July 21st, 2008
For generations, our culture has been fascinated with robots. Perhaps it is because of the ability to project our own ideals onto that of a man-made creature that takes on a life of its own. Or maybe it is because we can make up for our own insecurities in life by creating a more “perfect” albeit “artificially intelligent” being.
The Jetsons/Hannah Barbera
Hal 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey/Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Tron/Walt Disney
Robocop/Orion Pictures
AI/Dreamworks SKG
IronMan/Marvel Entertainment
Wall-E/Walt Disney/Pixar
Lovable and benevolent helpers such as Rosie from The Jetsons, evil doers such as Hal 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey, the mainframe computer from Tron, benevolent crime fighters such as Robocop and Ironman and the super cute child-like AI and Wall-E are just a very few of the many robots ingrained in our sci-fi and cultural histories. There is no denying that these machines have an impact on our shared visual landscape as archetypes that we all have ingrained in our minds.
Posted by Daniel Hughes in Robots, The Jetsons, Wall-E, Trend, culture, fantasy, identity, animation | 1 Comment »
July 18th, 2008
Our very own Denise Waggoner is consulted in this nice article in Slate about the Creative Research department she helms here at Getty Images that helps us and photographers peek into the future so we’ll have what clients want right when they want it.
Posted by Ross McLain in keyword concepts, Trend, Creative Research, Getty Images, trends, photography | Add a Comment »
July 17th, 2008
And improve your French ! France, land of better wine in the world, beautiful women, Tour de France, bling-bling president, Art of living. France which as a country can give birth to the better or worse.
Let’s talk about the better today, let’s open the JAK LAB #3 . Every quarter JAKLAB magazine offers a 360° vision about a theme or an aspirationnal trend. JAKLAB invites contributors and gives them room and time to explore and talk. Strategic planners, researchers, writers, artists, photographers, architects are creating an effervescent on line webzine. Monitored friendly by Just A Kiss founders, a design, creative and strategic agency in Paris, JAKLAB is an open publication and platform.
After Desirable Sunstainability, Absolute Necessity , give a breath to your eyes and brain and involve your senses in Urbanity. If you want to contribute to the next issue, please feel free to “superpoke” this unique quartet on their Facebook group. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11026998211 ! Have fun ! Brigitte Mantel .
Posted by Brigitte Mantel in culture, writing, tips, Creative Research, Creative Director, Trend, relaxation, research, tools, trends, the future, customization, color, photography, advertising, art, branding, design, Uncategorized | Add a Comment »
July 11th, 2008
Leland Bobbe/Getty Images
(Or at least the Getty Images website?)
If you’re reading this, you probably use the Getty Images website. Read on to find out how you can shape it (and get paid for your thoughts).
We’re talking about customer research. We conduct all sorts: online surveys, usability studies at our offices and visits to your workplace. Nothing we do is too demanding on you and it leads directly to improvements that our customers (you) want.
What do I need to do? Sign up for our customer research panel. Tell us you’re interested by filling out this brief form as accurately as possible.
What will happen? In general, we run 1-2 usability studies a month and we’re always looking for participants. We’ll get in touch when we’re running research with people who match your profile.
What about the money? Participants we schedule can expect a generous gift certificate in return for their time.
Posted by UX in Getty Images | Add a Comment »
July 10th, 2008
On a hot day in June at a dog park in Los Angeles, 21 dogs, 13 owners, 2 photographers and the Getty Images Los Angeles creative team came together for one cause - The Compassionate Eye Foundation.
Every year Getty Images photographers donate their time to do a one day photo shoot to benefit the CEF. The imagery created on the shoots is uploaded to www.gettyimages.com and the royalties generated by the imagery are used to help women and children in third world countries.
It was such a great day, I thought I would share some of the “behind the scenes” pictures and some of our finals. Enjoy!
Art director Andrew Delaney is about to drench a St. Bernard with water to get him to do this…
Photographer Amanda Edwards and art director Karen Strauss working with a Great Dane.
Here are a few of the images created from the shoot:
Siri Stafford/Getty Images
Siri Stafford/Getty Images
Siri Stafford/Getty Images
Posted by Amy Uratsu in CEF, Compassionate Eye Foundation, pets, portrait, Getty Images, photographers | 1 Comment »
July 9th, 2008
Images can be tremendously powerful. Images, empowered appropriately, can challenge, convince, delight and inspire. At Flickr, we think one of our most important missions is to enabe images to be all that they can be. And as such, we are incredibly proud and excited to launch a new partnership with Getty Images, the unrivaled leader in digital media licensing, to offer a new Flickr branded collection on www.gettyimages.com.
The creative and editorial teams at Getty Images have a deep understanding of what makes images truly extraordinary as well as what their clients (on a global scale) are seeking. Marrying this expertise to the talent and breadth of the photography on Flickr is truly an incredible opportunity, for our members, for Getty Images clients, and for those who love imagery in all of its forms.
So how does it all work?
Getty Images has the best editors globally taking the pulse of the market. In the next several months, they will be exploring Flickr’s collection of public photos and inviting some of these photographers to be part of the Flickr collection on Getty Images.
Both companies are committed to providing our users with more choices. Flickr members have an unprecedented opportunity to establish even more value for their creativity and work directly with a global leader to license their images commercially. Getty Images customers will have access to even more diverse, regionally relevant imagery.
So make sure to check out the Flickr collection on www.gettyimages.com in the coming months to see what the editors at Getty Images have selected.
-Kakul Srivastav, General Manager, Flickr
Posted by Kakul Srivastava in Flickr, partnership, Getty Images, identity, photography, photographers | 2 Comments »
July 3rd, 2008
Stephen Schauer/Getty Images
We are all really busy right? There’s never enough time in the day to get stuff done. We are always rushed to meet that impossible deadline and it all seems to be moving faster and faster. Most of us have projects with time frames of a few hours to a few days. Some of us deal in weeks and months, and a handful of us may have a five year plan.
Recently, I was on a shoot with photographer Stephen Schauer at the Fuji Bonsai Gardens in Sylmar, California. We had had an idea that needed beautiful shots of Bonsai trees to be used as components in a composite image that will also rely on precise 3D imaging skills. But that’s another story…What struck me about Roy, the owner, was the fact that his business depended on foresight, planning and patience. Lots of patience.
Stephen Schauer/Getty Images
Imagine planning and working in ten, fifteen, twenty year cycles. He has trees that were planted when his father started the business 59 years ago. He has trees that are seedlings that will need to be clipped, bent, moulded and controlled for decades before they can be sold as Bonsai’s. Perhaps the most poignant aspect of the day was noticing a sad, gnarled, dried out specimen tucked away in a corner.
Stephen Schauer/Getty Images
“What happened?” I asked innocently.
“I killed it” Roy replied. “I was repotting it and the main root twisted slightly and cracked.”
“How old?”
Roy shrugged “Oh, it was about 30 years old.”
I cannot imagine investing thirty years in a labor intensive project and having it die. That has got to hurt.
The flip side to this is what happens when we rush.
Posted by Andrew Delaney in bonsai, Creative Director, Getty Images, art, photography | Add a Comment »
July 1st, 2008
Ok, I admit - this is barely, tangentially related to photography. BUT - they do say ‘photo’ a lot…and it is really fun to watch (although I can’t say I understood all that much).
Posted by Ross McLain in video, technology | Add a Comment »
