Colour Confidence has today unveiled its new look website. Colour Confidence is one of Europe’s leading sources for colour management solutions. Colour Confidence is offering a choice of free gift to all customers spending over £100/€150 from September 10th – 17th.

Pentaxian.com is a new community-based website for Pentax photographers. “The term ‘Pentaxian’ is used widely by PENTAX photographers who describe themselves on various web photo forums,” said Ned Bunnell, Vice President Marketing, PENTAX Imaging Company.  “We built www.pentaxian.com as a gathering place for them all.”

The Digital Railroad Research Network is online image research request tool that instantly connects photographers and agencies with buyers. “...we are giving our member’s the unique opportunity to scan their valuable analogue image archives on-demand for buyers’ needs and publishing trends,” said Evan Nisselson, Digital Railroad founder and CEO. Research Network is an online interactive image research platform accessible only to Digitalrailroad.net members.

ScanDigital is a new online service that digitizes your photographs and slides. Simply send in your prints and slides with the UPS label provided by ScanDigital (for free), and ScanDigital creates an online gallery and sends a CD with the digitized and restored images within a few days. “Most people have hundreds of photos stored in boxes where no one can enjoy them,” said Mike Mothner, co-founder of ScanDigital. “With ScanDigital now they can.  We believe there is strong demand for this kind of service that provides the highest levels of quality, security and convenience.”

clickbooq allows photographers to create one-of-a-kind websites they can update anytime, without any technical know-how. Highly interactive and engaging Flash websites can be made without sacrificing search engine visibility. “With clickbooq’s user-friendly interface, it was easy to create the site I envisioned and get it up and running without having to involve a web programmer” said fashion photographer Peter Koval.

gettyimages.com has been fully redesigned and re-engineered, including Catalyst, a first-of-its-kind search tool that uses interactive tag clouds. Also, for the first time, customers can access Creative, Editorial and Footage content through a single site. “It’s great to see Getty Images has kept bland and boring away from the new site,” said Mike Lyons, Senior Art Director at global creative agency Element 79. “The search experience has been brilliantly optimized to save time and spark bold, unexpected ideas.” The new gettyimages.com is available in nine languages.

Bonusprint is offering customers a 25 per cent discount on all images and photo gifts until midnight on Monday, September 10, 2007. Alternatively, you can choose to get a free 12” x 18” glossy photo print, saving £4.99. To claim your 25 per cent discount go to www.bonusprint.co.uk and enter the promotional code SUMMER07.

Photography Jobs Finder is a new recruitment website for photography-related job seekers and employers. Alex Hamer, creator of Photography Jobs Finder, says, “Being a photographer I have always found it a laborious task when searching for work. Jobs are often scattered over many websites and there is not one dedicated location for the photography industry to visit.” Photography Jobs Finder advertises a number of jobs, ranging from freelance photography to picture editors.

Samsung Camera has completely redesigned its website with exciting new interactive controls and enhanced flash animation. A new Product Showroom provides visitors with either an interactive 3D tour or a flash presentation of each camera. Other new features include Club SOA, an enhanced product support section, and e-commerce capability. “This was a significant project for the Samsung Web development team and we are very proud of what they were able to accomplish,” said Stewart Henderson, Vice President Marketing, Samsung Opto Electronics America.

Virgin Media has signed a new partnership with ShootLive to deliver real-time images from every one of this season’s 380 Premier League football matches. Photos will appear on Virgin’s new sports portal, www.virginmedia.com/sport, almost as soon as the action happens. The ShootLive software delivers ‘real time’ photography from sports, entertainment or news events.

MyPlace is a new community-based website from Panasonic which allows people to to post pictures of their favourite places in Great Britain and Ireland. MyPlace was inspired by Panasonic’s sponsorship of Our Place - The World’s Heritage, soon to become the largest ever photographic collection of UNESCO world heritage site pictures. MyPlace will be live from 10th August 2007.

This week the Inside Digital Photo radio show interviews Amadou Diallo, photographer and author of “Mastering Digital Black and White Photography”. Diallo share tips and techniques on getting the best results for black and white output in your digital workflow. Also on the show are Erik Sowder and John Baker from ExpoImaging, talking about how to achieve the best white balance for your camera using their ExpoDisc product.

Website: Inside Digital Photo - Better Black and White

The new stock image library moodboard is on the lookout for talented photographers. “We are targeting “talent” whilst it doesn’t matter if the photographer is a seasoned professional or relative newcomer, we would like to hear from them. Our pricing strategy aims to achieve the best possible return for the photographer within this evolved business model” said Kate Stevens, Creative Director at moodboard. Image prices range from £8 to £399, and file sizes range from XS to XXL.

The Pentax Photo Gallery (http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com) enables Pentax users to exhibit their work, share and gain resources within an artistic community, create an online portfolio, and more. “...the PENTAX Photo Gallery that offers 24/7/365 virtual access to the best photography captured by PENTAX photographers.” said Ned Bunnell, Vice President Marketing, PENTAX Imaging Company. The Pentax Photo Gallery already features more than 2,500 images submitted by more than 300 artists.

Colour Confidence’s “Red Hot Summer Savings” promotion features reductions of up to £600/€900 on popular products from X-Rite, Pantone and Kodak. Running from from 9am BST on Monday 6th August to 5.30pm BST Friday 10th August, there are also free monitor calibration devices on offer with every purchase of an Eizo CE240 or any CG monitor. “For customers looking to upgrade their colour management solutions, the cost can be a major hurdle. This promotion gives our customers an excellent chance to purchase high-end products that may otherwise be outside their budget”. commented Geoffrey Clements, Managing Director of Colour Confidence.

ScanCafé ProZone is a new photo scanning and restoration service aimed at pro photographers. Support for TIFF format, USB hard drive delivery, scanning resolution at 4000 dpi and personal account managers are offered. “We encourage photographers and hobbyists to test out ScanCafé and let us know what they think. If we aren’t the easiest, most time and money saving scanning service out there, let us know what we need to do to get there.” said Sam Allen, CEO of ScanCafé.

KammaGamma.com is a new digital photography website which focuses on the image quality of DSLR cameras. “There are many photographers who do not fully understand how their DSLR cameras really work or which RAW software has better image processing algorithms. We aim to change that.” said Max Penson, editor and author of KammaGamma.com.

Best4Reviews.com is a user-friendly online buyers guide covering everything that a consumer can buy. The site offers clear, concise consumer advice on a wide range of innovative products. New members have a chance of winning a Wacom Graphire 4 classic pen tablet during the Best4Reviews launch period.

Website That’s My Monkey has recently undergone a re-design, adding video tutorials and photographer profiles. There’s also a new Wedding & Portrait Workflow Action Pack and Master Sharpener Action Pack.

Four Thirds User is a new website aimed at anyone interested in the Four Thirds digital SLR camera system. Launched by the team behind DPNow, Four Thirds User features news, in-depth reviews, tutorials, a wiki-style interactive knowledge base and an integrated discussion forum and user photo gallery. There’s also the chance to win an Olympus E-510 to help celebrate the launch of Four Thirds User.