ASPP eNews
June 2010
Issue 06/10
“Building Community among Image Professionals”
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NEWS FROM THE HEAD OFFICE
Cathy D-P Sachs, Executive Director
NATIONAL
Jane Kinne Picture Professional of the Year
Once again we are looking for your nominations for our ASPP Jane Kinne Picture Professional of the Year award. Last year the award went to long-time ASPP friend and former National President, Danita Delimont. Prior honorees have been Jerry Tavin, Nancy Wolff, Niki Barrie, Anita Duncan, Larry Levin, and of course Jane Kinne herself.
Your nominee should be a current ASPP member who has demonstrated one or more of the following qualities: significant contributions to photography, a single outstanding achievement, long-time service to the association or its members. Please send your nomination to me either in writing to the office address, or to cathy@aspp.com by August 31st. Even if you have submitted a name in a prior year, go ahead and re-submit! The National Board will decide the award winner thereafter.
Photographer Survey
Jim Pickerell is launching a new photographer income survey in an effort to determine general income trends in the last couple of years. If you have had any income at all from licensing rights to your images or from assignment work, please take a moment to fill in the survey. The results and analysis will be published in early July, and will be available at no charge for us all to read.
You can find the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KP2GT9Z. The questions should not take more than 5 minutes to answer. Please also tell your photographer friends to participate, or if you are a stock agent please encourage your photographers to also fill in the survey.
Member Benefits
Michael Masterson and the National Board (and in particular Holly Marshall and Cecilia de Querol) have been working hard to bring ASPP members tangible benefits in many different areas. Two new ones just added are discounts from Marketing Mentor (Ilise Benun), and Photography Business Success Coach (Beate Chelette). To see the full list of benefits, please go to www.aspp-members.com and log-in with your ASPP member ID and password. Once in the secure member area, click the link for Member Benefits.
If you have any leads to products and services that could help our members, please be in touch with michaeldmasterson@gmail.com
Reinvention Weekend/Education
For those of you who could not attend, you can now read more about our April conference, and see video clips by going to http://www.aspp.com/index.php/resources2/news-of-interest/204-conference-brochure
If you are interested in serving on an ongoing Education Committee for future events, please be in touch with me.
Enjoy the summer and be well!
Cathy D-P Sachs, Executive Director
INDUSTRY NEWS IN BRIEF
(See below for more details)
INDUSTRY NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled by Cathy Sachs
- Corbis Sygma declares bankruptcy in France
- APA changes its name
- Getty launches Stockphotorights.com to educate content users
- Are stock agency bulk copyright registrations safe?
- 4 photographer associations issue statement on new NYC permit law
- Alamy reduces file size requirement
- Workbook and Magnum both announce iPhone applications
- National Geographic offers new digital product for its flagship magazine
- Thought Equity Motion partners with BBC Motion Gallery
- Getty’s partners with Footage.net
NEWS FROM MEMBERS
This section is compiled by Greg Ogden.
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Agencies (Member name in parenthesis)
AURORA PHOTOS (JOSÉ AZEL)
www.auroraphotos.com
J-Tag launches
Aurora Photos announces the launch of J-Tag
Aurora Photos has released a new image designation and web site search filter it calls the “J-Tag,” or “Journalistic Tag.” It enables journalism and editorial picture buyers to be sure that the pictures they are licensing have not been altered or manipulated in any way. “J-Tag” images can be found on www.auroraphotos.com by going to the advanced search page and selecting the “Aurora’s J-Tag” option checkbox. A “J-Tag” icon appears on the enlarged view of any “journalistic” image.
“Aurora’s web site is all-inclusive, containing both editorial and commercial imagery,” explains Aurora Photos Director Karl Schatz. “Working with the top journalism organizations in the world, we want to alleviate the potential risks of one of these clients mistakenly publishing an image that has been manipulated in some way. To this end, we developed the Aurora Photos definition of a ‘journalistic’ image.”
Photographers who make submissions to Aurora are required to indicate whether each submission or individual image adheres to this definition. This information has also been collected from some of Aurora’s editorial partner agencies, such as Agence Vu and Noor. Aurora has been collecting this information and classifying images in it’s database in this way since July 2008. To date, over 85,000 images in the Aurora Photos archive have been classified as “journalistic.”
For inquiries about Aurora’s “J-Tag,” please contact Karl Schatz: email: kschatz@auroraphotos.com, phone: 207-828-8787 x111
BLEND IMAGES (ROBERT HENSON)
www.blendimages.com
DIVERSITY
Find out. We have some interesting facts that will fill you in on what makes up the cultures that create our diverse world.
Find Out Now
BRIDGEMAN ART LIBRARY (ED WHITLEY)
www.bridgemanart.com
Beatrice Coron plus "Stolen!"
CORON: Bridgeman is delighted to announce its representation of artist Beatrice Coron. You may have seen her work on the NYC subway or in a recent exhibit at the Museum of Art and Design. Learn more about Coron’s unique, intricate designs. Check out images of Beatrice Coron’s work available on www.bridgemanart.com.
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STOLEN!
