Image Warehouse, started just over 2 years ago, by Carroll Seghers, is ceasing operations, effective September 30th. I was approached by Seghers following a presentation I made at the Professional Photographers of America in January 2007 about this idea. I knew then that the field had one too many players, and both Digital Railroad and … Read more
UPDATE: Kathryn Ellison, who was the author of this book, writes in her comments below “…The book has been cancelled, the site has been taken down, all images have been deleted from the server…”, and you can read more about her position on this blog posting in her comment. She has also deleted her authorship … Read more
It seems that Getty Images may be playing fast and loose with the ethics of photojournalism these days. Getty is sharing in the sales of images of certain celebrities with the celebrities themselves, for example, in a little-known maneuver where they just happen to be in the right place at the right tim to catch … Read more
Everytime I post something or read somewhere where something is written that is critical of amateur, pro-sumer, volunteer, or free photographers, whether these folks are in credentialed positions, getting a magazine cover or photo in an ad or newspaper, I hear some variation of “…you pros are just worried about getting out gunned…”. Honestly, nothing … Read more
As the boys of summer were just getting into the swing of things, US Presswire hired an unemployed Peter Toriello after he was laid off from Getty four months prior where he was in charge of the Getty’s MLB relationship. USPW announced Toriello’s hire as “Director of Global Sales and Business Development” on March 4, … Read more
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is in a clash with the Associated Press and Gannett over the rights to images and narratives of their sporting events. Lets start out with a few things first – The SEC is a collegiate athletic league that holds sporting events on their campus, usually in closed arenas or stadiums, where … Read more
As my mother used to say, there are no guarantees in life, except death and taxes .A subset of those non-guarantees, is “nobody owes you anything, and you’re not entitled to anything either.”Generally speaking, I think the last generation that thought they had to actually earn something is generation X. Generation Y, The millennials, and … Read more
Say a year ago you were selling an XBox, a Dynalite pack, or an image of jesus in your chewing gum. eBay has those images stored on their servers (still), and unless you opt out by the end of August, your photo could be used to sell someone elses’ widget. In other words, all of … Read more
PicApp, seen by some as a a solution to online revenue streams, just doesn’t get it. Started by the same people that created PicScout (we wrote about PicScout here – Delusions of Grandeur, 5/27/09) – the model they’re using of “free content that is ad supported” is a tried-and-true method of breaking into a crowded … Read more
More than one person has brought to our attention that Bain & Company has been hard at work at Getty Images. For the most of the world, Bain & Co is unknown, but in the financial and private equity world, calling in Bain & Co is like applying part nitros-oxide and part spoiler to your … Read more
