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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.

Rise Above Research forecasts global camera sales to drop 37% this year Market research 

Rise Above Research forecasts global camera sales to drop 37% this year

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Fueled by the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the global digital camera market will see its largest sales drop in history, according to Rise Above Research’s new 2020 Worldwide Digital Camera Forecast. The market will decline 37% overall, compared to 2019. Many factors are behind this decline, including the predominance of smartphones, the perceived lack of and economic impacts resulting... Read More
Snappr acquires competitor Eversnap News 

Snappr acquires competitor Eversnap

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The U.S. on-demand photography marketplace, Snappr, has acquired competitor Eversnap. Terms weren’t disclosed. This is Snappr’s second acquisition, the first being Australian photographer directory Photographers.com.au in 2018. Eversnap was an early entrant to the event photo-sharing space a decade ago, launching the top-rated wedding photo app Wedding Snap in 2012, which was rebranded to Eversnap in 2013 and became one of the most popular general group photo-sharing... Read More
Lifetouch receives “Champion for Public Education Recognition” by National School Board Association News 

Lifetouch receives “Champion for Public Education Recognition” by National School Board Association

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Lifetouch announced it is a recipient of the National School Board Association’s Champion for Public Education designation for standing with public schools during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. This year, as schools across the country closed their classrooms and were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lifetouch continued to support more than 50,000 National School Board Association school leaders with photography through its partnership.... Read More
Insta360 ONE R 1-Inch Edition ‘co-engineered with Leica’ is available in Leica Stores News 

Insta360 ONE R 1-Inch Edition ‘co-engineered with Leica’ is available in Leica Stores

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  Leica Camera AG and Insta360 announced a strategic partnership in January 2020, with the launch of the Insta360 ONE R, an action camera using an interchangeable camera module to combine 360-degree capture with the precision and resolution of traditional single-lens shooting. Beginning this month, interested customers can purchase Insta360 ONE R 1-Inch Edition in Leica Stores around the world... Read More
SeaLife debuts Micro 3.0 Underwater Camera New Products 

SeaLife debuts Micro 3.0 Underwater Camera

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    SeaLife debuted the Micro 3.0 Underwater Camera, the latest and third generation of if its permanently-sealed Micro camera series.   Like its forerunners, the Micro 3.0 features an ergonomic, compact design with easy-to-use controls and menus.  The camera has a 16-megapixel Sony CMOS image sensor and offers 4K video. Since it’s permanently sealed, the Micro 3.0 has a... Read More
Tamron USA offering up to $100 instant savings Sony full-frame zooms News Promotions 

Tamron USA offering up to $100 instant savings Sony full-frame zooms

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Tamron USA, Inc. announces a 7-day Flash Sale on two popular zoom lenses designed for Sony’s full-frame mirrorless cameras. The Flash Sale starts Monday, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd. Purchasers of the Tamron 17-28mm/2.8 or 28-75mm/2.8 get $100 and $80 Instant Savings respectively when purchased through an authorized Tamron USA retailer. Purchasers can save up to $200... Read More
Venus Optics released the Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens News 

Venus Optics released the Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens

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Venus Optics released the Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) cameras. The lens features an apochromatic design to minimize the chromatic aberrations across the frame. The ex-VAT retail price is USD 399/pc and pricing may vary in different countries. Unlike most of the MFT macro lenses in the market which can focus only up... Read More
Boris FX Optics announces Adobe Photoshop Plugin New Products Updates 

Boris FX Optics announces Adobe Photoshop Plugin

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Boris FX Optics is now available as a plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, and as a standalone application for macOS and Windows. The Optics toolkit features more than 150 filters and thousands of presets designed by VFX industry veterans to correct, to enhance, and to stylize images with an easy-to-use interface. The plugin can be purchased for only $9/month... Read More
Dominion Harbor subsidiary licenses Kodak patent portfolio to LiveLink News 

Dominion Harbor subsidiary licenses Kodak patent portfolio to LiveLink

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LiveLink Technology, Inc., provider of online and in-store photo services for Walmart, CEWE and others, announced it has entered into a patent license agreement with Monument Peak Ventures (MPV), a subsidiary of the patent transaction and advisory company Dominion Harbor Enterprises, for the MPV Kodak digital imaging portfolio. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. MPV acquired the Kodak digital-imaging portfolio... Read More
July retail sales continue recover: NRF News 

July retail sales continue recover: NRF

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Retail sales continued to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in July, growing more slowly than the month before but adding to the strong turnaround seen since this spring’s declines, said the National Retail Federation. “Retail sales for July were another positive step in the right direction as our economy continues to slowly reopen,” said Matthew Shay, CEO... Read More
ViewSonic holds ColorPro Award Global Photography Contest Photo contests 

ViewSonic holds ColorPro Award Global Photography Contest

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ViewSonic International Corp. invited four, creative industry leaders—Blurb, Shoot the Frame (STF), Tinyspace,  and TourBox—to hold the ColorPro Award Global Photography Contest. The theme of the contest is “kindness,” and everyone is welcome to submit photos from Aug. 18 to 30 to demonstrate what kindness means to them. The top prize includes a ColorPro VP2785-2K professional display and a package of photography tools. “We... Read More
Hasselblad updates Phocus Mobile 2 app to include iPhone News 

Hasselblad updates Phocus Mobile 2 app to include iPhone

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Hasselblad announced its Phocus Mobile 2 workflow app is now compatible with iPhone. The company says the added platform support allows more photographers to bring advanced remote control and live view, tethering, and sharing capabilities into the field when shooting with the select Hasselblad cameras. In addition to exposure controls, creatives can browse images on the camera, import original RAW files,... Read More
Lowel launches pro-grade century stands News 

Lowel launches pro-grade century stands

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Lowel, a division of The Tiffen Company, launched the Lowel 40-inch C-Stands. The 40-inch double-riser shaft is outfitted with unique ergonomic locking tri-knobs offering a firm grip and secure hold. The familiar staggered leg height design allows nesting several stands close together and fast deployment. Lowel C-stands follow industry-standard sizes to perfectly fit on grip trucks or C-stand hangers. When... Read More
The Dead Pixels Society Podcast: Rick Bellamy, CEO of RPI, on the printing market, consolidation and COVID News Podcasts 

The Dead Pixels Society Podcast: Rick Bellamy, CEO of RPI, on the printing market, consolidation and COVID

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Gary Pageau of The Dead Pixels Society talks with Rick Bellamy, CEO of RPI, about the company’s recent acquisition of Blurb, the forces driving industry consolidation, the future of print and RPI’s leadership role in COVID-19 response. RPI is a leading make-on-demand producer of private label personalized print services to businesses around the world, including books, greeting and holiday cards, apparel, and business products for e-commerce companies,... Read More
Tracer releases new online Express Solutions large-format lenticular system New Products 

Tracer releases new online Express Solutions large-format lenticular system

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Tracer Imaging launched a web-based interface for making large-format custom lenticular prints. Tracer Imaging, founded in 2004, is one of the countries leading lenticular printers, providing services to commercial markets and consumers (through retail partners). The Express Solutions interface allows everyday users to quickly and easily upload their own images to create a lenticular print using several of the most popular lenticular... Read More