IFA 2022: Global tech expo reboots in September in Berlin Events 

IFA 2022: Global tech expo reboots in September in Berlin

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Over five days, from Sept. 2-6, 2022, IFA in Berlin will bring together global brands across consumer electronics, home appliances, information technology, and telecommunications – providing a unique opportunity and platform for the worldwide industry to rebuild. Taking place in early September, IFA spans global time zones between East and West during the run-up to the most important season for... Read More
Profoto acquires StyleShoots for EUR 18 million Acquisitions News 

Profoto acquires StyleShoots for EUR 18 million

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As part of its strategy to expand in the fast-growing market for automated e-commerce photography, Profoto Holding AB acquired StyleShoots Holding B.V. for a purchase price of EUR 18 million (SEK 186* million) in cash. StyleShoots is a company offering all-in-one solutions for e-commerce photography in the fashion area, with 41 employees and with headquarters in Haarlem, The Netherlands. The... Read More
StoryFile launches Conversa AI platform for enterprise New Products News 

StoryFile launches Conversa AI platform for enterprise

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The LA-based conversational video startup StoryFile has launched Conversa, the first and only enterprise SaaS solution that provides tools to collect video, create and train AI interactions, and be published anywhere on the web. Conversa is a subscription-based web app that providing the technical tools for companies and institutions to create AI-driven conversational video for their teams, clients, and the public.... Read More
Capture One releases Capture One 22 update News Updates 

Capture One releases Capture One 22 update

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Capture One released a major update (15.2.0) to Capture One 22 that re-envisions keystone tool, adding several other features updates with expanded capabilities. This update also brings new camera and lens support for a number of the most recent hardware releases. Reflecting Capture One’s ongoing commitment to the photographic community to continually evolve with feedback, there are a host of... Read More
MyHeritage is first genealogy firm to publish entire 1950 U.S. Census image collection News 

MyHeritage is first genealogy firm to publish entire 1950 U.S. Census image collection

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Genealogy site MyHeritage announced today the complete publication of an image-only collection of the full 1950 U.S. Census records, which can now be browsed free of charge. MyHeritage is the first company to achieve this with all metadata to make the images searchable (by state, county, city/town, and enumeration district), since the records were released earlier today by NARA (National Archives... Read More
CEWE highlights progress in diversity News 

CEWE highlights progress in diversity

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In the wake of the high-profile dismissal of CEO Dr. Christian Friege, CEWE COLOR Stiftung announced the progress the company has made for “sustainable value orientation and diversity”: “Between 2017 and 2021, the number of women in management positions increased by more than 50 percent from 95 to 146. At the management level, half of the new positions were filled... Read More
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
Building a luxury portrait business in the wake of COVID 19, with Jenna Noelle, photographer Marketing Podcasts 

Building a luxury portrait business in the wake of COVID 19, with Jenna Noelle, photographer

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Denver photographer Jenna Noelle of Jenna Noelle Creative. In this interview, Noelle describes her career path as a new photographer gaining skills in the portrait business before launching her own wedding portrait venture. She shares her business philosophy and strategy for getting through the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the shift in her market emphasis to luxury... Read More
NRF economist says economy has ‘strong momentum’ despite challenges from inflation, Ukraine Market research 

NRF economist says economy has ‘strong momentum’ despite challenges from inflation, Ukraine

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Top challenges have shifted from COVID-19 to inflation and the war in Ukraine, but the U.S. economy will continue to face uncertainties in the year ahead, said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist, National Retail Federation (NRF). “While the public health situation has greatly improved, the impact of the pandemic continues to spread,” Kleinhenz said. “That ripple has extended into 2022 and... 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
ImageQuix/PhotoLynx announces 2022 MVP User Group meeting Events 

ImageQuix/PhotoLynx announces 2022 MVP User Group meeting

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ImageQuix/PhotoLynx announced the schedule of its annual MVP User Group will be held in Houston, TX, from June 8-9, in conjunction with the SPOA International Conference on School Photography and Yearbooks. MVP event tickets are $99 or with a combined MVP and SPOA ticket for $424, a savings of $50. This year’s keynote speaker, Freddy Villarreal, Pastor at Freedom Life Church,... Read More