) December 22, 2008 -- The Lightbox Photo gallery software was launched in 2003 and since then, the development cycle has been aggressive and feature set expanded greatly.

"Lightbox Photo™ empowers photographers by allowing them to present their work how they want, where they want and when they want," comments Adrian Ellis co-founder of Lightbox Photo™. "It has a raft of features specifically aimed at photographers wanting to display and sell their work online. This is where our software plays a key role; allowing the photographer greater flexibility in the products and services that they offer, while maintaining full control over their images. It also gives them direct access to the customer who may need additional image research or want to commission a photo shoot."

) June 9, 2009 -- Leading photography software firms, LabPrints and PhotoOne, have integrated their products to create the most streamlined workflow solution available to professional photographers. This integration allows photographers to manage all of their studio needs from scheduling and marketing to selling online and album design. Both firms believe that photographers must better strategize their time in this uncertain economy.

) October 29, 2009 -- While many photographers dream of seeing their images on a national magazine's cover, that dream rarely comes true, but for Shan Canfield in Nashville, Tenn. (also known as Mama Shan), it will in November. Mama Shan won Professional Photographer's Cover Contest--open to all photographers--beating out almost 4,600 other entries from around the world.

Professional Photographer's November Issue; Cover image by Mama Shan (Shan Canfield, the 2009 Cover Contest winner)

) September 16, 2009 -- The release of Liveedit v4.0 is a major upgrade to the cloud sharing and collaborative workflow environment for imaging professionals, designers and illustrators - adding enhanced communication capabilities. A faster, easier user interface and multiple new features dramatically streamline the way imaging professionals stay ahead.

Designed by professional photographers, Liveedit provides an incomparable interface - dramatically improving the remote workflow between clients, art directors, agencies and photographers. With Liveedit, imaging professionals provide a better service to their clients, maximize revenues while saving time and cut costs across the entire process from shooting to retouching, distribution, review, approval, archiving and stock sales.

) July 29, 2009 --

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) April 21, 2009 -- Bolide Software today announces the availability of Image Comparer 3.7, an innovative duplicate image finder that will help computer users to find duplicate images and pictures with varying degree of similarity to be deleted as redundant files. The new version of the duplicate photo finder has been optimized to support modern multi-core processors, which leads to a much faster search for duplicates with a little impact on system resources. Now users can scan the folders for image duplicates without fear of computer slowdown.

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) October 28, 2009 -- LookStat announced today that it is offering a free trial of its new microstock keywording and uploading services to stock photographers who are active in microstock.

"We're committed to creating technology and services to enable stock photographers to streamline their workflow and to spend their time on what they do best - creating great images," said Rahul Pathak, LookStat's CEO & Founder.

) February 26, 2009 -- Shutterstock, the world's largest subscription-based online stock photo agency, just reached another milestone as it added the 6 millionth image to its rapidly growing library of premium royalty-free stock images. In less than four months, Shutterstock has added over one million images, reinforcing its status as the fastest growing site for high quality, royalty-free images.

Shutterstock, the world's largest subscription-based online stock photo agency, reached another milestone today as it added the 6 millionth image to its rapidly growing library of premium royalty-free stock images.

) August 19, 2009 -- Shutterstock, the world's largest subscription-based stock photo agency, announced today the launch of Shuttertweet, a new tool for Twitter that empowers stock image and stock footage submitters by instantly sending out messages (or "tweets") announcing when new images and footage clips have been added to their Shutterstock portfolios.

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) December 3, 2008 -- AbsolutVision Stock Photo, the Internet's first JPEG2000 stock photography service is offering a 40 percent discount on annual subscriptions through Jan. 5th, along with a newly created one-day subscription plan of 10 pictures for $4.95.

Founded in 2002, www.absolutvision creates and sells royalty free JPEG 2000 digital images to both consumers and businesses. The company's successful subscription-based model is cost-effective and allows users to download thousands of quality pictures for a fraction of the cost and time typical in gathering images for commercial or personal use.

ClicknSync, Division of VERTX SYSTEMS, LLC today announced the release a new version of the ClicknSync.com portal to help users leverage the most advanced online file transfer service. Large files transfer over the web without software installation using a configurable web portal.
Digital pictures, movies, music, scanned images, pdf files, exes now you can send and receive large files via the web without the need to setup software and/or attach these files via e-mail. No files are sent via e-mails, you can control who gets the links, how long they will stay active for downloads and how many time they can download the files.

) March 3, 2009 -- Unified Color today introduced its innovative new digital imaging software, HDR PhotoStudio, at the Photographer's Marketing Association (PMA) conference and trade show.

Poised to become the new standard in digital photography, HDR PhotoStudio offers major advances in color modeling, color accuracy and image file compression. With HDR PhotoStudio, photographers can easily merge and edit pictures taken at various exposures into a single, stunning HDR image.

