Orange Logic - Cortex3 High-End Solutions for Flexible Media Management and Licensing

Orange Logic was founded in 1998 to provide high-end solutions for organizations managing and distributing media, and not willing to be constrained by the limitations of traditional software providers. Orange Logic’s uniqueness lies in its capability to adapt extremely closely to the most specific clients needs and business models, from large news agencies to creative photo agencies, stock photo libraries, museums, international NGOs and other image-intensive organizations.

Cortex3 provides a range of versatile and fully integrated tools to optimize the online distribution, sharing, approval, security, and sales of images and creative services. It comprises Digital Asset and Digital Rights Management (DAM and DRM), eCommerce, Workflow Management, Royalty Management, CRM (Customer Relationship Management), CMS (Content Management System), Reports Generation, Website Statistics, and much more. The system is entirely web-based and focused on usability and improved productivity.

Orange Logic customers include Reuters Pictures, Magnum Photos, Image Source, Art Resource, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Art + Commerce, Artists Right Society, George Eastman House, large global NGOs, and many others.

Visit www.orangelogic.com and ask for a demo.
(Europe: +33 499 581 734, US: +1 914 414 1059)

For seven days in June, eight professionals worked with producers at MediaStorm to document, edit and produce a multimedia project. The participants were split up into two teams, one led by Bob Sacha and the other by Eric Maierson. With a focus on hands-on training, the teams learned about workflow, collaboration and the importance of focus on narrative and visual storytelling. The participating professionals and MediaStorm staff reflect on what they took away from the workshop and what they hope to integrate into their everyday work.
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June 18 through July 25, 2009

The Fahey/Klein Gallery is pleased to present Eugene Richards: The Blue Room, in his first exhibition in Los Angeles. In the tradition of the influential American social documentary photographers Walker Evans, Robert Frank, William Eggleston, and Robert Adams, Richards shows us a view of the disappearing cultural landscape and exposes the desolate beauty of once inhabited places from the middle of America.

Vibe magazine hit the deadpool today, but if Quincy Jones has his way, the music magazine he founded nearly two decades ago will thrive again—albeit online-only.

More here: Reuters.com

Hours of TV news film recorded by a US news agency (UPITN) in the 1960s and 70s has been discovered in an empty London office.
The material includes some famous names and some revealing glimpses of how we lived 40 years ago.
See the report : BBC.com

The judges said: "woman&home is a tremendously assured product that really understands and meets the needs of its readers. The magazine has achieved incredible growth in an impossible market – a very worthy winner."

NME.COM won Interactive Consumer Magazine of the Year. Editor David Moynihan says: “The award recognises the incredibly hard work done by the editorial team and the website developers over the past year. It also shows how important it is to get the magazine and the site aligned, working editorially as one team.”

The judges said: "NME.COM is a site which has consistently dominated its sector, with fantastic cross media integration, first class content and excellent commercial results."

Consumer Media Brand of the Year was awarded to Nuts. Publishing director Jo Smalley says: “Few other brands have totally dominated their sector like we have, and Nuts has truly excelled across all platforms, from the WKD Nuts Football Awards to becoming the number one men's lifestyle website in Britain. I'm delighted for the brand and particularly for the team who put so much of their passion and talents into it.”

The judges said: "Nuts responds at every turn to the needs and desires of its audience, sharing the passion of the reader and demonstrating a single-minded commercial exploitation of the brand."

In addition, Wallpaper's art director Meirion Pritchard received the highly commended award in the Designer of the Year category.

A PhotoArchiveNews.com reader wrote in yesterday pointing us to a friend's new blog launched by Adrian Weinbrecht one of Europe's top commercial photographers.

Watch him plan and shoot some challenging assignments here: http://www.adrianweinbrecht.com/blog/

Faseeh Shams is a photojournalist who dropped us an email at photoarchivenews.com looking for assignments in Pakistan.

I am writing with the pure intention of being a part of your network as a correspondent / photojournalist in Pakistan. I live in the center of the city Lahore , Punjab., the next important city after the capital, politically. Below is the link of my photo website. www.faseehshams.com
I have worked extensively on different film productions for many international production houses, like, BBC World, Taken by Trees, Current TV, Bonne Pioche Productions. My photos have been published in Reuters as well as BBC.
Please do let me know if you need anyone working on any assignments / reporting’s that you prefer to be done in anywhere in Pakistan.
With high hopes and wishes,

Faseeh Shams

The City of Levallois and EPSON France launch the second City of Levallois-EPSON Photographic Award, created to promote creation in contemporary photography on an international level. This Prize will be awarded as the result of a competition opened to any photographic sensibilities , and to any photographer less than 35 of age on 20, November, 2009. Nationality will not be a criterion. The award-winner and possible special mentions will also be granted the production of an exhibition of their work at l’Escale, Cultural Center of the City of Levallois, during the Photo Levallois festival, from November, 20 to December 24, 2009.

“We’re making the feature available to all members. It’s fun and will allow all users to learn to understand the difference between the images, degrees of quality and what actually sells,” said Serban Enache, CEO and co-founder of Dreamstime.com

As the member becomes an active participant, utilizing the feature and making accurate, consecutive selections, he or she will progress in a ranking system. As each member graduates from phase to phase, the images displayed on Stock Rank, and the comparison, will become more difficult validating the member’s ability to detect the most purchase-able image.

The DT players’ "tally" (or ranking) over the course of each phase will be posted on the community page to allow all members to monitor their success rate.

“The ranking system is designed to generate a fun competition within the Dreamstime community while enabling members to seek out that person who has an ‘eye for detail’ as a reliable go-to source for suggestions as to good/better/best photos in our blogs and forums. The participants’ skills summed together represent a grand wealth of knowledge that everyone can benefit from,” added Enache. “While Dreamstime has more than 70,000 photographers, the agency has 1.5 registered users--the majority being buyers. No matter the user (buyer, photographer, blogger or personal-user), every member has a natural eye for and interest in photography.”

Banks are closing in on a deal to take control of Incisive Media, the UK business-to-business publisher, in a debt-for-equity swap that would leave its private equity owner Apax Partners with only a negligible stake.
Full article here: FT.com

On sale today: "Michael Jackson - Tribute to a Legend" was written and produced by Editor Michael Butcher and the team at Reveal magazine, the issue promises to be a valuable collector's item for Michael Jackson fans both in the UK and throughout the world.
The team from National Magazine Co in the UK swung into action following the announcement of Jackson's death and produced the stylish glossy photographic tribute issue over the weekend.
Only 200,000 copies of the magazine, which will cost £2.99, have been printed and will remain on sale for a month. The tribute issue, which will be distributed by Comag throughout the UK, has been produced in A4 format with a glossy 170gsm cover.

Latest photo story at Solomango: Water Babies.

Having already spent months in the womb suspended in liquid, new-born babies have a natural affinity with water. Start them young and the benefits of this early swimming reach far beyond the pool. German and Swedish research has shown that swimming babies have advanced motor development, social skills and intelligence compared to their non-swimming friends.....