Adobe buys Fotolia
Continuing the move from software to services, Adobe is buying #5 microstock agency Fotolia for $800 million in cash. Gone are the days when one (i.e. I) could buy Photoshop and own it forever; now...
View ArticleInstagram’s top locations of 2014
For the third year, we get to find out where Instagrammers like to take photos. There are big changes since last year: Disneyland in California takes the top spot, ousting last year’s leader, Siam...
View ArticleAdobe buys Fotolia
Continuing the move from software to services, Adobe is buying #5 microstock agency Fotolia for $800 million in cash. Gone are the days when one (i.e. I) could buy Photoshop and own it forever; now...
View ArticleTop 10 filming locations in L.A. in 2014
The observatory in Griffith Park — L.A.’s most popular filming location — was used prominently in the 1955 classic Rebel Without a Cause. Hollywood’s most popular movie location is, once again this...
View ArticleApple now the most popular camera brand on Flickr
Cameraphones have unseated DSLR cameras on Flickr. For the first time, the most popular photo-sharing website lists the #1 camera brand used in the Flickr Community as Apple, pushing long-time leader...
View ArticlePros and cons of becoming a wedding photographer
Photo credit: Angela Hopper Lee Should you become a professional wedding photographer? What are the good and bad things to consider? Professional wedding photographer Hunter McRae has kindly written...
View ArticlePros and cons of becoming a wedding photographer
Photo credit: Angela Hopper Lee Should you become a professional wedding photographer? What are the good and bad things to consider? Professional wedding photographer Hunter McRae has kindly written...
View ArticleSamsung overtakes Canon on Flickr
Samsung has surpassed Canon as the second-most popular camera brand on Flickr. With Apple at #1 since mid-2014, that places two smartphone brands above all DSLR brands. Since 2013, Samsung has been...
View ArticleMicrostock news for 2015
The big microstock news of the year was that Fotolia became part of Adobe in January 2015. The price was $800M. Fotolia will be integrated into Adobe’s Creative Cloud solution, but will also operate...
View ArticlePhotoSecrets gets a new icon
A camera and map marker combine to form the new icon for PhotoSecrets. Contents With logo (square) With logo (horizontal) Black Gray As an Apple icon Circle You might also like Comments The original...
View ArticleGetty gets Corbis, via VCG
After 20 years of rivalry, Getty Images — the world’s #1 stock photo agency — gets to distribute the assets of Corbis Images (world’s #2). VCG (Visual China Group, world’s #4) is buying Corbis Images...
View ArticleIntroducing PhotoSecrets Icons
Building vector designed by Freepik Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal — some buildings are so distinctive they are iconic — and eminently photogenic. They draw photographers from around the...
View ArticleInstagram’s top locations of 2014
For the third year, we get to find out where Instagrammers like to take photos. There are big changes since last year: Disneyland in California takes the top spot, ousting last year’s leader, Siam...
View ArticleAdobe buys Fotolia
Continuing the move from software to services, Adobe is buying #5 microstock agency Fotolia for $800 million in cash. Gone are the days when one (i.e. I) could buy Photoshop and own it forever; now...
View ArticleTop 10 filming locations in L.A. in 2014
The observatory in Griffith Park — L.A.’s most popular filming location — was used prominently in the 1955 classic Rebel Without a Cause. Hollywood’s most popular movie location is, once again this...
View ArticleApple now the most popular camera brand on Flickr
Cameraphones have unseated DSLR cameras on Flickr. For the first time, the most popular photo-sharing website lists the #1 camera brand used in the Flickr Community as Apple, pushing long-time leader...
View ArticlePros and cons of becoming a wedding photographer
Photo credit: Angela Hopper Lee Should you become a professional wedding photographer? What are the good and bad things to consider? Professional wedding photographer Hunter McRae has kindly written...
View ArticleSamsung overtakes Canon on Flickr
Samsung has surpassed Canon as the second-most popular camera brand on Flickr. With Apple at #1 since mid-2014, that places two smartphone brands above all DSLR brands. Since 2013, Samsung has been...
View ArticleMicrostock news for 2015
The big microstock news of the year was that Fotolia became part of Adobe in January 2015. The price was $800M. Fotolia will be integrated into Adobe’s Creative Cloud solution, but will also operate...
View ArticlePhotoSecrets gets a new icon
A camera and map marker combine to form the new icon for PhotoSecrets. Contents With logo (square) With logo (horizontal) Black Gray As an Apple icon Circle You might also like Comments The original...
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