In a world where we now upload 1.8 Billion photos a day, maybe it’s time to take stock of all things ”photographic” and what those little image suckers – both professional, amateur and press – might actually mean in the scheme of things; as our high art, media and pop culture changes; both aesthetically and …
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 …
Freeloading: How our insatiable appetite for free content starves creativity In his new book, author Chris Ruen provides a glimpse into his personal transition from consumer of free media to advocate for artists’ rights and a more rational conversation about copyright in the digital age. Ruen shares his own thoughts about common justifications for online …
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 …
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’ …
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, …
Noted IP expert and Advisor in Chief to deviantART, Joshua Wattles, clearly defines Creative Commons for us: You use a Creative Commons License for only one reason: to provide the broadest possible distribution of the work – for free – holding back only as much as you need for your own comfort zone. Creative Commons Licenses have …