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
Synchronoss Personal Cloud enables Kitamura’s PicStorage service News 

Synchronoss Personal Cloud enables Kitamura’s PicStorage service

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Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., a provider of cloud, messaging and digital products and platforms, announced Kitamura, the multimedia retailer in Japan, has launched a white-label version of the Synchronoss Personal Cloud under the name PicStorage. Kitamura is one of Japan’s leading retailers offering image-related services and products, including cameras, photo printing, video dubbing, photo studio, photo books and more. The retailer... Read More
NRF: More consumers hunting for bargains this Easter News 

NRF: More consumers hunting for bargains this Easter

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Consumers plan to spend an average $169.79 this year on Easter-related items, according to results of the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. A total of 80 percent of Americans will celebrate the holiday and spend a collective $20.8 billion, down slightly from last year’s forecast of $21.6 billion. “Consumers are... Read More
Fujifilm invests $28 million to add new inkjet pigment facility in Delaware News 

Fujifilm invests $28 million to add new inkjet pigment facility in Delaware

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FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants, Inc. announced its parent company Fujifilm Holding Corp. will invest $28 million to add a new facility in New Castle, Delaware, for the production of aqueous inkjet dispersions. The investment will double Fujifilm’s production capacity of pigment dispersions in the U.S. to meet the fast-growing demand for inkjet printing globally. Construction of the new facility, which adds... Read More
Venus Optics debuts Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D shift lens News 

Venus Optics debuts Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D shift lens

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Venus Optics introduced the new Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift, expanding its shift lens line-up. The company claims, on top of the ultra-wide angle of view, the lens delivers incredible sharpness with close-to-zero optical distortion (Zero-D). A ±11mm shift amount on full-frame (±8mm on Medium Format) allows architecture photographers to have maximum control over the perspective. The lens also comes... Read More