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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.

Sony adds 12-24mm G Master lens with constant f/2.8 aperture New Products 

Sony adds 12-24mm G Master lens with constant f/2.8 aperture

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Sony Electronics Inc. announced the FE 12-24mm F2.8 GM (model SEL1224GM) large-aperture ultra-wide zoom lens. The FE 12-24mm F2.8 GM lens extends the F2.8 range of Sony’s G Master series zoom lenses all the way from 12mm to 200mm and at 12mm, offers the world’s widest range of zoom at F2.8. At this focal length, it is possible to emphasize distance and... Read More
DNP captures high-school grad photos at Charlotte Motor Speedway News 

DNP captures high-school grad photos at Charlotte Motor Speedway

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Many school districts across the country are finding new and unique ways to celebrate the great accomplishments of their graduating seniors despite school shutdowns. Cabarrus County Schools in North Carolina took a unique approach with drive-through graduation ceremonies for its ten different schools at Charlotte Motor Speedway. On June 12-13, more than 2,500 seniors and their families were invited to... Read More
Photo-Me reports year-end results drop 5.6% due to COVID-19 News 

Photo-Me reports year-end results drop 5.6% due to COVID-19

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Instant-service equipment maker Photo-Me International plc, announced total group revenue dropped 5.6% to £215.4 million for the 12 months ended April 30, 2020. The company said, “due to the significant impact of COVID-19 on consumer activity”, the group lost £22.7 million of revenue as a direct impact of the virus, mainly in March and April. Underlying profit before tax was... Read More
EasyCut Studio releases of its multi-language vinyl cutting software News 

EasyCut Studio releases of its multi-language vinyl cutting software

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EasyCut Studio, a global developer of sign-making software solutions, launched multi-language support for the sign design and vinyl cutting software, Easy Cut Studio. This new release is a ground-up rebuild of the software, extended its multi-language support for German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and simplified Chinese. This enables EasyCut Studio to extend its reach to more worldwide users to offer... Read More
Excire Foto AI-based photo management software released in the United States New Products News 

Excire Foto AI-based photo management software released in the United States

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  Excire Inc. has released Excire Foto, an AI-based photo management tool. According to a company announcement, “Excire Foto automatically analyzes and tags the photos in a user’s collection, with keywords. Whether the photos are from a beach vacation or a family celebration, Excire Foto AI finds the photos in a flash and brings the otherwise hidden photo-treasures to light.” “This... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of July 4 Earnings reports News People on the Move Updates 

Industry Notes for the week of July 4

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Events PI CONNECT imaging conference, Pro Imaging Golf move to 2021 Pro Imaging CONNECT, the executive conference for the photo/imaging industry, has postponed its 2020 conference to April/May, 2021, at the Horseshoe Bay Resort in Austin, Texas. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we were forced to postpone Pro Imaging CONNECT and Pro Imaging Golf until spring of 2021. App news and... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: 10,000 Headshots to offer free portraits to unemployed workers nationwide News Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: 10,000 Headshots to offer free portraits to unemployed workers nationwide

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with the team behind 10,000 Headshots, the largest, single-day photo initiative to provide 10,000 unemployed Americans nationwide with a complimentary, professional headshot to include with their resumes and post to job sites. The event will be Wednesday, July 22. 10,000 Headshots is the brainchild of Tony Taafe, who co-founded Headshot Booker with renowned portrait photographer, Peter Hurley, national event photographer, Lauren... Read More
PI CONNECT imaging conference, Pro Imaging Golf move to 2021 Events 

PI CONNECT imaging conference, Pro Imaging Golf move to 2021

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Pro Imaging CONNECT, the executive conference for the photo/imaging industry, has postponed its 2020 conference to April/May, 2021, at the Horseshoe Bay Resort in Austin, Texas. “Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we were forced to postpone Pro Imaging CONNECT and Pro Imaging Golf until spring of 2021,” says Toren Prawdzik, conference organizer, and president, Photo EVO.  “Following discussions with the... Read More
Headshot Booker, SpotMyPhotos launch 10,000 Headshots project News 

Headshot Booker, SpotMyPhotos launch 10,000 Headshots project

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On July 22, more than 200 photographers will create 10,000 professional headshots for unemployed Americans as part of a multi-company campaign billed as “the largest, single-day initiative of its kind to help put America back to work.” Headshot Booker has teamed-up with retail real estate giant Brookfield Properties to create pop-up photo studios at 165 locations in all 50 states.... Read More
Japan’s Plaza Create launches photobook app News 

Japan’s Plaza Create launches photobook app

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Tokyo-based Plaza Create Co. Ltd. has launched a photobook app under its “Digipri” online printing service brand for about 100 yen per 24-page book. “Digipri Photobook” offers two types of books: “Raku-Raku Course”, which is photo-based, and “Yokubari Course”, which is template-driven. Users can choose from more than 40 templates. “Beauty Correction,” shown in the picture here, is included as... Read More
NRF chief economist says pandemic recession could be easing but ‘no one has a crystal ball’ Market research News 

NRF chief economist says pandemic recession could be easing but ‘no one has a crystal ball’

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The economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic was officially declared a recession, but National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said the key question is how long it will last. “Will this recession be briefer than earlier recessions?” Kleinhenz said. “No one has a crystal ball. And just as it can take months to be certain a recession... Read More
Nikon adds Audrey Woulard and Jide Alakija to Ambassador program News 

Nikon adds Audrey Woulard and Jide Alakija to Ambassador program

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Nikon Inc. announced the additions of Jide Alakija and Audrey Woulard to its Ambassador Program. The Nikon Ambassador Program unites some of the most versatile and influential voices in the photography community, joined by a commitment to educate and inspire, while making significant contributions to modern photography and filmmaking, the company said. Audrey Woulard is a Chicago-based photographer and educator,... Read More
Ricoh launches RICOH360 Tours virtual platform News 

Ricoh launches RICOH360 Tours virtual platform

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Ricoh launched “RICOH360 Tours” worldwide, which allows visitors to show off homes and schools remotely using virtual reality tours. Ricoh is expanding its 360-degree image data services business outside of Japan and the United States, where it has been offering these services for the past several years via www.ricohtours.com. Ricoh aims to achieve 300,000 users globally by the end of... Read More
Adorama debuts Summer Nights Photography Challenge News 

Adorama debuts Summer Nights Photography Challenge

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Adorama announced its fourth Create No Matter What Challenge: Summer Nights, a nighttime photography contest. Revealed by photographer Pye Jirsa, the Summer Nights challenge asks entrants to explore astrophotography, nighttime cityscapes, or even nighttime portraits and submit their best images for a chance to win. One grand prize winner will receive a Nikon Z6 camera package worth more than $3,000, and three runners-up will... Read More