NRF: August retail sales supported by job and wage gains as recession looms News 

NRF: August retail sales supported by job and wage gains as recession looms

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Consumers’ willingness to spend overcame inflation again in August as more jobs and higher wages helped ease some of the pressure of continuing high prices, Accordinthe National Retail Federation. “August retail sales show consumers’ resiliency to spend on household priorities despite persistent inflation and rising interest rates,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “As we gear up for the... Read More
Layflat LF2000 to debut at Printing United News 

Layflat LF2000 to debut at Printing United

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The new Layflat LF2000 All-In Max fully automatic bookbinding system from Layflat.com for creating top-quality layflat photobooks will make its first appearance at the PRINTING United Expo, Oct. 19-21, in Las Vegas. The system will process all paper sizes from 203 mm x 203 mm (8” x8”) to 530 mm x 460 mm (21” x 18”), with an automatic paper... Read More
Canva introduces suite of new workplace products New Products 

Canva introduces suite of new workplace products

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  Canva, the global visual communications platform,  announced a suite of new workplace products and features created to empower anyone to communicate visually, on any device, from anywhere in the world. “Visual communication is becoming an increasingly critical skill for teams of every size across almost every industry,” said Canva co-founder and CEO, Melanie Perkins. “It has been incredible to... Read More
Leica Camera announces call for entries for Leica Women Foto Project Award Events 

Leica Camera announces call for entries for Leica Women Foto Project Award

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Leica Camera announces the fourth annual call for entries to its Leica Women Foto Project Award in partnership with Photoville and Women Photograph. The brand’s initiative to promote diversity in photography expands to new regions across the globe, is now accepting entries from the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Canada (excluding Québec) in addition to the United States. One winner from... Read More
Yvonne Rostock named chairwoman of Neumüller CEWE COLOR Foundation management board People on the Move 

Yvonne Rostock named chairwoman of Neumüller CEWE COLOR Foundation management board

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The Board of Trustees of the Neumüller CEWE COLOR Foundation appointed Yvonne Rostock, 50, as a future chairwoman of the Management Board (CEO). She will take over the CEO function and overall responsibility for sales in the CEWE group in the year 2023 by April 1, 2023, at the latest. She succeeds Dr. Christian Friege in these functions. “I am... Read More
Corel rebrands as Alludo Marketing 

Corel rebrands as Alludo

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Corel Corp., the Canadian software company best known in the photo industry for its graphic software suite, has rebranded as Alludo to reflect “the future of work—not just where people work, but also how, when, and even why they work.” “This is a watershed moment for us,” said Christa Quarles, Chief Executive Officer, Alludo. “We’re reimagining the way the world works by... Read More
GoPro debuts three action cams with phone connectivity New Products 

GoPro debuts three action cams with phone connectivity

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GoPro announced three versions of its all-new HERO11 Black camera: HERO11 Black, HERO11 Black Creator Edition and HERO11 Black Mini. All three cameras feature a new, larger sensor that delivers the highest resolution, highest 10-bit color depth, highest level of video stabilization and widest field of view ever featured natively in a HERO camera, the company said. Each of the three new HERO11... Read More
Taylor Corp. acquires Accu Copy of Greenville Acquisitions 

Taylor Corp. acquires Accu Copy of Greenville

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The Occasions Group, a Taylor Corp. company, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Accu Copy of Greenville, Inc. Headquartered in Greenville, N.C., Accu Copy does business under the AccuLink name to deliver commercial print, direct mail and promotional marketing products while its AccuFlex division focuses on the production of flexible packaging products. The acquisition of... Read More
Building a commercial photography business with Robert Lowdon News Podcasts 

Building a commercial photography business with Robert Lowdon

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with commercial photographer Robert Lowdon. Lowdon talks about starting out as a new commercial photographer, building his portfolio, and adapting the business to changing market conditions. Robert Lowdon Photography is a creative and original professional photography company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Our lead professional photographer Robert Lowdon has extensive experience in Commercial, Landscape, Industrial, and Editorial... Read More
Insta360 debuts Insta360 X3 New Products 

Insta360 debuts Insta360 X3

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Insta360 announced X3, a camera designed for social content creators. The camera features a new 1/2-inch sensor and 2.29-inch touchscreen and is capable of capturing 5.7K 360 video with Active HDR and the Invisible Selfie Stick effect, or 72MP photos with stunning details. X3 doubles as a standard action cam with Single-Lens Mode upgraded to sharp, ultra-wide 4K. X3 delivers... Read More
Felix Schoeller Group opens entries for Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2023 Events News 

Felix Schoeller Group opens entries for Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2023

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For the sixth time since 2013, the Felix Schoeller Group is inviting all professional photographers worldwide to apply in three categories for the Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2023, the Best Work by an Emerging Photographer and the German Peace Prize for Photography. A total of 30,000 euros in prize money will be awarded. The closing date for entries is January... Read More
Fujifilm introduces FUJIFILM X-H2 mirrorless digital camera, two lenses New Products 

Fujifilm introduces FUJIFILM X-H2 mirrorless digital camera, two lenses

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FUJIFILM North America Corp. launched the FUJIFILM X-H2 mirrorless digital camera (X-H2) featuring the new, back-illuminated 40.2MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HR sensor and the high-speed X-Processor 5, becoming the world’s first APS-C camera to enable 8K/30P Apple ProRes internal recording. The new mirrorless digital camera is expected to be available in late September 2022, at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price... Read More
Mediaclip announces ISO 27001 certification News 

Mediaclip announces ISO 27001 certification

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Mediaclip, the provider of personalized products software solutions for the Web to Print (web2print) and the Print on Demand (POD) industries, announced it is now ISO 27001 certified for its complete Mediaclip Designer and Mediaclip Hub Ecosystem “Having passed the certification audit for ISO27001 serves as external validation that our controls, protocols, and processes align with the international standards for both operations and... Read More