Jim Pickerell has released a new e-book.
Secrets To Building A Successful Photography Career
examines recent changes in the photography business environment, from
technological improvements to the introduction of microstock and the
availability of free images.
Fotolia has partnered with online artist community deviantART to launch a
stock offering within the deviantART network. The arrangement has
benefits on both sides: 15-million-member-strong deviantART represents
what the two partners say is the largest online aggregation of
microstock users. At the same time, Fotolia can help artist-members of
this community monetize their own work.
Former president of the Stock Artists Alliance Shannon Fagan will chair
the newly established Stock Imaging License Committee of the American
Society of Media Photographers. Fagan will moderate the new ASMP stock-photo listserv community, write for the Strictly Business Blog and speak at the 2011 Strictly Business 3 conferences.
Practically any report having anything to do with multimedia includes
a mention of MediaStorm, a company that rightfully describes itself as
“widely recognized for quality editorial production and as leaders in
multimedia storytelling.” In addition to producing award-winning cinematic narratives and consulting for the
world’s largest nonprofits and media companies, the company also has a
training offering—and its next Methodology Workshop registration closes
at the end of the month.
So localization as a marketing concept is not so new. For instance, in
the American retail space—think big supermarkets—“buy local” went
hyper-popular a couple of years ago, with big brands like Hannaford and
ShopRite touting their support for local farms and produce. “Support
your local business” has been around for a while as well. Now more than
ever, image buyers are seeking images that resonate with particular
communities and locations—but what does it really mean to the stock
producer?