Highlights of the upcoming SPAC 2023 conference Podcasts 

Highlights of the upcoming SPAC 2023 conference

GaryPageau
Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Calvin Harrell, board member, and Coree Cooper, SPAC gal, about the SPAC 2023 conference.  In this episode, Harrell and Cooper talk about the features and events that make the SPAC conference different. School & Sports Photographers Association of California (SPAC) is a group of independent volume-based photographers committed to the continued growth of the industry. The... Read More
Urbanimmersive announces 2022 third quarter financial results Earnings reports 

Urbanimmersive announces 2022 third quarter financial results

GaryPageau
Urbanimmersive Inc. announced financial results and presents business highlights for its third quarter ended June 30, 2022.  For its third quarter ended on June 30, 2022, the company’s revenues totaled $2,850,000 compared to $1,102,000 for third-quarter 2021, an increase of $1,748,000 or 159%. The company’s net loss widened to $285,000 in the quarter, compared to $249,000 last year. For the... Read More
Smartphoto Group reports improved six-month sales and profit Earnings reports 

Smartphoto Group reports improved six-month sales and profit

GaryPageau
Wetteren, Belgium-based Smartphoto Group reported revenues for the first six months of 2022 increased 39.1% from €21,060,000 to €29,304,000. The growth was driven by internal growth and the integration of gifting platform naYan. The company said profitability increased strongly compared to a year earlier due to a better product mix and price adjustments, notwithstanding higher production, transport, and material costs.... Read More
Mediaclip adds Custom Colour Imaging to the Mediaclip Fulfiller network News 

Mediaclip adds Custom Colour Imaging to the Mediaclip Fulfiller network

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Mediaclip, Montreal, Quebec, announced it has added Custom Colour Imaging (CCI), Toronto Canada to the Mediaclip Fulfiller network Custom Colour Imaging brings to the photo print market professional expertise in printing photo products such as photo print, photo books, gifting, canvases, calendars, and more, the company said. Using Mediaclip software integration Custom Colour Imaging will be able to integrate from... Read More
School Photographers of America announces 2023 annual conference in Greenville, SC Events News 

School Photographers of America announces 2023 annual conference in Greenville, SC

GaryPageau
School Photographers of America (SPOA) announced its 2023 Annual International Conference on School Photography & Yearbooks will be held in Greenville, South Carolina starting July 10-14, 2023. The conference will be hosted at the Hyatt Regency Greenville in beautiful downtown Greenville, SC.  Because of the expected size of the conference, two other hotels will be hosting the event, with the Hyatt... Read More
Zenfolio introduces PhotoRefine.ai, AI to sort, group and select photos New Products News 

Zenfolio introduces PhotoRefine.ai, AI to sort, group and select photos

GaryPageau
Zenfolio, the website builder and business resource for photographers, is launching PhotoRefine.ai – an AI application to “vastly reduce” the amount of time photographers typically spend grouping, rating and culling images after a photo session. With a focus on privacy and security, images are analyzed locally on the photographer’s computer, without using the personal information on the subjects in the... Read More
App updates News 

App updates

GaryPageau
Glass adds web access to photo gallery service Glass, the subscription-based photo gallery, has expanded beyond its iOS roots and added a web-based login and sign-up process. For more on this new photo subscription startup, listen to this week’s Dead Pixels Society podcast with Daniel Agee, head of community and marketing for Glass. Radiant Photo is a new photo correction software... Read More
Kornit Digital reports second quarter 2022 results Earnings reports 

Kornit Digital reports second quarter 2022 results

GaryPageau
Israel-based on-demand textile printer maker Kornit Digital Ltd. reported results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2022. Second quarter revenues of $58.1 million, net of non-cash warrants impact of $4.5 million, in line with preliminary results issued July 5, 2022 Second quarter GAAP operating loss of $24.9 million; Non-GAAP operating loss of $18.3 million, net of $4.5 million attributed... Read More
Fujifilm first quarter revenues up but earnings drop Earnings reports 

Fujifilm first quarter revenues up but earnings drop

GaryPageau
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. reported a net income of ¥41.4 billion in the first quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared with ¥57.3 billion in the same quarter last year. Revenues of ¥625.9 billion increased 7.4% year over year. The Imaging Solutions segment’s revenues were ¥82.5 billion, up 13.6% from the year-ago quarter’s levels. Consumer Imaging and Professional Imaging revenues rose 20.4% and... Read More
Mediaclip adds Duraluxe to Mediaclip Fulfiller Network Partnerships 

Mediaclip adds Duraluxe to Mediaclip Fulfiller Network

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Montreal, Quebec-based Mediaclip announced Duraluxe Inc. USA, a leader in sublimation technology for architectural, industrial and OEM decorative applications, is partnering with Mediaclip fulfillment network. Many Duraluxe inc. bendable products are integrated in Mediaclip Designer product library. Mediaclip customers can now discuss product-specific market availability with Duraluxe directly and launch rapidly for Christmas 2022 on their sites, according to the... Read More
Techart debuts Leica M to Sony E autofocus adaptor New Products 

Techart debuts Leica M to Sony E autofocus adaptor

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After 7 years of research & development, Techart has come together with a new Leica M to Sony E autofocus adapter (LM-EA9). It features a more powerful motor, sleeker design, and better autofocus performance, plus bulge-less design creating no obstructions with tripods and other accessories. Four radically positioned, small and light servo motors offers a much stronger support and faster... Read More
Tamron announces the development of Zoom 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD New Products 

Tamron announces the development of Zoom 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD

GaryPageau
Tamron announced the development of the 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD (Model A062), a fast-aperture standard zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras. The lens is scheduled to launch in Fall 2022, but the release date or product supply schedule could change. Designed for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras, the lens starts at 20mm at the ultra-wide-angle end and... Read More
NRF: July retail sales show consumers still shopping despite inflation Market research 

NRF: July retail sales show consumers still shopping despite inflation

GaryPageau
Core retail sales as calculated by the National Retail Federation rose in July even as overall sales reported by the Census Bureau remained flat on a monthly basis, and both calculations showed strong year-over-year gains as consumers kept shopping despite high inflation, NRF said today. “Retail sales grew in July, supported by declines in prices at the gas pump and... Read More