Strategies for Business Success: Insights from Beate Chelette Marketing Podcasts 

Strategies for Business Success: Insights from Beate Chelette

GaryPageau ,
Ever wonder how you can take your business from good to great? In this week’s episode, Gary Pageau of the Dead  Pixels Society is joined by Beate Chelette. She shares her remarkable journey from Elle Magazine photo editor to distinguished business owner. Listen as Chelette explains how she skillfully navigated the changing landscape of the photography market, identifying early signs of... Read More
Urbanimmersive launches AI-enhanced printed photo book solution for real-estate marketing New Products 

Urbanimmersive launches AI-enhanced printed photo book solution for real-estate marketing

GaryPageau
Urbanimmersive Inc., a provider of solutions for real estate marketing, announced the launch of an AI-enhanced printed photo book solution. This new product introduction is an embodiment of the vertical integration of the operations of Urbanimmersive with its technologies, visual content, services, data integration, and sophisticated designs with its state-of-the-art HomeVisit printing facilities in Chantilly, Va., acquired last year, the... Read More
Nikon announces the NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena New Products 

Nikon announces the NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena

GaryPageau
Nikon Inc. announced the NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena, a unique lens for Nikon Z series mirrorless cameras. This  mid-telephoto prime lens bestows astonishingly high resolution, edge-to-edge brightness, incredible sharpness and spectacularly dramatic bokeh, all while elevating the threshold of what’s possible with optical technology. The new NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena will be available in mid-October for... Read More
Layflat.com features LF 2000 All-in Max at PRINTING United Events New Products 

Layflat.com features LF 2000 All-in Max at PRINTING United

GaryPageau
Layflat.com AG, the world leader in photobook production equipment, announced the LF 2000 All-In Max, an all-in-one station including creasing, folding, and inline automatic book pressing, will be the company’s featured product at the PRINTING United Expo. LF 2000 All-in Max is a high-speed fully automatic in-line book block system that produces layflat book blocks from single sheets. In addition... Read More
Batchphoto Version 5 updates features to latest operating systems News Updates 

Batchphoto Version 5 updates features to latest operating systems

GaryPageau
Long-standing cross-platform batch-imaging processing app BatchPhoto was updated to support the latest operating systems, like Windows 11 and macOS 13. The Windows version is now 64-bit, allowing the app to address more than 2GB of memory, and the MacOS version is now a Universal app running natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel CPUs. Secruity was also improved. BatchPhoto is... Read More
Durst Group acquires Aleph SrL Acquisitions News 

Durst Group acquires Aleph SrL

GaryPageau ,
Durst Group AG, the manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production solutions, has acquired Aleph SrL. a provider of water-based and sustainable printing technologies. For Durst Group, the acquisition also serves as a bridge to Como, Italy, the center for textile design and high-quality applications,  the company said. Established in 2000 in Lurate Caccivio (Como), Aleph has transitioned from a... Read More
DJI introduces DJI Mini 4 Pro mini-camera drone New Products 

DJI introduces DJI Mini 4 Pro mini-camera drone

GaryPageau ,
DJI introduced the DJI Mini 4 Pro mini-camera drone.  Weighing under 249g, the Mini 4 Pro offers a 1/1.3-inch CMOS sensor, a new image-processing platform, and dual native ISO fusion. The camera has a  f/1.7 aperture, 48MP image resolution, 4K/60fps HDR video, and Slo-Mo shooting at 4K/100fps capture moments in breathtaking detail. “The Mini 4 Pro perfectly marries professional-grade capabilities... Read More
SmartFrame Technologies partners with action press international Partnerships 

SmartFrame Technologies partners with action press international

GaryPageau ,
SmartFrame Technologies, a UK-based tech start-up, announced a new partnership with German-based photography agency action press international. The partnership allows online publishers to embed all of action press international’s content into their websites, completely free of charge, which currently totals more than 200 million images. It represents a significant step towards SmartFrame’s mission of redefining the digital image distribution and... Read More
Tamron launches update to 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 (Model A065) New Products 

Tamron launches update to 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 (Model A065)

GaryPageau
Tamron announces the launch of the 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 (Model A065), a fast-aperture telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras on Oct. 12, 2023, at $1299 USD / $1699 CAD. The 70-180mm F2.8 G2 incorporates TAMRON’s proprietary VC (Vibration Compensation) mechanism. The lens maintains the maneuverability of class-leading compact size and weight while enabling... Read More
Canon debut seven Canon CN-R lenses for Cinema EOS System News 

Canon debut seven Canon CN-R lenses for Cinema EOS System

GaryPageau ,
Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the company’s first RF-Mount Cinema Prime Lenses for the Cinema EOS System. The new lenses combine high optical performance for 4K and 8K shooting, cinema-style operability, and RF mount communications. The first set of seven RF-Mount Cinema Prime Lenses is only the beginning, as Canon says it plans to swiftly expand the lineup of RF-mount-compatible video... Read More
Insta360 debuts rope mount for watersports New Products 

Insta360 debuts rope mount for watersports

GaryPageau
  Insta360 debuted the Insta360 X3 Water Sports Rope Mount. The $59.99 Insta360 X3 Water Sports Rope Mount is designed specifically for Insta360’s Insta360 X3, where the mount renders the rope or lines supporting the camera invisible, allowing for epic third-person shots. The Insta360 X3 Water Sports Rope Mount enables creators to directly mount Insta360 X3 onto the rope. Using Insta360... Read More
Revolutionizing the Photography Industry: GotPhoto’s Acquisition, Digital Transformations, and Future Plans Acquisitions News Podcasts 

Revolutionizing the Photography Industry: GotPhoto’s Acquisition, Digital Transformations, and Future Plans

GaryPageau
Ready for more insights on the cutting-edge of the volume-photography industry? Join Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society for a candid discussion with Benedikt Greifenhofer, CEO of GotPhoto, where he shares the fresh news of GotPhoto’s latest business move: the acquisition of Next Gen Photo Solutions.  The acquisition of Next Gen allows for seamless integration of their services through GotPhoto, plus the company plans... Read More
Blackmagic debut Cinema Camera 6K, studio camera, app New Products 

Blackmagic debut Cinema Camera 6K, studio camera, app

GaryPageau
Blackmagic Design announced the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K, a new high-end digital film camera with a full frame 6K sensor, 13 stops of dynamic range, L-Mount lens mount, and dual native ISO up to 25,600 for incredible low light performance and recording to CFexpress cards. This new model features a massive 24 x 36mm 6K sensor, allowing for large format cinema... Read More
Fujifilm unveils INSTAX PAL digital camera for kids New Products 

Fujifilm unveils INSTAX PAL digital camera for kids

GaryPageau ,
FUJIFILM North America Corp. launched the INSTAX PAL digital camera and INSTAX MINI LINK 2 Smartphone Printer Bundle, for ages 13 and up. INSTAX PAL is a palm-sized 4.9 MP digital camera designed to capture life’s spontaneous moments for photo printing on INSTAX instant film via an INSTAX printing device, the company says. With the INSTAX PAL digital camera, image... Read More