There are many things we seem to forget while we all go about our daily business of licensing images. Some…
Category: Microstock
A Game for the Wealthy
As I was writing my post about the exploitation of the masses by a few, I realized I was missing…
Somewhere beyond the sea
One of the best kept secret of this industry is how agencies work in foreign markets. In the prints days,…
The long tail of photography
Photography used to be about creating that one image that would sell over and over again. Film, processing, archiving, duping…
Crowdology 2.0
Those who continue to believe that volume compensates for intelligence are heading for a painful awakening. I understand that social…
accept, embrace and adapt
A lot has been said about those who contribute their images to microstock sites or the free photo sharing sites.…
The Mystery sale
Mediavat. Let’s think about it for a while. WHAT HAPPENED?. No VC would invest in a company whose business plan…
New Things coming up
I have read many blogs and news snippets about Getty Images buying Jupiter Images for an obscene amount of US…
The great depression of 2007
There are too many images available in the editorial market these days. The pressure has been such that the prices…
The decline of mediocrity
There are no absolutes in this business. Fresh young and not so young MBA’s, whether from l’ENA in France…
