Australian Photography: Momento Photo Books’ assets acquired by Melbourne’s Photobookshop.com Acquisitions News 

Australian Photography: Momento Photo Books’ assets acquired by Melbourne’s Photobookshop.com

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Australian Photography reports the assets of now defunct photo book publishing company Momento Photo Books have been purchased by Melbourne photo printing company photobookshop.com. Speaking to AP, Photobookshop owner Peter Thomas said the opportunity to buy the company’s assets came after an attempt to buy Momento following its closure in June last year. “We wanted to buy the business once... Read More
Blackmagic Design announces Blackmagic Camera for Android 2.0 Update New Products Updates 

Blackmagic Design announces Blackmagic Camera for Android 2.0 Update

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Blackmagic Design announced free Blackmagic Camera for Android 2.0, which adds support for selected Android tablets including Xiaomi Pad 6 and Samsung Tab S9, as well as the new Samsung S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra phones. This update also adds support for remotely controlling and monitoring multiple phones or tablets at the same time. Now customers can set their device to... Read More
Interview with David Crandall: Inside the new Volume Printing Group at Nationwide Studios Feature 

Interview with David Crandall: Inside the new Volume Printing Group at Nationwide Studios

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society interviews David Crandall of Nationwide Studios about the major moves the company has made in the yearbook market. In November 2024, Nationwide acquired yearbook software supplier Pixami, According to the announcement, Pixami and its strategic partner, The Volume Printing Group, will launch new offerings for U.S. and international partners that will provide a... Read More
SPAC celebrates 70th anniversary with largest convention in history Events Feature 

SPAC celebrates 70th anniversary with largest convention in history

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The 70th-anniversary SPAC school and sports photography conference was held Jan. 22-25, at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., featured a record 1,300 attendees, a sold-out trade show featuring more than 90 companies serving the volume photography marketplace, and new social events. social events. The session topics included how-to sessions, sales, marketing, cyber-security, and more. The conference program... Read More
Canon announces imagePROGRAF PRO-310 Inkjet Printer New Products 

Canon announces imagePROGRAF PRO-310 Inkjet Printer

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Canon U.S.A., Inc., announced the imagePROGRAF PRO-310 Professional Inkjet Printer, a 13-inch printer for professional and prosumer photographers, students, and others looking for a home printer that can generate excellent color reproduction while possessing longevity and durability. The Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 is scheduled to be available February 2025 for an MSRP of $899.99 The imagePROGRAF PRO-310, designed to provide superior... Read More
WaldoPro unveils SmartMate to improve memory-mate creation with AI Updates 

WaldoPro unveils SmartMate to improve memory-mate creation with AI

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WaldoPro announced SmartMate, an AI-powered custom print configurator designed to improve the way volume photographers create memory mates for sports team and individual photography. SmartMate enables photographers to offer the most contemporary memory mate products with dynamically tailored designs that automatically match the backdrop and color scheme to the athlete’s sport and jersey colors, the company said. With SmartMate, photographers... Read More
Blackmagic Design announces customizable Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K Body New Products 

Blackmagic Design announces customizable Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K Body

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Blackmagic Design announced the Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF Body, which is a version of the camera that has all the quality and features of the URSA Cine 12K but excludes many of the accessories. This body-only model is for experienced cinematographers and rental houses who already have the accessories they need to rig their cameras. This also makes it... Read More
Sony to use more than 100 broadcast cameras to cover Super Bowl LIX News 

Sony to use more than 100 broadcast cameras to cover Super Bowl LIX

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Sony, an official technology partner of the NFL, will have more technology than ever capturing this year’s Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 9 in New Orleans, Louisiana. In total, more than 240 Sony cameras will be in and around the Caesars Superdome covering your favorite plays, replays, interviews, and celebrations –... Read More
PPA embroiled in leadership kerfuffle on eve of annual convention News People on the Move 

PPA embroiled in leadership kerfuffle on eve of annual convention

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Just before its annual Imaging USA conference next week in Dallas, Texas, organizer Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is facing a leadership crisis as board members feud over the results of a recent election. The issue had been simmering on social media for weeks, where the world’s oldest and arguably the most respected professional photographers association faced backlash after the... Read More
Preserving Personal Narratives: How Remento is Transforming Family Storytelling News Podcasts 

Preserving Personal Narratives: How Remento is Transforming Family Storytelling

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What if you could preserve the voices and stories of your loved ones for generations, just like hiring a top-notch biographer? Join us as we speak with Charlie Greene, the visionary co-founder and CEO of Remento, a startup revolutionizing how we capture and treasure personal narratives. Greene shares his deeply personal journey, sparked by a childhood of cherished home videos and profound... Read More
Tether Tools announces Optima Optima 10G USB-C cables New Products 

Tether Tools announces Optima Optima 10G USB-C cables

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Tether Tools announced the TetherPro Optima 10G USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Cable Line, a dedicated data transfer cable line that ensures stability and fast 10 Gbps transfer speeds while eliminating interruptions that can be caused by power delivery inherent in most USB-C connections when tethering. “As camera, computer and cable technologies advance, we are focused on designing the optimal tether... Read More
Cimpress reports second-quarter revenue down 2%, will expand in United States Earnings reports 

Cimpress reports second-quarter revenue down 2%, will expand in United States

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VistaPrint parent company Cimpress reported second-quarter revenue increased 2% year-over-year (YoY) on both a reported and organic constant-currency basis, reaching $939 million. Operating income declined $26.7 million YoY to $80.9 million and adjusted EBITDA dropped $34.2 million YoY to $132.3 million. Among the factors affecting performance were: • A shortened holiday buying season and the non-recurrence of a prior year’s $12 million one-time... Read More
Peakto Search Plugin for Lightroom & Capture One adds speech search, metadata display News Updates 

Peakto Search Plugin for Lightroom & Capture One adds speech search, metadata display

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CYME announces that Peakto Search, the Mac-only plugin for Lightroom Classic and Capture One, has two new features: Instant Speech Search and Custom Metadata Display. Peakto Search simplifies the management of thousands of files, allowing Lightroom and Capture One users to use a new dialogue-based search and simplified access to photo data are additional tools to facilitate media management. Peakto... Read More
Tamron Americas announces winners of Tamron User Photo and Video Contest 2024 Events 

Tamron Americas announces winners of Tamron User Photo and Video Contest 2024

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Tamron Americas announced the winners of the Tamron User Photo and Video Contest 2024, showcasing the talents and distinct perspectives captured through Tamron lenses. This competition invited photographers and filmmakers from the United States, Canada, and Mexico to showcase their creativity and expertise using TAMRON lenses. Entries for both photo and video were accepted from Oct. 28 to Nov. 30,... Read More