) August 20, 2009 -- On July 9th, Google added an option to its Image Search function to filter images according to their Usage Rights. Later, they introduced a method for webmasters to specify explicitly the license for their images. Google advises that this be accomplished with RDFa; i.e., the markup of a webpage.

) September 24, 2008 -- AdoramaPix , the online digital photo processing and image sharing division of Adorama Camera, is proud to announce its partnership with Eye-Fi, makers of the world's first wireless memory cards for digital cameras. The Eye-Fi cards allow users to download digital image files to their hard drives more easily and quickly than ever before using home wireless networks, or at Wayport™ hotspots all over the world.

) September 24, 2008 - AdoramaPix , the online digital photo processing and image sharing division of Adorama Camera, is proud to announce its partnership with Eye-Fi, makers of the world's first wireless memory cards for digital cameras. The Eye-Fi cards allow users to download digital image files to their hard drives more easily and quickly than ever before using home wireless networks, or at Wayport™ hotspots all over the world.

) September 10, 2009 -- Tonsho has launched a new email service, Tonsho Photo, to help professional photographers maximise their sales in a time when bookings and sales are down. Photography is at the luxury end of disposable income spending and many photographers have reported a decline in business during the recession.

Lakewood, Colo. Video Professor, the world leader in comprehensive self-paced computer software tutorials, launched its latest set of learning lessons offering consumers an in-depth look at Adobe Photoshop CS2 image editing software. Fuzzy photos, your days are numbered.
Through Video Professors proven "What-You-See-Is-What-You-Do" method of teaching, the new Learn Photoshop CS2 Essentials and Learn Photoshop CS2 Advanced tutorials cover many topics including how to restore aged or damaged photographs and optimizing images for printing.

) November 11, 2008 -- BrightQube (www.brightqube.com), the award-winning online stock photography destination, is now offering image buyers the most efficient way to find royalty-free stock photos from its collection of more than three million images with new and enhanced features to its revolutionary Web site. Fast becoming the go-to creative resource for designers, BrightQube continues to anticipate its customers' needs for every project and budget by offering a range of helpful navigation options to quickly pinpoint and purchase stock photos faster than ever before.

) October 16, 2008 -- Shutterstock®, the world's largest subscription-based online stock photo agency, achieved another industry milestone this week when its editorial library passed the 100,000th image mark, thanks to the success of its entertainment/celebrity photo program: Shutterstock on the Red CarpetTM. Shutterstock is the only online stock photo agency to offer this unique program, which assists its global network of photographers in getting past the velvet ropes to the hottest events worldwide.

) December 10, 2008 -- ExposureManager, a full service online sales resource and photo processing lab, announces the launch of BuyThisImage! - a first-of-its-kind free web service that gives users the chance to create online revenue from the original photographs, illustrations and artwork they post to their blogs and websites. Available today at www.buythisimage.com, BuyThisImage! is a simple to install widget that will change the way photographers and artists make their work available to their audience.

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) November 21, 2008 -- BigStockPhoto.com, one of the world's largest online, royalty-free stock image providers, today announced that editorial images and photos are now available to all users. Images of celebrities, politicians, current events, news events, live music, sports and fashion events and other commentary worthy images are now available for instant download--enabling online and offline newspapers, magazine publishers, bloggers, fanzines and other news outlets to obtain current, high quality editorial images for a fraction of the cost charged elsewhere.

Staten Island, NY - PhotoHand, a progressive digital image design company, takes the lead in custom wedding album design by completely webbying its customer communication and internal operations online. The result Barnes & Noble quality coffee table books produced within two weeks at half the customary price.
"Our photographer clients have long appreciated our ability to balance artistic quality and affordability, and now we are adding convenience to our proposition," says co-founder and CEO Elena Alexseeva 100s of samples can be seen at www.PhotoHand.com.

July 13, 2008 --
Evanston, Ill. (www.chicagopressrelease.com) — July 7, 2008 — Spinwave, leading developer of image optimization and compression tools for both professional and amateur web developers and users, announces the release of JPEG Cruncher 3.0, the newest version of the company’s award-winning image compression software. Since its introduction in 2000, JPEG Cruncher has become synonymous with quick and easy image compression and optimization.

Consumer digital images are in danger of being damaged, but they don't have to be. Images stored on the camera's memory card can be corrupted, but there are ways to prevent losing those images. According to the 2008 PMA U.S. Consumer Photo Buying Report by PMA Marketing Research, the typical digital camera user owns an average of 1.5 memory cards per household, with 42 percent of those cards being 1GB or higher, which equals a high potential for image corruption on consumer memory cards. (PRWeb Jan 28, 2009)

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) December 3, 2008 -- Hetman Software announces the release of Hetman Photo Recovery, a tool to recover lost and deleted digital pictures. Featuring easy recovery of digital pictures in a variety of formats, Hetman Photo Recovery adds support for RAW images by major camera manufacturers, introducing full pre-recovery preview of RAW images and implementing signature-search algorithms to recover RAW files from badly damaged, formatted and inaccessible media.

