PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from July 2002

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from July 2002

Calendar.
July 1, 2002... CALENDAR July 12-13 PMA VII Brazil National Congress Hilton Sao Paulo Hotel Sao Paulo, Brazil 13 PPFA CPF Exam Brisbane, Australia 15 PPFA Tri-State Chapter Field...

A solid bet: Las Vegas-based Opulence Studios continues to grow at a rapid pace. (Feature).(Company Profile)
July 1, 2002... The 1972 book, "Learning from Las Vegas," by architect Robert Venturi, quickly became one of the most talked about and argued-over texts for its examination of architectural symbolism in the new era of speed, interstate superhighways, and...

TVs turning into photo-viewing terminals; new products are enabling trend away from PCs. (Feature).(various products and companies)
July 1, 2002... Photo-enabled TV set-top boxes are allowing consumers to view their digital images in the comfort of their living room instead of on a small computer monitor in the home office. Consumers have a variety of ways to view digital images on...

A winning partnership: Germany's Boys & Girls Fotografie offers unique model in school and kindergarten photography. (Profile).(Company Profile)
July 1, 2002... Jurgen Schuster, based in Mannheim, Germany, has brought many unique ideas to school and kindergarten photography. Formerly a marketing manager in industry, Schuster launched a project in 1985 where he provided photographers working in portrait...

PMA Latin American conferences open in Mexico City. (Association News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The first Photo Marketing Association Latin American Regional Imaging Conference was held May 30-31 in Mexico City, and drew more than 250 people to the event. Attending the event were photo imaging retailers and employees, as well as photo/...

Committees meet in United Kingdom. (Association News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Retail Advisory Committee and Minilab Advisory Committee meetings were held at the PMA International U.K. office in Birmingham on May 13 and 15, respectively. In addition to the two Advisory Committees, there is also a separate committee...

Minilab Advisory Committee. (Association News).
July 1, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Top to bottom, left: Chris Eady, FotoStop Express, London, England; Dermott Reilly, Shadereach Ltd. T/A Memories, Saffron Walden, England; and Jim Esp, Photo Marketing Association. Right: Terry Norris,...

Retail Advisory Committee. (Association News).
July 1, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Top to bottom, left side of the staircase: Terry Norris, PMA United Kingdom, Birmingham, England; Geoff Marshall, Image (Geoff Marshall), Penzance, England; Jim Esp, Photo Marketing Association, Jackson,...

TVP's meet at Jackson. (Association News).
July 1, 2002... PMA Territorial Vice Presidents met at Photo Marketing Association International headquarters in Jackson, Mich., in May to discuss industry issues. TVPs are actively involved in PMA Division activities, as well as national and international...

Kodak hosts PMA for discussion. (Association News).(Photo Marketing Association International )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Photo Marketing Association International president George R. Champagne, Abar Imaging Center, Providence, R.I., visited Eastman Kodak Co. executives at Kodak headquarters in Rochester, N.Y. in May. The...

Availability of electronic previewing continues to grow; consumers report high satisfaction with this digital service. (Photo & Digital Retailing).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2002... Consumers became accustomed to instant snapshots, thanks to Polaroid Corp., Cambridge, Mass. Later, the minilab made it possible for customers to see their processed pictures in an hour. Many consumers have grown accustomed to previewing...

Johnson's Studio and Camera Shop Cheboygan, Mich. (Regional roundup: Northern Michigan).
July 1, 2002... In 1970, John Johnson became the third-generation owner of Johnson's Studio and Camera, a business started by his grandfather in 1892. The store, which offers a portrait studio, cameras and accessories, one-hour processing, and Hallmark cards,...

Photo 1: Iron Mountain, Mich. (Regional roundup: Northern Michigan).(photo lab and store)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
July 1, 2002... Owner Frank Smith says because the store is in a small town, they have to wear a lot of hats. "We're primarily a minilab, but we're adding more and more things all the time. We sell cameras and accessories, and we have branched into some...

