PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from August 2004

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from August 2004

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
August 1, 2004... August 5-6 PMA Latin America Regional Conference, Hotel Sheraton Maria Isabel Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico 10 PMA Digital Minilab Makeover Radisson Graystone Castle Denver, Colo. ...

Niche black-and-white labs make conversion to digital at measured pace: digital equipment makes labs more efficient.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... As if trying to refute the old saying, "There's nothing new under the sun," some fine-art photographers try to dicker with volume prices at Photolab, Berkeley, Calif. (www. photolaboratory.com), while simultaneously being the lab's most...

Digital enlarger offers true black-and-white prints from files: RA-4 black-and-white is poor alternative, says lab owner.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... Business fell dramatically at San Miguel Photo Lab, Las Vegas, N.M. (www.besflab.com), in 2001, but not precisely due to the World Trade Center bombing. "It was the subsequent anthrax scare that hurt our business more," says Lee Dubois, lab...

PictBridge offers consumers more printing freedom.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... PictBridge is the commercial name of a technology standard that allows a user with a PictBridge-enabled digital camera from one manufacturer to print images directly (without using a computer) from a PictBridge-enabled printer made by another...

Searching for the "right" digital camera: the Anonymous Consumer looks to replace her film camera.(Anonymous Consumer)
August 1, 2004... Like many typical consumers, the AC has owned a Canon 35mm camera for more than a decade, and it has worked fine through the years. But, also like many typical consumers, she was lured into the digital camera craze. The attractions were...

IPI meeting a co-venue event with PMA Fall Conference: crossover exhibitors and shared educational offerings a good fit.(Feature)(Independent Photo Imagers)
August 1, 2004... Though it's not rare for a person to have several means of income during a normal career span, going from being a practicing Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to minilab owner is perhaps a unique transition. "I was looking for a tax...

The effect of digital: Chas Abel Photo Service sells Lower Sherbourne storefront as it continues to move from photofinishing toward digital.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... What's that misquote from Mark Twain: "Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated"? Twain actually said, "... The report of my death is an exaggeration." However you say it, the sentiment is accurate and applicable to Chas Abel Photo Service....

Public relations: turning a mutt into a $1,500 dog.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... People are eight times more likely to believe what a friend or a reporter tells them than what they read or see in an advertisement. That's why public relations (PR) are so much more effective than advertising. Peter Shankman, owner of PR...

Preserving the memories: products, proper storage keep consumer color inkjet prints lasting decades.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... There was a time when making prints of your favorite photos at home required mixing chemicals, printing, processing paper, and more. It was a virtually impossible chore, except for the devoted hobbyist. Today, many households have an inkjet...

Keep it in writing.(Compliance Corner)
August 1, 2004... Q: What are the requirements for written plans in a safety and health program? A: The Occupational Safety & Health Act (OHSA) has several different sections that actually require written documentation. While there are other portions that...

Getting the word out: marketing digital prints: promoting digital imaging in the mass food and drug channels.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... Upscale grocery shoppers at the 20 stores owned by Lund Food Holdings Inc., Edina, Minn., are each considered a potential $10,O00-per-year customer, said Dennis McCoy, Photo Operations manager. "We don't want these shoppers going somewhere...

University camera partners to help digital consumers: University Camera, Iowa City, Iowa (www.ucam.com), in some ways is a lot like many other specialty camera stores.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... It stocks a full line of digital and traditional cameras, lenses, accessories, and darkroom products. University Camera has a full processing lab with a Fuji Frontier, and offers E-6, black-and-white, and copy work, as well as many other...

Households find greater importance in digital prints: the increasing usage of digital cameras is causing a shift in how consumers view their pictures.(Retailing)
August 1, 2004... With digital cameras, consumers are now able to view their pictures as they take them and upload them to their computer for private viewing anytime they want. The good news for retailers and lab owners, though, is consumers still want actual...

Digital minilab ideas: Jim's Photo Lab uses portrait studio to drive work through digital minilab.(Retailing)
August 1, 2004... Last month, Photo Marketing highlighted Jim's Photo Lab success with sports photographers. In this issue, we will examine another of owner Jim Schwarzbach's moneymaking ideas: business and children's portraits. "We've always had a portrait...

Committees meet at PMA headquarters in Jackson: Advisory Committees visited Photo Marketing Association International headquarters in Jackson, Mich., in May and June to discuss industry issues. The Suppliers group visited June 15-16.(PMA News)(photo marketing association)
August 1, 2004... Sports/Event Advisory Committee Pictured from left to right are: Mike Luter, Desktop Digital Lab, Jacksonville, Fla.; Richard Stevens, MAGco Sports Photo Products, Newark, Ohio; Patrick Taylor, PLT & Associates LLC, PTP Sports Portraits,...

Clarification.(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2004... In the July issue of Photo Marketing magazine, a series of photos illustrating the article. "A timely makeover," displayed interior renovations of Maine Coast Photo & Digital. Those photos depicted a Kodak Image Center Solutions (KICS) store,...

