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2022 could be a rough year for silver-halide materials Feature News 

2022 could be a rough year for silver-halide materials

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Just as film photography is gaining in popularity among young photographers, the prospect of product shortages and price hikes is putting a damper on expectations. Recently, Fujifilm Imaging Systems Co., Ltd. announced substantial price hikes for photo film, color paper and chemicals, citing “the recent rise in raw material prices, transportation costs, etc., as well as the decline in demand... Read More
CEWE board reveals CEO departure due to conflict over diversity News 

CEWE board reveals CEO departure due to conflict over diversity

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In a rare moment of disclosure, the board of trustees of CEWE Color claimed its CEO, Dr. Christian Friege  “massively obstructed” diversity and the appointment of a woman as a board member, which led to his contract not being renewed. A spokesperson for CEWE told Reuters the management board Friege chairs does not make management board appointments and that four... Read More
Fujifilm launches new Wonder Photo Shop Barcelona concept Marketing News 

Fujifilm launches new Wonder Photo Shop Barcelona concept

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Fujifilm Europe GmbH has updated its Wonder Photo Shop retail concept “to become a reference for the photographic culture, addressing the entire community: from analog and instant photography enthusiasts to the photo amateur and digital professional photographers.” Wonder Photo Shop Barcelona is the first reference concept of an initiative that was born 7 years ago in Barcelona, becoming a new photo... Read More
Lomography debuts two film scanning kits News 

Lomography debuts two film scanning kits

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Lomography debuted the Lomography DigitaLIZA+, ($74.90), and DigitaLIZA Max all-in-one film scanning kits. Both kits include 35 mm and 120 film holders, a built-in backlight panel and a removable spirit level, plus scanning masks for regular 35 mm and 127 negatives. The $99 DigitaLIZA Max includes a smartphone stand to scan special formats like overlapping exposures, endless panoramas, film borders... Read More
Shutterfly data breach in December exposed employee data News 

Shutterfly data breach in December exposed employee data

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Online retail and photography manufacturing platform Shutterfly has disclosed that the December ransomware attack included a data breach that exposed employee information. Shutterfly is offering two years of free credit monitoring from Equifax for those affected. Shutterfly offers photography-related services to consumers, the enterprise, and education through various brands, including Shutterfly.com, BorrowLenses, GrooveBook, Snapfish, and Lifetouch. “The attacker both locked... Read More
Design’N’Buy integrates with Cloudprinter News 

Design’N’Buy integrates with Cloudprinter

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Web-to-print storefront solution provider DESIGN’N’BUY announced integration with Cloudprinter.com, giving its customers access to a global print on demand in 104 counties around the world. Cloudprinter.com’s algorithm will route print jobs between DESIGN’N’BUY customers and print partners. “Integration between DESIGN’N’BUY’s web-to-print technology with Cloudprinter.com’s global print network via a connected app has been natural cooperation,” says Nidhi Agrawal, president and... Read More
Synchronoss Personal Cloud enables Kitamura’s PicStorage service News 

Synchronoss Personal Cloud enables Kitamura’s PicStorage service

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Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., a provider of cloud, messaging and digital products and platforms, announced Kitamura, the multimedia retailer in Japan, has launched a white-label version of the Synchronoss Personal Cloud under the name PicStorage. Kitamura is one of Japan’s leading retailers offering image-related services and products, including cameras, photo printing, video dubbing, photo studio, photo books and more. The retailer... Read More
NRF: More consumers hunting for bargains this Easter News 

NRF: More consumers hunting for bargains this Easter

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Consumers plan to spend an average $169.79 this year on Easter-related items, according to results of the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. A total of 80 percent of Americans will celebrate the holiday and spend a collective $20.8 billion, down slightly from last year’s forecast of $21.6 billion. “Consumers are... Read More
Fujifilm invests $28 million to add new inkjet pigment facility in Delaware News 

Fujifilm invests $28 million to add new inkjet pigment facility in Delaware

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FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants, Inc. announced its parent company Fujifilm Holding Corp. will invest $28 million to add a new facility in New Castle, Delaware, for the production of aqueous inkjet dispersions. The investment will double Fujifilm’s production capacity of pigment dispersions in the U.S. to meet the fast-growing demand for inkjet printing globally. Construction of the new facility, which adds... Read More
Venus Optics debuts Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D shift lens News 

Venus Optics debuts Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D shift lens

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Venus Optics introduced the new Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift, expanding its shift lens line-up. The company claims, on top of the ultra-wide angle of view, the lens delivers incredible sharpness with close-to-zero optical distortion (Zero-D). A ±11mm shift amount on full-frame (±8mm on Medium Format) allows architecture photographers to have maximum control over the perspective. The lens also comes... Read More
A quick guide to successful brand positioning Feature News Tips and tricks 

A quick guide to successful brand positioning

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Brand positioning is critical if you want your company to stand out in a saturated market, establish a solid following, and become a leader in your field. When you want to create a brand successfully, you should know the strategic importance of brand positioning, which determines the framework that your company will follow through visual design, brand experience, and communication.... Read More
PRO Spring Convention draws dealers from around the United States News 

PRO Spring Convention draws dealers from around the United States

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The Dead Pixels Society attended the 2022 PRO Spring Convention March 17-18 in Lincolnshire, Ill. The event drew dealers and vendors together for two days of networking, learning, and sharing. The PRO Distributors section of the organization announced several new distributor arrangements, including Laowa lenses, Nomatic bags, and VSGO products. These expansions build in PRO’s recent announcements for adding Olympus... Read More
Canon Solutions America offers proCARE service program Canon Arizona, Colorado printer owners News 

Canon Solutions America offers proCARE service program Canon Arizona, Colorado printer owners

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Canon Solutions America, Inc. announced it has extended the coverage of its proCARE after-sales service program for its large format graphics portfolio to customers who purchase an Arizona or Colorado printer. The program offers on-site support with high priority response times, and with parts, labor and travel time, preventive maintenance, and remote support all included. Additional support options include premium onsite response... Read More
Photo-Me International plc reports 2021 revenue up nearly 20% Earnings reports News 

Photo-Me International plc reports 2021 revenue up nearly 20%

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Photo-Me International plc reported full-year 2021 revenue was up 15.1% to £214.4 million (2020: £186.3 million), as the group benefited from the easing of COVID-19 restrictions compared with prior year. EBITDA increased by 57.2% to £65.1 million, compared to £41.4 million in 2020. Among the highlights the company cited: · Strong performance with a progressive recovery in demand for vending... Read More
ViewBug teams up with MetaFrames for NFTs News 

ViewBug teams up with MetaFrames for NFTs

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London-based media startup Metaframes.io, announced its partnership with the global photography and photo sharing community ViewBug, where  MetaFrames will become ViewBug’s official NFT (non-fungible token), Web3, and virtual gallery partner. The announcement said the partnership will enable members of ViewBug’s photography community to create their own virtual galleries on the MetaFrames platform, and curate and tailor their own 3D and... Read More