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## PhotoAIM weekly newsletter for 08/01/03 ## 395a

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PhotoAIM, the weekly newsletter from PhotoSource

International. <http://www.photosource.com> ==>

ISSN 1530-0511

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THE HIDDEN VALUE OF YOUR PHOTO FILE

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Global commerce and family vacations have made the travel industry among the top ten revenue producers in business today.

If you are a photographer who likes to travel, you have a wealth area you are probably not capitalizing on. It's your photo file - that collection of slides and color prints that feature your destination sites. These photos are not reaching magazines and book publishers who are, at this moment, looking for them.

A good reason you aren't making the match with these publishers is that you don't know the contact persons or their publication dates. The photos in your file, consequently, are going nowhere, except out of date.

Cruise Lines, Hotels, Railways, Time-Shares, and Airlines, all would like the world to know about the merits of their certain destinations. If their files contain current photos, they are in an excellent position to gain free publicity. At this moment there are magazine and book publishers seeking photographs of these destinations.

Here at PhotoSource International we fax out daily the photo needs of publishers who are willing to pay $50 to $200 for these much needed photos for their upcoming publications. Of course, it's not every day that we publish a photo need that would match your destination areas, but over a year's time, we may list several. And as the saying in business goes, "The most important purchase in business is not the first. It's future purchases."

ATTENTION: TRAVEL ORGANIZATIONS

A key to placing your photos with magazine and book publishers is to supply current, fresh images that portray your destination sites in a cordial atmosphere. If your photos are out-dated or not up to the technical standards of the publishing industry, the success of your efforts is doomed. Here's how to keep your files up-to-date with little cost to your budget.

No doubt your destination sites are ones that most travelers would like to visit - and that includes professional photographers. If you can offer the usual courtesies to professional photographers such as lodging, meals and airline passage for the photographer and his or her models, the photographer is often willing will to barter services.

In our newsletter PhotoStockNotes we monthly publish the itineraries of traveling photographers and their destinations. Give us a call if you'd like to see a current list.

If you'd like to see a copy of our PHOTODAILY or our weekly photo needs bulletin, write or fax us on your letterhead.

Rohn Engh is Director of PhotoSource International and Publisher of PhotoStockNotes and regularly barters with other businesses.

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This week's featured photographer on PhotoSourceFolio: Ron Kness:

(http://www.photosourcefolio.com)

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FLASHBACK

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1839 – The first photograph taken in the USA was on August 19th. The photo was a "daguerreotype," a form of image recording invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, of France.

1889 – First Photograph of a Meteor was made in the United States, on August 10th, taken by Harvard College observatory, Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts.

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WATCH FOR IT. In October, your PhotoAIM will be delivered weekly in a choice of three formats: HTML, PDF, and regular text. As we move through the summer months we'll keep you posted on progress.

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CORBIS POINTS THE FINGER AT INFRINGERS

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Corbis, the mammoth stock photo agency in Seattle, has decided 2003 is the year it will go after infringers. It has settled 28 cases so far and plans to file lawsuits against 20 more. Although the legal costs to pursue the cases are often more than the resulting awards, Corbis is on a roll to remind the public that it isn't a good practice to download a picture on the Internet and use it for material gain.

This is a benefit to freelance stock photographers who have little time and few dollars to pursue a Web surfer who has not respected the Copyright Law and has violated their intellectual property rights. Corbis is doing the job for them.

PHOTO FINDER

Corbis has a special way of finding out who the infringers are. Naturally, they won't take the time to go after a Boy Scout newsletter or a fraternity poster, but they will let their web crawler discover unauthorized use by commercial entities. Especially those with deep pockets. Corbis has developed a special detection software that allows it to embed an imperceptible digital code in photos and other media. It has leased this software to Digimarc, the Portland image-detection software company. Corbis in turn, uses Digimarc's knowledge and services to find infringers.

Our Copyright Law works to the copyright owner's advantage in that the photographer can obtain lawyer's fees as well as statutory damages if infringement is proved. The owner of the copyright doesn't have to prove harm, just evidence that the photo was used illegally. Corbis photographers who submit their photos to Corbis (unlike Getty Images, their competitor) have an advantage in that Corbis photographers all retain their copyright. Corbis registers its photographers with the U.S. Copyright Office.

