Scoopshot is an on-demand image service aiming
\nto provide an alternative to stock photo libraries, allowing buyers to create
\nphoto assignments in specific locations for Scoopshot photographers to quickly
\ncarry out.<\/p>\n
Both Scoopshot and Arcurs believe that on-demand
\nphotography is the future for the stock industry. Scoopshot CEO Niko Ruokosuo
\nsaid in a statement, \u2018Buyers are tired of wading through page after page of
\nstale and over-used photography, before having to compromise.’<\/p>\n
He added, \u2018It is our belief that the majority of
\nstock photography will be on-demand within the next five years. To survive,
\nphoto sites must adapt and adopt new models for monetising photography. It
\nreally is a case of do or die.’<\/p>\n
Scoopshot aims to revolutionise stock
\nphotography by giving buyers the chance to request what they want from
\nphotographers, rather than forcing them to trawl through static libraries.<\/p>\n
The service allows for tasks to be set on a
\nglobal, national or local level, with the ability for buyers to alert
\nphotographers with the Scoopshot app to a task in their particular, precise
\nlocation.<\/p>\n
A spokeswoman for Scoopshot told AP that the
\nteam will be using the investment to grow their business by bringing aboard
\nmore people such as Arcurs with relevant experience and contacts.<\/p>\n
Arcurs, who it is estimated sells a photo once
\nevery eight seconds, also today signed an exclusive content deal with Getty’s
\niStockphoto, the largest such deal in the firm’s history.<\/p>\n
To find out more or try the service for
\nyourself, visit Scoopshot’s website at www.scoopshot.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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