At first sight, the panel for one of the PhotoPlus Expo 2005 seminars, "What Stock Business Model is Right for You?" seems to be perfectly equipped (see all panelists here).
But, if IPNStock is "leading the industry in Internet technology, dynamic growth and creativity", then either there is something wrong with Internet technology, dynamic growth and creativity today at all or the lame Donald Duck Dot Stock was recently acknowlegded as a PACA member.
Or is it just because VNU Business Media USA is the parent company of the PhotoPlus Expo, of IPNStock and of PDN?
Besides, how much does this fact influence PDN´s coverage of competitors of IPNStock? Read the last paragraph at the bottom here to fully understand the consequences.
Maybe I should ask Brad Kuhns, co-founder of IPNStock, in a few weeks in NYC during the session, before "handouts of company information" are being distributed to the audience... . I will.
For the uninitiated: it is however a fairy tale that, after years of utmost research and continued innovation, IPNStock has introduced rights-managed RSS photo feeds for picture buyers.
That had been someone else: Digital Railroad.
Another seminar worth to attend is "Maximizing Stock Photography Income" with Tom Grill as speaker:
Conceptual image-production strategies are the most proven and successful methods for creating stock images that sell repeatedly. We will examine the psychology of the Internet image purchase and demonstrate the best way to analyze sales results. The maxim of the Internet age is to “Earn more while shooting less.”
Next, there´s Jack Hollingsworth in "Royalty-Free: An Insider's Guide to Success" and "Your picture is Important: The Concerned Photographer (Cornel Capa)" with Eugene Richards, Eli Reed, Donna Ferrato etc. as speakers. This panel deals with the life and work of the contemporary photojournalist.
Link to the full Conference List with all seminars. Here are all dates for the autumn 2005:
- PhotoPlus Expo, Oct. 20 - 22, 2005; New York
- Picturehouse, Oct. 19, 2005; New York (295 Lafayette Street, Puck Building)
- Picturehouse, October 31, 2005; London (11 Hoxton Square, London N1 6NU)
- Digital Railroad Events and Demonstrations, August - December 2005; around the world
- PACA Tenth Annual International Conference, Oct. 14 - 16, 2005; Redondo Beach, CA.