Jack's Camera & Video: Escanaba, Mich. (Regional roundup: Northern Michigan).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
July 1, 2002... Mark Gauthier began working for Jack's Camera & Video in 1984, three years after the business began. Five years ago, he bought the store, which offers one-hour processing, digital and 35mm SLRs and point-and-shoots, digital services, and video...

Fast facts: Northern Michigan. (Photo & Digital Retailing).(Mackinac Island area description)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Northern Michigan has something to offer everyone. A wonderland for lovers of snow sports in the winter, and a mecca for water and golf lovers in the summer, the area is known for quaint small towns, breathtaking waterfalls, and acres and acres...

Investing in the future: digital drives processors' equipment needs. (Photo & Digital Processing).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2002... Photo labs and photo retailers will keep their bankers busy this year if they pursue their purchase intentions. According to Digital Behind the Counter: Emerging Equipment Trends, a new 9-page marketing research report available for download...

Digital minilabs for pro users. (Photo & Digital Processing).
July 1, 2002... Maybe it's the word "minilab," which may conjure images of a retail processing operation, that puts some professional lab owners and managers off (and that may be the reason manufacturers often call digital minilabs by another name). But,...

The photo kiosk invasion: with several new introductions, retailers have many options from which to choose. But will consumers dramatically increase their usage? (Feature).
July 1, 2002... With so many photo kiosks unveiled recently, one thing is clear: Manufacturers are banking on more digital photographers using the units in the months to come to print their digital images. Currently, only about 10 percent of households say...

AAA Imaging and Supplies Inc. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... The D-Carrier equips your minilab to process digital output from ALL digital media without spending $200,000 in new equipment because it utilizes your existing minilab by interchanging with your negative carrier. A built-in high resolution LCD...

Advanced Greig Laminators. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Advanced Greig Laminators, Inc., Madison, WI.--AGL introduces the AGL 8000 laminator, capable of laminating 79" pressure sensitive and 76" thermal films. Available in four configurations to satisfy not only specific finishing requirements, but...

Aperion Inc. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Aperion's True Balance 2 System now incorporates the latest digital technology. Aperion has replaced the mannequin with a real person to help judge flesh tones more accurately. A gray scale, flesh patches, color patches and a focus checker have...

CPAC Imaging Group-Fuller Brush[R] Products. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Clean your lab and protect your employees with Photo-Ease[TM] and pHotoDerm[TM] from Fuller Brush[R]. Photo-Ease, an industrial strength, biodegradable liquid cleaner, safely and easily removes stubborn processing chemical stains from stainless...

Champion Photochemistry Ltd. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Have you had your fall of multi-part mixing? Champion Photochemistry proudly introduces the simplicity of single part chemistry. With clear Primaprint SP VR Developer and Mydoprint SPV Bleach-Fix you have a complete simple, clean, homogeneous...

Clayton Chemical Company. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... The Film and Print Developing Kit is a single use processing kit, designed to introduce the dark room enthusiast to CLAYTON CHEMICAL's most popular black and white developers and secondary chemistries. The kit will develop two rolls of film...

Crown Photo Systems. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... In a space not much larger than most new cameras, Crown Photo's new MD365 APS Daylight Detach unit is the smartest new thing to come along since the dark box itself. Handy, small and fast to use, this is quickly becoming the staple of every...

Empire West Inc. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Empire West Inc. offers dozens of convenient envelope handling tray sizes in five bright colors to make lab organization a snap. The trays feature high-impact plastic, nonslip corrugated bottoms, custom nesting comers, and a variety of styles....

Filmguard Corporation. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Filmguard adds new PRO-LINE "Generix" Film Cleaning Products. PRO-CLEANER for Film and Negatives is an exceptional emulsion cleaner that will safely clean modern silver halide hardened films and paper. PRO-CLEANER is available in a 4oz. spray...

