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CEWE planning more growth in 2019 as well Earnings reports News Press releases 

CEWE planning more growth in 2019 as well

Sales of CEWE PHOTOBOOK exceed expectations Corporate targets all reached in 2018: turnover and EBIT each increase by around 9 % Tenth consecutive dividend increase: 1.95 euros per share 2019 forecast: turnover to rise to between 655 and 690 million euros, and EBIT to between 52 and 58 million euros Oldenburg/Frankfurt Main, 28 March 2019. CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA... Read More
Sony launches RX0 II, the world’s smallest and lightest premium ultra-compact camera New Products News Press releases 

Sony launches RX0 II, the world’s smallest and lightest premium ultra-compact camera

Superb image quality delivered by 1.0-type stacked 15.3MP image sensor condensed into waterproof, rugged, highly compact body Featuring ZEISS® Tessar T* 24mm F4 fixed wide-angle lens Movie shooting with 4K internal recording and new image stabilization solutions Advanced functionality for stills photography, including up to 1/32000 sec. Anti-distortion Shutter and up to 16fps continuous shooting Diverse range of shooting scenes... Read More
Glossy Finish launches GF Crew to provide profitable sports photo business model Feature News Opinion 

Glossy Finish launches GF Crew to provide profitable sports photo business model

The minds behind Glossy Finish are ready to share the secrets to their success. The Florida-based company, long considered one of the leaders in how to run a profitable sports photo business, has launched GFcrew, a community built around the sharing of the Glossy Finish business process. The Dead Pixels Society talked with Haim Ariav, CEO and founder, and Matt... Read More
Behind the product: New ProMaster XC-M tripods Feature New Products News 

Behind the product: New ProMaster XC-M tripods

The PRO Convention in Lincolnshire, IL, is one of the highlights of the spring conference season, as hundreds of dealers from around North America gather to learn, to network and to buy. One of the maxims of PRO is “What happens at PRO stays at PRO,” which enhances the value of the conference for members and affiliates. In recent years,... Read More
PI CONNECT 2019 announces top speaker lineup Events News Press releases 

PI CONNECT 2019 announces top speaker lineup

Imaging trends, marketing, legal issues and more highlight inaugural event Grand Rapids, MI – Pro Imaging CONNECT, the new photo/imaging educational event, has announced the major speakers at its inaugural conference, April 12-13, at the Mission Hills Resort and Club, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL “The goal of Pro Imaging CONNECT is to bring together executives from different segments of the photo imaging... Read More
District Photo purchases its third Scodix digital enhancement press News Press releases 

District Photo purchases its third Scodix digital enhancement press

SCODIX, ISRAEL – 19 March 2019 – Scodix, the world’s leading provider of digital enhancement solutions for the graphic arts industry, today announces that District Photo has purchased a third Scodix digital enhancement press for its web-to-print services. Due to an urgent need for additional capacity, the third machine is planned to be installed in April in Phoenix. District Photo,... Read More
London Drugs purchases local eight-store camera chain, McBain Camera News 

London Drugs purchases local eight-store camera chain, McBain Camera

The Edmonton Journal reports McBain Camera, a 70-year-old fixture in British Columbia, has been purchased by another family-owned business, London Drugs. Terms weren’t disclosed. In the article, Neil McBain, former owner and general manager, stated the stores will continue to run independently and no staff changes were planned. The article added London Drugs president and COO Clint Mahlman addedLondon Drugs hopes... Read More
Polarr raises $11.5 million to bring AI to photography and video News Press releases 

Polarr raises $11.5 million to bring AI to photography and video

Polarr, the photo-editing app developer, raised $11.5 million in Series A funding from Threshold Ventures, Cota Capital and Pear Ventures, to support research and development, engineering and technology partnerships. In a blog post, company CEO and founder Borui Wang said the Series A process took three months: When we started Polarr in 2015, our idea was to enable photographers to... Read More
ColorByte Software announces Cut-it-out! for Graphtec cutting plotters News 

ColorByte Software announces Cut-it-out! for Graphtec cutting plotters

Lutz, Florida, March 12, 2019 – ColorByte Software, a leading software developer of RIP software and productivity tools for large format printing has released its latest technology, called Cut-it-out! This new option adds automated cutting to ColorByte’s flagship products, ImagePrint R.E.D. and ImagePrint Black, and can be used with any Graphtec cutting plotter. With Cut-it-out!, each cut is performed in... Read More
ProMaster unveils XC-M tripod collection New Products News Press releases 

ProMaster unveils XC-M tripod collection

ProMaster XC-M tripods carry over the acclaimed travel-friendly design of the best-selling XC series, while boasting significant enhancements and incredible modularity. FAIRFIELD, CT – March 14, 2019: ProMaster, a leading brand in high-quality accessories for still photography and videography, announces the follow-up to their best-selling XC series of tripods. Xtreme Compact Modular (XC-M for short) is a complete reinvention of... Read More
IPIC 2019 continues successful trend with new spring dates Events News 

IPIC 2019 continues successful trend with new spring dates

Hundreds of photo-specialty dealers gathered in Henderson, Nev., March 4-6, for the annual IPIC conference by the IPI Member Network. The education-packed week was filled with sessions, networking opportunities, and a two-day afternoon tradeshow. Fast-paced Live Learning sessions brought stories of member success, need-to-know information, and inspiration. University Sessions featured tutorials on specific equipment like Fujifilm printers and EFI workstations and lessons... Read More
LightBay Capital and Freeman Spogli to acquire FASTSIGNS International, Inc. News Press releases 

LightBay Capital and Freeman Spogli to acquire FASTSIGNS International, Inc.

CARROLLTON, Texas, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — LightBay Capital (“LightBay”) and Freeman Spogli & Co. (“Freeman Spogli”) announced today that they have partnered together, along with management, to acquire FASTSIGNS International, Inc. (“FASTSIGNS”), the largest franchisor in the signage and visual graphics industry. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, FASTSIGNS is the market leader in the signage and visual... Read More
Parabo Books launches photo book club News 

Parabo Books launches photo book club

Parabo Press, the Madison, Wis.-based photo company, has started a photobook subscription service. Meg Golz, director of marketing at Parabo Press, joined NBC15’s Hannah Anderson to talk about Parabo’s new Photo Book Club. The service automatically builds custom photobooks every time the user captures 50 photos on Instagram or in an album on a smartphone. Users sign up in the app,... Read More