Photo management is probably the most disputed space in photo:tech right now with major players like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon, competing for the absolute control of where people store, manage and back up their photos. We sat down with Peter Welinder from Dropbox, a major player in thisContinue Reading
Photo competitions are almost as old as the first camera. As soon as there was two photographers, there was a need to find out who took the best pictures. However, they were limited in space and time, with little or no room for everyone to be a judge. UK basedContinue Reading
Brands are spending large amounts of money on sponsorships, in particular in sports, which are seen as a unique way of engaging emotionally with fans. Ideally the brand will be featured prominently in an image of a star player scoring a key goal for the home side and reap the benefitsContinue Reading
Inspirational imagery is more than just the beautiful photos that stand out on your Instagram feed. They are now part of the process of brand building and a method of discovery that can improve your brand’s sales. What was once looked at as an afterthought in communicating products and servicesContinue Reading
With the LDV Vision summit fast approaching, we want to catch up with some of the computer vision scientists/researchers who work deep inside the internet giants and who will be speaking at the event. Their research might not be as well-known as the features they power but they however deserveContinue Reading
Photos are too short and videos are too long. Photos say too little and videos too much. In an age where we can link data so quickly and easily, it is amazing to see that photos are still just the online equivalent of their printed version : A flat 2D representationContinue Reading
Instagram loves wearables. No, not the Apple iWatch kind. The regular kind : Fashion and sportswear are by far the two top categories of successful brands on Instagram. Propelled by the Nike and Adidas of the world, the sportswear category accumulates the highest rates of community with an average ofContinue Reading
That’s it. It’s official. After months of maybes, wild rumors, executive defection, Google finally announced the splitting of Google + into independent platforms, Stream and Photos. While there might be a future for Stream, we are only interested in the development of Photos, possibly named Photo +. The trigger ofContinue Reading
After 7 years and raising $19 Million in 4 rounds, hugely popular photo editing app and SDK Aviary sold recently to Adobe. But this is not how the story ends. As the company enters is next chapter as part of the Adobe Creative Suite, co-founder Avi Muchnick tells us moreContinue Reading
The recent news of Adobe’s acquisition of microstock company Fotolia has sent ripples throughout the photo licensing world. The software company purchased the 11-year old company operating in 23 countries in 14 different languages for $800 million in cash, in return for 34 million images. While the public announcement clearly aimedContinue Reading