for a number of reasons: technical complexity, bandwidth and the uncertainties of a new market, compounded by the economic …
We are living in a world of ever-changing and advancing technology. This can be confusing for a still image buyer because there are so many options to choose from in terms of footage formats. Melinda Hood, Archive Director at Global ImageWorks offers some guidelines: It is important to know what master format is needed by …
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, …
Cathy Carapella, VP of Global ImageWorks discusses basics for searching out and using footage: Yes, licensing footage is different from licensing photographs. But the differences should not overwhelm or prevent you from using footage in your next production. Our goal is to provide you with useful and practical information about footage licensing so you can …