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Lensbaby Optic Swap System brings back Soft Focus News 

Lensbaby Optic Swap System brings back Soft Focus

GaryPageau
Lensbaby launched a new and improved Soft Focus II, priced at $179. This long-awaited successor to the sought-after original Soft Focus optic adds a 12-blade manually adjustable internal aperture to its unique and versatile drop-in magnetic aperture system. The 12-blade internal aperture controls the strength of the soft-focus effect while Imagon-style multi-hole apertures maintain the ability to change the balance... Read More
Canon U.S.A. announces an online version of PosterArtist News 

Canon U.S.A. announces an online version of PosterArtist

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  Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the launch of an online version of PosterArtist. This free online application provides two main paths at the top of the page to access the poster-creation process, providing the end-user choices to select from various applications based on the desired format, while also maintaining the option to choose from a variety of pre-designed templates. These... Read More
Photobook.ai develops mobile apps for Orwonet GmbH New Products News 

Photobook.ai develops mobile apps for Orwonet GmbH

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Photobook.ai announces they have been chosen to deliver and maintain the photo print and personalization apps for ORWO Net AG, one of Europe’s largest white-label full-service print fulfillment companies.  ORWONet fulfills for some of Europe’s largest retail chains with thousands of stores and millions of users. Pixelnet Fotos for iOS and Android apps are based on photobook.ai’s aiBook3 white-label platform... Read More
Smartphoto Group reports full-year 2021 revenues up but profits tighten News 

Smartphoto Group reports full-year 2021 revenues up but profits tighten

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Belgium-based Smartphoto Group reported in 2021 an increase in revenue to 63.1 million euro compared to 61.4 million euro in 2020. This growth in revenue is the combination of the organic evolution and the one-month contribution of Nayan. The strict lockdown measures in 2020 resulted in exceptionally strong sales of books and prints in the spring and of gifts in... Read More
Best Buy reports 4Q sales decreased 2.3% but FY2022 showed growth News 

Best Buy reports 4Q sales decreased 2.3% but FY2022 showed growth

GaryPageau
Best Buy Co. Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 29, 2022, with Q4 comparable sales decreasing 2.3% compared to 12.6% growth in Q4 2021. “Our teams showed remarkable execution and dedication to serving our customers throughout the important gift-giving season,” said Corie Barry, Best Buy CEO. “In Q4, we drove improvement in year-over-year customer satisfaction metrics across... Read More
Imaging fashion app leader Perfect Corp. to list on NASDAQ News 

Imaging fashion app leader Perfect Corp. to list on NASDAQ

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Perfect Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger with Provident Acquisition Corp., a publicly-traded special purpose company, that sets the enterprise value of Perfect Corp. at US$1.02 billion. The business combination is expected to provide Perfect Corp. with up to US$335 million in gross proceeds, including US$50 million from concurrent PIPE transaction, US$55 million from the... Read More
Photo-Me share purchase triggers takeover rule News 

Photo-Me share purchase triggers takeover rule

GaryPageau
Photo-Me International PLC said Serge Crasnianski, its CEO, has published a document with full terms and conditions for a mandatory takeover offer by the CEO’s company Tibergest Pte Ltd., according to Alliance News. The offer for the Surrey-based operator of instant-service equipment has become open for acceptances until March 8. In mid-January, Tibergest agreed to buy 29.1 million Photo-Me shares... Read More
Hasselblad announces 2022 Hasselblad Heroines Events News 

Hasselblad announces 2022 Hasselblad Heroines

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In celebration of Women’s History Month and the upcoming International Women’s Day on March 8th, Hasselblad once again highlights a select group of diverse female photographers in its fourth year of Hasselblad Heroines. Since the series launch in 2019, females from across the globe have been recognized for their creativity and dedication to the craft. Here are the 2022 Hasselblad... Read More
Enabling online sales anywhere, on any platform, with Aaron Day, CEO, Amaze (formerly Famous) New Products News Podcasts 

Enabling online sales anywhere, on any platform, with Aaron Day, CEO, Amaze (formerly Famous)

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Aaron Day, the new CEO of SaaS eCommerce company, Amaze. (The company changed its name to Amaze from Famous just prior to the recording of this episode.) In this interview, Day talks about how the company is bringing its decades-long experience in eCommerce tool development to offer a portfolio of simple tools for making online... Read More
3 Legged Thing refreshes original L-Bracket range News 

3 Legged Thing refreshes original L-Bracket range

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3 Legged Thing has updated its original L-bracket to version QR11 2.0. Available in two sizes – QR11-L 2.0 for standard mirrorless and DSLR cameras, and QR11-FB 2.0 for full-body and gripped cameras – the new L-brackets features numerous enhancements: Ever-conscious of customers’ desire to save weight, 3LT have created a refined shape that has reduced the weight compared to... Read More
Herff Jones adding digital twist to graduation photos with StageClip investment News 

Herff Jones adding digital twist to graduation photos with StageClip investment

GaryPageau
Herff Jones, the achievement division of Varsity Brands, announced a strategic investment in StageClip, the U.K.- based provider of personalized video recognition clips for students. The investment includes an exclusive multi-year commercial agreement allowing all Herff Jones and Varsity Brands customers to exclusively utilize StageClip technology for the benefit of their institution’s brand and students across North America. StageClip’s patent-protected technology... Read More
TikTok family, the D’Amelios, take stake in app maker Lightricks News 

TikTok family, the D’Amelios, take stake in app maker Lightricks

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Imaging app maker Lightricks announced the “social media family megastars, Marc, Heidi, Dixie and Charli D’Amelio” have taken an unnamed investment stake in the company. (If you are over the age of 17 and don’t know who the D’Amelios are, click here.) Lightricks has several popular apps, including FaceTune, Photoleap, Videoleap, and more. The investment is separate from Lightricks’ recent... Read More
Picsart opens corporate headquarters in Miami, adds offices in London, Berlin, and Bucharest News 

Picsart opens corporate headquarters in Miami, adds offices in London, Berlin, and Bucharest

GaryPageau
Digital creation platform Picsart announced the opening of a new U.S. headquarters in Miami, Florida. As an East Coast city, Miami provides a U.S. hub that’s more central for Picsart’s 1000+ globally distributed employees, the company said. “We’re excited to join a rapidly growing innovation hub, building Picsart’s presence in a vibrant city with a booming tech scene,” said Hovhannes... Read More
Regional realty company buys Shutterfly’s Minneapolis corporate campus News 

Regional realty company buys Shutterfly’s Minneapolis corporate campus

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Tempus Realty Partners, an Arkansas-based real estate investment partnership, announced the recent purchase of a 259,000-square-foot former Lifetouch National School Studios campus located at 11000 Viking Drive in Eden Prairie, MN, for $23.4 million. The building serves as the corporate headquarters for Lifetouch, which Shutterfly bought for $825 million in 2018, and houses marketing and merchandising functions for both Lifetouch and... Read More
The life of a working photographer, with Joe McNally News Podcasts 

The life of a working photographer, with Joe McNally

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with professional photographer Joe McNally, whose 40-plus year career spans National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, four Olympic Games, and much more. McNally talks about how his career started in 1976 as a Daily News copyboy, armed with a master’s degree in photojournalism from Syracuse,  and working his way up to success. McNally also discusses how photographers have to continually... Read More