Kayell celebrates 40th anniversary
More than 140 industry luminaries attended a 40th anniversary dinner celebration of Australia’s Kayell. Co-founder John Koens, former Chairman Ross Adair, John Bourne, onetime managing director of former Kayell owner Hagemeyer Group, and current managing director Robb Gatto gathered to thank customers, industry associates and former employees for their 40 years as a company. Co-founder [...]
Jostens’ Yearbook Avenue receives patent
Yearbook Avenue, an innovative yearbook creation website for schools created by Jostens, Minneapolis, Minn., has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Yearbook Avenue has significantly changed the way school yearbooks are created and school yearbook programs are managed, Jostens says. Staffs use the page ladder feature in Yearbook Avenue [...]
LifePics launches online photo service for Roberts Imaging
LifePics, Boulder, Colo., and Roberts Imaging, Indianapolis, Ind., announced a new online photo service for Roberts Imaging customers. The new service, provided by LifePics, allows Roberts Imaging customers to order prints and photo products online and pick up the orders at a Roberts Imaging location later that day, or have the orders shipped to a [...]
Marathon Press announces Facebook marketing webinar
Marathon Press announces Cassie Bair and Candy Rice, founders of The Collective Savvy will present a webinar called “Give Customers the Full Picture: 5 Savvy Secrets to Customizing your Facebook Page,” on Sept. 7 at 7:00 p.m. CST. Registration is $47.
He shoots, you score
Attention all you would-be sports photographers. Manfrotto School of Xcellence, a free resource for anyone wanting to learn more about photography, has announced a free webinar titled “Sports Photography: Understanding Motion and Emotion,” which will take place on Thursday, Sept. 9 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The host, Sports Illustrated staff photographer Bill [...]
Fujifilm Canada plans retail promos
Fujifilm Canada Inc., Mississauga, Ont., will be holding retail events through the fall and early winter to promote its new FinePix Real 3D W3 camera, says a story in the online version of Marketnews. Canadian availability of Fuji’s second-generation 3D camera is slated for mid-September. “We’re planning collaborations with TV manufacturers at some major retailers,” [...]
It was the lens, baby
Toronto, Ontario-based photographer Michael Cooper won the sought-after cover of the 2010 Photography Annual edition of Communication Arts magazine. The Canadian photographer’s image of the lead singer of the band The Ruby Spirit, captured while she applied make-up during pre-concert backstage chaos, was selected from more than 13,000 entries in the juried competition. Communication Arts, [...]
Hahnemuhle announces latest longevity test results
Hahnemuhle announces new longevity tests for Hahnemuhle papers and canvases have been completed. With immediate effect, the test results for the Digital FineArt Collection and the ‘HARMAN by Hahnemuhle’ product line are available to every customer. The results give photographers, artists and print-service providers information on the respective Hahnemuhle product’s longevity. The tests that have [...]
PMA reports June print volume is level
PMA – The Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations reports the amount of digital printing remained flat overall for the month of June. According to PMA Marketing Research, the volume of prints made at instant kiosks grew 36 percent. Overall, retail prints comprise more than 56 percent of print volume. Online ordering fell 7 percent and [...]
Sony adds touchscreen to Bloggie camcorder, video to Frames
To make the new Bloggie Touch, Sony says it “started from the ground up to develop a new system of hardware, software and seamless integration with social network services for an easy, intuitive shooting and sharing experience that anyone can enjoy.” The camera boasts “a clean, innovative design… with minimal hard keys and a large, [...]
