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Industry notes for the week of May 31 News 

Industry notes for the week of May 31

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New apps and updates HDRsoft releases HDR Batch Plugin for Lightroom Ricoh Imaging announced the release of firmware update software version 1.11 for GR III Fujifilm Camera Remote app version 4.0.0 for Android is now live with new UI Darkroom Booth software updated Darkroom Booth 3 to add intro and outro videos to recordings from a video session. Mitsubishi has updated Selfone Wireless Print Station Update... Read More
Visual 1st now offering housing options for October conference Events News 

Visual 1st now offering housing options for October conference

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Visual 1st conference organizers Hans Hartman and Alexis Gerard have announced updates and new housing options for the next event, Oct. 3-4, in San Francisco: They have arranged to make two high-quality (yet inexpensive) lodging options available to our attendees. In addition to ticket 5-packs at 30% off, the company now offers 3-packs at 20% off. Unlike previous years, the... Read More
Getty Images, FIFA renew exclusive long-term partnership News Press releases 

Getty Images, FIFA renew exclusive long-term partnership

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NEW YORK, May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, and FIFA have announced a strategic multi-year agreement through the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Under the agreement, Getty Images will serve as the Authorized Photographic Agency of FIFA, a title it has held since 2009, and one that gives the company unparalleled coverage, access and the rights... Read More
IPI announces 2019 board of directors News People on the Move 

IPI announces 2019 board of directors

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IPI Member Network announced the newest members of the IPI Board of Directors; serving one, three-year terms are: Tom Skaggs, Nick Gillenwater and Amanda Livingston. They join existing board members T.K. Broecker, Allen Showalter, Larry Steiner, Phil Canter, Abby Passman, and David Lindquist. The 2019 IPI Nominating Committee consisted of Showalter (Chairman), Bill Eklund, Canter, Judi Weber and Larry Kuntz,... Read More
Fujifilm introduces 100 MP mirrorless camera New Products News Press releases 

Fujifilm introduces 100 MP mirrorless camera

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-100+ megapixel sensor in a 55mm diagonal length large format offers highest resolution in the history of mirrorless cameras -Fast, accurate autofocus with the world’s first phase detection system, 4K video capability, and in-body image stabilization in a large sensor format. Valhalla, New York, May 23, 2019 – FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation today announced the upcoming release of its flagship GFX100 mirrorless digital... Read More
FMI: Booming digitalization spurs digital printing demand; merchandise to take over photo printing Market research News Press releases 

FMI: Booming digitalization spurs digital printing demand; merchandise to take over photo printing

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According to a recent market report, titled “Photo Printing and Merchandise Market: Global Industry Trend Analysis 2013 to 2017 and Forecast 2018 – 2028,” the US$ 16.9 Bn photo printing and merchandise market is expected to register a CAGR of 2.6% through the forecast period. Emergence of 3D printing technology and elevating use of smartphone applications will, however, manage to... Read More
Reuters’ Action Images partners with Canadian Premier League News Press releases 

Reuters’ Action Images partners with Canadian Premier League

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NEW YORK, May 23, 2019 /CNW/ — Reuters announced today that its sports media agency Action Images has partnered with the Canadian Premier League (CPL), Canada’s top tier professional men’s soccer league. As the CPL’s official photography services partner, Action Images will create and distribute editorial content for news publishers throughout the 2019 & 2020 seasons on the Reuters Connect platform and via subscription feeds.... Read More
Print Mates, Vons to pilot photo printing kiosks News Press releases 

Print Mates, Vons to pilot photo printing kiosks

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Vons, a division of the Albertsons Companies, has agreed to pilot Print Mates™ kiosks in select Vons stores in Southern California while the companies consider a broader agreement. Albertsons is one of the largest grocery, food and drug retailers in the United States operating in 34 states, under 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, and more than a dozen... Read More
DJI adds airplane and helicopter detectors to new consumer drones News Press releases 

DJI adds airplane and helicopter detectors to new consumer drones

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ADS-B Receivers in Consumer-Grade Drones Will Set a New Standard in Drone Safety DJI Unveils Safety Improvement Agenda for Drone Makers and Regulators NEW YORK, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today strengthened its role as the drone industry’s safety leader at a Washington, D.C. event by committing to install airplane and helicopter detectors... Read More
Apple introduces first 8-core MacBook Pro New Products News Press releases 

Apple introduces first 8-core MacBook Pro

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Apple updated MacBook Pro with faster 8th- and 9th-generation Intel Core processors, bringing eight cores to MacBook Pro for the first time. MacBook Pro now delivers two times faster performance than a quad-core MacBook Pro and 40 percent more performance than a 6-core MacBook Pro, making it the fastest Mac notebook ever.1 These new processors, combined with powerful graphics, the... Read More
Xerox shareholders approve holding company reorganization News Press releases 

Xerox shareholders approve holding company reorganization

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MAY 21, 2019 — CORPORATE NORWALK, Conn. — Xerox (NYSE: XRX) announced today that shareholders approved its proposal to adopt the merger agreement pursuant to which Xerox expects to implement a holding company reorganization. Holders of approximately 99.7 percent of common shares present and voting at Xerox’s annual meeting, representing approximately 77.0 percent of the company’s total outstanding common shares, voted in favor of the proposal. The... Read More
1 Hour Photo app from MailPix now prints to 20,000 convenient retail locations News Press releases 

1 Hour Photo app from MailPix now prints to 20,000 convenient retail locations

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No credit card needed, just pay in store Huntington Beach, CA – MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas and gifting site, announced the popular 1 Hour Photo photo-printing app for iOS and Android now connects to 20,000 retail locations, including CVS, Walmart, Target, Walgreens and Duane Reade. Consumers can print 4×6, 5×7, 8×10 prints, photo panels, photo magnets and 4×8 greeting cards... Read More
Canva acquires Pexels, Pixabay; rolls out “Netflix-style” stock photo model Acquisitions News Press releases 

Canva acquires Pexels, Pixabay; rolls out “Netflix-style” stock photo model

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Also launches subscription stock library, Photos Unlimited Acquires two of the world’s biggest free stock content sites Pexels and Pixabay; over 1 million additional free images and vectors will be discoverable inside Canva Also rolls out affordable “Netflix-style” subscription model, Photos Unlimited, to challenge traditional stock photography services Sydney, Australia, 17 May 2019 – Online design and publishing platform Canva is... Read More
ViewBug branches out into image licensing Feature News Opinion 

ViewBug branches out into image licensing

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After a decade in business, most photo industry members are familiar with ViewBug, the online photo contest community. The Dead Pixels Society recently spoke with co-founder Ori Guttin about the recent expansion of its business model into image licensing. Up until recently, the site provided photo contests for members, along with white-label photo contest services for brands like Squarespace, Snapfish, Sony, Sandisk... Read More