Category Archives: The Industry

Photography Insurance

cost of insurance at Hiscox with both indmenity and liabilty insurance   however it is more worthwhile going with the AOP for insurance as it is a third of this price for members and includes both forms of insurance along … Continue reading

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Official Bodies and Support, Insurance & Health + Safety

AOP, BIPP, RPS, SWPP, Wedding guild, Gop , redeye   http://www.rps.org http://www.the-aop.org Home http://swpp.co.uk WELCOME http://www.redeye.com   Insurance Companies   https://www.photoguard.co.uk https://www.hiscox.co.uk http://www.simplybusiness.co.uk/insurance/photographers Info sources   http://cambridgeincolour.com https://www.ephotozine.com   Health & Safety   http://www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/hswa.htm http://www.hawaii.edu/art/photography/206_handouts/206_Darkroom_Hazards.pdf

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Cameras & Equpment – Trade & Retail

What advantages/disadvantages do CSC cameras have? CSC or compact system cameras have an advantage of being smaller than a DSLr and easier to carry around and use less obtrusively.  Also for smaller lenses on an interchangeable lens system, you can … Continue reading

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Future Moves in the Photographic Industry

1. DSLR/MovieCameras, Stills from Movies, 4k Industry standard: After the class discussion, i feel that digital SLR cameras are going too far towards being movie cameras and not focussing as much on the original end user of the photographer, also … Continue reading

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Job Sectors in the Industry

In the photographic industry, jobs are rarely advertised and a lot of them are only found out about through word of mouth or knowing someone in a company already.   to work in the photographic industry you tend to have … Continue reading

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History of Photographic Industry

Photography Timeline * ancient times: Camera obscuras used to form images on walls in darkened rooms; image formation via a pinhole * 16th century: Brightness and clarity of camera obscuras improved by enlarging the hole inserting a telescope lens * … Continue reading

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work placement over summer

I have managed to arrange working a few hours per week over the summer break at Hayhursts Camera shop in Nelson, working on modern printing and developing techniques for colour and blac and white film, along with working in a … Continue reading

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William Klein

William Klein American, 1928- An international jury at Photokina 1963 voted William Klein one of the 30 most important photographers in the medium’s history. He became famous in Europe immediately upon publication of his strikingly intense book of photographs, Life … Continue reading

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