CD-ROM DISCS
featuring stock photos are beginning to find
a place in the industry. Initially thought of as
convenient compendiums of images for emergency use,
agencies now find that CD-ROM discs serve as catalogs of
ideas and concepts. Titles such as Science, Nature, Humor,
Sports, allow art directors to search for subjects using
in-built search engines (for both MACs and PCs). When
buyers find a desirable image, they phone the agency or
photographer and have an original sent to them via e-mail,
disk, or FedEx. A New York stock agency, The Stock Market,
recently announced their new line of "Idea Discs," each
containing 2,000 72 DPI images, that will be sent to art
directors on a sort of Book-of-the-Month basis. The agency
supplies its subscribers with a "CD organizer". There is
no charge for the service to qualified subscribers.(The
Stock Market (TSM), 360 Park Avenue South, NYC 10010; Ph:
800 999-0800 Fax: 800 283-0808;
www.tsmphoto.com)
