Jill-e Designs (Orlando, FL, 888/445-4553, www.jill-e.com) has selected company co-founder Gail Backal to be the company’s new President. Backal was chosen to lead the company as it extends its product selections and markets from its core focus on professional-quality camera bags to fashionable, functional carry bags for a variety of customers. The company says it… Continue reading »
May
04
Canon Sponsors Sedona Environmental Portraiture Workshop
Canon U.S.A. (www.usa.canon.com) will sponsor an EOS Environmental Portraiture Workshop May 7, 2011, near colorful Sedona, Arizona, lead by well known photographer Bruce Dorn. This all-day seminar will cover elements of lighting, techniques of composition and other tricks of the trade useful for creating beautiful environmental portraits. Participants also will have the opportunity to photograph… Continue reading »
May
03
Burn Photo Launches hotDAM.net
Burn Photo, LLC, has launched hotDAM.net (Atlanta, GA, (877) 721-9992, hotdam.net), the first comprehensive digital asset- management and storage solution to combine top-of-the-line features with affordability. The software is an all-in-one tool for managing and presenting images online. Anyone looking for safe hosting can access tools to help them get organized, communicate better, and save… Continue reading »
May
03
Padraic Deasy Named Irish Professional Photographer of the Year
Multiple award-winning photographer and proprietor of Ireland’s leading boutique family portrait studio, Padraic Deasy, has been named as The Irish Professional Photographer of the Year. He received the award at a black-tie gala ball at the Burlington Hotel. Also winner of last year’s European Portrait Photographer of the Year, Deasy and his wife, Sonia, run… Continue reading »
May
02
Dynalite Becomes Exclusive USA distributor of Rime Lite Professional Lighting Systems
Rime Lite (www.rimeliteusa.com), South Korea’s leading manufacturer of professional studio and on-location lighting systems, has chosen Dynalite to be its official U.S. distributor. Founded in 1981, Rime Lite has rapidly become the photographer’s preferred lighting system in South Korea, and its popularity is growing steady in other parts of Asia and Europe. Among its most… Continue reading »