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Help us get it right: FREE Directory Listings

August 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

With a listing on Fast Media Directory you will reach a number of objectives and now it’s 100% FREE, even for the most complete listings. First of all, as you input your URL you will get a backlink to your website which, together with other links, improves your Google ranking. This leads to more visitors and, ultimately, more sales. Secondly the listing allows potential clients and partners to find you. Our Directory is growing with regular new entries and in a few weeks we will import the database from our previous version. This will bring the amount of listings to over 1.000 making it... [Read the full story]

Guides

Picture buyers panel confronts challenges

August 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment

This is the podcast of the second panel I organised and moderated at the 2010 Picture Buyers Fair in London. This time we had a great group of picture buyers to engage in a public discussion. Where many discussions take place in the stock photography industry, not many involve the actual buyers. This made this discussion both interesting as well as confrontational at times. The great panel was made up of my old Corbis colleague Jamie Klingler, now Photography Director and Editorial Finance Manager at shortlist magazine, Veneta Bullen, Picture researcher and chair of the picture research association... [Read the full story]

Events

Getty Images headlines Visa pour L’image festival

August 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Getty Images has made announcements regarding its presence at the Visa Pour L’images festival which is taking place in Perpignan, France this week. PRESS RELEASE Getty Images, Inc. is proud to announce that its photographers will have a strong presence at Visa Pour l’Image, the premier International Festival of Photojournalism held in Perpignan, France. Eugene Richards, Walter Astrada, Antonio Bolfo and Athit Perawongmetha, Paula Bronstein, Mario Tama, John Moore, Alvaro Ybarra Zavala, Tom Stoddart and Marco Di Lauro who are all photojournalists with Getty Images, have been chosen by... [Read the full story]

News

One step closer to integration of maps with…everything

September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment

New York based Upnext showcases a much more fluid way to use Google maps. It also integrates location based services and search for an experience that integrates existing technologies in a single streamlined experience. You can even find businesses inside a building. The iPad and iPhone app is free. Worth a look Read More →

Opinions

The evolution of stock photography: The merging of traditional and micro

August 17, 2010 · 2 Comments

The Stock Photography Market is in transition; Will the future see our stock photo revenue be coming or going? The Merging of “Traditional” and “Microstock” It is not only inevitable that traditional stock (RM and RF) will soon be sold side-by-side with “Microstock”, it is already happening with a vengeance. I believe it is a good thing as well. As traditional and micro stock images are increasingly sold alongside each other the market will be better able to mature, become more efficient, and reach it’s equilibrium. Stock shooters and the industry will... [Read the full story]

discounts

Check out the latest stockphotography discounts

August 9, 2010 · 1 Comment

Regular visitors of Fast Media Magazine will know that it’s more than news, views, tips and guides. It’s also a Directory and stockphotodiscounts, the fast way to save on pictures, a site that let’s picture buyers find all the best deals on photography on one site. Users have recently added a number of new discounts to the site. There are more out there so please spend a few minutes helping your fellow image buyers, or your clients to find the best price on the photography they need. Here are some of the latest deals: Fotosearch UKoffers a number of discounts on collections like... [Read the full story]

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NASA puts images on Flickr

NASA has started posting images on Flickr where visitors can add comments and keywords to the growing collection. For now the organisation has posted 180 images and it plans to add many more over the coming weeks and months. The collection was previously available on the NASA Images website: Through a competitive process,...

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Visa Pour L’image, first impressions

The professional week of Visa Pour L’image, the annual photojournalism festival that takes place in Perpignan every year, started this monday. While the official location of the event is the conference center many of the meetings traditionally take place in the many bars around the festival. The Cafe de la Poste...

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Paca introduces speakers for conference

The Paca Conference that takes place in New York on october 15 to 17 features a number of speakers on issues facing the stock photography industry. Speakers include the VP of editorial operations at Conde Nast and Brian Storm, who worked as VP at Corbis. For more information on the program see the rest of this post PRESS...

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Getty Images launches marketing toolkit for contributors

Getty Images has launched a toolbox that allows contributors to market themselves and drive traffice to their work on the Getty Images website. The kit includes logo’s apps and banners featuring the ‘I’m a Getty Images artist’ tagline. PRESS RELEASE Getty Images has today launched a new online...

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Visual Connections event open for registration

Visual Connections (formerly Picturehouse Marketing US) will be hosting its annual Image Expo at the Metropolitan Pavilion PRESS RELEASE This is a unique one-day event for image buyers, researchers, designers, art directors, and other users of images and footage to discover new sources of imagery, including niche and...

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Flyerboard allows cheap advertising, with pictures

A company called Paperg has developed a new advertising tool for small businesses. The company automates ad online ad creation This allows small business to safe costs when advertising online. The company was founded in 2007 by students. They wanted to streamline the way local businesses could advertise on online...

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How to get the most out of Fast Media Magazine

We hope you feel that our news, opinions and guides here on Fast Media Magazine help you make more informed decisions for your business. Fast Media is not only about our posts though. You can also save time and money by using our other tools. With four websites and numerous options at hand here’s a manual...

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Aperture awards open with $80.000 in prices

The international Aperture awards, the photography awards with over $80.0o0 in prices is inviting photographers to compete PRESS RELEASE Entries are now open for The International Aperture Awards, one of the world’s richest online photography competitions. This is the 3rd year of the competition, which is open to...

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Getty Images headlines Visa pour L’image festival

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Alamy to celebrate 20 millionth image with chance to get 100% commission

To celebrate Alamy hitting the 20 million images mark, the company is giving their contributors the chance to earn 100% royalties on their sales. PRESS RELEASE The Alamy photographer who uploads the 20 millionth picture will be rewarded with 100% royalties for 20 of their images over the subsequent 20 months. Expanding...

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Young Photographers Alliance awards scholarships

The Young Photographers Alliance (YPA) has announced the recipients of their 2010 scholarships. They be presented on October the 12th in New York. The list of winners is below as well as a video of last years awards ceremony. PRESS RELEASE Young Photographers Alliance (YPA), a 501(c)3 educational foundation dedicated...

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