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 [...]
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 [...]
Joto website enables online ordering
Joto Paper is promoting its new website. It enables customers to place orders online, view the company’s entire product offering, and download instructions and supporting documents. Also, Joto’s 2010 full-color catalog is now available in digital format. “Not only will browsing our catalog be easier and always current, but by cutting down on our printed [...]
WD appoints Memjet CEO Len Lauer to Board of Directors
Western Digital Corp., Lake Forest, Calif., appointed Len J. Lauer to its board of directors. Lauer, who currently serves Memjet as president, CEO and director, brings to WD deep experience with large, multi-national public technology companies and consumer products markets. He will serve on WD’s board until the annual meeting of shareholders in Nov. 2010, [...]
Nikonians Academy launches in Europe
Nikonians, the largest community for Nikon photographers worldwide, launches the European arm of its Nikonians Academy. For five years, the Nikonians Academy has successfully hosted workshops in the United States and Canada. The strong demand and experience gained in the North American workshops prompted the decision to import the courses to Europe. The first courses [...]
