You are here

Written by 

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.

Viesus Cloud partners with Fiery News 

Viesus Cloud partners with Fiery

Viesus Cloud, the provider of an image enhancement and upscaling tools, announced its partnership with Fiery, LLC, providing seamless integration with Fiery JobFlow. Fiery is a leading Digital Front End (DFE) technology for production and industrial printing. The integration will provide users with access to advanced image enhancement and upscaling capabilities directly within Fiery JobFlow, a print automation software solution... Read More
NRF: Easter spending expected to reach record $24 billion News 

NRF: Easter spending expected to reach record $24 billion

Consumers plan to spend a collective $24 billion on Easter this year, up from $20.8 billion in 2022 and the previous record high of $21.7 billion in 2020, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Eighty-one percent of Americans will celebrate the holiday and spend an average of $192.01, the... Read More
U.K. personalized product startup Merchr gains £350,000 investment Investments 

U.K. personalized product startup Merchr gains £350,000 investment

A new print-on-demand U.K.-based merchandise platform named Merchr has swung into production at a Greater Manchester facility after securing £350,000 in an oversubscribed pre-seed fundraising round, according to several news reports. The latest investment in Merchr exceeded its initial target of raising £250,000. Merchr was set up by an experienced team backed by Martin Varley, a senior executive in the... Read More
Glossy Finish picks DNP printers Partnerships 

Glossy Finish picks DNP printers

Sports photography firm Glossy Finish has added more than 20 DNP Imagingcomm America (DNP IAM) dye-sublimation printers for on-site print production at tournaments. Glossy Finish utilizes the DNP IAM DS620A and DS820A for panoramic team photos, individual player portraits, and an all-new multi-print option featuring seven unique images of the player, according to a press release. “When we were first introduced... Read More
affengeilebilder24 adds AI Art portal News Partnerships 

affengeilebilder24 adds AI Art portal

Add allcop Farbbild-Service GmbH & Co. KG to the growing number of websites adding AI output offerings to its portfolio. The company’s street and pop art site affengeilebilder24.de is launching its new art collection “AI Art.” In addition to self-generated works of art and motifs, the portal also includes the works of well-known AI artists such as Nilo or LofiAI.Art. The... Read More
Supporting the school photography and yearbook industry with David Crandall, SPOA Podcasts 

Supporting the school photography and yearbook industry with David Crandall, SPOA

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talked with David Crandall, executive director of the School Photographers of America (SPOA). Crandall talks about the association’s upcoming conference, developing the school photography boot camp, and ways members can be more involved. School Photographers of America is a non-profit association formed in 2020 on behalf of school portrait studios to advocate for and protect their copyrights, as... Read More
Epson now shipping P-series, T-series wide-format printers News 

Epson now shipping P-series, T-series wide-format printers

Epson announced the availability of its 24-, 36- and 44-inch production-class SureColor T-Series and SureColor P-Series printers. The SureColor T-Series technical printers are designed to meet the complex and demanding needs of technical and production printing environments, and the SureColor P-Series photo and graphics printers are designed for photo fulfillment, retail photo labs, poster, and graphic art production. “Our customers and reseller... Read More
Kodak grows full-year sales and net income Earnings reports News 

Kodak grows full-year sales and net income

Eastman Kodak Co. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022. For the full year ended Dec. 31, 2022, revenues were $1.205 billion, an improvement of $55 million for the same period in 2021. Adjusting for the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $70 million, revenues increased by $125 million, or 11 percent compared to the prior... Read More
Zhong Yi Optics adds XCD mount for 65mm f/1.4 lens New Products 

Zhong Yi Optics adds XCD mount for 65mm f/1.4 lens

Zhong Yi Optics announced the inclusion of an XCD mount option to their existing 65mm f/1.4 medium-format lens. The Mitakon 65mm f/1.4 is set to become the first f/1.4 fast option for Hasselblad’s X system, offering enhanced low light capabilities and greater control over depth of field, the company says. The prolonged focus throw and metallic housing design further allow... Read More
hohem announces AI auto-tracking professional smartphone gimbal New Products 

hohem announces AI auto-tracking professional smartphone gimbal

hohem released a new generation of AI auto-tracking professional smartphone gimbal, the iSteady M6. The iSteady V2, which was launched in 2021 and featured the AI auto-tracking system, was awarded the coveted Red Dot Design Award in 2022. After enhancement, the iSteady M6’s AI auto-tracking system is now even more sensitive and swift due to its advanced algorithm and upgraded axes angle,... Read More
NRF: Core retail sales grew in February amid strong labor market Market research 

NRF: Core retail sales grew in February amid strong labor market

Overall retail sales dipped slightly in February, but core spending rose, the National Retail Federation said today. “February’s retail sales growth is not surprising given the strong growth we saw last month, continuing to reflect consumers’ ability and willingness to spend thoughtfully on household priorities,” said Matthew Shay, CEO and president, NRF. “While recent volatility in banking and financial markets... Read More
Peakto adds cross-app photo annotation News Updates 

Peakto adds cross-app photo annotation

CYME adds annotation features to Peakto, the AI-powered photo meta-cataloger for macOS. Peakto allows photographers to annotate from the same interface thousands of images belonging to different photo editing software and different folders, including Lightroom, Luminar AI/Neo, Capture One and Apple Photos. This borderless annotation, which can be applied to hundreds of photo catalogs, complements Peakto’s automatic AI annotation that... Read More
Emerald Holding bounces back after COVID Events 

Emerald Holding bounces back after COVID

Emerald Holding, Inc., America’s largest producer of trade shows and their associated conferences, content and commerce, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year that ended Dec. 31, 2022. Among Emerald’s groups is the Photo Group, which includes the recently held WPPI conference and the Rangefinder publication. The Dead Pixels Society interviewed WPPI’s George Varanakis recently: <div id=”buzzsprout-player-12293991″></div><script... Read More
Sony launches digital camera kit for the visually impaired New Products 

Sony launches digital camera kit for the visually impaired

Sony Electronics announces the DSC-HX99RNV kit, a new retinal projection camera kit that helps people with visual impairments see to capture the world around them. This kit consists of Sony’s DSC-HX99 compact camera and QD Laser’s RETISSA NEOVIEWER, a viewfinder using laser retinal projection technology. “We continue to leverage creativity and technology to enhance the accessibility of our products, services... Read More
Format opens up Workflow to all subscription plans New Products News Updates 

Format opens up Workflow to all subscription plans

Zenfolio-owned Format, a leading resource for creative professionals to build beautiful online portfolio websites, is now bundling its exclusive Workflow platform with all subscription plans. All Format plans now include Workflow studio management to help members improve client collaboration and grow their business. “Workflow and project management functionality give creative professionals a tremendous advantage by streamlining interactions with their clients... Read More