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Kodak Alaris financial report reveals heavy reliance on film business Earnings reports Opinion 

Kodak Alaris financial report reveals heavy reliance on film business

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Kodak Alaris Holding Ltd., the parent company of Kodak Moments, released its Fiscal Year 2023 earnings in the United Kingdom, for the year ending March 31, 2023. The report sheds light on the company’s financial condition and adds context to recent reports the business is up for sale. Among the highlights of the 111-page document was this section below, revealing... Read More
Apple iPhone 15 Pro brings pro portrait features to smartphones New Products Opinion 

Apple iPhone 15 Pro brings pro portrait features to smartphones

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Apple unveiled the latest iPhones with the iPhone 15 family. The new series departs from the traditional iPhone feature set in some notable ways, particularly in the adoption of the USB-C connector, instead of Apple’s proprietary Lightning connector. From a workflow standpoint, the change to a USB-C connection opens a whole host of new accessories, coupled with faster transfer speeds... Read More
Major media outlet discovers film is still around Marketing News Opinion 

Major media outlet discovers film is still around

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NBC News recently featured a segment on the enduring popularity of film. The segment’s description states: “After fading in popularity, film photography is seeing a major comeback fueled by younger generations and social media. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz takes us inside the developing craze with a story shot entirely on film.” Like most casual consumer treatments of photography, the Lester... Read More
Visual 1st returns with impressive program, engaged audience Events New Products Opinion 

Visual 1st returns with impressive program, engaged audience

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The Visual 1st conference, which had not been held in person since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returned Oct. 4-5, 2022, to the Golden Gate Club in San Francisco. The program was chock-full of sessions, demos, presentations, fireside chats, and networking events to share the latest innovations in imaging technology and markets. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term that... Read More
Collage.com shuts down News Opinion 

Collage.com shuts down

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Collage.com, the highly-regarded consumer photo gifting site, shut down abruptly last week. The abrupt closure was the subject of quite a bit of cocktail-party talk at the Visual 1st conference, which was going on when the news was made public. The timing seemed curious, as the lucrative fourth quarter is just around the corner. According to the Collage.com profile on... Read More
Analysis: A stark future for photo trade shows Events Feature Opinion 

Analysis: A stark future for photo trade shows

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The announcement this week of the cancellation of PhotoPlus Expo – coupled with last week’s cancellation of PRINTING United – brings to a head the ongoing concern of the future of the trade show format. After missing two consecutive years, it will be interesting to see in what form PhotoPlus returns in 2022. Up until cancellation, the show was still... Read More
Shutterfly changes ad agencies News Opinion 

Shutterfly changes ad agencies

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Shutterfly has selected Mischief @ No Fixed Address as agency-of-record for its namesake brand following a five-month review, according to Advertising Age. There aren’t any current plans to hire an agency of record for the remainder of its brands, such as Snapfish and Lifetouch, a spokesman for Shutterfly confirmed to Advertising Age reporter Brian Bonilla. Mischief, started by Greg Hahn, the... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Serving independent school photographers with Mike Limbach, Studio Source Yearbooks Opinion Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Serving independent school photographers with Mike Limbach, Studio Source Yearbooks

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with  Mike Limbach, the founder of Studio Source Yearbooks. In this podcast, Limbach talks about how the business was started 10 years ago, what market niche it serves, and how its services are prioritized for independent school photographers who are competing with much bigger competitors. Studio Source Yearbooks helps independent school photographers stay independent with a five-day turnaround time, competitive prices,... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Web to print to printing photo books, with Jeff Alexander, Alexander’s Opinion Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Web to print to printing photo books, with Jeff Alexander, Alexander’s

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talk with Jeff Alexander,  president of Alexander’s, the Lindon, Utah-based digital printer. Starting as a retail copy shop, Alexander’s has grown into a large-scale variable data printer. The company has expanded into full-color digital printing, making photo books for high-profile clients like Chatbooks.  In this interview, Alexander talks about the challenges of keeping pace with technology and the marketplace... Read More
Fujifilm discontinues PRO 400H film due to lack of raw materials News Opinion 

Fujifilm discontinues PRO 400H film due to lack of raw materials

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Fujifilm North America announced the discontinuation of FUJIFILM PRO 400H film in both 35mm and 120 formats. The company said the film is a unique product that is coated with a fourth layer requiring specialized raw materials and chemicals. As the materials for that color layer become more difficult to obtain, the company decided to discontinue the product. Fujifilm anticipates allocating ... Read More