Last month, thieves nabbed five modern masterpieces from the Musee d'Art Moderne in Paris. Collectively, the works were valued at over $600 million dollars. Bridgeman runs down some of the 20th century's most infamous art heists, from The Mona Lisa to The Scream and everything in between.
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XIR263527 (detail) Mona Lisa, c.1503-6 (oil on panel) by Leonardo da Vinci/ Louvre
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CUSTOM MEDICAL STOCK PHOTOS (MIKE FISHER)
mfisher@cmsp.com
HIV AND SMALLPOX
Did the end of smallpox vaccination cause the explosive spread of HIV?
Vaccinia immunization, as given to prevent the spread of smallpox, produces a five-fold reduction in HIV replication in the laboratory. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Immunology suggest that the end of smallpox vaccination in the mid-20th century may have caused a loss of protection that contributed to the rapid contemporary spread of HIV. VISIT www.cmsp.com
GREEN STOCK MEDIA (MIKE KAHN)
www.greenstockmedia.com
More Social Media
CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
Green Stock Media has recently started using social media to connect with clients and photographers. We post updates about our work as well as interesting environmental and photo industry news. Join us!
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Stock-Media-Sustainability-Stock-Photos-HD-Stock-Video-Footage/277417570309
Twitter - http://twitter.com/greenstockmedia
LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/kahncious (Mike Kahn)
IMAGE SOURCE (CHRISTINA VAUGHAN)
www.imagesource.com
Cross-Media Collections
Image Source Announces Reaching Fifty Cross-Media Collections Fully Available for Online Purchase
Image Source's Cross-Media content is the first product of its kind within the stock industry and the first time matched still images and motion clips have been made available as one combined product under a royalty free licence.
Clients can now purchase in a variety of ways: motion clips within a Cross-Media Pack, combined with matched still images; individual motion clips, or traditional stills-only collections.
Cross-Media Packs, each containing between 50-80 still images and 10-30 motion clips, cover a variety of themes and categories. The imagesource.com site is currently the only platform in the industry able to showcase this kind of content with matched still and motion content displayed side-by-side for any given keyword search result, enabling creative art buyers to fulfil an integrated multimedia campaign brief in one simple purchase path.
Christina Vaughan, Image Source Founder and Chief Executive Officer comments "Since our soft launch last summer, we've listened to the feedback from our clients and have fully integrated the whole product online. In reaching this milestone of fifty Cross-Media collections, we are positioning ourselves strongly to address the growth in Cross-Media campaigns and appetite for motion content. Our creative teams in both London and New York are running ahead of schedule and are working with some of the most skilled professional photographers and videographers to ensure delivery of a first-class product that addresses the growth opportunities in online media ."
http://www.imagesource.com/crossmedia
NATIVESTOCK PICTURES (MARILYN ANGEL WYNN)
www.nativestock.com
Full Service Multimedia
You asked for it: Stock video footage with quality audio! Native Stock Pictures is now a full service multimedia provider. Creating short productions with video clips, photos, narration and music.
"Because of recent web content demands and my original background in the film industry," comments Wynn, "it's a real natural to produce programs using stock photos and footage from my archives." Call to discuss your stock footage needs about Native American cultures.
NativeStock's summer shooting schedule will include both stills and video. Share your ideas and suggestions with Wynn at angel@nativestock.com. Click on the Butterfly Face photo or the title link to view Wynn's latest slide show "Children: Keepers of Tradition."
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." ~Native American Proverb
NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY (RACHELLE MACAPAGAL)
www.naturepl.com
Monk Seals
Last week, Nature Picture Library launched our unique Wild Wonders of Europe collection - the largest nature photography project ever, documenting the most spectacular wild places and wildlife of 48 European countries. This is the first of our new Wild Wonder of the Week picture series, in which we will introduce you to the Unseen, Unexpected and Unforgettable wild heritage of Europe.
© Nuno Sá / naturepl.com
Meet the Mediterranean Monk Seal, the most endangered seal on the planet, photographed by Nuno Sá in the Desertas Islands archipelago off Madeira, where a relict population of less than 30 individuals exist. Nuno was privileged to capture the courtship and mating behaviour of this extremely rare marine mammal.
From a total world population of less than 450, two thirds live along the coasts and among the islands of Greece and Turkey. The main threats to this critically endangered species come from human pressure, destruction of caves, competition from fishing, disease, pollution and reduced genetic diversity. The IUCN Species Survival Commission Seal Specialist Group has devised an Action Plan for the conservation of the species, which aims to involve local fishermen, to research into the status of the species and to develop a captive breeding programme.
To explore our Wild Wonders galleries in more detail click here, and if you would like our new Wild Wonders of Europe brochure, just contact us to order a copy.
