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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.

Canon develops CMOS Sensor with 410 Megapixels, the Largest Number of Pixels Ever Achieved in a 35mm Full-frame Sensor News 

Canon develops CMOS Sensor with 410 Megapixels, the Largest Number of Pixels Ever Achieved in a 35mm Full-frame Sensor

Canon U.S.A. Inc. announced its parent company, Canon Inc. has developed a CMOS sensor with 410 megapixels (24,592 x 16,704 pixels), which is the largest number of pixels ever achieved in a 35mm full-frame sensor, the company claims. It will be available in both RGB and monochrome versions. This sensor is expected to be used in applications that demand extreme... Read More
Nikon introduces the Golfer’s Laser Rangefinder COOLSHOT PROIII STABILIZED rangefinder New Products 

Nikon introduces the Golfer’s Laser Rangefinder COOLSHOT PROIII STABILIZED rangefinder

Nikon Vision, a subsidiary of Nikon Corp. announced the COOLSHOT PROIII STABILIZED Laser Rangefinder for golfers, successor to the COOLSHOT PROII STABILIZED. The COOLSHOT PROIII STABILIZED is equipped with HYPER READ that displays the measurement results speedily regardless of distance, with a response speed of only 0.1 seconds compared to the 0.3 seconds of the previous model. This advance makes... Read More
Once Upon’s Lina Andersson named “Sweden’s Most Important Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2025” People on the Move 

Once Upon’s Lina Andersson named “Sweden’s Most Important Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2025”

Lina Andersson, founder and CEO of the photobook app Once Upon, was been named “Sweden’s Most Important Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2025” by Dagens Industri. at the 2025 Female Founders event at Stockholm’s Grand Hôtel. Di Digital, a part of Dagens Industri, started Female Founders in 2016 to elevate and empower female founders in the tech industry, celebrating both... Read More
Industry responses to California wildfire disaster News Opinion 

Industry responses to California wildfire disaster

The recent California wildfires are another reminder of the importance of pictures and memories. Numerous imaging industry companies have stepped up to help preserve and replace the photo memories of California residents who have been affected by the tragedy. Here are a few examples: ScanMyPhotos is offering free photo scanning services to wildfire victims with access to duplicate photos from... Read More
Printess adopts Atomyx prepare for seamless cloud-based artwork processing Partnerships 

Printess adopts Atomyx prepare for seamless cloud-based artwork processing

Personalization platform Printess announced its integration with Atomyx Prepare, the print-dedicated integration platform as a service. Through this integration, Printess claims it now can deliver artwork processing efficiency and simplicity for print service providers. With this partnership, printers gain access to preflight and correction functionalities exactly directly within the Printess platform. This eliminates the need for complex workflows and time-consuming... Read More
Australian Photography: Momento Photo Books’ assets acquired by Melbourne’s Photobookshop.com Acquisitions News 

Australian Photography: Momento Photo Books’ assets acquired by Melbourne’s Photobookshop.com

Australian Photography reports the assets of now defunct photo book publishing company Momento Photo Books have been purchased by Melbourne photo printing company photobookshop.com. Speaking to AP, Photobookshop owner Peter Thomas said the opportunity to buy the company’s assets came after an attempt to buy Momento following its closure in June last year. “We wanted to buy the business once... Read More
Blackmagic Design announces Blackmagic Camera for Android 2.0 Update New Products Updates 

Blackmagic Design announces Blackmagic Camera for Android 2.0 Update

Blackmagic Design announced free Blackmagic Camera for Android 2.0, which adds support for selected Android tablets including Xiaomi Pad 6 and Samsung Tab S9, as well as the new Samsung S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra phones. This update also adds support for remotely controlling and monitoring multiple phones or tablets at the same time. Now customers can set their device to... Read More
Interview with David Crandall: Inside the new Volume Printing Group at Nationwide Studios Feature 

Interview with David Crandall: Inside the new Volume Printing Group at Nationwide Studios

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society interviews David Crandall of Nationwide Studios about the major moves the company has made in the yearbook market. In November 2024, Nationwide acquired yearbook software supplier Pixami, According to the announcement, Pixami and its strategic partner, The Volume Printing Group, will launch new offerings for U.S. and international partners that will provide a... Read More
SPAC celebrates 70th anniversary with largest convention in history Events Feature 

SPAC celebrates 70th anniversary with largest convention in history

The 70th-anniversary SPAC school and sports photography conference was held Jan. 22-25, at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., featured a record 1,300 attendees, a sold-out trade show featuring more than 90 companies serving the volume photography marketplace, and new social events. social events. The session topics included how-to sessions, sales, marketing, cyber-security, and more. The conference program... Read More
Canon announces imagePROGRAF PRO-310 Inkjet Printer New Products 

Canon announces imagePROGRAF PRO-310 Inkjet Printer

Canon U.S.A., Inc., announced the imagePROGRAF PRO-310 Professional Inkjet Printer, a 13-inch printer for professional and prosumer photographers, students, and others looking for a home printer that can generate excellent color reproduction while possessing longevity and durability. The Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 is scheduled to be available February 2025 for an MSRP of $899.99 The imagePROGRAF PRO-310, designed to provide superior... Read More
WaldoPro unveils SmartMate to improve memory-mate creation with AI Updates 

WaldoPro unveils SmartMate to improve memory-mate creation with AI

WaldoPro announced SmartMate, an AI-powered custom print configurator designed to improve the way volume photographers create memory mates for sports team and individual photography. SmartMate enables photographers to offer the most contemporary memory mate products with dynamically tailored designs that automatically match the backdrop and color scheme to the athlete’s sport and jersey colors, the company said. With SmartMate, photographers... Read More
Blackmagic Design announces customizable Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K Body New Products 

Blackmagic Design announces customizable Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K Body

Blackmagic Design announced the Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF Body, which is a version of the camera that has all the quality and features of the URSA Cine 12K but excludes many of the accessories. This body-only model is for experienced cinematographers and rental houses who already have the accessories they need to rig their cameras. This also makes it... Read More
Sony to use more than 100 broadcast cameras to cover Super Bowl LIX News 

Sony to use more than 100 broadcast cameras to cover Super Bowl LIX

Sony, an official technology partner of the NFL, will have more technology than ever capturing this year’s Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 9 in New Orleans, Louisiana. In total, more than 240 Sony cameras will be in and around the Caesars Superdome covering your favorite plays, replays, interviews, and celebrations –... Read More