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Picture Researchers
Photolibraries and Photographers
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Organisations
BAPLA
The UK organisation for picture libraries and photographic agencies. Its members range from individual photographers and small specialist collections to large international stock agencies.
Association of Photographers
An association of photographers primarily in the advertising and editorial fields, which has a committee involved with new technology called the Digital Imaging Group.
Design and Artists Copyright Society LimitedDACS was established in 1984 as a not-for-profit membership organisation. DACS exists to protect and promote the copyright of visual creators in the UK and worldwide.
The Press Association
Universally known as the PA, is a long-established news agency, with a vast collection of information and photographs.
Skillset
The Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries (broadcast, film, video, interactive media and photo imaging). Jointly funded by industry and government, their job is to make sure that the UK audio visual industries have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time, so that those industries remain competitive.
StockIndexOnline
Since 1997 StockIndexOnline has maintained its position as the stock industry's leading portal of choice for professional researchers seeking high quality stock photography. More than 300 specialist libraries are listed, many of which can be searched instantly via our keyword search facility.
Visual Creators Index UK
A new non-profit organisation aimed at promoting and protecting the rights of creators in a digital environment. It's membership comprises the PRA, AOP, DACS, NUJ, and BAPLA. Read more about this important development at http://www.vci-uk.com/ or search their registry for creators http://www.vci-registry.org/.
International Resources
Professional Photographers of America
The PPA has provided education and a sense of community to the photography industry since 1880. To those offerings, the association has since added business and personal protection, business discounts, professional recognition, and more.
The American Society of Picture Professionals
U.S. organisation similar to the PRA.
PIAG
German publishers who maintain a large resource of websites and links related to photography.
Picture Researchers
The PRA has a Freelance Register of members who are experienced picture researchers available for work:
e-mail: Freelance Register -- telephone: 01727 833676
This service is free of charge.
Tessa Hammond
Freelance film and picture researcher with many years of experience
within the publishing and TV Broadcasting industries. All media formats and subject areas covered, in-house or freelance.
Annabel Ossel
Freelance picture researcher with over 20 years experience working on books and other media. Covering arts, history, celebrities, current affairs, science and all other subjects. Fees negotiated, copyright cleared and captions provided.
Susie Prescott Picture Research
Freelance Picture Editor / Researcher with 18 years in the industry. Whether you are a book or magazine publisher, newspaper or ad agency - if you need research or a photo shoot organized, I can help you. All subjects covered.
Silverport Pictures
A special combination of picture research, photo library and photographer ready to meet your picture needs. All subjects covered, with an emphasis on coastal and maritime themes, established over 15 years in the picture industry.
3bResearch
Picture Researchers and Editors with a combined experience of over 30 years in the business working for Agencies, Magazines and Fleet Street. Working from our fully equipped offices in Somerset.
Sara Ayad
Picture researcher based in Whitechapel, East London, available for freelance or in-house projects. Considerable experience of all aspects of picture research from creating picture specs through to rights negotiation and caption writing.
Emma Brown
A freelance picture researcher specialising in art and history titles, who deals with all aspects of picture management for U.K., European and U.S. clients.
David Brownridge
A picture researcher with 25 years of experience in the business. Principal areas covered are: current affairs, the arts, and science. He is based in North London.
Anny Chettleborough
A freelance Picture Editor, who has worked across a broad range of the publishing industry including contract and consumer magazines, national newspapers and books.
Feldman & Associates
Large photo research firm in the USA. Complete photo research, editorial, rights, permissions and digital image management services. Web-based image management database application. 20 years experience in all subjects.
First Light Photo Research
Working with museums and photographers worldwide on programs that include Social Studies, World Cultures, Math and Science. Our secure and interactive web-based worksite enables clients to fully manage their projects.
Motivation Picture Research
Photographic and information research, specialising in personal visits to prospective sources including south-west England and London.
Zooid
The UK's largest media research company. Since 1984 providing research and licensing of photos and footage for publishers, broadcasters, museums and corporates. Guaranteeing quality, choice, budgets and schedules at fixed rates. Online selection and delivery.
Other sites of interest
British Journal of Photography Online
The "ole BJ" is the news organ of choice for professional photographers, and this link takes you to its new online site.
British Library
Recently housed in its new site, the catalogues are massive, and fortunately can now be accessed via the internet.
 Calumet Photographic
The top drawer in the photographer's toolbox. Calumet has what you need, from cameras and cables to studio lighting and computers. With 11 stores, rental, telephone and web ordering and dedicated high end video and digital imaging teams, we cover it all.
Easypano Panorama Software
Panoweaver stitches 360 degree panoramas, and exports to Flash and QTVR. Tourweaver virtual tour software takes this a stage further, and creates interactive virtual tours for real estate, tourism, museum, campus, and many other applications.
Freelance Photography Made Easy
An online magazine and resource for guides and tips on making money from photography. News, articles and a forum where members can share ideas, ask for advice and celebrate success stories.
Search Optimising
Present your enterprise in the best possible light on the Net, and maximise your revenues with ethical SEO, usability development and CMS websites. We have extensive experience in the presentation of image-based websites.
Electric Lane
The consultancy and training company run by Sarah Saunders for businesses producing and using images. We can help at any stage of the workflow from photography to print.
Flip Side Vision
PRA magazine editor Diana Korchien's wonderful ecological calendar, with astounding images from all over the planet.
PhotoSites.co.uk
A directory of links to all things photographic in the United Kingdom. Is your site listed yet ? Site listing is free.
Pix Studio
Professional scanning and image retouching service. We scan from 35mm negatives and slides and APS film.
Signum Technologies
A UK company at the forefront of Digital Watermarking, sometimes called Digital Fingerprinting , which is the encoding of an identifying mark virtually invisibly into the pixels of the image to prove to whom the copyright belongs.
Julian Jackson
Consulting on new technology related to the picture and photographic industry, and publishes articles and eBooks. 'Picture Research in a Digital Age' is an eGuide to new technology that aims to be immediately understandable by all.
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