Photo Business News archive, 2006–2026. New writing is at Substack.

PhotoShelter Begins Advertising Campaigns

PhotoShelter, who committed over $1M in advertising for 2008 when they launched The PhotoShelter Collection has begun placing their ads. With ads on MediaBistro (check here) as seen on the right. In a remarkably ballsy (but certainly appropriate) move, they call out Getty (NYSE: GYI) with what is apparently a quite legal call-out (see here … Read more

Copyright And The Citizenry

Check out The Washington Post’s article – “Hey, Isn’t That . . . People Are Doing Double-Takes, And Taking Action, As Web Snapshots Are Nabbed for Commercial Uses” article , where, apparently, some unlucky citizen had their web snapshot stolen from her blog and used in a NFL playoffs game broadcast. Examples continue regarding the … Read more

UPDATED: Karma’s a (rhymes with witch)

UPDATE: As of noon today, it was down another 4% or so, to a new low midday of $24.17. Hopefully those referenced below as getting out without losing their shirts got out whist still in their pajamas this morning.What a difference a day makes! When I’d written just yesterday (Getty Images (GYI) Hits 52-Week Low … Read more

Imaging USA Report, Day 1 & An Interview with Seth Resnick of D-65

Seth Resnick, a longtime friend of mine not only took time out of his hectic schedule to talk about Adobe’s Lightroom, and made an amazing offer to PBN readers. See below the video for the offer!For readers of Photo Business News wishing to attend the highly regarded D-65 “Digital Workflow, Not “Workslow ” series, January … Read more

Getty Images (GYI) In Decline Again

I looked with pleasant surprise at my iPhone stock tracker, and noted that Getty Images (Details: GYI) is just $0.10 shy of hitting another 52-week low at Friday’s close, from when we reported their previous plummet back on September 18, 2007 (“Getty (GYI) Hit New 52 Week low“), and we’ve certainly not at a loss … Read more

Imaging USA Report, Day 0

Below is a preview of the ImagingUSA Expo in Tampa Florida, a presenation of the Professional Photographers of America.Video archived — restoration pending.(Comments, if any, after the Jump)YouTube version, below.Yes, yes, I know, it’s 2008 now, and the text reads 2007.Please post your comments by clicking the link below. If you’ve got questions, please pose … Read more

JUST ANNOUNCED! Estimates & Bids

Back in October, we launched Assignment Construct, which delved into the what, where, when, why and how (not so much the who), of assignment photography. To date, nearly 20,000 people have looked at over 50,000 pages of those insights. So, what was missing? Well, aside from the “who”, it was really, the “how much.”(Full post … Read more