A year in review
2018-12-07
With 2018 soon coming to a close, it’s time to review the most significant photo industry news which will have impact in 2019.Continue Reading
A summer of 2018 review
2018-09-06
It’s not by lack of topics ( there are many). Nor is it by lack of interest. It’s just a lack of time. Sometimes there are not enough hours in the day and if something has to be sacrificed, unfortunately, it is this blog. However, the call is sometimes too strongContinue Reading
Article 13 : What does it mean for photos ?
2018-06-22
Just this past week, the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs approved amendments to EU’s Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. Among which is included the infamous Article 13 which ” creates an obligation on information society service providers storing and giving access to large amounts of works and other subject-matter uploadedContinue Reading
Flickr / Smugmug: The frog that ate the bull
2018-04-23
Flickr’s acquisition by Smugmug, if anything, has reminded us that the grandfather of photo sharing site is not dead. Yet. Almost hidden in the weekend lull, the news surprised almost everyone paying attention to this space: It’s been a long while since Flickr grabbed the headlines. But beyond the unconventional lack of details,Continue Reading
Who is afraid of Unsplash ?
2018-03-01
About a week ago, Unsplash announced that they had raised $7.25 million, along with plans to bring cryptocurrency to its free stock photo service. While most see their move as a potential Shutterstock killer, Unsplash could end up becoming a potent competitor to Instagram, Pinterest, and Snap as they share more DNA. A shortContinue Reading
is Unsplash the new Instagram ?
2018-02-26
About a week ago, Unsplash announced that they had raised $7.25 million, along with plans to bring cryptocurrency to its free stock photo service. While most see their move as a potential Shutterstock killer, Unsplash could end up becoming a potent competitor to Instagram, Pinterest, and Snap as they share more DNAContinue Reading
18 Visual Storytelling Trends That Will Take Off in 2018
2017-12-21
Who better to predict where visual storytelling is going than those who handle it on a daily basis? With 2018 right around the corner, Libris by Photoshelter asked a few to make predictions on what they see as the dominating trend of the upcoming year. While there is no majorContinue Reading
Statistics: How filters are used by Instagram’s most successful users
2017-10-20
To facilitate execution of global, large-scale influencer marketing campaigns at Relatable we rely a lot on data to give us insights. Using a sample of about 2 million Instagram accounts (with a minimum of 1,000 followers) and 40 million posts I’ve been digging deep compiling statistics, finding insights, or just discovering some quirky facts.Continue Reading
Mobile Photo Connect : 10 Questions to a Founder : Lightricks
2017-10-11
Outside of Instagram, the biggest success in the world of photo apps is certainly Facetune. With millions of paid downloads, it was the number one paid app in over 120 countries. The creation of 5 Israeli friends, it certainly benefited from Instagram’s success and especially its insatiable appetite for selfies.Continue Reading
Rules for Photojournalism in the age of social media
2017-06-16
The world of photojournalism has changed but photojournalists do not seem to have noticed. Either schooled by tired teachers repeating the same outdated mantra to wide-eyed students or self-taught by blindly following obsolete rules, they are hitting a wall of incomprehension and misunderstanding. The result is an unhealthy combination of painful frustration and veryContinue Reading