INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Aircam is a new startup that allows anyone to get instant access to pictures taken by professional photographers at weddings, parties and
other events.The company was founded by brothers Evan and Ryan Rifkin, who previously co-founded Burstly, the company behind mobile
finding a great photographer still sucks and the tools photographers use to share photos are antiquated for an industry worth over $10
Then, as the Rifkins took photos with a DSLR camera, those photos appeared on the site nearly instantaneously
I, in turn, could send the photos to a printer in their office, or share photos from my phone.Manufacturers already offer software to
transfer photos wirelessly from their cameras to your computer
But with Aircam, the photos became accessible to everyone at an event, without requiring anyone except the photographer to install an
initially believed that Aircam would become the repository for photos taken by everyone attending an event
realize that they have access to professional-quality photos, they can spend less time worrying about taking their own pictures with their
phones and instead focus on being present at the event.This should also make life easier for photographers, particularly since Aircam
RifkinAs for finding new business, Evan said that the company tested this out by allowing photographers to offer Aircam as an additional
option for their customers
(The company charges the photographers $50 per event.)But once customers had seen Aircam in action, they wanted to order it again, so Aircam
is also launching its own marketplace (currently focused on Southern California) where you can book professional photographers for $99 per
They also can create a custom URL for their event rather than making it discoverable to anyone nearby.
