PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from April 2004

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from April 2004

Officers, trustees, chairpersons and TVPS.(Illustration)
April 1, 2004... 2004--200S OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES PRESIDENT * Kirk M. Sidley, N & S Photo Inc., Portland, OR PRESIDENT-ELECT * Fred H. Lerner, Ritz Interactive Inc., Irvine, CA...

Calendar of events.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
April 1, 2004... April 15-18 APCI 36th Annual Convention Chicago Marriott Downtown Chicago, Ill. 16-18 PPFA Northern Rockies Chapter 17th Annual Trade Show Fairmont Hot Springs...

Manufacturing graphics: Firehouse Image Center targets new imaging market.(Profile)(Cover Story)
April 1, 2004... Firehouse Image Center, Indianapolis. Ind., may have started out as a local photo lab; but today it's a national graphics manufacturer for retail, trade show and museum markets. CEO Terry Corman says Firehouse Image Center is looking at...

Cameraphone shopping a lesson in marketing.(Anonymous Consumer)
April 1, 2004... The news that cell phone numbers were to become portable on Nov. 24, 2003, made the AC happy indeed. In terms of size and weight, with the latter being the more pressing issue, the AC's 3-year-old phone is to cell phones what the original Nikon...

Winners named in PIEA photo contest: 2004 PIEA International Student-Teacher Photo Exhibition and Competition winners take home $81,000 in prizes from 102 sponsors.
April 1, 2004... Judging for this year's 2004 PIEA International Student-Teacher Photo Exhibition and Competition was held at Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, Fla. The faculty and student volunteers from the College observed the process. ...

Prosumer digital cameras sweep PMA 2004: trends indicate strong need for consumer image archiving tools.
April 1, 2004... As anticipated, PMA 2004 hosted the introduction of scores of new digital point-and-shoot cameras, mainly among 2-, 3-, and 4-megapixel resolution models. Unexpected were the many new pro/prosumer, high-resolution digital SLRs and less than...

Digital AdMaker helps Dumminger photography spread expertise.(Photo Marketing Association News)(Qualified Digital Processor Centers)
April 1, 2004... Ken Dumminger started Dumminger Photography, Fremont, Ohio (www.dumminger.com), 38 years ago. During that time, it has grown from a tiny operation to a vibrant specialty store offering traditional and digital services, a full line of cameras...

Lab tours offer easy and fun way to highlight community involvement: exact impact on sales difficult to assess, but goodwill is evident.
April 1, 2004... Standing room only is a concept most people associate with spectator sports and rock concerts. In Concord, N.H., however, the local chamber of commerce draws 1,000 people for its Business After Hours get-togethers tours. "And that's just...

Snapfish and District Photo: doing what they do best.
April 1, 2004... District Photo Inc. is not exactly what we would call a new company. It started some 55 years ago when Melvin Cohen purchased a five employee, black-and-white photo-finishing operation from District News Co. in the Washington, D.C. area. Today...

After a fall in 2001, camera unit sales begin to recover in 2002: digital models account for bulk of revenue.(Retailing)
April 1, 2004... After falling by I million units during 2001, the volume of still cameras sold began to recover in 2002, rising by 200,000 units, according to Chapter 2: "Amateur Markets," of the 2002-2003 PMA Industry Trends Report--Retail Markets, now...

Small-town retailer focuses on new opportunities.(Retailing)
April 1, 2004... Tom Skaggs never expected to get rich when he purchased Blosser's Camera Store in Warsaw, Ind., some 13 years ago. He had started working in the store when he was 14 years old, and never ventured far away. "I've always had a strong...

APCI hosts its 36th Convention.(Calendar)
April 1, 2004... The Association of Professional Color Imagers will hold its 36th Annual Convention April 15-17, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown, Chicago, Ill. The event features a wide range of valuable educational sessions, as well as the opportunity to...

Processing volume down 3 percent in 2002: mass retailers open 2,700 new outlets.(Processing)
April 1, 2004... The number of film rolls sold declined by more than 3 percent in 2002, compared to the prior year. Photofinishing sales changes closely tracked film sales changes in 2002, according to Chapter 2: "Amateur Markets," of the 2002-2003 PMA Industry...

Digital minilab ideas: a customized photo software CD directs reprint and enlargement orders to Scott's Photo.(Processing)
April 1, 2004... Scott Sims, president and owner of Scott's Photo Inc., Rochester, N.Y. (www.scottsphoto.com), a full-line camera and photo speciality store, wanted to offer customers top-quality digital photo software when they ordered a photo CD--but he...

DIMA Innovative Product Awards.(Dice America Inc.)
April 1, 2004... Ten digital products on display at PMA 2004 in Las Vegas, Nev., were selected by digital imaging editors and writers to receive the 2004 DIMA Innovative Digital Product Award. An Innovative Digital Product is determined by the judges to utilize...

Nine cameras recognized in the DIMA Digital Camera Shoot-Outs.
April 1, 2004... Nine digital cameras were named winners in the 2004 DIMA Digital Camera Shoot-Out at the PMA 2004 Annual Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nev. More than 50 digital camera entries and 13 manufacturers participated in the 8th Annual...

DIMA Printer Shoot-Out winners named.
April 1, 2004... The winners of the 2004 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out were announced at the PMA 2004 Annual Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nev. Winners, displayed during the PMA 2004, were chosen from more than 160 prints entered by 37 companies....

First-ever DIMA Digital Photo Kiosk Shoot-Out held: three photo kiosks win in different categories.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... For the first time, most of the major digital photo kiosks were lined up side-by-side on Feb. 10, in the 1st Annual DIMA Digital Photo Kiosk Shoot-Out, held at the DIMA 2004 Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. Twenty-two photo kiosks from 13...

Innovation the future of the lab industry: digital technology changing customers and labs.
April 1, 2004... New forms of technology are changing the way people interact with each other and with businesses. Labs are trying to find their place in the mix among new digital technology and consumer trends. "There are massive shifts going on,"...