Another LDV Vision Summit just ended yesterday and with it, the conclusion of 2 full days of discussions about visual tech and its impact on our world. While it has become a cliché to point out the huge amount of photos/videos taken, posted and shared daily, what is much lessContinue Reading
Content recognition in images has made great thrives over the last few years and shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, as more graduate students pour out of prestigious schools across the world, the more the field is experiencing healthy competition. To add fuel, major companies like Yahoo, Google,Continue Reading
Ex-DJ, ex-start-up entrepreneur and now full-time investor, Andrew Cleland manages the Comcast Ventures fund that counts in its portfolio such companies as Flipboard, Half.com, About.com, Tivio and WhoSay. Given its parent company, his fund is particularly interested in visual tech which makes Andrew extremely knowledgeable in this space as well as anContinue Reading
It took a while and a few false starts, but Flickr has not only caught up with the leading photo storage and syncing providers; they’ve actually just steamed ahead and left others in the dust – for now – with the release of ambitious new photo organizing and syncing features,Continue Reading
Dave Krugman builds online communities. Using his talent as a photographer and his social media insight, he rallies huge amounts of followers around a particular topic or location. As you can imagine, for a brand, he is a golden child. After many successes with such prestigious clients at The Metropolitan MuseumContinue Reading
Love them or hate them, selfies are here to stay. According to a recent study by Suite 48 Analytics, the mobile photography phenomena seems deeply embedded in the daily practices of the average North American. 84% of the 1,021 North American smartphone photographers surveyed said that they have taken at leastContinue Reading
While it might still be called disrupt, it’s probably just by habit than real meaning. As we walked the aisles of TechCrunch Disrupt NY, we didn’t see, at least in photo space, a start-up that would fit this epithet. Certainly some great ideas, lots of passion, and definite sense thatContinue Reading
Flickr started it all. At it’s core, the simple idea of a place where people can share they favorite photographs. A lot has been written about what it could have been and missed opportunities. With 93 million users sharing 1 million photos daily, rejuvenated by a photo enthusiastic leadership andContinue Reading
It used to be dead simple, a dark box and a lens. As technology evolved, so did the camera, getting ever more sophisticated and powerful, at least in the box. The lenses, besides being clearer, lighter, more efficient, is still a piece of glass with its limitation ( seize, weight,Continue Reading
Fashion and photography have always had a love affair. Bring along shopping, and you have an explosion of passion, flowing seamlessly between the three. From discovery to possession, it is entirely driven by visuals, fueled by high emotional engagement. Curiously enough, few have been able to capitalize on it andContinue Reading