PhotoShelter Blog

What Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year Says About Visual Communication

Oxford Dictionaries made history today. For the first time, the organization selected an emoji as its Word of the Year. The “Face with Tears of Joy” emoji, to be exact. Now, whether you’re reacting with the “open mouth,” “rage,” “scream,” “grin,” or “stuck out tongue winking eye” emoji, we can all agree that this is […]

DAM 101

DAM Movement: From Big Iron to Big Cloud

This post was originally published in CMS Wire. Peter Krogh is a photographer, the author of The DAM Book (O’Reilly) and the product architect for Libris. One of the biggest trends to hit the technology world in the last few years is the rise of cloud-based services. And Digital Asset Management (DAM) is no exception. […]

Quick-Turn Video: How Dickinson College Maximizes Visual Content ROI with Speed

We love our video here on the Libris blog. We’ve gone behind the scenes with the Rockit Ranch video team and watched the 21 best video examples of visual content marketing. Now, we’re ramping up the speed… The Value of a Quick-Turn Video You know that old saying, a picture is worth a thousand words? […]

Case Study: How Rockit Ranch Powers Visual Communications with Video

We’re celebrating video launch week here at Libris by PhotoShelter! We hope you enjoy this backstage look at how Rockit Ranch powers its communications with video. A Word About Visual Storytelling “It’s hard to describe a dish or a party with just words,” says Kevin Hartmann, Multimedia Coordinator for Rockit Ranch. To demonstrate, I’m going […]

Product Updates

Best of Both Worlds: Introducing Libris Video

  We’ve got big news… The Best of Both Worlds The word is out – MediaPost and MarTech Advisor are buzzing about it this morning, and now we can shout it from the rooftops – Libris has video! And now that Libris, PhotoShelter’s visual asset management solution for organizations, lets you manage videos along with […]

How to Convince Your Team to Get a DAM

Does this situation sound familiar? You’re sitting on a mess of photos and videos. When someone asks you how your asset library is organized, you shake your head and let out a cynical laugh. You dread requests for images. Searching is a chore. You miss opportunities because you can’t deliver images fast enough, and along […]

Expert Advice

Metadata Management: What You Can Learn From Brad Mangin’s Photography Workflow

There are a million reasons to take advice from sports photographer Brad Mangin. To name a few… He regularly shoots assignments for Sports Illustrated and Major League Baseball Photos. He co-founded SportsShooter.com. He’s published four photo books. His Instagram wows baseball fans and cat lovers alike. He shot an incredible photo series to preview the […]

New Report: Managing Photos and Videos in the Visual Age

Organizations of all sizes are shifting their focus toward visual storytelling. Communicators from every industry – retail, pro sports, higher education, travel, politics and nonprofits – are creating visual assets, growing their image libraries, and sharing visual content on every platform. This shift poses new challenges for organizations. While need for visual content is exploding, […]

Hot Topic in University Public Relations: Visual Storytelling

Public relations pros came together this week for the College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals Fall Workshops and the hot topic was… drumroll, please… visual storytelling! Visual storytelling is one of our favorite topics, and it’s imperative that universities use visuals in their public relations. What catches the attention of a 17 year-old […]