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Perfect Photo Japan goes live with Taopix News 

Perfect Photo Japan goes live with Taopix

Taopix, the white-label personalization and photo commerce software provider, announced Grand Address Co. Ltd. have gone live with their elite photo commerce site; Perfect Photo. “Our photobook quality is exceptional due to our superior six-color printing process allowing more vibrant prints as well as an additional coating to protect the pages and preserve our customers’ memories for future generations,” says... Read More
DNP releases IDW520 all-in-one passport, and ID photo printing system News 

DNP releases IDW520 all-in-one passport, and ID photo printing system

DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation (DNP IAM) launched the IDW520 Passport and ID Photo Solution, designed to produce passport and ID photos complying with strict federal regulations and add an easy, highly profitable service to any photo business or retail store. The IDW520 system contains DNP’s smallest and lightest passport printer, weighing just 13 pounds. This all-in-one solution includes a Panasonic... Read More
Sony ImagingEdge Webcam app turns 35 Sony cameras into webcams News 

Sony ImagingEdge Webcam app turns 35 Sony cameras into webcams

Sony Electronics Inc. released a free desktop application called Imaging Edge™ Webcam allowing users to transform their Sony digital camera into a high-quality webcam by simply connecting it to a PC via USB. Users can take advantage of Sony’s advanced imaging technology such as industry-leading autofocus, high-resolution picture quality, and additional unique features of each compatible camera. “We will continue... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of Aug. 19 News 

Industry Notes for the week of Aug. 19

Printing News di support adds photo kiosks to EDEKA Stroetmann European photo kiosk supplier di support announced it has placed self-serve photo kiosks in EDEKA Stroetmann locations in Münster, Coesburg and Steinfurt. Pro Photography Lifetouch receives “Champion for Public Education Recognition” by National School Board Association Lifetouch announced it is a recipient of the National School Board Association’s Champion for Public Education designation for standing... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Graphic opportunities with Canva’s Aaron Day News Opinion Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Graphic opportunities with Canva’s Aaron Day

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Aaron Day, Global Partnership Lead, with Canva. Day discusses the Canva business model, how the company is partnering with leading leaders like FedEx Office, and a sneak peek at the future of photo printing. Founded in 2012 by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams, Canva is a graphic design software... Read More
Snappr acquires competitor Eversnap News 

Snappr acquires competitor Eversnap

The U.S. on-demand photography marketplace, Snappr, has acquired competitor Eversnap. Terms weren’t disclosed. This is Snappr’s second acquisition, the first being Australian photographer directory Photographers.com.au in 2018. Eversnap was an early entrant to the event photo-sharing space a decade ago, launching the top-rated wedding photo app Wedding Snap in 2012, which was rebranded to Eversnap in 2013 and became one of the most popular general group photo-sharing... Read More
Lifetouch receives “Champion for Public Education Recognition” by National School Board Association News 

Lifetouch receives “Champion for Public Education Recognition” by National School Board Association

Lifetouch announced it is a recipient of the National School Board Association’s Champion for Public Education designation for standing with public schools during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. This year, as schools across the country closed their classrooms and were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lifetouch continued to support more than 50,000 National School Board Association school leaders with photography through its partnership.... Read More
Insta360 ONE R 1-Inch Edition ‘co-engineered with Leica’ is available in Leica Stores News 

Insta360 ONE R 1-Inch Edition ‘co-engineered with Leica’ is available in Leica Stores

  Leica Camera AG and Insta360 announced a strategic partnership in January 2020, with the launch of the Insta360 ONE R, an action camera using an interchangeable camera module to combine 360-degree capture with the precision and resolution of traditional single-lens shooting. Beginning this month, interested customers can purchase Insta360 ONE R 1-Inch Edition in Leica Stores around the world... Read More
Tamron USA offering up to $100 instant savings Sony full-frame zooms News Promotions 

Tamron USA offering up to $100 instant savings Sony full-frame zooms

Tamron USA, Inc. announces a 7-day Flash Sale on two popular zoom lenses designed for Sony’s full-frame mirrorless cameras. The Flash Sale starts Monday, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd. Purchasers of the Tamron 17-28mm/2.8 or 28-75mm/2.8 get $100 and $80 Instant Savings respectively when purchased through an authorized Tamron USA retailer. Purchasers can save up to $200... Read More
Venus Optics released the Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens News 

Venus Optics released the Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens

Venus Optics released the Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) cameras. The lens features an apochromatic design to minimize the chromatic aberrations across the frame. The ex-VAT retail price is USD 399/pc and pricing may vary in different countries. Unlike most of the MFT macro lenses in the market which can focus only up... Read More
Dominion Harbor subsidiary licenses Kodak patent portfolio to LiveLink News 

Dominion Harbor subsidiary licenses Kodak patent portfolio to LiveLink

LiveLink Technology, Inc., provider of online and in-store photo services for Walmart, CEWE and others, announced it has entered into a patent license agreement with Monument Peak Ventures (MPV), a subsidiary of the patent transaction and advisory company Dominion Harbor Enterprises, for the MPV Kodak digital imaging portfolio. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. MPV acquired the Kodak digital-imaging portfolio... Read More
July retail sales continue recover: NRF News 

July retail sales continue recover: NRF

Retail sales continued to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in July, growing more slowly than the month before but adding to the strong turnaround seen since this spring’s declines, said the National Retail Federation. “Retail sales for July were another positive step in the right direction as our economy continues to slowly reopen,” said Matthew Shay, CEO... Read More
Hasselblad updates Phocus Mobile 2 app to include iPhone News 

Hasselblad updates Phocus Mobile 2 app to include iPhone

Hasselblad announced its Phocus Mobile 2 workflow app is now compatible with iPhone. The company says the added platform support allows more photographers to bring advanced remote control and live view, tethering, and sharing capabilities into the field when shooting with the select Hasselblad cameras. In addition to exposure controls, creatives can browse images on the camera, import original RAW files,... Read More
Lowel launches pro-grade century stands News 

Lowel launches pro-grade century stands

Lowel, a division of The Tiffen Company, launched the Lowel 40-inch C-Stands. The 40-inch double-riser shaft is outfitted with unique ergonomic locking tri-knobs offering a firm grip and secure hold. The familiar staggered leg height design allows nesting several stands close together and fast deployment. Lowel C-stands follow industry-standard sizes to perfectly fit on grip trucks or C-stand hangers. When... Read More
The Dead Pixels Society Podcast: Rick Bellamy, CEO of RPI, on the printing market, consolidation and COVID News Podcasts 

The Dead Pixels Society Podcast: Rick Bellamy, CEO of RPI, on the printing market, consolidation and COVID

Gary Pageau of The Dead Pixels Society talks with Rick Bellamy, CEO of RPI, about the company’s recent acquisition of Blurb, the forces driving industry consolidation, the future of print and RPI’s leadership role in COVID-19 response. RPI is a leading make-on-demand producer of private label personalized print services to businesses around the world, including books, greeting and holiday cards, apparel, and business products for e-commerce companies,... Read More