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Emerald launches new brand identity and corporate website Events News 

Emerald launches new brand identity and corporate website

Emerald Expositions Events Inc., the parent company of photo industry publisher WPPI and PhotoPlus events manager, unveiled the launch of its new brand identity, vision, and corporate website. The company intends to formally change its corporate name to Emerald Holding, Inc., reflecting the  “company’s evolution and core commitment to building dynamic market platforms that integrate live events, community-relevant content, and... Read More
Sigma announces February dealer photography workshops, events Events 

Sigma announces February dealer photography workshops, events

Sigma Corporation of America, a leading still photo and cinema lens, camera, flash and accessory manufacturer, announced its Dealer Workshop lineup for the month of February. Workshops will cover macro, wedding and portrait photography. In addition, workshop and event attendees will have the opportunity to try out the Sigma fp full-frame mirrorless digital camera, and the all-new full-frame mirrorless duo,... Read More
UPGRD is a new service for automatically enhancing photo designs Events Feature SDKs and APIs 

UPGRD is a new service for automatically enhancing photo designs

Sometimes big ideas come from small companies. As volume photography market service providers to make products more personalized to improve customer satisfaction, there comes the natural dilemma of maintaining productivity. UPGRD is a company providing a new way of offering automated photo enrichment. The company started in 2012 as a school photography company in Finland, Oma Design, but by 2015,... Read More
Pro Imaging CONNECT, Pro Imaging Golf registrations are open Events News 

Pro Imaging CONNECT, Pro Imaging Golf registrations are open

Registration is now open for Pro Imaging CONNECT, the new executive conference for the photo/imaging industry, and the leading golf outing, SGIA Pro Imaging Expo and Golf. The two events, held from March 21-March 24, at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Austin Texas. Pro Imaging CONNECT kicks off with two days of executive-level education, while Pro Imaging Golf follows with two... Read More
GotPhoto adds prepay option to school photography workflow Events New Products 

GotPhoto adds prepay option to school photography workflow

New York, NY – GotPhoto Inc., the leader in sales and workflow platforms for volume school photographers, has added prepay functionality to its award-winning platform. Starting as an online proofing sales platform for the U.S. market in 2017, GotPhoto now offers the most efficient way for photographers to manage sales and marketing activities. “GotPhoto has added prepay to serve the... Read More
photokina to host new conference for trade visitors Events 

photokina to host new conference for trade visitors

The Imaging Innovation Conference (IIC) on 26 May 2020, the day prior to the start of photokina, is a new format event designed to bring together retailers, service providers, suppliers, photographers, videographers and other content creators from around the world to network and to discuss industry trends, within the context of the leading imaging trade fair. The Imaging Innovation Conference... Read More
Analyst Alan Bullock to kick off Pro Imaging CONNECT program Events News 

Analyst Alan Bullock to kick off Pro Imaging CONNECT program

Pro Imaging CONNECT, the new executive conference for the photo/imaging industry, announces Alan Bullock, associate director, Keypoint Intelligence-InfoTrends, will kick off the educational program with the informative session, “A Snapshot of the US Photo Printing & Imaging Market “, at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 21, at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Austin Texas. The session is sponsored by Mediaclip. The session... Read More
The International Center of Photography launches new home at Essex Crossing Events 

The International Center of Photography launches new home at Essex Crossing

The International Center of Photography (ICP) will launch its new integrated center on Manhattan’s Lower East Side with a free Opening Community Day on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 11 AM to 7 PM. Located at 79 Essex Street, ICP is the cultural anchor of Essex Crossing, one of the most highly anticipated and expansive mixed-use developments in New York City, developed by Delancey Street Associates. ICP’s... Read More
Insta360 announces ONE R “adaptive action cam” co-engineered with Leica Events New Products 

Insta360 announces ONE R “adaptive action cam” co-engineered with Leica

Insta360 today announced ONE R, an adaptive action cam whose interchangeable-lens design enables 360-degree capture, standard 4K wide-angle capture, and use of a groundbreaking 5.3K 1-inch sensor. The One R has one battery, one processor and a trio of quick-swapping lens Mods: the Dual-Lens 360 Mod, the 4K Wide-Angle Mod and the 1-Inch Wide Angle Mod co-engineered with Leica. ‘With... Read More
Techart unveils Canon EF to Nikon Z adaptor Events New Products 

Techart unveils Canon EF to Nikon Z adaptor

Techart unveiled the new Canon EF to Nikon Z Autofocus Adapter (TZC-01) allowing EF-mount lenses from Canon/Sigma/Tamron/Tokina to retain autofocus, aperture control, lens stabilization and other functionalities when used on Nikon Z6 and Z7 cameras. The $249 Techart adapter enables both Auto Focus and Auto Aperture functions of EF-mount lenses to be used on Nikon Z6 and Z7. AF-S, AF-C,... Read More
Canon introduces CR-S700R Robotic Camera System Events New Products 

Canon introduces CR-S700R Robotic Camera System

Canon U.S.A. Inc. announced the release of the Canon Robotic Camera System CR-S700R, a remote-control system for still image shooting in sports and event situations. The system revolves around a pan head that can be used to remotely control and shoot still images using a compatible EOS camera and lens. This system includes a small and lightweight gateway box: the... Read More
PIA, GAA to host printing industry mergers and acquisitions symposium Events News 

PIA, GAA to host printing industry mergers and acquisitions symposium

The Printing Industries Alliance (PIA) and the Graphic Arts Association (GAA) are jointly sponsoring the 2020 Printing Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Symposium, March 19, 2020, at the Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott. For complete details and to register, visit https://pialliance.org/events/printing-industry-mergers-acquisitions-symposium/. “Whether you are a buyer, a seller, or neither, you likely will be some day, and you need to have the... Read More
OmniVision announces 48 MP sensor for smartphones Events New Products 

OmniVision announces 48 MP sensor for smartphones

OmniVision Technologies Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, announced at CES the OV48C, a 48-megapixel (MP) image sensor with a large 1.2 micron pixel size to enable high-resolution and excellent low-light performance for smartphone cameras. The OV48C is the industry’s first image sensor for high-resolution mobile cameras with on-chip dual conversion gain HDR, which eliminates motion artifacts and produces... Read More
Panasonic announces three small and light 4K 60p camcorders Events New Products 

Panasonic announces three small and light 4K 60p camcorders

Panasonic announced three small and light 4K 60p camcorders. Not limited by their compact and lightweight designs, the HC-X1500, HC-X2000 and AC-CX10 offer a high standard of on-site mobility and portability, as well as the high-quality 4K 60p recording capability demanded by professionals, the company said. The Wide-Angle 25mm Lens and 32x i.ZOOM (4K recording) achieve high-spec optical performance thanks to Panasonic’s exclusive... Read More
Nikon debuts Nikon D780 DSLR, two lenses, CoolPix 9500 Events New Products 

Nikon debuts Nikon D780 DSLR, two lenses, CoolPix 9500

Nikon Inc. unveiled the D780 FX-format DSLR, an update to the D750. While the D780 retains the rugged reliability of its predecessor, the camera has been turbocharged with Nikon’s latest EXPEED 6 processor, touch operability, advanced autofocus capabilities, extensive video features, a valuable assortment of in-camera creative options and much more, the company says. “The Nikon D780 is not only... Read More