Tom Wear Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Greater Seattle Area

Greater Seattle Area

With 30+ years experience in the stock photo industry. I work hands-on with photographers and agencies to maximize the potential of their images in the stock marketplace. Services include art direction, marketing consultation, collection editing for stock and other projects, image enhancement, metadata, and agency submissions.I also do portrait and event photography as well as shooting stock.Clients include photographers Michele Westmorland, Tom Haseltine,Walter Hodges… Show more With 30+ years experience in the stock photo industry. I work hands-on with photographers and agencies to maximize the potential of their images in the stock marketplace. Services include art direction, marketing consultation, collection editing for stock and other projects, image enhancement, metadata, and agency submissions.I also do portrait and event photography as well as shooting stock.Clients include photographers Michele Westmorland, Tom Haseltine,Walter Hodges, Merrill Images, Emily M. Wilson and agencies Blend Images, Danita Delimont Stock Photo, and Getty Images.I also provide photo organizing services to individuals and families. Services include digitization of analog prints, slides, etc., light to medium restoration, custom photo books, and digital organization setup and best-practices coaching. Show less

Greater Seattle Area

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Responsible for www.gettyimages.com/contributors website including answering/routing all contributor queries, posting and updating documents and articles.• Liaison to Flickr and other crowd-sourced photographers invited to new collection on Getty Images including advice on submissions and legal issues involving releases. Includes moderating and extensive posting to relevant public and private forums, addressing dozens of separate threads weekly on issues from corporate policies to content… Show more • Responsible for www.gettyimages.com/contributors website including answering/routing all contributor queries, posting and updating documents and articles.• Liaison to Flickr and other crowd-sourced photographers invited to new collection on Getty Images including advice on submissions and legal issues involving releases. Includes moderating and extensive posting to relevant public and private forums, addressing dozens of separate threads weekly on issues from corporate policies to content needs, legal questions and technical issues.• Program lead and primary contact between sales team and Flickr/Crowd-Source photographers to quickly source new images per specific customer requests and deadlines.• Consultant and member of Flickr/Moment Collection sales and marketing program teams.• Manage communication to “House” (non-Flickr) Getty photographers including newsletters, surveys, problem-solving and triage of issues. Show less

Seattle, Washington, United States

My primary mission was to help Members to be successful contributors to Marketplace and reap the rewards from the hard work, dedication, and creativity they put into the images they produce. To do that we also had to be sensitive to the needs and requirements of image-buyers -- the other half of the Marketplace community. My goal was to communicate information and inspiration about what buyers need and what makes a successful Marketplace photograph: the subject, style, and quality of the image,… Show more My primary mission was to help Members to be successful contributors to Marketplace and reap the rewards from the hard work, dedication, and creativity they put into the images they produce. To do that we also had to be sensitive to the needs and requirements of image-buyers -- the other half of the Marketplace community. My goal was to communicate information and inspiration about what buyers need and what makes a successful Marketplace photograph: the subject, style, and quality of the image, with effective metadata that allows the buyer to find that perfect image. I believe that if a photographer is given the right information, then he or she can make the right choices to be successful.I also managed a group of editors and a separate group of researchers, both in-house and freelance. In managing and working with the research team I got a great refresher course in what customers are looking for, and how they are searching, equally on the creative and editorial sides Show less

Seattle, Washington, United States

Tom Wear serves as Art Director and Senior Editor for Getty Images, the world's leading imagery provider. Working with contributing photographers from around the world, Tom is responsible for communicating the needs of the collection and ensuring photographers are creating the most compelling images for customers, both in content and style. In addition, Tom is responsible for reviewing submissions from contributing photographers for inclusion in Getty Images' collections.

SENIOR PICTURE EDITOR, Photography & Creative Services, Corbis Corp., Bellevue, WA• Responsible for selection of images for the Corbis Archive from contributors (photographers, institutions). • Continued involvement with major Marketing projects (selection of images from Archive for catalogs, trade shows, etc.) internal evangelization of Archive, and liaison with Licensing. • Coordination and project management within Creative Services.• Creative Services liaison with Legal… Show more SENIOR PICTURE EDITOR, Photography & Creative Services, Corbis Corp., Bellevue, WA• Responsible for selection of images for the Corbis Archive from contributors (photographers, institutions). • Continued involvement with major Marketing projects (selection of images from Archive for catalogs, trade shows, etc.) internal evangelization of Archive, and liaison with Licensing. • Coordination and project management within Creative Services.• Creative Services liaison with Legal Department.SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR, Licensing/Marketing, Corbis• Print and CD-ROM Catalogs: selection of images, layout and sequencing, design consultation and production oversight for first two Corbis catalogs.• Online Catalog: established, maintained, updated catalog on website. Also online “almanac”: selection of topics and images, some text writing, for 12 – 15 entries per month.• Advertising: Image selection and interface with ad agency for print ads and brochures promoting Corbis Licensing. Selection and arrangement of image sets for tradeshow displays.• Evangelization: Produced and delivered electronic presentations about the Archive to major clients, as well as in-house and outside interest groups. Created custom “catalogs” for major account prospects. Show less

New York, New York, United States

SENIOR EDITOR, Comstock, Inc., New York, NY• Selection of Contributing Photographers’ material for Commercial and Editorial files, international offices and affiliates. Interface and direction of Contributors and in-house Production for new image acquisition. • Management of editing staff.• Participation in image selection for catalog production• Oversight of photo file setup including categorization system, indexing, problem-solving.• Study and experience in legal aspects… Show more SENIOR EDITOR, Comstock, Inc., New York, NY• Selection of Contributing Photographers’ material for Commercial and Editorial files, international offices and affiliates. Interface and direction of Contributors and in-house Production for new image acquisition. • Management of editing staff.• Participation in image selection for catalog production• Oversight of photo file setup including categorization system, indexing, problem-solving.• Study and experience in legal aspects of photography, consulting role to Sales/Research and Contributors.DUPING MANAGER, Comstock, Inc• Management and supervision of personnel, product quality, vendors. Operations / Project ManagementSALES / RESEARCH, Comstock, Inc• Intensive daily client service including price negotiations, order-taking and creative consultation, image research. International sales rights clearance. Primary point of contact for large number of established and new customers Show less