Recent Stock Photo Industry Press Releases

Celebrities, Beauty, Travel: Photographer John Russo is the Man Behind the Image

September 29, 2006. On Saturday, October 7, 2006, from 1-3 p.m., in Ventura, California, Brooks Institute of Photography will host a free presentation by leading celebrity and lifestyle photographer John Russo, www.johnrussophoto.com.

A Night (Photography Exhibition) to Remember

September 28, 2006. Once again Studio Nocturne Open Studio returns to Fort Mason. The Nocturnes, a photographers collective based in San Francisco, will be hosting 13 photographers at Fort Mason, October 21 and 22, in Building A. This is the fourth Studio Nocturne exhibit at Fort Mason. While this group of photographers can usually be found practicing their art under the full moon or city lights, they will again brave the daylight to show their work as part of San Francisco Open Studios 2006.

VICTOR by Hasselblad: Hasselblad Launches Innovative Photographic Publication

Photokina, Cologne, September, 2006. In keeping with the Hasselblad philosophy of developing products of outstanding quality that are ahead of their time, and to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Victor Hasselblad’s birth, Hasselblad is launching at photokina (Hall 2.1, Stand A020/B029 and B020/B028) a truly innovative publication for professional photographers - VICTOR by Hasselblad. By showcasing the work of selected photographers and describing how they capture their best images, VICTOR by Hasselblad hopes to inspire the current and next generations of professional photographers to new levels of digital photographic excellence.

Scene7 Introduces Image Portal 2.0 to Extend Leading Rich Media Platform

Self-Service Access Reduces Image Distribution Time and Costs up to 60 Percent

NOVATO, Calif., Sept. 28, 2006. Scene7(R), provider of the leading on-demand rich media platform, today announced the availability of Image Portal 2.0, offering companies a cost-effective, turnkey image management system to service all content users.

Leica Camera takes over majority of shares of Sinar AG

Solms, Germany, 25.09.2006. Leica Camera AG, Solms, takes over 51% of the shares of Sinar AG, Feuerthalen/Switzerland, from JENOPTIK Laser, Optik, Systeme GmbH, Jena ("JENOPTIK"). JENOPTIK and Leica Camera AG have signed corresponding acquisition and transfer contracts on September 25, 2006. Confidentiality was agreed concerning the transfer price.

'ORPHAN WORKS' BILL DIES IN COMMITTEE

Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 27, 2006. Independent photographers and illustrators are breathing a sigh of relief: The latest Orphan Works bill (the Copyright Modernization Act of 2006, HR 6052) appears to have died in committee. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, the bill's sponsor, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), announced that he was withdrawing the bill from consideration at that markup session, which is likely to be the last one this year. He said that he did not see any reasonable chance that it would be signed into law in the current Congress. He also said that he plans to introduce another bill when the new Congress convenes next year.

New Editable Vector Maps of the World for WIN and Mac

Digital Vector Maps has published over 170 new vector maps of the world, available in a number of different styles and formats, including rectangular, oval and globe style maps.

San Diego, CA, Sept. 27, 2006. The new world maps range from simple outlines to detailed multi-layer versions. Maps are 8 by 11 inches and are scalable to virtually any size without loss of detail and quality, thanks to their vector nature.

iView MediaPro and Phase One Capture One PRO Offer Photokina Bundle to Streamline Digital Photographers' RAW Workflow

Meet iView at Photokina: Hall 4.1 Stand G30/F31

PHOTOKINA, Sept. 26, 2006 – Digital asset management pioneer iView Multimedia Ltd. and Phase One, the world leader in digital imaging solutions, are offering a software bundle of iView MediaPro and Capture One PRO that enables photographers to work the way they want to with two world-class tools designed to streamline RAW photo workflows.

Associated Press´AP Images Launches New Photo Web Site

NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 26, 2006. AP Images, a division of The Associated Press, today announced that it has launched a new photo Web site. The new site is a centralized platform that makes it easier for buyers to search and download from millions of images available from The Associated Press and its diverse content partners.

TRENDWATCH GRAPHIC ARTS IS NOW „THE INDUSTRY MEASURE"

September 26, 2006. TrendWatch Graphic Arts (TWGA), the leading source of ongoing market research for the graphic communications industry since 1995, has announced that it is changing its name to „The Industry Measure". While The Industry Measure will continue to conduct ongoing research into TWGA‚s core graphic arts, creative, publishing, and Internet design and development markets, The Industry Measure will be taking the proven methodology into new markets, as well as changing the focus of its ongoing research.