Photo gear rental leader Lensrentals, the largest online photo, video, audio and lighting equipment rental and production resource company, has acquired the BorrowLenses brand and “select assets” from Shutterfly. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition brings expand the Memphis, Tenn., company’s inventory to more than 400,000 copies of more than 6,000 different lenses, cameras, drones, lighting, audio and other high...
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Navigating the Remote Work Landscape with Kyle Mau, Hire-UA.com
Venture with us into the future of work as visionary CEO Kyle Mau of Hire-UA.com sits down with Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society to recount his transition from a Californian computer systems engineer to an entrepreneur in Eastern Europe. Tap into Mau’s story as he navigates from the corporate world to found a remote work company based in Ukraine. His story is a testament to the...
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Leica debuts SL3 mirrorless full-frame camera
Leica Camera AG introduced a third camera body in the SL-System, the Leica SL3, which the company claims is more compact, lighter, and even more user-friendly than its preceding model. The new functions of the Leica SL3 are based on an ongoing dialogue with professionals, which is highly valued and cultivated by the company in the ever-changing world of photography,...
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Lomography debuts Lomomatic 110 pocket camera
Lomography has introduced the Lomomatic 110 camera, featuring automatic exposure, day and night aperture modes, controllable ISO settings and a glass lens. Available now in the classic silver metal edition and colorful Golden Gate edition. Lomography brought back the once-dominant 110-film format in 2012, offering a wide variety of cameras and 110-format films, including color negative, black-and-white, redscale and LomoChrome...
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EyeQ integrates background removal into Perfectly Clear suite
EyeQ Imaging Inc. (EyeQ), announced the integration of background removal technology into the Perfectly Clear image enhancement suite. This tool is designed to remove and extract backgrounds for businesses in the travel, tourism, and attractions sectors. Accessible through the Web API, it seamlessly integrates into existing workflows. “Not only is our solution reliable and fast, but it also enables companies...
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The Customization Group partners with pet care site Fressnapf Holding
The Customization Group (formerly known as Picanova) has partnered with European pet care site Fressnapf Holding SE to offer Fressnapf Fotos. The service puts pet photos on canvas prints, tote bags and blankets. Fressnapf serves 11 European countries from Denmark to Romania.
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Skylum introduces Luminar for iPad
Skylum announces its first application for iPad. Luminar for iPad introduces users to a novel mobile editing experience through its innovative, playful design featuring highly interactive controls and special sounds that enhance the user experience. For instance, when browsing through the LUTs collection to find the perfect filter for their photo, the users will hear a nostalgic click of a...
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Picfair announces 1 million sign-up milestone
London, UK-based Picfair, the portfolio and store builder for hobbyist photographers, has passed 1 million signups. The milestone comes as the company also crossed the threshold into profitability, the company said. “We’ve been growing by 1,000 photographers a day so far this year” says Benji Lanyado, founder and CEO, Picfair. “We invested a huge amount of time building an organic...
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Xerox begins layoffs in latest restructuring
Xerox Corp. announced it has begun notifying employees of its previously announced workforce reduction, as outlined in its “Revinvention” plan. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle estimates a 15% staff reduction among its 23,000 global workforce. As shared last month, Xerox is implementing a new operating model and streamlining our organizational structure to align with the evolving needs of our clients and...
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WhiteWall is PhotoDeck’s new international partner
Leading Europe-based photo lab WhiteWall announced a new partnership with PhotoDeck, a European provider of webshop solutions for photographers. The partnership enables photographers to access the WhiteWall range online via PhotoDeck with immediate effect. Photographs can be ordered and sold directly as high-quality prints, laminations, and framed pictures in award-winning WhiteWall quality. According to a press release, the objective of...
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Best Buy reports fourth-quarter sales declined
Best Buy Co., Inc. announced results for the 14-week fourth quarter ended Feb. 3, 2024 (“Q4 FY24”), as compared to the 13-week fourth quarter ended Jan. 28, 2023 (“Q4 FY23”). Comparable sales were down 8%. Q4 FY24 Q4 FY23 FY24 FY23 (14 weeks) (13 weeks) (53 weeks) (52 weeks) Revenue ($ in millions) Enterprise $ 14,646 $ 14,735 $ 43,452...
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Leica Camera claims record high sales of E 485 million
The Leica Camera Group said it boosted sales to record levels in the financial year 2022/2023 (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023), with sales climbing to 485 million euros in comparison with the previous year’s figure (444 million euros) and, with a significant increase of 9 per cent, achieved a new record high. This is the third record year...
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NRF Economist says inflation, interest rates remain key
Inflation and the Federal Reserve’s efforts to bring it under control will continue to play a major role in the economy this year, said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist, National Retail Federation. “With the U.S. economy’s strength resting heavily on household spending, all eyes are on the consumer – and how consumers will respond the next few months to the Federal...
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Perfect Corp. subscription revenues boost sales
AI/AR imaging software companies Perfect Corp. announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2023 and the full year ended Dec. 31, 2023. Total revenues were $14.1 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2023, compared to $11.1 million in the same period of 2022, an increase of 27.6%. Full year revenue was $53.5 million...
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Lightricks launches generative AI film platform
AI-based imaging company Lightricks – which publishes the popular photo and video editing apps Facetune, Photoleap, and Videoleap – announced today the upcoming launch of LTX Studio, a generative AI-driven editing platform for video production and filmmaking. The public is invited to join the waitlist to access and be among the first to experience following the March 27 launch event. Lightricks...
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