Emot Wedding Photography and Videography has released the results of a recent survey on attitudes to wedding photography, based on a ‘database of thousands of… Read more
Posts published in “Research”
‘Fleet of foot’ apps the new printing paradigm?
UK-based Futuresource Consulting has tipped that 'vertically integrated' photo print services businesses could be subject to a 'paradigm shift', with simple app-based alternatives the disruptive new kid on the block. Read more
CIPA figures grim, but rally to come?
Widespread reports of camera supply problems from around the world are supported by the latest CIPA shipment figures out of Japan. While shipments are down… Read more
Camera, lens shipments plummet
May figures from CIPA (Japan camera manufacturers) continue the steep fall in camera and lens production and shipments first noted in April, with supply side issues possibly holding back recovery. While the top line result - a 214 percent increase on May, 2020 shipments - looks outstanding, it masks what appears to be a concerning reduction in camera and lens output. Read more
Cameras, lenses and half-full glasses
The CIPA seminar presentation for CP+ 2021 back in January slipped under the radar when CP+ was more or less cancelled, but nonetheless contained some market data which is of interest. One might even say positive! Read more
Market maxing out, says Canon
Canon’s first quarter financial results are in line with the positive CIPA data for camera shipments from Jan-March, and see the market leader upgrading its… Read more
CIPA stats: Cameras are back!
The first quarter of 2021 has been a good one for camera manufacturers, if the latest production and shipment figures from CIPA, the Japanese camera… Read more
Photographers keen to buy this year
There is a vanishingly small amount of publicly available marketing data on the Australian photographic industry, so the annual reader survey conducted by enthusiast magazine Photo Review Australia is always a welcome contribution. Read more
Smartphone ‘shares’ are rare
‘I studied 5000 phone images: objects were more popular than people, but women took way more selfies,’ writes TJ Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication &… Read more
CIPA: Camera and lens shipments to rise
The Camera & Imaging Products Association annual report has some positive predictions for this year - a reversal of the decade-long decline in camera and lens shipments! Read more