March 13, 2007 2:53 PM PDT
LAS VEGAS--The photo industry is moving beyond mug shots on a mug. Digital photography has made it easy for people to print their photos at home, but an entire industry geared to printing those shots for you is expanding into new territory that isn't so easily reached with an inkjet printer.
At the Photo Marketing Association trade show here in Las Vegas, many merchandising companies were trying to link up with camera shops, portrait photographers and others with access to paying customers. InfoTrends expects the market for photo merchandising to increase from less than $300 million in 2005 to more than $850 million in 2010.
Here, Neil Enterprises shows off bobblehead dolls that can be ordered with custom photos.
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