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The Michaels Companies appoints Ashley Buchanan as new CEO News People on the Move 

The Michaels Companies appoints Ashley Buchanan as new CEO

The Michaels Companies Inc. announced Ashley Buchanan, an experienced retail executive from Walmart, was named President and Chief Executive Officer Designate and appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective January 6, 2020. He will succeed Mark Cosby as Chief Executive Officer upon completion of a transition period ending April 1, 2020. Cosby will continue to serve as CEO until... Read More
Team USA announced for World Photographic Cup 2020 in Rome, Italy. Events News 

Team USA announced for World Photographic Cup 2020 in Rome, Italy.

The World Photographic Cup, co-founded by Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and the Federation of European Photographers (FEP), announced the finalists from 43 countries who will square off in 2020. The national teams, including two-time winner Portugal and three-time winner United States, will be vying to take the cup from reigning champ, Team Australia. The World Photographic Cup’s mission is... Read More
Billion-dollar company Lightricks wins Apple, Google best-of awards News 

Billion-dollar company Lightricks wins Apple, Google best-of awards

Israeli software company Lightricks capped off 2019 with a billion-dollar valuation and two top awards for the Apple and Google platforms. The company, which now boasts 340 employees in multiple countries, was founded in 2013. Lightricks announced StoryBoost is recognized as part of Apple’s #BestOf2019 Trends of the Year. According to the company, Lightricks built StoryBoost so any individual, influencer, or... Read More
CYME announces Avalanche 1.0, a photo migration tool for macOS News Updates 

CYME announces Avalanche 1.0, a photo migration tool for macOS

The CYME team released Avalanche 1.0, the new photo migration software for macOS with machine learning capabilities. Avalanche is designed to convert catalogs of photographs from one application to another while keeping the organizational structures intact, ensuring all metadata flows without losses and image adjustments are replicated with the best possible results. Avalanche for Lightroom, the first version of Avalanche,... Read More
Pixelmator Pro adds image resolution enhancement using AI News Updates 

Pixelmator Pro adds image resolution enhancement using AI

The Pixelmator Team released an update to Pixelmator Pro, the Mac image editor designed to make powerful professional tools accessible to everyday users. The update adds a new ML Super Resolution feature, giving users the ability to increase the resolution of images using state-of-the-art machine learning techniques. “Machine learning has been the most exciting technology in image editing over the past... Read More
Leica debuts Leica M10–P ‘White’with a Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens News 

Leica debuts Leica M10–P ‘White’with a Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens

Leica Camera announced the Leica M10-P ‘White’ is a new color option of the Leica rangefinder camera. The all-white design of the current M10-P camera takes its cue from the Leica M8 White Edition released in 2009: The top and bottom plates are finished in white paint and are color-matched with the camera’s high-quality, genuine leather trim in white. Silver... Read More
HDRtist NX 2.2 release for macOS News 

HDRtist NX 2.2 release for macOS

Ohanaware Co., Ltd. is very proud to announce the immediate release of HDRtist NX 2.2, a major update to their flagship High Dynamic Range Imaging software product for the macOS operating system. The download of Version 2.2 includes 26 improvements and 20 fixes/workarounds. Improving the user experience & capabilities of the product, while cracking down on issues. HDRtist NX2 is... Read More
Canson Infinity debuts two new Baryta papers News 

Canson Infinity debuts two new Baryta papers

Canson Infinity is evolving the Baryta Photographique range, which will consist of the new and improved Baryta Photographique II 310gsm as of January 2020 to coincide with the new Baryta Photographique II Matt 310gsm as of Q2 2020, while the existing Baryta Photographique paper will be discontinued. The second generation of the Baryta Photographique range has improved handling and finishing characteristics, the company says... Read More
FASTSIGNS acquires seven Sign Me Up Signs & Advertising locations Acquisitions News 

FASTSIGNS acquires seven Sign Me Up Signs & Advertising locations

FASTSIGNS International, Inc., franchisor of FASTSIGNS®, announced it acquired sign franchise Sign Me Up Signs & Advertising. Each of Sign Me Up’s six locations throughout Long Island and one in New Jersey will be converted to a FASTSIGNS center by February 2020, growing FASTSIGNS’ presence on Long Island to eight locations. “We’re delighted to end 2019 with this acquisition, adding seven locations to the FASTSIGNS network.... Read More
Photo Finale adds Fujifilm, CCI Pro catalogs to photo fulfillment New Products News 

Photo Finale adds Fujifilm, CCI Pro catalogs to photo fulfillment

Photo Finale, the leader in white-label photo e-commerce services, announced two catalog additions to its Marketplace. The additional product lines – Fujifilm Wholesale and CCI Pro – bring the total number of marketplace partners to 15. Fujifilm Wholesale’s Personalized Photo Products Group is a leading supplier of photographic and digital prints, and personalized and photo products in the United States.... Read More
Book printer Walsworth to acquire Ripon Printers by year-end News 

Book printer Walsworth to acquire Ripon Printers by year-end

Marceline, Mo.-based Walsworth Publishing Company will acquire Ripon Printers in Ripon, Wisconsin, on Dec. 31, 2019. The purchase of Ripon Printers will enhance Walsworth’s print manufacturing capabilities, giving customers additional printing, direct mail, fulfillment and digital communications options. After the acquisition, Walsworth’s annual revenue will exceed $200 million. The Ripon Printers plant will remain open and regular production schedules will... Read More
How to conquer niche markets with personalization News Opinion Sponsored post 

How to conquer niche markets with personalization

With the advent of marketing and product personalization, many businesses are wondering about how to conquer niche markets that have usurped the mass market. Consumers now expect their online shopping experience to be customized from beginning to end. The photography market has always lead the way in this regard, as every printed photo is a unique personalized document. Photo printing... Read More
Flickr owner makes plea for subscriptions with holiday promotion News 

Flickr owner makes plea for subscriptions with holiday promotion

Flickr, the pioneering yet financially troubled photo-sharing site, needs an influx of paying customers, according to a post by SmugMug co-founder and CEO Don MacAskill in an open letter. SmugMug purchased Flickr in 2018, where it was losing “tens of millions of dollars a year,” says MacAskill. Still a labor of love, MacAskill said SmugMug stepped in to rescue the... Read More