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Color Experts International (CEI), is an offshore outsourcing IT firm that delivers premium quality professional Online services such as digital graphics editing, prepress, web design studio and more at a compatible low cost.
Color Experts International is dedicated in providing the best overnight service in the industry and the most important clients they work with are catalog and prepress companies, photo studios and graphic design firms as well as commercial photographers.

) November 12, 2008 -- As the result of an acquisition, microstock innovator Can Stock Photo Inc. is now an affiliate of stock photography pioneer Fotosearch. As part of the new relationship, Fotosearch will distribute Can Stock Photo imagery, allowing Can Stock Photo's contributors access to the robust worldwide distribution network Fotosearch has built over the past 10 years. Can Stock Photo contributors will be able to present their stock photos to millions of Fotosearch visitors every week.

) December 3, 2008 -- Jalbum.net, the premier community of photographers and cutting-edge digital presentation tools, today launched Jalbum Widgets and expanded the reach of digital images across the Web. Already the software of elite photographers, Jalbum offers its millions of users a free and simple way to display images on any web site, as well as limitless options for personalizing custom displays. With the release of Jalbum Widgets, anyone with digital images can now incorporate face detection and tagging, build conversations around images, monitor popularity and enable any viewer to spread the word.

) December 13, 2008 -- FotoFlexer, the world's most advanced Web-based image editing solution, today announced that Cyworld Vietnam, Vietnam's largest social network, has launched advanced online image editing for its users via an exclusive partnership with FotoFlexer. FotoFlexer and Cyworld Vietnam have integrated FotoFlexer's industry-leading image editing capabilities into the Cyworld community, enabling users to easily edit, re-design and create brand new images and then quickly share those images with their connections.

) February 16, 2010 -- Today Shutterstock® announced the addition of its 10 millionth image, a milestone that underscores the company’s rapid growth and commitment to high quality, crowdsourced visual media.

Credit: Matthew Jacques/Shutterstock

June 22, 2008 --
A huge problem for people who want to display original images on the Internet is that anyone who can view the images can steal them. In case you are looking for a solution to avoid such hassles then WinWatermark is possibly among the best choices available. It aims at protecting your images by using visible watermarks and allows you to customize your watermarks in an effective manner that protects your images from copying.

) November 3, 2008 -- Shutterstock, the world's largest subscription-based online stock photo agency, today announced the landmark addition of its 5 millionth image to the company's extensive collection of premium stock photos. Thanks to its popular subscription-based model, speedy review process, and consistent stream of quality submissions, Shutterstock continues to hit new industry growth milestones while maintaining high standards of image quality.

Shutterstock continues to thrive, adding over 70,000 high quality stock images per week.

) April 10, 2009 -- Bits&Coffee has released BatchPhoto v. 2.5, a powerful Windows photo converter program that makes it easy to annotate, touch up, transform, apply effects, convert and rename hundreds of pictures in a single operation. Instead of enhancing and adjusting pictures individually, BatchPhoto lets you select a group of images, define a series of edits, and apply them in a single operation.

) December 24, 2008 -- Reshade announced today a limited-time discount of 50% on the company's products and services. The offer said to expire on January 1st 2009, makes available the best photo enlargement prices on the market today.

Reshade Image Enlarger

) September 18, 2008 -- Photodex Corporation today announced the release of ProShow Producer 3.5, the latest version of its award-winning, professional slide show software designed for photographers. ProShow Producer 3.5 includes enhancements and features that improve workflow and allow photographers to produce high definition Blu-ray slide shows for their clients.

ProShow Producer 3.5

) September 30, 2009 -- PhotoBin.com today announces the launch of 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 to turn favorite photos into affordable gifts, including canvases, prints, mugs and puzzles.

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) November 24, 2008 -- Aftercad Software today unveiled the commercial release of Aftercad Online (ACO), a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering that allows businesses to view, mark-up, manage and publish large and complex CAD files onto the Web, without the need for proprietary viewers.

"Easy and Instant access to project information by non CAD professionals is becoming more and more essential for business success. Using ACO, people who need to view and mark-up files can do so without special software or training from anywhere they please," said Christopher Boothroyd, CEO of Aftercad software. "ACO makes CAD access and collaboration extremely convenient for both existing and potential clients."

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PixOasis.com (www.pixoasis.com), a leader in digital display and delivery tools, proudly announces its free 50 megabyte membership offer. This campaign, which has no time limits or credit card requirement, enables both professional photographers and media executives the opportunity to safely store and efficiently display and transfer high-resolution images over the web without FTP for easy client download,. PixOasis.com can also handle a variety of files types: JPEGs, GIFs, TIFFs, PDFs, Raw files and even PSD files with layers. (PRWeb Nov 28, 2008)

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