Online image delivery heating up.(Processing)
August 1, 2004... "There are two kinds of professional photographers: those who are shooting digital, and those who will," said Tom Cuffari, vice president of Marketing, Photo Imaging Division for Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc., Valhalla, N.Y., at a PMA...

A winning approach: operator of commercial graphics facility shares tips for success.(Processing)
August 1, 2004... Like many commercial lab owners and managers, David King, director of Operations for Castle Graphics, Concord, Mass., sees direct printing --printing directly to a rigid substrate--as the future of printing. "Getting into this technology...

Small businesses have vendor leverage, too: cost cutting adds to bottom line.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... During his PMA 2004 presentation "Finding Cost Savings in Your Small Business," Robert Kerr, owner and president of Royal Photographies Inc., Bethlehem, Pa., (www. sehoolportraits.com), began by noting many business owners seem apologetic,...

Methodological notes.
August 1, 2004... For any information that is not included in the following notes please contact the PMA marketing research department by phone at +1(517)788-8100 or email at PMA_Marketing_Research@pmai.org 1. Data sources for this report: The 2004 PMA U.S....

Chapter 1: film processing households.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: The 2003 PMA Monthly Processing Survey was distributed to 10,000 households on a monthly basis. All 12 monthly surveys for 2003 were combined to tabulate these figures. The responses from 80,640 households represent a response...

Chapter 2: film processing activity.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: The 2003 PMA Monthly Processing Survey was distributed to 10,000 households on a monthly basis. All 12 monthly surveys for 2003 were combined to tabulate these figures. The responses from 80,640 households represent a response...

Chapter 3: film processing trends.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: The 2003 PMA Monthly Processing Survey was distributed to 10,000 households on a monthly basis. All 12 monthly surveys for 2003 were combined to tabulate these figures. The responses from 80,640 households represent a response...

Chapter 4: film and one-time-use cameras.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: The 2004 PMA Camera/Camcorder, Digital Imaging Survey. The response rate was 55 percent (5,507 households). The data in all charts refer to new cameras, not used. All data are full-year 2003 values. Highlights: *...

Chapter 5: camera ownership and purchasing plans.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: 2004 PMA Camera/Camcorder, Digital Imaging Survey. The response rate was 55 percent (5,507 households). All data are full-year 2003 values. Highlights: * Seventy-four percent ct U.S. households owned cameras or...

Chapter 6: new camera overview.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: 2004 PMA Camera/Camcorder, Digital Imaging Survey. The response rate was 55 percent (5,507 households). The data in all charts refer to new cameras, not used. All data are full-year 2003 values. Definitions: Cameras...

Chapter 7: camera purchasing information.
August 1, 2004... Data source: 2004 PMA Camera/Camcorder, Digital Imaging Survey. The response rate was 55 percent (5,507 households). The data in all charts refer to new cameras, not used models. All data are full-year 2003 values. 1999 data are not...

Chapter 8: gift vs. self-use cameras.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: 2004 PMA Camera/Camcorder, Digital Imaging Survey. The response rate was 55 percent (5,507 households). The data in all charts refer to new cameras, not used models. All data are full-year 2003 values. 1999 data are not...

Chapter 9: digital-still camera ownership and usage.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: 2004 PMA Camera/Camcorder, Digital Imaging Survey. The response rate was 55 percent (5,507 households). All data are full-year 2003 values. Definitions: Discount Stores: Includes Kmart, Wal-Mart, Target, and other...

Chapter 10: online processing, computers and images.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: 2004 PMA Camera/Camcorder, Digital Imaging Survey. The response rate was 55 percent (5,507 households). All data are full-year 2003 values. Definitions: Discount Stores: Includes Kmart, Wal-Mart, Target, and other...

Chapter 11: self-service kiosk usage.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: 2004 PMA Camera/Camcorder, Digital Imaging Survey. The response rate was 55 percent (5,507 households). All data are full-year 2003 values. Definitions: Discount Stores: Includes Kmart, Wal-Mart, Target, and other...

Chapter 12: professional portrait services.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: 2004 PMA Professional Portrait Survey. The survey was mailed to 40,000 households, with a response rate of 65 percent (25,852 households). The total answering portrait types was 6,024 households and answering portrait...

Chapter 13: memory cards.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: 2004 PMA Camera/Camcorder, Digital Imaging Survey. The response rate was 55 percent (5,507 households). All data are full-year 2003 values. Definitions: Discount Stores: Includes Kmart, Wal-Mart, Target, and other...

Chapter 14: cameraphones.
August 1, 2004... Data Source: 2004 PMA Camera/Camcorder, Digital Imaging Survey. The response rate was 55 percent (5,507 households). All data are full-year 2003 values. Highlights: * About 3 percent of US households owned a cameraphone in 2003....