LaserSoft Imaging releases SilverFast 9 News Updates 

LaserSoft Imaging releases SilverFast 9

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LaserSoft Imaging has released SilverFast 9, which the company says makes it easier to create digital archives of original images. The company says SilverFast 9 has many new features, optimized editing processes, an improved user interface and new algorithms speeding up scanning up to 75%. The license system was revised: Customers have two free options to set their license to... Read More
Shutterfly Fort Mill facility gains sustainability certification News 

Shutterfly Fort Mill facility gains sustainability certification

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The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), an authority in sustainable printing certifications, announced Shutterfly, Inc. has joined the SGP community by certifying its first facility in Fort Mill, S.C. Shutterfly plans to continue to certify more of its print locations in the near future. “As a leading manufacturer, we are deeply committed to responsible production in all of our facilities,... Read More
NRF: November retail sales give holiday season solid start Market research News 

NRF: November retail sales give holiday season solid start

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November retail sales dipped from the month before but still showed the sixth consecutive monthly year-over-year gain by government calculations and set the stage for a healthy holiday shopping season compared with last year despite the pandemic, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported. “Consumers held back on spending in November as virus rates spiked, states imposed retail restrictions and congressional stimulus... Read More
DJI upgrades Mavic 2 with enterprise class features Updates 

DJI upgrades Mavic 2 with enterprise class features

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DJI unveiled the Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced, an addition to DJI’s commercial fleet for professional missions which adds performance upgrades to its predecessor. The DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced was designed to improve workflows for customers using drones for critical and complex operations, the company said. Now, early commercial drone adopters will realize even higher efficiencies with the Mavic 2... Read More
Tyndell assumes ownership of Tap’s Stock Photo Division Acquisitions News 

Tyndell assumes ownership of Tap’s Stock Photo Division

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Tyndell Photographic announced the purchase of the Tap Stock Photo Division — formerly known as Taprell Loomis — from Tap Packaging + Design. Terms weren’t disclosed. Tyndell is a longtime Tap product dealer and adds the products as an official Tyndell brand. “We’ve had a longstanding and good relationship with Tap for more than 25 years,” says Ben Tyndell, president, Tyndell... Read More
Pigment.Inc. B.V. Europe to distribute Kodak garment inks News 

Pigment.Inc. B.V. Europe to distribute Kodak garment inks

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Eastman Kodak Co. announces a partnership with Pigment.inc B.V Europe to be the premier worldwide distributor of Kodak’s KODACOLOR EDTG Series Direct to Garment (DTG) Inks. The KODACOLOR EDTG Series Inks from Kodak were explicitly designed for direct-to-fabric printing on cotton, cotton blends, and polyester fabrics. This water-based ink is designed to work in digital printers that employ piezo-electric printheads... Read More
Lomography debuts special Lomo’Instant Wide William Klein camera and lenses edition New Products News 

Lomography debuts special Lomo’Instant Wide William Klein camera and lenses edition

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Lomography announced a special Lomo’Instant Wide William Klein Camera and Lenses Edition. The $199 camera accepts Fujifilm Instax Wide film, which is twice as large as Instax Mini film and comes with a 21mm equivalent ultra-wide-angle lens attachment. The company said “Klein is widely regarded as one of photography’s innovators. His healthy disregard for the rules has led to the... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of Dec. 12 Events News People on the Move Updates 

Industry Notes for the week of Dec. 12

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  Pro Photography Lifetouch reducing staff by 100 at Ontario, Ohio church directory plant  Lifetouch notified the State of Ohio the company will reduce permanently reduce staff by 100 persons by February 2021, at its Ontario, Ohio facility. The Shutterfly Lifetouch Church Business operations were severely impacted by COVID-19, the company said in a letter to the Ohio Department of Jobs... Read More
WPPI moves to August Events 

WPPI moves to August

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WPPI 2021 dates have been rescheduled to Aug. 15-19, 2021, the Mirage Convention Center in Las Vegas, citing “on-going COVID-19 pandemic and the associated government restrictions and limitations on large gatherings and travel restrictions.” Last held in February 2020 at The Mirage in Las Vegas, WPPI was scheduled for March 7-11, 2021 at the Mirage. The statement is reproduced below:... Read More
Photobook Worldwide reports large sales increase due to Printbox move News 

Photobook Worldwide reports large sales increase due to Printbox move

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Printbox shared some stats from one of its customers, Photobook Worldwide, which became a customer in 2017. Photobook Worldwide is based in Southeast Asia and operates in more than 100 countries, offering more than 150 product types. The site sells more than 150,000 photo books every month. In 2016 Photobook Worldwide was looking for a comprehensive solution to cater to... Read More
LifePhoto updates photobook-building UI News 

LifePhoto updates photobook-building UI

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LifePhoto, an online digital photo gift store and photo sharing website since 2003, said it has revamped its photo book-building software. The new features include quick and easy design selections and an auto Layout option. The company is also offering a highly customized version of its personalized planner packs. The planners can have photos placed throughout the planner in multiple... Read More
Leica debuts versatile Leica SL2-S for $5,000 New Products 

Leica debuts versatile Leica SL2-S for $5,000

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Leica Camera introduced the $4,895 Leica SL2-S, with a 24-megapixel full-frame CMOS-BSI sensor and two separate recording modes for photos and videos. The camera offers high-speed shooting at continuous burst rates up to 25 frames per second at full resolution and cinema capabilities encompassing 10-bit 4K and Cine4K video with no recording length limits. The Leica SL2-S has a newly developed... Read More
Kodak Moments debuts managed self-service photo station New Products News 

Kodak Moments debuts managed self-service photo station

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Kodak Moments launched Kodak Moments To Go, a self-service photo kiosk fully managed by Kodak Moments. Coupled with its latest touch-free photo printing technology, the kiosk provides retailers a low-risk, affordable way to offer quality photo printing to consumers, the company says. Kodak Moments To Go stations are currently available in-store at several retail partners across the country, including locations in Arizona,... Read More
Tamron USA free webinar series starting Jan. 7 Events 

Tamron USA free webinar series starting Jan. 7

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Tamron USA, Inc. announces a new series of free weekly Tamron Pro Photographer Tech Webinars covering a variety of subject matter starting Jan. 7th. All the one-hour Thursday sessions include a Q&A chat with the photographer. January 7th, 7pm – 8pm ET Freezing Action: Sports Photography with Armando Flores Join Pro Photographer and Tamron Technical Representative Armando Flores for a... Read More