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Museum partners with NFT-club to save 2 million images from Dr. Ernest C. Withers News 

Museum partners with NFT-club to save 2 million images from Dr. Ernest C. Withers

GaryPageau
The Withers Collection, a museum and art gallery dedicated to the work of Civil Rights photographer Dr. Ernest C. Withers, is collaborating with NFT-membership club 1687 on a unique digital art project to help preserve and digitize nearly 2 million historically significant images from the Civil Rights period in the United States. Dr. Withers is known as a preeminent photographer of... Read More
HomeJab lists most popular real estate listing photos Market research News 

HomeJab lists most popular real estate listing photos

GaryPageau
A new study of real estate photography data from HomeJab finds the most popular real estate listing photo is not the home’s front exterior. Instead, bedroom photos were ranked first, barely nudging out kitchen photos. Front exterior shots placed a distant fifth. HomeJab, which provides real estate agents on-demand professional real estate photography and other visual production services, partnered with Artificial Intelligence firm Restb.ai to... Read More
Photo-Me International changes name to ME Group International News 

Photo-Me International changes name to ME Group International

GaryPageau
Instant-service equipment company Photo-Me International has changed its name to ME Group International plc, and will trade under the MEGP ticker symbol. Shareholders are not affected by the change. Existing share certificates remain valid and should be retained. The Company’s ISIN (GB0008481250) also remains unchanged. The change has been coming for a long time. The group’s new corporate brand strategy... Read More
Five ways to protect printed photos Feature News 

Five ways to protect printed photos

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Digital and mobile photography may have taken the world by storm, but print photographs will never lose their appeal. Some still choose to have their electronic images physically reproduced. Besides being tactile, a physical photo can leave longer-lasting memories and a stronger sense of nostalgia—whether tucked somewhere in the attic or displayed prominently on your living room wall. There’s just... Read More
MailPix commemorates 10 years of innovation and acquisitions News 

MailPix commemorates 10 years of innovation and acquisitions

GaryPageau
MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas, and gifting site, commemorates 10 years this month. Since July 2012, the company has expanded its offerings by adding award-winning mobile apps, acquiring brands, and providing high-quality photo products at affordable prices. “Preserving photo memories is the core of the MailPix mission,” says Fred H. Lerner, CEO and co-founder, MailPix. “As technology changes, we have adapted... Read More
Amazon pulling plug on Drive to focus on photos, videos News 

Amazon pulling plug on Drive to focus on photos, videos

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Amazon notified customers it is dropping support for Amazon Drive for file backups but going to “fully focus” efforts on photo and video storage. The service will end Dec. 31, 2023. Also, on October 31, 2022, the Amazon Drive app will be removed from the iOS and Android app stores. On January 31, 2023, Amazon will no longer support uploading files on the... Read More
Fujifilm cameras featured at Getaway Outposts by Walmart News 

Fujifilm cameras featured at Getaway Outposts by Walmart

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Walmart and Getaway, a health and wellness hospitality company, announced a new partnership designating Walmart as Getaway’s first official retail partner and will introduce offerings for guests starting this fall such as The General Store by Walmart, opening at select Getaway Outposts. Getaway offers guests disconnected stays in nature located less than a two-hour drive from major cities across the... Read More
Shutterfly launches “Shutterfly Collective” featuring digital Icons, Spoonflower artists Marketing News 

Shutterfly launches “Shutterfly Collective” featuring digital Icons, Spoonflower artists

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Shutterfly launched its first limited-edition capsule collection, The Shutterfly Collective, to celebrate the addition of 4,000 new artist-sourced designs available in home decor and gift items on the Shutterfly platform. The inaugural Collective is designed and inspired by “digital icons” paired with four Spoonflower Independent Artists, who “helped bring each of their personalities and four product categories to life, and demonstrates... Read More
Shutterstock reports second-quarter 2022 financial results Earnings reports News 

Shutterstock reports second-quarter 2022 financial results

GaryPageau
Shutterstock, Inc. announced second-quarter revenue for the ended June 30, 2022, increased 9% to $206.9 million (on a constant currency basis, revenue increased 13%). Income from operations dropped 24% to $25.4 million and net income decreased 34% to $19.4 million.  “With the acquisitions of Pond5 and Splash News and the release of our Creative Flow suite of workflow applications and... Read More
Berlin Photo Week 2022 to feature three days of more than 40 workshops Events News 

Berlin Photo Week 2022 to feature three days of more than 40 workshops

GaryPageau
Berlin Photo Week, Sept. 2-4, 2022, is offering a uniquely wide range of photo workshops and photo walks. From beginners to professionals, from the basics to masterclasses, together with leading international stars of the photography scene the German capital will over three days be a creative meeting place of photo enthusiasts. “In putting together this programme we wanted to steer... Read More
Profoto shows improved results, impacts of component shortages Earnings reports News 

Profoto shows improved results, impacts of component shortages

GaryPageau
Swedish lighting company Profoto Holding AB reports net sales for the second quarter ending June 2022i, totaled SEK 187 million, compared to SEK 172 million last year, an increase of 8.6 percent. But organic growth, adjusted for currency effects, was -12.7 percent. For the first six months of the year, Profoto registered net sales totaled SEK 383 million, compared to... Read More
Photo-Me announces six-month results Earnings reports News 

Photo-Me announces six-month results

GaryPageau
Photo-Me International plc, the instant-service equipment group, announces its results for the six months ended 30 April 2022. Revenue was up 21.9% to £115.3 million (H1 2021: £94.6 million), resulting mostly from the continued easing of Covid-19-related restrictions across the group’s key operating markets and the subsequent positive impact of increased demand for passports and other official documentation, the company... Read More
Innovative Foto’s BlabaBooth sponsors race driver Akinori Ogata News 

Innovative Foto’s BlabaBooth sponsors race driver Akinori Ogata

GaryPageau
Innovative Foto’s BlabaBooth sponsored Japanese professional stock car racing driver Akinori Ogata, for the Crayon 200 in the NASCAR 2022 Xfinity Race Series in New Hampshire July 16, 2022. The unique partnership is the first for photo booth manufacturer, Innovative Foto and its BlabaBooth line of photo booths. Ogata finished 25th, completing 167 laps before dropping due to engine failure.... Read More
Trends in wedding and portrait photography with Zenfolio News 

Trends in wedding and portrait photography with Zenfolio

GaryPageau
Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Pamela Vachon and Keith Barraclough about Zenfolio’s recent industry survey of photographers, the changes wrought by COVID, and how technology is changing how photographers work. Pamela Vachon is vice president, marketing operations, at Zenfolio. Keith Barraclough is CTO, EVP analytics, at Zenfolio, Zenfolio Inc. offers advanced business solutions enabling photographers to easily show, share and sell their images and videos. For... Read More