November 2008 -

FOOD PHOTOS ON A COLD AFTERNOON

Reflecting on Food Photography on a Cold Fall Afternoon
the Week Before Thanksgiving

By Ian Summers

These concepts are meant to stir your soup. You do not need to be a food photographer to apply the food experience as a point-of-departure They are contributed with the spirit of brainstorming. No two photographers would approach them the same way. [...]

DIGITAL RAILROAD – THE FINAL PLAN

Final Plan for Digital Railroad Shutdown:
Some license fees will reach photographers.

Nov. 21, 2008. After meetings with the senior secured creditor this past week, and continued communication with SAA, Diablo Management has announced final decisions made to complete the shutdown of Digital Railroad over the next month in an FAQ posted to the Diablo web site.

The [...]

SHORT LAME DUCK

FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP

Orphan Works Update: House Recesses Until December

11.20.08

The lame duck session that started yesterday recessed abruptly this morning. Lawmakers plan to reconvene December 8th, subject to the Chair’s discretion. We don’t know how long they’ll be in session when they return and economic developments could bring them back sooner.

We’ll keep our eyes peeled, [...]

ORPHAN WORKS: Congress has reconvened today

Orphan Works Update: Congress has reconvened today.

11.19.08

They’re scheduled to be in session until Friday, although that could change. And although sponsors of the Orphan Works bill say publicly that it won’t come up, sources have told us they’ll try to use the lame duck session to pass it by means of another back room deal.

Currently [...]

Markets Declare Truce in Copyright Wars

This is a link to the Wall Street Journal about Google backing down on exploiting copyrighted materials.

Click here to read the article.

Martin Trailer

Don’t Just Survive-Thrive!

Ira Gostin

Special to APA
By Ira Gostin, MBA
Senior Marketing Strategist, Rand & Associates

As the economy continues into recession, small business owners need to pay particularly close attention to financial indicators, marketing and not to be forgotten–customers. Ultimately, small businesses need to continue to grow. A misnomer exists that a recession is time to “hunker down” [...]

PALM SPRINGS PHOTO FESTIVAL, CONNECT ‘09

MARCH 29 – APRIL 3

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1-800 928-8314

ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN (APA members discount code in members only area)

Make Your Plans Now to Attend America’s Most Talked-About Photography Event

CONNECT 09 offers the opportunity to MEET top photographers, curators, art directors, educators and industry leaders in the spectacular desert environment of Palm Springs, California for this year’s [...]

DHL, No more domestic Pick-ups or Delivery

By now, you have likely read press reports regarding DHL and their plans to re-structure their network in the United States. As part of this re-structuring, after January 30th, 2009, DHL will no longer deliver packages originating from and being delivered to, US domestic addresses.

You are receiving this email because our records indicate that you [...]

MAJOR PUBLISHERS ADOPT THE PLUS IMAGE LICENSING STANDARDS

-For Immediate Release-

MAJOR PUBLISHERS ADOPT THE PLUS IMAGE LICENSING STANDARDS

New York, NY – November 10, 2008 – Three major publishers have called for the adoption of the PLUS (Picture Licensing Universal System) standards by picture archives, photographers and all other image suppliers. Representatives of McGraw Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Pearson each announced that they [...]

Graphic Artists Guild Sues Artists; OPPONENTS OF ORPHAN WORKS

November 12, 2008
“Graphic Artists Guild Sues Artists!”

Dear Fellow Creative,
As working artists we assume threats from outside our creative community are a given. The news that the Graphic Artist Guild (GAG), which purports to be an organization ’supporting artists’ rights’, has filed a lawsuit against fellow artists IS SIMPLY OUTRAGEOUS!

PRESS RELEASE
GRAPHIC ARTISTS GUILD SUES ARTISTS
The Illustrators [...]

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SHORT LAME DUCK

ORPHAN WORKS: Congress has reconvened today

Markets Declare Truce in Copyright Wars

Don’t Just Survive-Thrive!

PALM SPRINGS PHOTO FESTIVAL, CONNECT ‘09

DHL, No more domestic Pick-ups or Delivery

MAJOR PUBLISHERS ADOPT THE PLUS IMAGE LICENSING STANDARDS

Graphic Artists Guild Sues Artists; OPPONENTS OF ORPHAN WORKS

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