We break down the laws that protect your photos.

By Kathleen Davis

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Where are the opportunities in today's stock photo market?

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Today, more stock photos are created, sold, and used than ever before. While this makes it near-impossible for photographers and agencies to continue profiting from high-priced stock, microstock is thriving. During this panel discussion, microstock agencies, successful microstockers and traditional stock photographers will discuss current trends and opportunities in the microstock market.

Read more and register for this event at Mediabistro.com

Dear Image Warehouse Supporter,

In mid – 2007 we went online offering our service as a favorable option for independent stock photographers who wanted to offer their images for use licensing to the global stock market. Uniquely positioned as a “full service agency”, we provided photographers with the ability to select images for sale, set the terms & prices and then publish the image into our online searchable database.

Picture buyers ...

Picturehouse events offer a unique opportunity to discover new sources of imagery, meet the people you only speak to and email, and network with peers in the industry — all in one location, all in one day!

Picture sellers ...

Build stronger relationships with your existing clients, and broaden your client base in all market sectors. We admit only professional picture buyers and researchers, ensuring your time and investment is entirely productive – far more so than advertising and a lot more fun!

Launched jointly in London and New York in 2001, picturehouse is the only event of its kind that brings together the buyers and suppliers of photography, illustration and footage in city centre locations around the world. picturehouse events are the perfect place for buyers to discover great new imagery and meet the people behind the scenes, renew old contacts and forge new ones. You will find all sizes of image suppliers, from multinationals to specialist photographers, from all around the world, and covering every style of imagery from contemporary photography to historical illustration. Our New York and London events also feature footage suppliers.

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Wednesday 3 June - Sunday 7 June 2009

CEPIC is a European Economic Interest Group (E.E.I.G) not for profit representing the interests of picture associations, agencies and libraries in Europe, in total 1.053 picture agencies and libraries in Europe, from the smallest to the largest, the sole trader and the global company, covering all aspects of photography, news, stock, heritage. CEPIC organises each year an Agent Congress, enabling agents from all over the world to meet.

 

The third international Photo Metadata Conference at CEPIC Congress 2009

 

MILE Conference : "Know Your Rights" - How To Cope With Image Rights

 

 

 

 

IT’S ABOUT STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

I’m not giving a pep talk here at halftime. I’m talking only about the reality of the business you are in, - stock photography. And that business is going to succeed in the global economical downturn. Here’s why.

Today’s Internet, with the options and tools it offers to stock photographers is like a strong wind at your back, that can help you buck the headwinds of a down economy.

Read more at Photosource International

The journalists of the future are rapidly moving away from traditional news services, saying they are impractical compared to new media.

A survey of Australian journalism students found 90 per cent of students do not like reading the newspaper, preferring to source news from commercial television or online media.

Professor in Journalism and Media Studies at the Queensland University of Technology, Alan Knight, conducted the survey and says despite an aversion to newspapers, 95 per cent of students are very interested in following the news.

"At this stage commercial television is still the favoured source, but online is rising pretty rapidly," he said.

Professor Knight says it appears some of the smaller faults with the newspaper medium are deterring students from reading them.

"They said that newspapers are impractical, they fall apart, you have to buy them," he said.

Read more at ABC 

 

A new survey of American readers by The Rosen Group, about the state of current and future media, found that nearly 80% of respondents still subscribe to magazines and 83% find that daily newspapers are still relevant. 45% though, of those surveyed, said that newspapers and magazines will exist in 10 years, while 40% were uncertain.

 Read more at the Center for Media Research

Following the resignation of Betsy Reid the Stock Artists Alliance (SAA), a trade association dedicated to supporting and protecting the business interests of professional stock photographers worldwide, is accepting applications for a new Executive Director.

SAA supports its members through education and advocacy initiatives and is well-respected in the image licensing industry for its efforts on behalf of members and all professional photographers.

Read more at SAA's site

October 2009 sees the return of WildPhotos, the UK's largest photography symposium dedicated to exploring the power of nature photography. With a great line-up of the world’s finest wildlife photographers and industry experts, this two-day event, hosted by Chris Packham, promises to inspire and enthuse.

Mark the dates in your diary now: WildPhotos will take place on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th October 2009, and will again be held at the Royal Geographical Society in London.