From Passion To Profit With Systems That Scale with Damon Flowers Podcasts 

From Passion To Profit With Systems That Scale with Damon Flowers

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Gary Pageau of The Dead Pixels Society interviews Damon Flowers, CEO and founder of Modern Operators, about how “modern operators” differ from old-school business approaches in a fast-changing world shaped by AI. Flowers shares his background as a contrarian problem-solver who left corporate life to build businesses, and explains how passion becomes a viable business only when customers will pay... Read More
Claranova to reduce workforce by 20% in the fourth quarter News 

Claranova to reduce workforce by 20% in the fourth quarter

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Claranova, the former owner of PlanetArt that is now focusing on imaging software, announced it expects to layoff 20% of its workforce in the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year, in anticipation of the integration of artificial intelligence in its internal processes and in the development of its products and solutions for businesses. Both employees and consultants will be... Read More
Jason Bonfig to succeed Corie Barry as Best Buy CEO News People on the Move 

Jason Bonfig to succeed Corie Barry as Best Buy CEO

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Best Buy Co., Inc. announced Jason Bonfig, the company’s Chief Customer, Product, and Fulfillment Officer, will succeed Corie Barry as the next Chief Executive Officer at Best Buy. Barry will step down from her roles as CEO and member of the Board at the end of Q3 on Oct. 31 of this year. Bonfig will also join the Board at... Read More
GotPhoto releases 2026 Volume Photography Summer Camp Schedule Events News 

GotPhoto releases 2026 Volume Photography Summer Camp Schedule

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The Volume Photography Summer Camp hosted by GotPhoto has announced its schedule. The evnet is June 17–20, 2026, in Louisville, KY, for 3.5 days dedicated to innovation and raising your studio’s potential. Expect hands-on workshops, expert-led sessions, and real conversations with pros who’ve scaled their businesses and are ready to help you do the same. This year features: Pricing Power... Read More
GelatoConnnect launches GelatoConnect City Tour in Europe Events News 

GelatoConnnect launches GelatoConnect City Tour in Europe

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Gelato has launched the GelatoConnect City Tour, a seven-city series bringing together production leaders across North America, Europe, and Australia. The tour opened last week in Chicago and Atlanta and continues to Frankfurt, London, Sydney, Melbourne, and Stockholm through June 2026. At the center is GelatoConnect — the operating system for modern print production, thaat replaces fragmented procurement, workflow, and... Read More
Captura to hold Volume Virtual Summit Events News 

Captura to hold Volume Virtual Summit

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Captura announced the Volume Virtual Summit, an online-only event for volume studio owners and operators, on Friday, May 15th, from 1-3 p.m. ET. The event is not specifically for Captura customers. The event program includes a keynote by leadership coach Freddy Villarreal on the topic of “Scaling your business without losing yourself.” Other sessions include: The next stage of growth:... Read More
Fujifilm powers U.S. and Canadian operations with 100% renewable energy through solar partnership News 

Fujifilm powers U.S. and Canadian operations with 100% renewable energy through solar partnership

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FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. is offsetting 100 percent of its group companies’ electricity usage in the United States and Canada through renewable energy certificates from a Texas-based solar project. This step in lowering Fujifilm’s global carbon footprint was realized through a previously announced Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) between FUJIFILM Holdings America Corp. and Minnesota-based Geronimo Power, whereby Fujifilm supports the generation of 300,000... Read More
Canon adds four visual artists as “Explorers of Light” News People on the Move 

Canon adds four visual artists as “Explorers of Light”

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Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced four visual artists across photography and moving images will join its Explorers of Light program. The new cohort builds on the program’s three-decade legacy of bringing together elite artists to inspire, teach, and collaborate, all in service of uplifting the craft of professional image creation. Canon welcomes Dixie Dixon, Lindsey Conklin, Steve Sanders, and Bryan Gentry as... Read More
Picfair Expands into Pro Territory with the launch of Private Albums New Products News 

Picfair Expands into Pro Territory with the launch of Private Albums

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Picfair, the photography store builder, is expanding into the pro and semi-pro photographer spaces with the unveiling of private albums for its users. Until now, Picfair’s focus has been on the hobbyist end of the photography spectrum – with a promise of simple, intuitive functionality that helps you launch a photography store within 60 seconds of landing on the site.... Read More
Viltrox unveils AF 35mm F1.2 LAB N FE, u35mm and 55mm F1.8 EVO lenses for Sony FE and Nikon Z Mounts New Products 

Viltrox unveils AF 35mm F1.2 LAB N FE, u35mm and 55mm F1.8 EVO lenses for Sony FE and Nikon Z Mounts

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Viltrox announces the launch of its AF 35mm F1.2 LAB N FE, a full-frame ultra-large-aperture autofocus prime lens for Sony FE mount cameras. Designed to coexist alongside the original AF 35mm F1.2 LAB, the new version has a more streamlined appearance without a display. It’s paired with a traditional aperture ring featuring marked stops that provide precise, tactile control preferred... Read More
Blackmagic adds photo editing tools to DaVinci Resolve News Updates 

Blackmagic adds photo editing tools to DaVinci Resolve

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Blackmagic Design announced DaVinci Resolve 21, it’s free video editing tool, has a significant update introducing the new Photo page, which enables colorists and photographers to use advanced color tools for still photos. Other updates include new AI tools such as IntelliSearch for fast content searching, CineFocus for focal point adjustment, tools for facial refinement, and more. The¬†Krokodove toolset adds... Read More
Kornit Digital expands into footwear and technical textiles with Presto MAX PLUS New Products 

Kornit Digital expands into footwear and technical textiles with Presto MAX PLUS

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Kornit Digital unveiled the Kornit Presto MAX PLUS, a new roll-to-roll system expanding digital manufacturing into footwear, automotive interiors, military camouflage, high-performance sportswear, and high-end furnishings. The fully digital, single-step system, based on the Presto MAX solution, requires minimal setup, eliminates Minimum Order Quantities, supports the industry’s widest array of fabrics, and offers water-free printing with no pre- or post-washing,... Read More
How Jonathan Schuessler sells luxury wedding photography with video, SEO, and smart systems Podcasts 

How Jonathan Schuessler sells luxury wedding photography with video, SEO, and smart systems

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Gary Pageau of The Dead Pixels Society interviews Jonathan Schuessler, a Heidelberg-based marketing expert, photographer, and filmmaker, about building a hybrid wedding photo/video business and a separate B2B marketing offering. Schuessler traces his start from building a DIY photo booth for his father’s weddings to shooting weddings in London and Germany, then pivoting hard after COVID to learn videography and agency marketing. He explains... Read More
ProMaster debuts iota Ultralight Tripods New Products 

ProMaster debuts iota Ultralight Tripods

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ProMaster has unveiled the iota lightweight travel tripods. The ultralight iota 219 tabletop tripod weighs less than 1 pound and the full size iota 422 tripod weighs less than 2 pounds! The iota 422 includes a detachable stone bag, so you can add weight and stability to your tripod. The iota travel tripods offer premium design elements and simplified functionality.... Read More