Monthly Archives: April 2008

UK Photographers Rights

Posted on 28 April 2008 by prodig staff

A short guide to photographers rights in the UK This is intended to provide a short UK guide to the main legal restrictions on the right to take photographs and the right to publish photographs that have been taken. The … Continue reading →

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interview: Officious obstruction of photographers

Posted on 28 April 2008 by prodig staff

This BBC Radio interview features a discussion with Austin Mitchell MP about his Early Day Motion in parliament. It concerns controlling officious behaviour by police, security guards and others who may try to stop photographers, whether amateur or professional, who … Continue reading →

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Copyright Action launched

Posted on 26 April 2008 by prodig staff

EPUK, the forum for editorial photographers, has launched a sister web site “Copyright Action”. Their first major item carries news from the Stock Artists Alliance is about the Orphan Works Bill passing into law in the USA. link: Orphan Works … Continue reading →

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New digital photo expo

Posted on 25 April 2008 by prodig staff

A new ‘techniques and technology’ exhibition is being launched in London this summer. “Digital Photography and Imaging” is the collaboration of Bob Denton (Xpo Group) and Garrett Doyle. “The DPI show is designed to provide all pro-photographers with a stimulating, … Continue reading →

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British MP fights for photographer’s rights

Posted on 17 April 2008 by prodig staff

Austin Mitchell MP has drawn on cross-party support from 150 other MPs, calling on the Home Office and the police to educate officers about photographers’ rights. “There’s a general alarm about terrorism and about paedophiles, two heady cocktails, and police, … Continue reading →

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Virtual Bikini Shoot

Posted on 8 April 2008 by prodig staff

OK so the weather forecast wasn’t quite right, you’ve had to call off today’s location shoot and now you’re sitting around the studio twiddling your thumbs. Well thanks to the kind people at Taco Bell all is not lost. You … Continue reading →

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X-Rite ColorMunki

Posted on 7 April 2008 by prodig staff

Always wanted to get mastery of your own colour profiles, but just found it all too daunting? Well its been just over two years since former rival X-Rite acquired Gretag-Macbeth and the new X-Rite ColorMunki is their attempt to give … Continue reading →

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Insight Reuters sports photography

Posted on 2 April 2008 by prodig staff

Here’s a video podcast from Lucy Nicholson giving a 4 minute insight into Reuters coverage of the Super Bowl final and the technology they use to get the pictures back to the editors in the office. link: Lucy Blog Super … Continue reading →

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Adobe Lightroom 2.0 beta

Posted on 2 April 2008 by prodig staff

New in version 2.0 beta… An improved layout in the Library module allows for a more intuitive approach to image organization by simplifying the location of the features needed to find and filter photographs. A new feature called Smart Collections … Continue reading →

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