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Creative Freedom With New Fotolia Add-in Designed Exclusively for Microsoft Office 2007 Applications
by Jess on Oct.28, 2009, under application, illustrations, microstock, photo agency, royalty-free, stock images, visual content
image courtesy of Fotolia, LLC
LONDON, October 28/PRNewswire/ –
Fotolia, LLC is releasing a new add-in ribbon for Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 that gives customers easy access to an enormous library of easy-to-search, high-resolution images and vectors. The Fotolia ribbon provides instant image solutions to complement personal and professional projects. The downloadable ribbon is available on www.fotolia.com/ribbon and features controls that allow users to login, view accounts and search Fotolia’s library of over 7-million high-resolution files without leaving their Microsoft Office document.
Lebrecht celebrates the 300th birth anniversary of Samuel Johnson in pictures
by Jess on Sep.16, 2009, under historical images, illustrations, photo archive
ANNIVERSARY PICS from LEBRECHT: SAMUEL JOHNSON, 300th birth anniversary of the English essayist and author on 18 September 2009
To mark the birth anniversary of Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), Lebrecht has added a great selection of unique colourised portraits, manuscripts and illustrations. To view a lightbox of images, please click on the picture below:
To order high res files, please email pictures@lebrecht.co.uk or call 020 7625 5341. Alternatively, please download directly from www.lebrecht.co.uk using your log-in and password.
TopFoto, Oscar Wilde and Dorian Gray
by Jess on Sep.04, 2009, under historical images, illustrations, photo archive, photography
Oscar Wilde’s creepy and brilliant The Picture of Dorian Gray, his only published novel, is about to be screened in a new movie adaptation (9 September) by director Oliver Parker (Othello, The Importance of Being Earnest, and St. Trinian’s).
Gothic horror, a Faustian pact, an attempt to be forever young with no consequences….
Click here for Oscar Wilde and Dorian Gray
1219007 – Dorian Gray is played by Ben Barnes in the film ©Momentum Pictures / TopFoto
rv1093-24 – Oscar Wilde. Ink and watercolour on vellum. ©Roger-Viollet / TopFoto
Glass Negative of the Week
Click here for the TopFoto TimeSearch by Bamber Gascoigne
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Betta than Vetta – Cutcaster’s Untapped Photo and Vector Collection
by Jess on Aug.05, 2009, under illustrations, microstock, photo agency
August 04, 2009, San Francisco, CA. From their new headquarters in foggy San Francisco, Cutcaster is proud to introduce its much-ballyhooed “Betta than Vetta” (BTV) photo and vector collection to creative professionals today. Take a sneak peak at ‘Betta than Vetta’ by going to www.cutcaster.com/Betta-Than-Vetta.
Taking the new Corbis out for a test spin…
by Jess on Jun.08, 2009, under Corbis, historical images, illustrations, photo agency, photography, picture research, research, review, stock images, website
Corbis recently launched its redesigned website, so I decided to test it out. For starters, I had issues with it in Firefox on my Macbook, which is still running OS X 10.4. It worked fine in Safari. Which for me is a new thing, with most photo agency sites I’ve noticed that they work better in Firefox.
I like the redesign. It was smart of them to go with the black background, I think it showcases the images better and it is a departure from the white on most other agencies’ sites.
Now, for the details…
Why do I need a photo editor?
by Jess on May.18, 2009, under asset management, blog, books, color correction, copyright, historical images, illustrations, magazines, marketing, photo agency, photo editor, photographer, photography, photoshop, picture editor, picture research, power point presentation, publishing, rights and permissions, stock images, visual content
Now that we’ve defined what a photo editor does, you might be wondering, “who needs one?” The truth is, anyone dealing with visual content could benefit from employing a photo editor. From asset management to color correction to finding the right image, employing a photo editor is your best bet to ensuring your project makes the best visual impact.
