Snap announces selfie drone News 

Snap announces selfie drone

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Not deterred by the lukewarm adoption of Spectacles, Snap Inc. has launched the Pixy pocket-sized flying camera. With the simple tap of a button, Pixy flies in four preset flight paths. It can float, orbit, and follow wherever you lead, without a controller or any setup. Pixy finds its home in your hand, landing gently at the end of the... Read More
Sony Electronics introduces FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II lens New Products 

Sony Electronics introduces FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II lens

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Sony Electronics Inc. announced the 67th lens in its mirrorless E-mount lineup – the FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II (model – SEL2470GM2). Sony developed the world’s lightest F2.8 standard zoom lens using its leading lens technology to deliver stunning resolution and beautiful bokeh known to Sony’s “G Master” series. The new FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II will be available in... Read More
Canon U.S.A. announces the imagePRESS V1000 Color Production Digital Press New Products 

Canon U.S.A. announces the imagePRESS V1000 Color Production Digital Press

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Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the upcoming release of the imagePRESS V1000 digital press, currently scheduled to be available in June 2022. This is the first of the new “V” series lineup, designed to provide vivid output, be vigilant during production, allow customers to provide additional value to their clients, as well as be a versatile digital press that production environments can depend... Read More
Millman Multimedia launches Mother’s Day campaign for mobile app News 

Millman Multimedia launches Mother’s Day campaign for mobile app

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Millman Multimedia, the parent company of Nations Photo Lab, Artsy Couture and more, announced a $100 Mother’s Day Giveaway for their same-day photo gift app, Express Photo Gifts. Launched in June of 2021, Express Photo Gifts App was designed to support CVS Pharmacy + Photo’s same-day custom photo gift services. The application allows users to instantly upload photos and customize... Read More
Shutterfly named by Forbes Magazine as one of America’s best employers for diversity for 2022 News 

Shutterfly named by Forbes Magazine as one of America’s best employers for diversity for 2022

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Shutterfly announced it was named one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity of 2022 by Forbes Magazine. This honor arrives two months after being named one of America’s Best Employers of 2022 by Forbes magazine. “I am so proud to have our progress in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion recognized by Forbes,” said Hilary Schneider, President and CEO of Shutterfly. “At Shutterfly, we know... Read More
Polaroid adds new colors, accessories to instant camera line New Products 

Polaroid adds new colors, accessories to instant camera line

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Polaroid has updated its tiny Polaroid Go pocket-sized instant camera with two colorways, Black and Red, along with new creator-centric additions: a filter set for blue, red or orange-tinted photos, and matte-black frame instant film. The camera will have an MSRP of $99.99 / €119,99 / £109,99. The Polaroid Go Black Film Double Pack has an MSRP of $19.99 / €19,99... Read More
Format, Zenfolio publish 2022 State of the Photography Industry report Market research 

Format, Zenfolio publish 2022 State of the Photography Industry report

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Following a survey of more than 3,300 global photographers this past March, trends clearly show the industry is emerging from the fog of COVID as many aspects of society and business return to normal, according to a recently released survey. Since the first State of the Photography Industry Survey was conducted in February 2021 and repeated in May 2021, Zenfolio and Format continue... Read More
Early digital photography, social media and life balance with Brian Solis, author and futurist Marketing News Podcasts 

Early digital photography, social media and life balance with Brian Solis, author and futurist

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Brian Solis, author and futurist, about the early days of digital cameras, what Kodak got wrong, the growth of social media, and why balancing your life is vitally important. Brian Solis is Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, the global leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM). His work at Salesforce focuses on thought... Read More
Platypod launches Kickstarter for new flagship “eXtreme” product New Products 

Platypod launches Kickstarter for new flagship “eXtreme” product

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Platypod, the creator of popular, compact tripod alternatives, is leveraging the broad’s popularity on Kickstarter to launch the new Platypod eXtreme. This versatile flagship model boasts a host of new features and greater flexibility for photographers who want to travel light. Like all Platypods, the new eXtreme utilizes four independently adjustable legs for precise adjustment on uneven terrain, and greater... Read More
Photobook.ai replaces Black’s Photos app with it’s white label app News 

Photobook.ai replaces Black’s Photos app with it’s white label app

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Singapore-based Photobook.ai announced one of Canada’s leading photography brands, Black’s Photo, has chosen the most recent AI Photobook app to enable users to automatically make photobooks and other photo products on their mobile phones using advanced AI and story-flow technology. Black’s Photo customers will able to design and order a myriad of customized photo products from magnets and prints to wall decor and photobooks on the blacks.ca... Read More
Photo Finale announces major updates, marketplace expansion New Products Updates 

Photo Finale announces major updates, marketplace expansion

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Photo Finale announced updates to almost every part of the platform, including the website platform and myLab, andsoon, PF Kiosk. Here are some highlights pf PF16: Control over customer info fields (configure in myLab’s General Settings). Offer multiple media products (CD, DVD and USB), and customers can now order without also ordering prints (this requires the new PF Kiosk, coming... Read More
South Bend coffee shop rebrands as “Kodachrome Coffee” News 

South Bend coffee shop rebrands as “Kodachrome Coffee”

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A South Bend, Indiana-based roasting company Zen Cafe has rebranded to become Kodachrome Coffee, according to a report in Daily Coffee News. The rebrand “is intended to provide a sharper focus on the company’s attention to craft, as well as on the relationships with producers developed over Kodachrome’s 10-plus years in business,” according to reporter Howard Bryman. The Dead Pixels Society... Read More
Nikon releases update for remote shooting system, NX Field, adding support for Nikon Z 9 Updates 

Nikon releases update for remote shooting system, NX Field, adding support for Nikon Z 9

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Nikon Inc. announced Ver. 1.2.0 of NX Field, the latest version of its remote shooting system for professional agencies, was released, adding support for the Nikon Z 9 FX-format/full-frame mirrorless camera. Support for the Z 9 added with Ver. 1.2.0 enables the detection of nine subject types; people, dogs, cats, birds, bicycles, motorcycles, cars, trains, and airplanes, for the more... Read More