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07
Apr 13

Introducing Pixation Images: Commercial Photo Licensing

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Lifestyle images from Pixation Images

Pixation Images offers creative content for commercial licensing. Pictures from Pixation partners: Image Broker, Cultura, Tetra Images, and Ingram Publishing. Find these and more images like them at Pixationimages.com.

We are pleased to announce the launch of Newscom’s sister company, Pixation Images. Built on the same principles of convenience, speed, ease-of-use, and quality imagery, Pixation Images licenses multimedia content for commercial use.

Like Newscom, Pixation Images is partnered with the best creative photographers and agencies around the world to provide stunning and unique photography that can meet all of your creative needs. Unlike Newscom, Pixation Images’ collection is based only on creative content available for commercial use. Continue reading →

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02
Apr 13

7 Pretty Darn Good Reasons to Use Newscom

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Lighthouse on the Isle of Skye connected to Scotland with a bridge, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. Stefan Arendt Image Broker/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: ibphotos057909

Chances are, if you’re reading this blog you didn’t stumble across Newscom while searching for pictures of One Direction. You probably know a bit about Newscom and you’re deciding if this is the right photo licensing company for you, or you’re a loyal client who loves to read all of our wonderful blogs as a great procrastination tool. Or you’re my boss.

So here are seven pretty darn good reasons to use Newscom. Hopefully this list will teach you something you didn’t already know about Newscom, vindicate your personal reasons for using the site, or will show you the more enlightened path of photo licensing that is Newscom. Continue reading →

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22
Mar 13

Newscom is More Than News!

Don’t believe us? Check out this informative graphic:

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17
Jan 13

Newscom Search Tip: Advanced Searches by Date

Sometimes you just need to find a photo as quickly as you can. Sometimes you’re searching for a big subject that has a lot of related images and you’re having a hard time finding the exact image you need.

Finding photos on Newscom typically isn’t difficult. You come to Newscom, sign in, search, find your photo, and download it. But Newscom has included advanced search options that can help you nail down that hard-to-find photo. Today, we’ll talk about the advanced search by date function. You can find other tips for searching on Newscom here. Continue reading →

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03
Jan 13

Newscom Staff Favorite Pictures from 2012

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A lone tourist stands in Times Square early October 29, 2012 as New Yorkers prepare for Hurricane Sandy. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. License this from Newscom.com: afplivefour778042

It takes a lot to empty out the city that never sleeps, but Hurricane Sandy brought New York to a literal standstill. For whatever reason, this picture of a lone tourist in a virtually empty Times Square really seemed to show what Sandy did to New York. And while we’re still trying to make sure we get things cleaned up and get aid to the people who need it, this picture seemed like a good one to lead with when talking about iconic, beautiful, tragic, and funny images from 2012.

We’ve put together a collection of some of the Newscom staff’s favorite images. The pictures range from ones that best represent the most dramatic events of the year to others that we just liked. I’ve included a few pictures in this blog along with quotes from the Newscom team about why they liked these pictures and why they were included in our “favorites of 2012″ list. Continue reading →

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02
Jan 13

Top FocalPoint Blogs of 2012

2012 was a pretty big year for us at FocalPoint, at Newscom, and in the world as a whole (check out this video of 2012 in four minutes). There were some awesome highlights and some heart-wrenching scenes from around the world. We thought we’d put together a list of the most visited FocalPoint blogs for 2012 to show what you were interested in. Unsurprisingly the some of the big news stories of the year like the election, the Costa Concordia, the Oscars, and the Olympics topped the list. But we were surprised to see things like JFK, the revamped Dallas TV show and 3D chalk drawings make the list.

Check out the list below and relive 2012 one more time before you move on to your resolutions for 2013.

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28
Dec 12

The Best Pictures of 2012 from epa (european pressphoto agency)

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A view of an ice-covered car on the frozen waterside of the boardwalk of the Lake Geneva, in Geneva, Switzerland, 06 February 2012. A cold spell reached Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. SALVATORE DI NOLFI/EPA/Newscom. License this from Newscom.com: epaphotos642755

I really love looking at the best pictures of the year collection from the european pressphoto agency (epa). They have a real talent for pulling out amazing photos that are both breathtaking and tell the story of the year so well. Continue reading →

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07
Dec 12

The Best Pictures of the Year from Reuters

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A supporter made up as a zombie attends a rally for A. Zombie as he announces his candidacy for President of the United States and kicks off his cross country bus tour in San Diego, California August 20, 2012. The “Zombie for President” campaign is organized by AMC Networks after satellite provider Dish Network dropped AMC channels earlier this year. Zombie’s mission is to “find an alternative television provider” ahead of the October 14 third season premiere of AMC’s highest-rated show “The Walking Dead”. MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS/Newscom. License this from Newscom.com: rtrlfive633106

In the second edition of our roundup of some of the best pictures of the year from our partners around the world, we’re focusing on the best of 2012 from Reuters. The photos are stunning, heartbreaking, moving, and fabulous – all rolled in to one lightbox. Reuters chose to highlight some of the biggest news stories of the yearwith both iconic images of big events next to human interest photos telling the same story from a different angle.

In an email they sent out about their collection, our partners at Reuters said they produce “up to 1,600 images a day covering top news, sport, entertainment, and features from all over the world. This selection highlights the best of this content.” Continue reading →

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29
Nov 12

Best Pictures of the Year from AFP (Agence France-Presse)

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A fire breather performs in Chinatown in Manila a day before the Chinese New Year on January 22, 2012. The Lunar New Year falls on January 23 and is the begining of the Spring Festival holiday. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. License this from Newscom.com: afplivefour821656

It’s one of our favorite times of the year, when our partners start putting together the best photos from the past year. Today we’re featuring the best images of 2012 from AFP (Agence France-Presse). This lightbox is full not just of great moments in the history of this past year, but also has some just stunning photographs from daily life around the world. Continue reading →

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26
Sep 12

10 Secrets to Searching on Newscom

Newscom has a lot of images on our site. According to the counter on the front page of the site, we have more than 75 million images, graphics, and videos just hanging out, waiting for you to find them.

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This is good because the odds of finding what you need are high, even if you’re looking for something obscure. It can also be hard, though, because there are a lot of images to look through. As any good photo editor knows, half of our job value is knowing how to choose the keywords that will find us the photo we’re looking for. It’s an art and a science – and can almost border on mind reading. Continue reading →

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