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Advertek commemorates 25th anniversary, move to expanded facility Acquisitions Feature News 

Advertek commemorates 25th anniversary, move to expanded facility

Advertek Inc. recently commemorated its 25th anniversary and its move to its single 77,000-square-foot facility with an open house celebration attended by business leaders, vendor partners, and customers. In June, Advertek announced the acquisition of Custom Colour Imaging (CCI), a Toronto-based photo lab and print-on-demand company. As part of the acquisition, Advertek’s corporate offices, Print on Demand, Small and Large... Read More
NBC News spotlights growth in single-use cameras Feature News 

NBC News spotlights growth in single-use cameras

NBC News recently put the spotlight the growing trend of single-use camera usage and the overall resurgence in film. The report quotes Kodak Moments declaring single-use camera sales have doubled in the last five years, driven largely by Millennials and Gen Z enthusiasts. The segment features Phil Steblay of The Darkroom in San Clemente, Calif. Watch the segment below: Read More
Exclusive interview: Brett Zucker, CEO of ImageQuix Feature Opinion 

Exclusive interview: Brett Zucker, CEO of ImageQuix

Software solutions company ImageQuix announced the appointment of Brett Zucker as CEO. Zucker joins ImageQuix with more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry, with deep expertise in scaling businesses and delivering exceptional customer experiences. The Dead Pixels Society had the opportunity to interview Zucker last week, in a wide-ranging discussion covering his background, what brought him to... Read More
From PR to Photography: Enzo Dal Verme’s Inspiring Career Through the Lens Feature Podcasts 

From PR to Photography: Enzo Dal Verme’s Inspiring Career Through the Lens

In this captivating episode of the Dead Pixels Society podcast, host Gary Pageau delves into the fascinating journey of Enzo Dal Verme, an acclaimed fashion photographer who transitioned from running a PR agency to becoming a celebrated photographer for prestigious magazines like Vanity Fair and The Times. Dal Vermes story is one of resilience, adaptability, and an unwavering passion for... Read More
Eugene Smith Fund reaches 45th annual grant milestone Events Feature News 

Eugene Smith Fund reaches 45th annual grant milestone

The W. Eugene Smith Fund announced it is now accepting applications for its 45th annual Grant in Humanistic Photography with a top prize of $30,000. An additional $10,000 grant will be awarded as a Fellowship, and one Finalist will be deemed worthy of special recognition and presented with a $7,500 grant. The Smith Fund is also accepting applications for its... Read More
Photo Imaging CONNECT Print Production webinar features output trends, insights Events Feature 

Photo Imaging CONNECT Print Production webinar features output trends, insights

The Dead Pixels Society, the photo/imaging industry’s leading news source, held the Photo Imaging CONNECT Print Production Networks webinar, on Wednesday, June 26, featuring presentations from Cloudprinter, Gooten, HelloPrint, Photo Finale, and Sensaria. Martijn Eier, CEO, provided an overview of Cloudprinter, as a venture-capital-backed global print platform connecting print buyers and print providers in 104 countries. Kathleen Weng, vice president, strategic... Read More
Dead Pixels Society interviews Fotomerchant, ImageQuix executives Acquisitions Feature News Opinion 

Dead Pixels Society interviews Fotomerchant, ImageQuix executives

ImageQuix, a leading provider of software solutions for professional photographers, recently announced the acquisition of Fotomerchant, one of the most respected end-to-end workflow solutions for high-volume studios. In an exclusive interview, Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Tim McCain, president, of ImageQuix; Elmar Platzer, CEO and co-founder, of Fotomerchant, and Derek Clapham, CTO and co-founder, of Fotomerchant,... Read More
Millions of U.S. businesses eligible for a share of $5.54 billion payment card settlement Feature News 

Millions of U.S. businesses eligible for a share of $5.54 billion payment card settlement

Mitch Goldstone‘s nearly 20-year quest to legal battle onerous swipe-card fees has concluded with a victory … and business owners around the country can get part of the court-approved $5.54 billion settlement. Goldstone, the CEO of leading photo scanning company ScanMyPhotos, and other plaintiffs filed the class-action suit “In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation” in... Read More
Visual 1st continues discussions on generative AI and new markets Events Feature News 

Visual 1st continues discussions on generative AI and new markets

The 11th annual Visual 1st conference was held Oct. 24-25, at the Governor’s Residence at Ft. Mason in San Francisco, Calif. The high-tech executive-level conference featured numerous sessions expanding on last year’s Generative AI themes, with conference organizers Hans Hartman and Alexis Gerard bringing together a wide variety of companies from across the imaging ecosystem, from startups to established players... Read More
How Does Time-Lapse Photography Work? Feature Tips and tricks 

How Does Time-Lapse Photography Work?

Time-lapse photography is a captivating technique that enables you to witness the passage of time in a condensed and visually stunning manner. Through the clever use of capturing a series of still images at regular intervals and playing them back at an accelerated rate, time-lapse photography unveils the hidden dynamics and mesmerizing transformations occurring in the world. Time-lapse photography allows... Read More
WhiteWall’s Evolution: A Tale of Photolab Innovation with Jan-Ole Schmidt Feature News Podcasts 

WhiteWall’s Evolution: A Tale of Photolab Innovation with Jan-Ole Schmidt

Step into the world of top-notch photographic printing with Jan-Ole Schmidt from the award-winning European photo lab, WhiteWall, as he pulls back the curtain on the company’s evolution, from its humble beginnings to an international operation delivering gallery-grade images to more than 50 countries. Schmidt tells Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society how WhiteWall has maintained the essence of a photo lab, blending traditional silver halide... Read More
Dscoop Edge St. Louis World Expo offers education, networking Feature News 

Dscoop Edge St. Louis World Expo offers education, networking

The Dead Pixels Society returned to the annual DScoop Edge St. Louis World Expo global conference, hosting a Photo Imaging CONNECT mini-conference track at Dscoop Edge St. Louis World Expo, May 7-10, 2023, at the America’s Center conveniently located in the heart of downtown St. Louis, Mo. In addition to the excellent Dscoop education and networking program, there were four... Read More
Building a sustainable specialty retail business, with Peter Mohr Feature Podcasts 

Building a sustainable specialty retail business, with Peter Mohr

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Peter Mohr, business coach and entrepreneur. Mohr helps entrepreneurs transform their frustrations into freedoms by using a variety of frameworks that help them cut through the chaos and overwhelm of running a business. With more than 27 years as a business owner, he’s refined many of his tips, tools, and techniques... Read More
Horn Photo sells to Teamshares, adds employee owners Acquisitions Feature News 

Horn Photo sells to Teamshares, adds employee owners

Fresno, Calif-based camera specialty store Horn Photo is 10% employee-owned after owners Stan and Shelley Grosz sold the business to Teamshares, a fintech company focusing on purchasing small businesses from retiring owners and working to keep all employees by providing equity in the business. Horn Photo is the 57th small business to use Teamshares to transition to an employee-owned business... Read More