GTI Graphic Technology, Inc. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... GTI Graphic Technology, Inc. is pleased to introduce the newly redesigned SoftView series of D5000 desktop color viewing systems for print and transparency viewing. Models SOFV-1e & SOFV-2e are designed to illuminate hard copy originals for...

Gepe, Inc. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Gepe, Inc., is introducing the new 3033 Automatic Slide Mounter. Previously known as the "3003", the new design includes a host of new operating features. The 3033 mounter provides the unique ability of "last image mounting", the only mounter...

Gretag's Digital Photo Station kiosk for digital image print fulfillment. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Gretag's new Digital Photo Station is easy-to-use, and allows the digital camera consumer to display, enhance, and order true photo prints from digital images. The kiosk provides input to a wide range of digital photo-quality printers such as...

HOP-Have Our Plastic Inc. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Hop Inc. has introduced the TCC series of wide-format laminators, which are designed to thermally laminate both sides of wide-format graphics. The laminators feature solid state controllers with LCD readouts for temperature control, precise...

Kinetronics. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... A new precision formulated lens and glass-cleaning solution has been introduced by Kinetronics. The ultra-pure solution has been formulated to leave no residue and to be extremely fast drying. It is suited for all types of lenses as well as the...

Mackay Photopak: Mackay Photopak announces redesigned stock Portrait Paks. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Mackay Photopak is introducing their newly redesigned line of stock Portrait Paks. In the line are 2 School Designs, 1 Sports, Special Events, and Plain white measuring 8-3/4 x 11-1/8 with window, and Portrait Envelopes measuring 9-1/2 x 12 and...

Minilab Supply Store & Loon Photographic. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Compete with the mass merchandisers! Promote YOUR brand name! Minilab Supply Store offers private label CD-R's and 35mm film with low minimum quantities and competitive pricing. Our high quality film is comparable to Vista and our CD-R's are...

Neil Enterprises Inc.: Christmas Tree & Snowman Snow Globes. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... The Christmas Tree Globe (#2710) and new Snowman Snow Globe (#2715) are two unique photo novelty frames that really capture the holiday feeling. Each features ease of assembly and holds two 1 3/4" x 2 3/4" photos between the two water and snow...

Neil Enterprises Inc.: Porcelain Ornament. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... The Porcelain Ornament (#7025X) is beautifully crafted and makes a memorable photo keepsake for years to come. Each features easy slip-in assembly for one 2/14" dia. photo and imprinted with holly art and "Seasons Greetings". Each is...

Noritsu America Corp. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Noritsu has released the latest version of application software developed specifically for Noritsu's digital output capable minilabs and digital color printers. With a simple layout, operation is made easy by the icons and explanations...

Noteworthy Photo Packaging. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... The Combo-Pak saves money and space! This new product is a print wallet and counter envelope combined into one compact unit. Buy one product instead of two and save storage space, shipping costs and overall packaging expenses. Choose paper or...

Pakon: F*12 Plus image quality improvements. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... The F*12 Plus Scanner from Pakon scans at high, medium and low resolution to meet the demands of today's digital needs. At the high resolution of 2000 x 3000 ppi, the F*12 Plus scans a 24-exposure roll of film in 110 seconds. This makes the...

Pakor, Inc. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... The Sony UPX-C21 Digital Passport Photo System is an advanced, digital system that allows you to preview all images before printing, eliminating wasted media. Prints passport photos, ID photos and more in black and white or color on low cost...

PhotoTidings. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... PhotoTidings offers a wonderful collection of digital templates for printing photo cards, gifts and products. Template designs include unique holiday cards, gift tags, "creative edge" borders, collages, calendars and more. For promoting photo...

Picture Pocket Corporation sublimation systems. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Make additional income by creating customized PhotoGifts. Enter the newest in our line of PhotoGift Creation Stations. This system enables you to transfer a photo-quality digital print to a variety of different PhotoGifts. This system includes:...

