Rochester, NY—Kodak’s latest digital camera, digital photo frame and pocket video camera are designed to make it easy for consumers to share and relive life’s moments via social networking sites. EasyShare M590 Digital Camera. This super-thin 5x optical zoom model is billed as the “ultimate social networking accessory for people who love to share their pictures.” Using the camera’s share button, consumers can tag pictures and videos directly on-camera for uploading to social networking sites, including Facebook, Kodak Gallery, Flickr and YouTube. Pictures can also be tagged for e-mail and to send to any Kodak Pulse digital frame. Key features...

Los Angeles, CA—The 8th annual Lucie Awards will be presented at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, in the Starr Theater, on October 27, 2010 at 6:00 p.m., when honorees and top winners from the 2010 IPA competition will be recognized. The Lucie Awards, produced by the Lucie Foundation (a nonprofit, charitable foundation) honor the achievements of the world’s finest photographers, discover emerging talent through the International Photography Awards (IPA) and promote the appreciation of photography. Tickets are on sale at lincolncenter.org. This year, the Lucies will recognize master photographers and organizations that have made a significant contribution to photography. The list of...

New York, NY—PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo will host its annual PhotoPlus Expo Bash on October 29 on the USS Intrepid. One of the most famous and successful ships in U.S. history, the USS Intrepid is now a national historic landmark and unique attraction in New York City. Attendees of this year’s PDN PhotoPlus Bash will have access to the entire ship, including an array of sea, air, and space exhibits representing some of the most memorable moments in American history. In addition, they will have access to the ship’s flight deck, for beautiful views of Manhattan. The annual bash will...

Adobe just announced a refresh of iPhone Photoshop application - now dubbed Photoshop Express (it was formerly called Photoshop.com Mobile). What's new? Well, it's now available on the iPad, for starters. With Photoshop Express, iPad users can do the basics - crop, rotate, flip photos or add effects to their images. There's a new iPad specific tweak to the Express application as well, such as the ability to change screen orientation and the ability to edit multiple images in a sequence and have them simultaneously uploaded to to Photoshop.com and Facebook. The application is also available for Android users as...

Victor, NY—jill-e designs is collaborating with artist-photographer Todd Rigione of Madcamp Artistic Backgrounds to adorn a selection of bags from its portfolio with colorful, custom-painted designs. These bags will be available later this month via the jill-e designs website. jill-e designs has chosen three of its products—yellow wristlets, polka dot messenger-style day bags and red leather camera and carry bags—for Madcamp’s artistry. Rigione, whose canvas backdrops have become a “must have” among today’s portrait photographers, has come up with a palette of design themes such as floral, feline, playful and abstract to embellish the bags. No two custom-painted bags turn out...

New York City, NY—The International Center of Photography launched its redesigned website, icp.org. The new site’s compelling design and improved navigation will allow visitors to engage more fully with the work of ICP students, faculty and alumni, and will highlight the photographic material from the ICP Collection. Designed by Molly Flomer of Spindel Studio and programmed by Dan Shields of CHIPS, the website is the culmination of months of review and planning by a team of ICP staff drawn from every department across the institution. “The new www.icp.org is designed to bring the photographic community closer to the incredible resources...