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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.

Serendipity Albums offering custom leather and velvet albums to pro photographers News 

Serendipity Albums offering custom leather and velvet albums to pro photographers

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Houston-based Serendipity Albums is offering photographers custom leather and velvet albums. The new leather albums can be made of vintage, luxury, or full-grain Italian leather and feature a high-performance protective coating to ensure the album maintains its look over time, the company says. Additionally, the company offers fabric albums consisting of Japanese silk, French velvet, and luxury linen varieties. The... Read More
Simply Smart Home launches Brookstone PhotoShare digital photo frames News 

Simply Smart Home launches Brookstone PhotoShare digital photo frames

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Simply Smart Home expanded its line of Brookstone PhotoShare WiFi-enabled smart digital photo frames to include large 10.1-inch and 14-inch models. Brookstone PhotoShare digital photo frames are available now at leading national retailers both in-store and online including Amazon, Walmart, Costco, Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Lowe’s, Macy’s, and more. The 10.1-inch Brookstone PhotoShare digital photo frame has an... Read More
Snappr raises $10 million Series A News 

Snappr raises $10 million Series A

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Imaging marketplace Snappr raised $10 million in Series A funding to fuel the expansion of its U.S. photographer and visual content marketplace. The round was led by Basis Set Ventures (BSV), known for its focus on AI-enabled platforms and the future of work, the company said. Y Combinator and YesVC (Flickr founderCaterina Fake) also participated in the round. Snappr claimed it... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of Sept. 26 People on the Move Updates 

Industry Notes for the week of Sept. 26

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  Pro Photography Emotion Photography sets sights on U.S. market in 2021 Australia’s Inside Imaging reports market-disrupting wedding photography business Emotion Wedding Photography has brought in new investors with a view to launching in the United States market in 2021/2022. Emotion chairman Michael Warshall told Inside Imaging 20 percent of the business was sold to investors, among whom are several of Australia’s top wedding shooters, with another... Read More
Imaging app update roundup: iOS 14, Pixelmator and more. Updates 

Imaging app update roundup: iOS 14, Pixelmator and more.

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Popular imaging applications and OSs were updated this week, just in time for the fall. Here’s a short round-up: Apple iOS 14 Apple released iOS 14, including performance improvements to the Camera and Photos apps. Camera Performance – Photos can be shot up to 90% faster,at up to 4 frames per second. Faster shooting – There’s a new “Prioritize faster... Read More
Drone-on-Demand service launches News 

Drone-on-Demand service launches

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More and more “products” are becoming “services.” As we’ve covered in the past, for example, Glossy Finish builds its business around “photography as a service” rather than selling images or downloads. Companies are now offering camera hardware as a service, through renting. Now a startup named Aquiline Drones will soon be offering a “drone-on-demand” mobile app for those who want... Read More
Fine Art Startup Maireann making art collections more available News 

Fine Art Startup Maireann making art collections more available

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Maireann, a New York-based Fine Art marketplace selling signed and limited edition prints, launched on Aug. 15, 2020. The fine-art prints are targeted at consumers looking to purchase high-value art but cannot afford outrageously-expensive collection, the company says. The company is currently “Maireann helps photographers survive and make a living, especially during these trying times,” says Freddie Leiba, creative director.  “I’ve... Read More
Vivid-Pix RESTORE update supports more formats; metadata tagging and more Updates 

Vivid-Pix RESTORE update supports more formats; metadata tagging and more

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Vivid-Pix announced at the ACPL Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library, in Ft. Wayne, Ind., the new version of its AI-powered Vivid-PIix RESTORE photo and document restoration software. The largest genealogy research collection available in a U.S. public library, the ACPL Genealogy Center incorporates records from around the world, with a staff that specializes in genealogy. Vivid-Pix has... Read More
Canon debuts Canon EOS C70 4K cinema camera with DSLR ergonomics News 

Canon debuts Canon EOS C70 4K cinema camera with DSLR ergonomics

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Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the company’s first-ever RF mount Cinema EOS camera, the EOS C70 4K Digital Cinema Camera. The EOS C70 camera weighs only 2.6lbs., allows the camera to be easily handheld and dramatically enhances a videographer’s mobility, providing a seamless bridge between the EOS and Cinema EOS families for cinematic applications, the company said.  The camera features a... Read More
Nikon calls for entries for 38th Nikon Photo Contest Photo contests 

Nikon calls for entries for 38th Nikon Photo Contest

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Nikon Inc. announced submissions for the 38th Nikon Photo Contest will open Oct.22, 2020 at 12:00 a.m. EDT. Started in 1969, the Nikon Photo Contest is currently the world’s largest international photo contest and provides an opportunity for creators to connect through visual storytelling and to enrich imaging culture.  Entries for the 2020-2021 Nikon Photo Contest will be evaluated by... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Visual 1st conference with Hans Hartman News Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Visual 1st conference with Hans Hartman

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Hans Hartman, president of Suite 48 Analytics and chair of Visual 1st.  Visual 1st is the premier global conference focused on promoting innovation and partnerships in the photo and video ecosystem, hosting executives and entrepreneurs at photo and video app development startups, mobile device vendors, carriers, cloud storage providers, software companies,... Read More
Profoto announces A10 Studio Light With Built-In AirX Technology News 

Profoto announces A10 Studio Light With Built-In AirX Technology

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B&H Photo released the Profoto’s A10 Studio Light, which introduces AirX technology to its round-headed flashes for smartphone control. The A10 is available for Canon, Nikon, FUJIFILM, and Sony TTL systems, and each brand-specific model is also available as a bundle with its respective Profoto Connect Wireless Transmitter providing AirTTL and HSS functionality when shooting with the light off-camera. The... Read More