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Photography on the underground

Posted by Flash | On: May 18 2012 | Comments (0)
Industry magazine Amateur Photographer recently revealed that Glasgow Subway passengers are to be told they can’t take photos on the subway. The ban can be found in Section 12.1 of proposed byelaws that have been produced by subway operator Strathclyde Partnership...

Professional photographer in copyright wrangle

Posted by Flash | On: May 16 2012 | Comments (0)
With wedding season well under way, we’re getting an increasing number of calls from wedding photographers asking for advice on all manner of things from copyright issues to advice on pricing. Talking of wedding photographers, the most recent case to come to...

Photography insurance for jobs overseas

Posted by Flash | On: May 14 2012 | Comments (0)
An article in the Daily Mail over the weekend reported a record number of Brits are choosing to marry abroad. This has subsequently become a hot topic of debate for the photography community. The research suggested more than a third of couples have booked a wedding...

Snapper sued after smashing sculpture

Posted by Flash | On: May 09 2012 | Comments (0)
Picture this – you move an expensive sculpture on a photo shoot, it later falls and smashes into tiny pieces – a nightmare scenario for any professional photographer. So let’s hope the magazine photographer who reportedly did just that was insured. Art...

Facebook support for photographer job threat

Posted by Flash | On: May 01 2012 | Comments (0)
We all know Facebook is a fantastic forum for people to show their views and support for good causes, and the bad ones too. We also know how hard it is for freelance photographers to keep the work rolling in and pay their bills. Now it seems a Facebook group has...

GUEST BLOG: How much time do you spend dust spotting?

Posted by Flash | On: Apr 30 2012 | Comments (1)
If you’re anything like me, you change glass, a lot. And often in far from ideal conditions. Those of us who don’t have the luxury of working on regular sterile laboratory shoots will be fully aware of those pesky little dust spots. Now I dare you to...

App to share photographs hits the headlines

Posted by Flash | On: Apr 26 2012 | Comments (0)
Facebook’s recent billion pound acquisition of camera app Instagram shows how influential apps have become. The app has only been around for two years but has already built up more than 30 million users.  It enables users to apply filters to images taken on...

Olympic photographer stopped in his tracks

Posted by Flash | On: Apr 24 2012 | Comments (0)
We’ve already written several blogs about the problems the nation’s photography community will face as they attempt to capture shots of the world’s finest athletes at London 2012. Most recently we wrote about the formation of the PHNAT group which stands...

Professional wedding photographers hit the headlines

Posted by Flash | On: Apr 23 2012 | Comments (1)
On Friday, I read a piece in a national newspaper about Britain’s ‘worst wedding photos’ and felt compelled to write about it.  All the nationals covered the story and hundreds of people commented.  A newlywed couple paid a professional photographer £750...

New Pinterest rules affect professional photographers

Posted by Flash | On: Apr 19 2012 | Comments (0)
Pinterest seems to be in the news constantly at the moment and has very quickly become the number three most popular social networking site.  The site has recently attracted some negative attention from people who had concerns about copyright issues.  Lots of...