Fujifilm brings FP-100B 4X5 black-and-white instant film to the U.S. market
Fujifilm U.S.A. Inc., Valhalla, N.Y., is making available Fujifilm FP-100B 4×5 black and white peel-apart sheet film to the U.S. market. Used by many professional and commercial large-format photographers, the availability of FP-100B 4×5 instant film provides a proofing and testing solution to check light, depth and overall composition when shooting. “Fujifilm recognizes that there [...]
Adobe offers new Digital School Collection for K-12 classrooms
Adobe Systems Inc., San Jose, Calif., announced the new Digital School Collection for K-12 students and educators. The bundle includes the new Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 and Adobe Premiere Elements 8 for Windows, which offer new photo, video and podcasting capabilities that enable students to express ideas through classroom projects. Other tools in the collection [...]
Denny Manufacturing expands its photo novelty line with statues, T-Shirts
The Denny Manufacturing Co. Inc., Mobile, Ala., added single-sided statues and T-Shirts to its current photo gift line. The new statues are mounted to acrylic and then cut out removing the background from the photo. The single sided statues were added to complement the existing double-mounted statues, which totally encase the photo in acrylic. The [...]
Many online retailers fail to promote social media accounts
eMarketer reports, based on a study conducted by Email Data Source and Goodmail Systems, that most of the top 100 retailers have a profile on Facebook (79 percent), Twitter (69 percent) or both (59 percent). Fewer than one on five uses either blogs or RSS feeds. Of those with a Facebook or Twitter account, almost [...]
Samsung extends reach to youth with ‘Corby’ family
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has rapidly followed the successful launch of the Samsung Corby S3650, its first mobile handset designed to support the highly connected lifestyles of today’s younger mobile users, by announcing the launch of the Corby family – two new mobile phones designed around the Corby concept which further help meet the varied [...]
PhotoBin.com announces easy photo sharing and archiving site with 3-D Photo wall
Photobin.com, San Diego, Calif., launched its photo sharing, archiving and sorting subscription products, including PhotoBin Basic, PhotoBin Plus and photo-customized merchandise. PhotoBin Basic provides free accounts for consumers new to photo sharing, while PhotoBin Plus provides subscription-based accounts for advanced photo enthusiasts and professionals. In addition to its core products, PhotoBin.com also features the ability [...]
In memoriam: Keith Harris
Shortly after returning from a two-week holiday in Spain with his wife, Joy, and friends, Keith Harris died suddenly Sept. 25. He spent most of his life in the photofinishing industry, starting during 1957 at a U.K. photofinishing laboratory founded by his father, eventually becoming managing director. In 1976, this lab was acquired by ColourCare [...]
The Frame Workshop moves to new location
John Ranes, CPF, GCF, and his wife, Sarah, owners of The Frame Workshop of Appleton Inc., Appleton, Wis., are moving to a new 6,120-square-foot location close to their old store. A Grand Opening and Gala is set for Oct. 2. The business, a long-time member of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA), has been in [...]
October issue of PMA magazine is live and online
The October issue of PMA Magazine – Connecting the Imaging Communities is now available in an interactive format. The browser-based digital edition preserves the publication’s layout, as well as includes hyperlinks and search features. Readers can share and print individual articles, as well as download a PDF for offline reading. Clicking on an article’s headline [...]
Guinness World Records to recognize Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Vision
Mitsubishi Electric, Cypress, Calif., gained another entry in the Guinness World Records book with the recognition of its Diamond Vision video boards at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium as the World’s Largest High-Definition Video Display. The official certificate presentation took place during a pre-game ceremony on Sept. 28, just prior to the Cowboys vs. Carolina Panthers [...]