Pioneer Photo Albums, Inc.[R]. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Pioneer offers Bi-Directional[TM] Le Memo Photo Albums for 4"x6", 4"x7" and 5"x7" photos. Patented pages allow the same pocket to hold horizontal or vertical prints, as well as panoramic photos up to 4"x12" vertically. Next to each pocket is a...

Point Mfy Limited. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Point Mfy Limited is a famous photo-bags manufacturer in China. With over 20 years durable efforts, our products with innovative design and strict quality control system, can be found worldwide. Our factories mainly produce photo/camcorder...

Shinjin Trading Co., Ltd. (Product Gallery).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... We, Shinjin Trading Co., Ltd., are the premier exporter dealing in used Japanese-manufactured Mini Labs machines, films and papers such as Noritsu, Fuji, Konica and Agfa, etc. Our experience in this field allows us to export them at competitive...

Digital guidance in NYC: retailer gives solid advice. (Anonymous Consumer).
July 1, 2002... The Anonymous Consumer was at the crossroads of the digital dilemma. Should he go totally digital, or stick with his trusty SLR? In fact, the AC's wife was putting on pressure for a digital camera. Since they now had a computer at home, she...

Cubberly Studios taps the 17-year-old mindset; senior photographer looks to Abercrombie & Fitch for inspiration. (Feature).
July 1, 2002... "If Abercrombie & Fitch were in the senior portrait business, how would they promote themselves?" This is the question Scott Cubberly and his staff asked themselves when they developed a new marketing strategy for senior portraits....

Discharging hazardous wastes to sewer systems. (Compliance Corner).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Q: We recently received a notice from our sewer authority stating we are required to have a program in place to assure we are not discharging hazardous wastes to the sewer. If we do not have a program or are discharging hazardous wastes, then...

Battery makers work to keep up with technology; British firm predicts two-pack battery power for a single memory card is near. (Equipment Report).
July 1, 2002... Many consumers might soon be humming Bob Hope's "Thanks for the Memories," theme song, if the prices for digital-camera memory cards drop in the same fashion as PC RAM cards did once upon a time. In-store prices have already begun to fall. ...

The color challenge: providing consumers with consistent color is the industry's challenge. (Feature).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Color consistency has been the bugaboo of many printers, service bureaus, and commercial labs, since the transition from analog to digital began in earnest. Although it remains a challenge for the pros, try to imagine the job of bringing...

Copyright policy of labs and stores for film and digital images.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... (Lab/Store Name) Purpose All images are copyrighted by someone, even ordinary family photos. It is the intention of this firm to comply with the copyright laws and to protect the ownership rights of copyright holders. At times, the...

Customer copyright information.(photographic services)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Copyright can be confusing. Who owns what, why all the fuss, and how can I get copies made are questions that frequently arise. This pamphlet is designed to provide information to help customers understand why some photos or digital images...

The 1998 copyright law amendments.
July 1, 2002... Now what's new? The photo industry is affected by several new copyright laws that Congress and the President have enacted. The greatest impact on the photo industry will come from several changes, such as 1. increasing the term before...

Supplement: copyright in the Internet age.
July 1, 2002... Synopsis: What is "fair use" in the Internet era? Traditional answers are being applied, but challenged. "Space shifting" is promoted as a legitimate "fair use" like the accepted personal use of "time shifting," but is not being accepted yet....

Copyright guidelines.
July 1, 2002... The Board of Directors of the American Society of Media Photographers, the Professional Photographers of America, Photo Marketing Association International, the Association of Professional Color Imagers, the Professional School Photographers...

Copyright Office eases photo registration requirements.
July 1, 2002... After six years of deliberation, the U.S. Copyright Office, Washington, D.C., has published final regulations, which make it easier to register a copyright in photographs. The regulations permit a photographer or his employer to register an...