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Written by Scott Baradell
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Monday, 01 October 2007 |
 If you've always wanted to have your photos marketed by Getty Images but haven't been able to break in yet, here's a great way to start: Submit your images to the citizen journalism site Scoopt.
In a recent interview with Black Star Rising, Hugh Pinney, Getty's managing editor for news in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, acknowledged that "shrewd" freelance photographers have figured out that -- in the wake of Getty's acquisition of Scoopt earlier this year -- Scoopt has provided an effective shortcut to Getty's editorial site.
Pinney warned, though, that this backdoor eventually will be much more difficult to enter.
Tags: Getty Images, photojournalism, citizen journalism, Scoopt
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Written by Scott Baradell
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 |
 More than two years after its founding, citizen journalism startup Scoopt hasn't done much to disrupt the work lives of professional photographers -- sales of its photos have been modest, and its much-hyped cameraphone images still represent only five percent of Scoopt's inventory.
But its founder, former Scottish journalist Kyle MacRae [pictured], sees dark days ahead for photojournalists who make their living from spot news -- particularly at the local level.
"I wouldn't like to be a local newspaper photographer right now," MacRae said in an interview with Black Star Rising. "You're competing with your own readers."
MacRae said that Scoopt, which was acquired by Getty Images in March, plans to add geographic metadata to images to make it easier to supply images to local newspapers in the U.S., U.K., and around the world. This, along with the distribution of images through Getty's editorial photo site, sets the stage for dramatic changes in local news photography, MacRae said.
Tags: Scoopt, citizen journalism, photojournalism, newspapers
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Written by Scott Baradell
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 |
 Farmer Andrew Marsinko and his goose posed for a photograph to promote the State Fair of Virginia back in 1996. The photographer subsequently licensed the image to Jupitermedia, which licensed it to Getty Images, and in 2006 it wound up on a gag greeting card that Marsinko found offensive. The card's joke:
Since it's your birthday, you decide --
Would you rather get spanked ... or goosed? Marsinko claims he signed no model release and is suing the stock photo giants for being subjected to ridicule at "animal auctions and other agricultural events." We have a little fun with the suit over at Media Orchard.
Tags: stock photography, model releases, photography lawsuits, Getty Images, Jupitermedia
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Written by Scott Baradell
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Tuesday, 11 September 2007 |
 Photographer Sean Smith of the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper has turned in a powerful series of reports, "Inside the Surge," that illustrate the disillusionment of U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Smith's videos also demonstrate how the profession of photojournalism is evolving. Unfortunately, Smith's reports, which combine video interviews with still images, have also caught the attention of Osama bin Laden, who misrepresents their contents in his most recent propaganda video.
Tags: video, photojournalism, Iraq, war photographers
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Written by Scott Baradell
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Monday, 10 September 2007 |
 A survey of 800 photojournalists by graduate student and veteran photojournalist Eric Reed indicates that news photographers often struggle with work-related traumatic stress -- and that this problem is not adequately addressed by news organizations. Reed's results also indicate that high stress levels are not confined to photographers in Iraq and other conflict zones.
Tags: photojournalism, mental health, traumatic stress, war photography
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Wednesday, 29 August 2007 |
 Getty Images has announced a new Web-use price of $49 for a 500k 72DPI file of any of its images, regardless of brand or pricing model. This fee entitles the purchaser rights to use any selected RM image on any commercial or editorial Web site, e-mail, mobile devices or multimedia project for one year. RR buyers get the same rights for up to 10 years and rights to use an RF image in perpetuity. This is a major reduction from Getty's RM prices in January 2007.
Tags: Getty Images, stock photography, Jim Pickerell
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Written by Scott Baradell
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Monday, 13 August 2007 |
 "Because they're originally conceived and created to appear in magazines and advertisements, fashion photographs are often considered disposable," says Dan Halm, curator of "Click Chic: The Fine Art of Fashion Photography," an upcoming exhibition at New York's Visual Arts Museum. "I'm hoping to change that by highlighting some exceptional images that hold their own as works of art." The exhibition runs from Sept. 6 to Oct. 6; view some of the photographs, including the one at left by Maki Kawakita, here.
Tags: fine art photography, Visual Arts Museum, fashion photography
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