ZUMA PRESS (SCOTT MCKIERNAN)
www.zumapress.com
Secret Weapons
You'd never know an air marshal is beside you with a semi-automatic, unless your plane is hijacked - If you're a frequent flyer, chances are you've sat beside one of them as they played the role of business person jetting to Europe, vacationer headed to the tropics or passenger flying to a U.S. city. They look no different than the hundreds of other passengers crowded into the aircraft, a newspaper or magazine on their lap, BlackBerry in hand. No different, that is, except for their semi-automatic handgun tucked discreetly out of sight, their specialized martial arts training for fighting in close quarters, and a readiness to vault out of their seats to take on - and take out - a suicidal hijacker or bomber at 31,000 feet.
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Other (Member name in parenthesis)
SELLING STOCK (JIM PICKERELL)
www.selling-stock.com
New Service Launches
PHOTOLICENSINGOPTIONS.COM
We've also launched a new service at www.photolicensingoptions.com. On this site you'll find information relating to all the ways photographers can earn money from their images, not just stock photography. In addition to all of Pickerell's analysis and commentary pieces that appear on Selling Stock there will be articles written by experienced experts in other facets of the photography business such as advertising assignments, editorial, video, weddings, portraits, event coverage, fine art, etc.
Initially, PhotoLicensingOption is heavily weighted with information about stock photography, but we expect to expand our coverage of other aspects of the industry quickly. For more information about the site check it out at:
http://www.photolicensingoptions.com/How-This-Site-Works.aspx
INDUSTRY NEWS
Compiled by Cathy Sachs
Sygma, the renowned French agency that was bought by Corbis in 1999, has declared bankruptcy in response to a court judgment that found the agency liable for a hundreds of lost images from a photographer. Sygma's images will remain available, mainly through Corbis but also through individual collections and estates. In addition the hard copy of some materials will still be preserved in the Sygma Access and Preservation Facility, which is a separate business entity. It is unclear to what extent Corbis might be held responsible for past actions of Corbis Sygma, or for future sales of former Sygma images.
Paul Melcher has written about this in his blog at http://blog.melchersystem.com/2010/05/21/corbis-sygma-files-for-liquidation
In addition, Randy Taylor has an excellent commentary at http://c-registry-copyright-forum.blogspot.com/2010/06/corbis-sygma-declares-bankruptcy-in.html. He warns also of the implications that relate to business practices of companies that operate in international partnerships, and also has included some helpful information for those affected by the bankruptcy.
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The Advertising Photographers of America, APA, has adopted a new name: American Photographic Artists to better serve its current and future membership which can include photographers, artists and media professionals. This change reflects the blurring of the line between advertising and editorial. For more information, go to www.apanational.com
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Getty Images has launched an educational website, stockphotorights.com, to guide content users through the complexities of image licensing. Based on a survey by a British company, this new site responds to the lack of understanding of issues such as copyright infringement. The new site has the support of PACA in the U.S. and BAPLA in the U.K. Also featured on the site are educational video, related news, links, and a discussion forum. For more information, go to www.stockphotorights.com
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Corbis has for many years used a mechanism for copyright registration which involved bulk registrations with the U.S. Copyright Office on behalf of their contributors. Others in the stock photo industry, under the leadership of PACA, had also developed guidelines for bulk registrations with the Copyright Office, in an effort to reduce infringements of images. Now a legal ruling against Corbis by the district court in the Southern District of New York has thrown this process into uncertainty by suggesting that such registrations are invalid since they fail to list all the photographers by name. Corbis, PACA and others believe that this decision is incorrect and that it will be re-argued. For more information, you can read Nancy Wolff's excellent article in the PACA news 5-17-10, or contact Sven Kroencke at Corbis Sven.Kroencke@corbis.com
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ASMP, APA, EP and NPPA have issued a statement opposing the proposed amendments to Chapter 9 of Title 43 of the Rules of the City of New York. They feel that the creation of the New Project Account application by the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting (MOFTB) is ill conceived and will produce exactly the opposite of the desired effect by diminishing the number of productions on the streets of New York and reducing the overall revenue to the City and the related suppliers.
You can read their joint statement at http://asmp.org/articles/press-release-10-06-03.html
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Alamy has changed its minimum submission guidelines so that contributors can supply 24-megabyte minimum compressed files. By eliminating the need to upsize to their previous standard 48+ MB, this should simplify photographer's workflow.
For more information go to www.alamy.com
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More iPhone applications: this time from Workbook (www.workbook.com) and Magnum (www.magnum.com) to help speed your search for photographers, illustrators and designers.
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National Geographic has launched a paid digital version of its magazine products. The technology is being supplied by Zinio and gives readers the opportunity to read, share, save, shop, and search their digital content. It remains to be seen if the consumer is willing to pay for content in this way. For more information go to
https://www.zinio.com/checkout/publisher/?productId=117385323&offer=500241057&pss=1&bd=1
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Thought Equity Motion has created a strategic partnership with BBC Motion Gallery which will bring customers enhanced web content. BBC Motion Gallery has re-launched its site at bbcmotiongallery.com powered by Thought Equity Motion's technology platform and the companies now cross-represent selected international content sales.
http://www.thoughtequitymotion.com/
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Footage.net, a stock footage search engine, has announced that it has now partnered with Getty Images to include its entire footage database of more than 500,000 clips in the Footage.net search platform. See http://www.gettyimages.com/footage for more information
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