Tag: Collage.com – The Dead Pixels Society

Collage.com shuts down

October 9, 2022November 8, 2022 GaryPageau Cole's Classroom, Collage.com, Foresight, ShootProof, Táve

Collage.com, the highly-regarded consumer photo gifting site, shut down abruptly last week. The abrupt closure was the subject of quite a bit of cocktail-party talk at the Visual 1st conference, which was going on when the news was made public. The timing seemed curious, as the lucrative fourth quarter is just around the corner. According to the Collage.com profile on... Read More

News Podcasts

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Expanding the pro photography business with Rachel LaCour Niesen, Foreground

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 GaryPageau Collage.com, Foreground, Gasser Images, Rachel LaCour Niesen, ShootProof

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with professional photographer, Rachel LaCour Niesen, chief product officer of Foreground, about the company’s marketing approach, acquisitions, and the recent addition of a print store to its ShootProof brand. She also talks about challenges meeting the needs of different types of photographers and how the company responded to the recent high-profile closure of a portrait studio. LaCour Niesen... Read More

News Partnerships

ShootProof launches print store

October 18, 2021October 19, 2021 GaryPageau Collage.com, Foreground, ShootProof

Pro photographer business management platform ShootProof has launched Print Store, which enables professional photographers to offer a range of products from photo gifts like pillows, blankets, canvas, and mugs to printed photos, framed prints, cards, and more. With the Print Store, the ShootProof gallery integrates photos with a full suite of design tools – powered by Collage.com technology – making... Read More

Acquisitions News

Foreground launches as a new company combining ShootProof, Collage

May 12, 2021May 13, 2021 GaryPageau Collage.com, Design Aglow, Foreground, PSG, ShootProof, Teva

Foreground is a new company formed by the combination of Shootproof, the pro photography productivity solution, and Collage, the photo-printing and gifting site. According to the press release, the Foreground “enters into the nearly $4 billion consumer and professional photography industry, as an exciting new player that brings together industry veterans and technology leaders in the ‘age of the creator.'”... Read More