Photo Archive News

Superconnection – The Deep Trend Defining Our Times

Will Carleton — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:58:16 +0000

Following on from their ‘Noo Emotions’ creative photo agency Image Source are online with ‘Superconnection’. They say” Superconnection takes us to a place beyond the ‘Like’ button – of passion, desire and romance. From Ghost Networks to Cosmic Romance, ISM Briefing #2 reveals the drivers and images shaping the hot new trend of Superconnection.” “The fastest and deepest medium of Superconnection – as advertisers, magazine editors and Valentine’s lovers know – is the image. The image opens heart and mind, inspires thoughts and feelings, it’s the fast-lane of the imagination that enables us to Superconnect to new ideas.”
View that here and more from the Image Source blog here

Alamy Approaches 30m Images – Announces US Revenue UP

Will Carleton — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:56:55 +0000

Photo agency Alamy is reporting US revenue up 48% in the last quarter of 2011. The UK based agency which set up it’s US sales operation in 2009, has also further strengthened its experienced management team….
Full details on About The Image now: AboutTheImage.com

RF Agency Releases Adobe Plugin = Direct Workflow Over 16m Images

Will Carleton — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:15:41 +0000

Royalty Free photo agency Fotolia has released an Adobe plugin which allows you to browse, manage and incorporate Fotolia images inside any Adobe CS5 application. The plugin - compatible with Adobe Creative Suite version 5.5 - works across InDesign, Photoshop or Illustrator allowing you instant access to over 16 million stock images and vectors directly within the application. They say: ‘Your workflow will increase more than ever with time-saving features like light-boxes, galleries and spec tracking. You can even insert comps and automatically update them into high-res versions.’

Getty Images API Tool Is Ready

Will Carleton — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:04:19 +0000

Photo agency giant Getty Images has released Connect by Getty Images, an innovative new content distribution service that allows customers and business partners to integrate Getty Images’ core functionality and robust content and metadata directly within their publishing tools, products and services through use of the company’s powerful and flexible API.
They say: “Connect makes it easy for customers and partners to integrate Getty Images’ tremendous breadth of content, our rich-set of metadata and industry leading search within their platform, products, services, and applications,” said Jonathan Klein, Co-Founder and CEO of Getty Images. “The platform is a comprehensive, customizable and scalable solution that enables businesses to improve their products, streamline workflows, reduce storage costs and launch compelling new services.”
By utilising Connect, Getty Images customers and partners gain direct and immediate access to constantly refreshed and updated content in real-time, as well as Getty Images’ advanced metadata and search functionality – only available previously by visiting the main agency site.

Take a deeper look at what’s on offer from the API at Fast Company

UK Picture Editor Lands Three Image Sets In His Own Magazine

Will Carleton — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:57:36 +0000

The latest issue of UK magazine Bizzare features three photo shoots by the magazine’s very own Picture Editor Tom Broadbent.
Tom, an accomplished portrait photographer, had his portrait shoots of Jaws lookalike (above) photographed at home, fantasy author Terry Pratchett and Modified director, Paul Cotrulia all printed in the March issue. Tom who regularly commissions some of the worlds top photojournalists for features in the magazine will picture edit his 100th issue of Bizarre next month.
View all Tom’s portraits and to hire him for your shoot here… or just read his blog!

Home & Living Photo Library Reaches 43 Countries – Locally

Will Carleton — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:57:26 +0000

Munich based stock photo empire StockFood have announced that their Living4media photo agency is now available in 43 countries through local agents. They say, “This rapid growth can be put down to the long experience and established global distribution network of the agency’s parent company, StockFood”.
“It’s not enough simply to offer an international collection: with representatives in different countries, we can be in tune with current trends in every part of the world. Each national team is familiar with the specific demands of their location and can offer a bespoke service to every single client,” said living4media Managing Director Martin Skultety.
Living4media unites the work of renowned interior photographers and feature producers from all around the world, including Simon Upton, Per Magnus Persson, Winfried Heinze, Alexander van Berge, Christine Bauer, Magdalena Björnsdotter, Michael Paul and many more. It also includes a growing selection of international specialist providers like The Interior Archive, View Pictures and Taverne Agency. The collection brings together both rights-managed and royalty-free images and complete features.

Pap Agency ‘Last Whitney Shots’ Made All The Covers

Will Carleton — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:57:17 +0000

Los Angeles based celebrity photo agency Pacific Coast News have sent PAN their tearsheets from their Whitney Houston coverage above. James Aylott director of Pacific Coast News told us: “We hit the money shot last week and phone is still ringing off the hook. We had covers of the Daily Mirror, Sun, Mail, Record, Daily News, the Star and Enquirer in the USA”.’

What is Linked Open Data?

Will Carleton — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:57:03 +0000

Linked Open Data is gaining traction in the information world right now. Europeana (Europe’s digital library, archive and museum, supports digital innovation in the heritage sector). has just launched an animation to explain what it is and why it’s a good thing, both for users and for data providers - above
Europeana is facilitating developments in Linked Open Data by publishing data for 2.4 million objects for the first time under an open metadata licence – CC0, the Creative Commons’ Public Domain Dedication.

Video: Stock Photographers Rock

Will Carleton — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:56:39 +0000

Interesting angle…

Zuma Uploads To Alamy News

Will Carleton — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:56:15 +0000

California based photo agency Zuma Press is now supplying Alamy’s live news feed with a daily upload of images from its global network of 3,000 photojournalists. UK based Alamy will also represent up to 1 million images from the Zuma photo archives.
Scott Mc Kiernan commented: “ZUMA is excited to be a part of the Alamy family. We see our new strategic alliance to be a natural fit, combining our photographers’ fine work with Alamy’s wide client base. We are looking forward to a long and fruitful relationship.”