From Shutter to Startup: The Journey of Turning Photography into a Business with Dave Herring Podcasts 

From Shutter to Startup: The Journey of Turning Photography into a Business with Dave Herring

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Prepare to unlock the mysteries of transforming a passion for photography into a thriving business with guest Dave Herring. In this interview with Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society, Herring unfolds his narrative, detailing his pivot from nonprofit pursuits to the bustling freelance photography scene. He shares the mechanics of establishing a photography business, the art of diversifying one’s creative portfolio, and the... Read More
Circana: U.S. camera sales a bright spot over Black Friday Market research 

Circana: U.S. camera sales a bright spot over Black Friday

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U.S. sales of consumer technology products were generally lackluster over Black Friday Week and Cyber Week when compared to last year, in line with broader discretionary general merchandise spending trends, according to industry research firm Circana (formerly NPD). While sales declined during both of these two big holiday promotion weeks, Black Friday Week performed better with a 3% year-over-year decline... Read More
Pomvom to combine with private equity firm Acquisitions News 

Pomvom to combine with private equity firm

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Israeli “experiential content” provider Pomvom Ltd. announced business combination agreement with publicly traded special purpose acquisition company Israel Acquisitions Corp. at a total equity value for Pomvom of $US125 million. The combined company will trade on the Nasdaq and leverage Pomvom’s leading technology augmented with the expertise of the ISRL team, the company said in a press release. At the... Read More
Shutterfly’s Spoonflower acquisition brings new headaches News 

Shutterfly’s Spoonflower acquisition brings new headaches

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When Shutterfly bought Durham, N.C., design and decor marketplace Spoonflower in 2021 for $225 million, the deal was seen as a way to “enable Shutterfly to more broadly serve the fast-growing home decor marketplace by adding Spoonflower wallpaper, fabric, linens, bedding and other home decor soft goods to its product assortment and connecting Shutterfly’s 21 million active users to Spoonflower’s... Read More
NRF: $743 Billion in Merchandise Returned in 2023 Market research 

NRF: $743 Billion in Merchandise Returned in 2023

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Retailers have been focused on efforts to mitigate returns, as total returns for the industry amounted to $743 billion in merchandise in 2023, according to a report released by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. As a percentage of sales, the total return rate for 2023 was 14.5%. According to the report, for every $1 billion in sales, the... Read More
Irina Werning receives 44th Annual W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography News 

Irina Werning receives 44th Annual W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography

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The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund announced Irina Werning (Argentina) is the recipient of this year’s $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for her project, Las Pelilargas. Since 2006, Werning has been seeking and photographing women in Argentina with long hair, a style that is influenced by a blend of South American cultures and indigenous traditions. Now in... Read More
Tamron Americas announces Tamron User Photo/Video Contest 2023 winners Events 

Tamron Americas announces Tamron User Photo/Video Contest 2023 winners

GaryPageau
Tamron Americas unveiled the winners of the Tamron User Photo/Video Contest 2023. The competition, open to photographers and videographers/filmmakers in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, attracted entries in seven distinct categories: Travel/Landscape, Wildlife, Close-up/Fine Art, Portrait, Sports/Action, Photojournalism, and Video. The judging process was carried out by a panel of Tamron’s Creative Collaborative professional photographers and videographers. The grand prize... Read More
Retouch4Me reaches 100 country milestone for sales News 

Retouch4Me reaches 100 country milestone for sales

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Estonia-based AI photo-editing solutions provider Retouch4me said it set a new landmark by reaching sales in more than 100 countries worldwide in November. . Top 10 countries leading the way: USA Germany Poland United Kingdom Canada France Switzerland Italy Spain South Korea Professional photographers and retouchers from other areas, including Aruba, Zambia, and Cambodia, have also embraced Retouch4me’s cutting-edge plugins.... Read More
allcop adds to photo book line up New Products 

allcop adds to photo book line up

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The Allgäu family business allcop GmbH & Co. KG, which specializes in print-on-demand solutions and individualization of photo products, announces the launch of a new product line: Personalized friend books for children. The 20×20 cm digitally printed book is produced on sustainable paper. following in the style of its latest product launch – the Natur Pur photo book. Both the... Read More
ScanMyPhotos adds business digitization services New Products 

ScanMyPhotos adds business digitization services

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Pioneer consumer-focused image scanning service ScanMyPhotos has established a B2B division to serve businesses and organizations. “Our mission is to be the catalyst to digitize, preserve, and honor the history for organizations with vaults of pre-digital photo media to scan,” said Mitch Goldstone, CEO at ScanMyPhotos.com. The scanning company has long served consumers with mail-in services but now ScanMyPhotos is... Read More
Top articles from the Dead Pixels Society in 2023 Acquisitions Investments News 

Top articles from the Dead Pixels Society in 2023

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The Dead Pixels Society had another big year, covering all of the photo/imaging industry news. 2023 was another busy year; here are the top stories. Shutterfly layoffs impact 360 Personalized photo products leader Shutterfly Inc. management is reducing staff by 360 employees, according to a company-wide email. The announcement was not made public but the topic is a hot one on LinkedIn and on layoff... Read More
ImageQuix announces acquisition of Fotomerchant Acquisitions News 

ImageQuix announces acquisition of Fotomerchant

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ImageQuix, a leading provider of software solutions for professional photographers, announced the acquisition of Fotomerchant, one of the most respected end-to-end workflow solutions for high-volume studios. Terms weren’t disclosed.  ImageQuix provides end-to-end workflow management and ecommerce solutions to professional photographers, under a portfolio that includes ImageQuix, PhotoLynx, Studio Ninja, and Capturelife tools. Fotomerchant is a workflow solution for high-volume studios,... Read More
Exploring Mobile-First Design, AI, and Photography with Zenfolio’s Keith Barraclough Marketing News Podcasts 

Exploring Mobile-First Design, AI, and Photography with Zenfolio’s Keith Barraclough

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In this episode of the Dead Pixels Society podcast, Gary Pageau talks again with Keith Barraclough, CTO and CPO of Zenfolio, a comprehensive business solution tailored for photographers, complete with beautiful galleries, CRM, and campaign management capabilities. Barraclough describes Zenfolio’s pivotal role of mobile-first design and how AI is revolutionizing workflows for photographers. Barraclough describes the company solutions AI brings, from showcasing mobile device products to providing... Read More