It will be interesting to see if Corbis photographers receive any of the dollars awarded to Corbis after a court case. Historically, stock agencies of the past century were known to retain all copyright infringement awards, noting that the court costs often exceeded the awards. In a case earlier this year, defendant Movie Market, paid $1 million to Corbis for selling celebrity photos for which Corbis holds the rights. Amazon.com recently got hit by Corbis in such a suit and paid big-time. In such big-dollar awards relating to today's Internet dealings, maybe Corbis and other stock agencies are discovering a surprise profit center. –RE

BUSINESS NOTEPAD

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THE BOSTON GLOBE has become the touchstone for disgruntled freelance photographers, writers and illustrators who feel their copyrights are being challenged unfairly and in some cases even grabbed away from them by national and international newspaper conglomerates. Individual freelancers have been joined by a number of Globe staff photographers who have grievances of their own, and together they have staged picketing rallies, passed out leaflets, and let the press and public know of their plight. But, it's not going well. Attorneys representing freelancers in the civil action against the Boston Globe contract, filed another brief this summer. The Boston Globe will respond with an opposition brief. The court will then set a hearing date. The case is on appeal, with the Boston Globe having won the first round. –RE

CONTESTS

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FEED THE BODY, FEED THE SOUL ART COMPETION. Theme: Gifts from the Earth. Deadline: August 16, 2003. Cash awards: $3,500. Contact with SASE: FBFS, Fitton Center, 101 S Monument Ave, Hamilton OH 45011. Phone: 1 513 863-8873. Web: http://www.fittoncenter.org.

9TH ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED PHOTO COMPEITION. Deadline: September 2, 2003. Cash awards: Best of Show $300; First Place $150; Second place $75, Third place $50; Honorable Mention $25. Fee: $25/up to three entries. Contact with SASE: Texas Artists Museum, 3501 Cultural Center Dr, Port Arthur, TX 77642. Web: http://www.art-tams.com.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

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"Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip."

–Will Rogers

THIS WEEK'S WEB FEATURE

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Keep up with what you need to know in the editorial stock photo industry. Our newsletter PhotoStockNotes will put you on the leading edge. It will be available weekly Oct. 1st.

http://www.photosource.com/psnintro.html

Watch for developments in the field of stock photography in PhotoAIM's

PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE NEWS

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You'll be the first to know…

Note: If the URL is long, it may extend to two lines. In that case - clicking on it won't work. Instead, "copy and paste" the URL.

Kodak struggles with digital film - First, it was new competition. Then new technology. Now, analysts believe struggling Eastman Kodak Co. has only two to three years to find a place in the world of digital photography.

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030728.gtkodak0728/BNStory/Technology/?query=photography

Recent Announcements Reaffirm Fujifilm's Leadership Position in the Digital Imaging Industry

http://investor.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-21356689-0.html

Photographer shares memories - Carmel Valley resident Chuck Scardina was there as a photographer for the Palm Springs newspaper, the Desert Sun. For 13 years, Scardina, 71, got rare invitations to document Hope's activities as the reigning social king of the many A-list celebrities who took up residence in the desert town south of Los Angeles.

http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/local/6408634.htm

Wounded Photojournalist Airlifted from Liberia - French freelance photographer Patrick Robert, had been covering the siege of the capital city of Monrovia for Time magazine when he was shot in the arm and back.

http://www.pdn-pix.com/news/ - 1

In Memoriam: Rollie McKenna, 84 - Rollie McKenna, who photographed the many of the greatest writers and poets of her generation. She was best known for a portrait style that utilized natural light and comfortable settings to create lasting images of literary figures.

http://www.pdn-pix.com/news/ - 2

For $11, skittish photographers can dip into digital - The Ritz Camera chain today will introduce a one-time-use digital camera for about the same price as a typical "disposable" film camera in about 100 of its stores. Walgreens, which was testing the camera in Madison, is expanding the test to all 140 Wisconsin pharmacy outlets

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20030728/tc_usatoday/11433646

Admen reshape Sicily's landscape - Sicily launched a tourism campaign last month using a fake photograph of Taormina, a resort town on the island's east coast, with seafront buildings airbrushed out to enhance its charms.

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030726/GLOBETROTTE26-7//?query=photographer

Make Your Own Aerial Balloon for $50

http://slashdot.org/articles/03/07/25/1944236.shtml?tid=159&tid=186

PhotoWorks Unveils New Services

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pcworld/20030728/tc_pcworld/111778

Fourth annual San Francisco Photographic Print Exposition Opens

http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2003/07/23/31236.html

Exhibit lets blind 'see' photos - A French eyewear designer has teamed up with an acclaimed European aerial photographer to let the blind and visually impaired "see" his photographs.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/07/23/photographs.blind/index.html

Jasc Software, Inc. Comes Up With Digital Photography Winner - Paint Shop Pro 8, a member of the Paint Shop family of digital photography and imaging software, was named a "Digital Photography Made Easy" Star Buy.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/07-29-2003/0001991202&EDATE=TUE+Jul+29+2003,+11:10+AM

Photographer's Dilemma: Duck, or Get the Picture - Until gunshots cracked through City Hall, Wednesday had been a pleasantly busy day for Dan Luhmann, the City Council's official photographer.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/26/nyregion/26PHOT.html?ex=1059883200&en=c3dede807474b867&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

Thief puts a photographer out of picture - TASMANIAN photographer Richard Barren has made a plea for his expensive stolen camera equipment to be returned. He said he was taking photos for an annual report and had put his bag on the floor.

http://www.themercury.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,6811498%255E3462,00.html

Make Your Own Aerial Balloon for $50

http://slashdot.org/articles/03/07/25/1944236.shtml?tid=159&tid=186

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