Monthly Archives: April 2012

Minneapolis, MN—The board of directors of Best Buy Co. announced that Brian Dunn resigned as chief executive officer and director. There were no disagreements...

Secaucus, NJ—Panasonic’s new interchangeable-lens system camera, the Lumix DMC-GF5, boasts the G series’ high image quality and small, compact body. Complying with Micro Four...

Birmingham, AL—Auto FX Software, a developer of professional Photoshop plug-in filters since 1994, released DreamSuite Ultimate—a suite of visual effects developed to allow anyone,...

Menlo Park, CA—Facebook reached an agreement to buy Instagram, a fun, popular photo-sharing app for mobile devices. The acquisition package for the San Francisco-based...

Secaucus, NJ—Panasonic launched its Raise the Bar Tour—a seven-week, major market North American tour that will give consumers a chance to experience Panasonic’s 2012...

Lawrenceville, NJ—Datacolor, a provider of color management solutions, introduced Spyder4, a line of more advanced colorimeters to calibrate monitors, laptops, projectors, TVs, iPads and...

Beltsville, MD—Edward C. Ritz, a photo specialty retail pioneer and a cofounder of Ritz Camera, died on March 30. Family-owned Ritz Camera Centers (the...

Portland, OR—Lensbaby’s Composer Pro SLR creative effects lens is now also available for Micro Four Thirds cameras, including Panasonic Lumix G Micro, Olympus Pen,...

Philadelphia, PA—The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) elected Shawn G. Henry, a San Diego and Boston-based editorial and corporate photographer, president of the...