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From Film To Volume: How Alkit Lab Reinvented Itself News Podcasts 

From Film To Volume: How Alkit Lab Reinvented Itself

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What does it take for a family photo lab to thrive across three generations and multiple technology upheavals? We sit down with David Buchbinder of Alkit to trace an unvarnished journey from New York City retail counters to a lean, volume-first lab that ships in three days. Buchbinder walks us through the hard calls: expanding into Kodak-branded stores, then cutting overhead and rebuilding around... Read More
Richmond Pro Lab Shares the Journey From Film To Fast, High-Quality Digital Podcasts 

Richmond Pro Lab Shares the Journey From Film To Fast, High-Quality Digital

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A 1938 basement lab that processed black-and-white alongside amateur rolls now runs a high-speed digital operation that can ship school orders in about two days. The Dead Pixels Society sits down with Richmond Professional Lab’s Ted Bullard and Josh Lewis to map the decisions that made digital not just viable, but superior, for volume photographers who demand both quality and speed. Bullard recounts how Kodak’s consent decree... Read More
From Spreadsheets To Streamlined: How Airstudio Connects Scheduling, Payroll, Equipment, And Analytics News Podcasts 

From Spreadsheets To Streamlined: How Airstudio Connects Scheduling, Payroll, Equipment, And Analytics

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If your studio juggles spreadsheets, calendars, and three different apps just to run picture day, this conversation will feel like oxygen. The Dead Pixels Society sits down with Scott Rodgers and Peter Koop from Airstudio to unpack how a platform built by school photographers solves the messy middle of volume photography—linking CRM, senior bookings, staff scheduling, payroll, equipment, workflows, and e‑commerce integrations into one place. We start... Read More
The top five Dead Pixels Society podcast episodes of 2025 Podcasts 

The top five Dead Pixels Society podcast episodes of 2025

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The Dead Pixels Society podcast continues to grow, thanks in part to the support of our lead sponsors Mediaclip, Advertek Printing, and Independent Photo Imagers. In 2025, 52 episodes were published, for total downloads of more than 8,900. In total, the Dead Pixels Society podcast has more than 43,000 downloads. Here are the top 5 most downloaded and streamed episodes... Read More
A Camera, A Hustle, And Forty Years Of Reinvention with Kirk Voclain Podcasts 

A Camera, A Hustle, And Forty Years Of Reinvention with Kirk Voclain

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Ever wonder how a “boring” photo of a metal part could move a seven-figure sale? Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society sits down with veteran photographer Kirk Voclain to unpack four decades of pivots, from a cereal‑box Instamatic to seniors who paid the bills, then into commercial, industrial, and real estate work that sells outcomes, not megapixels. Voclain’s story is part grit, part curiosity,... Read More
How 36Pix uses data to elevate school photography quality at scale Podcasts 

How 36Pix uses data to elevate school photography quality at scale

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School photography sounds simple until you scale it. When a studio sends 125 photographers into the field and ingests 10,000 to 25,000 images daily, quality control turns into a survival skill. That’s the world 36Pix lives in, blending a large school photo operation with deep imaging R&D. The company’s new platform, Eva, attacks a stubborn problem most studios quietly endure:... Read More
The IRS Has No Chill, But Your Receipts Should, with Tanya Lawrence Podcasts 

The IRS Has No Chill, But Your Receipts Should, with Tanya Lawrence

GaryPageau
Taxes drain more profit than most owners realize, and that single fact changes how we build, run, and sell a creative business. The Dead Pixels Society sits down with accounting expert Tanya Lawrence to map out the moves that protect cash today and increase valuation tomorrow—without drowning in jargon or guesswork. She starts with the foundation: Choosing the right tax treatment as... Read More
Why knowing your audience beats trend-chasing every time, with Jessica Adanich Marketing Podcasts 

Why knowing your audience beats trend-chasing every time, with Jessica Adanich

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What if the problem isn’t your logo, but the foundation under it? We sit down with brand strategist Jessica Adanich to explore how real positioning, consistent visuals, and honest storytelling turn a business from forgettable to first choice. Adanich’s journey from sculpture and glass blowing to leading marketing at Mace, then launching Design Pod Studio, sets the stage for clear, field-tested advice:... Read More
How A Nightlife Photographer Invented A Proposal Planning Business In New York Podcasts 

How A Nightlife Photographer Invented A Proposal Planning Business In New York

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A musician’s tour, a borrowed camera, and a rowboat on Central Park’s lake: that’s the unlikely path that led Ash Fox from nightlife photography to building a full-service proposal planning studio in New York. This interview digs into how a niche chose her, why proposals feel more honest than weddings, and the exact steps that turn a fantasy location into... Read More
Inside SPAC: The Largest Conference Shaping School, Sports, And Volume Photography Events Podcasts 

Inside SPAC: The Largest Conference Shaping School, Sports, And Volume Photography

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The Dead Pixels Society sits down with SPAC’s leadership, Coree Cooper and Calvin Harrell Jr., to unpack how a volunteer-driven nonprofit became the world’s largest gathering for school, sports, and volume studios—and why its focus on workflows, profitability, and community sets it apart. Harrell describes how SPAC evolved from film-era hotel meetups into a global hub with attendees from Europe, South Africa, and beyond.... Read More
How Stewart Cohen Built A Photography Career Beyond The Shutter Podcasts 

How Stewart Cohen Built A Photography Career Beyond The Shutter

GaryPageau
What does it really take to build a creative career that lasts—from film backs and FedExed portfolios to AI search and virtual production walls? The Dead Pixels Society sits down with commercial photographer and stock photo library owner Stewart Cohen to trace a candid arc across decades of change, revealing what fades, what scales, and what never stops mattering. Cohen... Read More
Inside HistoryIT: Strategy, Metadata, And True Digital Preservation News Podcasts 

Inside HistoryIT: Strategy, Metadata, And True Digital Preservation

GaryPageau
What if your archive could fund your mission? We sit down with HistoryIT founder and CEO Kristen Gwinn-Becker to reveal why most organizations are far less “digital” than they think—and how a smart strategy can turn dusty boxes, dying tapes, and scattered drives into a living, searchable asset that powers storytelling, alumni engagement, and real fundraising results. Gwinn-Becker walks us... Read More
From Prints to Immersive: How Niche AI Reimagines Volume Photography for Schools, Events, and Theme Parks News Podcasts 

From Prints to Immersive: How Niche AI Reimagines Volume Photography for Schools, Events, and Theme Parks

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The conversation centers on a pivotal shift in volume photography: prints are no longer the endpoint, they’re just one output in a larger, software-driven pipeline. Heath Lassiter of Niche AI traces his roots from Express Digital and mentorships that shaped his understanding of workflows across schools, theme parks, events, and cruise lines. That background sets the stage for a pragmatic... Read More
Mistake-Proof Your Small Business, with William Holsten News Podcasts 

Mistake-Proof Your Small Business, with William Holsten

GaryPageau
Ever notice how a new boss “fixes” a process that wasn’t broken—and six months later everyone is quietly doing it the old way again? That loop is costly for small businesses, and we sought a more effective approach. William Holsten, a business mistake prevention specialist, author, and former brand leader, will unpack why errors repeat and how to prevent them with... Read More