PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from June 2009

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from June 2009

In memoriam: Black Photo Corp. cofounder Robert F. Black remembered as being a leader in the Canadian photo industry.(Connections)(Obituary)
June 1, 2009... Robert Frederick Black, 80, cofounder of the Black Photo Corp., Markham, Ontario, Canada, died April 17. Black was president of PMA from 1980-1981; and in 1988, he received the PMA Distinguished Service Award. He was inducted into the PMA...

PMA data watch: is it photo books or books with photos?(Newsline)
June 1, 2009... According to the 40 percent of the photo books made by U.S. consumers in 2007 were made at home. Only 55 percent of the photo books were ordered through online and retail businesses. This is the second year our survey found photo book...

What the duck.(Newsline)
June 1, 2009... I HAVE GOOD NEWS, AND I HAVE BAD NEWS. WHAT I JUST DID WILL MAKE FOR ONE HECK OF A PICTURE... AND THE COPS ARE COMING. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Moving forward: Noritsu President and CEO Yukihiko Chayama talks with PMA magazine about the future of printing.(Business & Marketing)
June 1, 2009... Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd., Wakayama, Japan, has been in the news throughout the past year, with new management on board, and with the investment in Vienna, Va.-based Lucidiom Inc. PMA magazine caught up with Yukihiko Chayama, president and CEO,...

Enduring legacy: James E. McGhee distinguished professor scholarship at RIT bridges wholesale lab past and hybrid imaging future.(Connections)
June 1, 2009... When the James E. McGhee Distinguished Professor Scholarship at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) was established in 1968, Photo Marketing Association (PMA) was still called the Master Photo Dealers & Finishers Association (MPDFA);...

PMA 2008 Annual Report.
June 1, 2009... The 2008 PMA[R] Annual Report appears on the following pages... Revenues for the year ending September 30 totaled $18.7 million. More than half of the decline in our operating income came from the year-to-year swing in foreign exchange...

Duplex printing at retail.(Trends & Technology)
June 1, 2009... For retailers wanting to add duplex printing capabilities to their service menu, Noritsu America Corp. introduced at PMA 09 a product to do just that. The Noritsu D502 is a double-sided inkjet printer for retailers that can produce traditional...

Better business: trend analyst Laura Heller talks about harnessing the web for your benefit.(Business & Marketing)
June 1, 2009... I can see you all rolling your eyes. Another story about social networking for business. Well, sort of. There are some new tools being employed by both social media sites and users from which photography professionals really stand to benefit....

A PC with a lens: PMA publisher Gary Pageau takes a look at integrated technologies and what these trends mean for the photo industry.(Parting Shot)
June 1, 2009... As digital technology becomes more commonplace in more areas of everyday life, it will become more integrated in more ways. Music, television, and photography have become more widespread since going digital more than a decade ago; and...