Photo News Update - NJ wedding photog gets mug shot; Lady Gaga pitching for Polaroid

Lady Gaga makes photo news as new creative director for Polaroid
Lady Gaga makes photo news as new creative director for Polaroid
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Lady Gaga to get job as photography company director


Click  for link to Polaroid official Press Release
Lady Gaga announced as creative director for  Polaroid. 


Lady Gaga selected  by Polaroid to design a new range of imaging products. Her official title is "Creative Director and Inventor of Speciality Products", and is working on a top secret range of gadgets which will hit the shelves in 2010.


"The Haus of Gaga has been developing prototypes in the vein of fashion/technology /photography, blending the iconic history of Polaroid and instant film with the digital era."


Gaga's appointment was announced by Polaroid on Thursday, at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show. Her range of imaging gizmos will hit the street later this year, and are already being tipped as one of the Christmas must-buys of 2010.



N.J. wedding photographer gets mug shot; goes to prison


Photographer, Jack Holton, who operated in Medford, Cinnaminson and Palmyra under names such as  "Weddings Unlimited" or "Renaissance Photography," pleaded guilty to a theft charge and  received a three-year term Friday. He was also  ordered to make restitution of $188,562.


Prosecutors said the 62-year-old Holton failed to deliver photos, albums and other products to 88 couples. The thefts range from $800 to $6,600, and the victims came from several counties across New Jersey.


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