Jan 2010
Photographers demo over terror laws
23/01/10 16:06
Photographer have been getting grief -
particulary in London - as being possible terrorists
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8476318.stm
News from todays rally on the BBC website
Thanks to the Guardian for the cartoon.. which is just a bit too close to how it is....
If you are concerned about how photographers are being seen by the police have a look at the “I’m a Photographer not a terrorist” website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8476318.stm
News from todays rally on the BBC website
Thanks to the Guardian for the cartoon.. which is just a bit too close to how it is....
If you are concerned about how photographers are being seen by the police have a look at the “I’m a Photographer not a terrorist” website
SWPP Prolab of the Year
19/01/10 12:47
AT the SWPP conference last week we
were just one of five labs in the UK to be nominated for “ProLab of
the Year” - we didn’t win but still not bad considering we’ve been
serving the social photo market for less than two years!
SWPP Conference 2
12/01/10 23:23
Just on the last blast getting ready
for the conference... If you’re there remember to swing by and say
hi - and pick up a free desk calendar..
Also - send me a tweet for a code to say when you meet me at the stand - and we’ll print one of the calendars of your images for free..
Also - send me a tweet for a code to say when you meet me at the stand - and we’ll print one of the calendars of your images for free..
Low cost viewing light
10/01/10 22:25
I chanced across these one day whilst
out shopping with the good lady....
From Hobbycraft - they look very much like the ones you get from X-rite except they are just £20! Same tube too - so perhaps the X-rite are better made....
If you are going to be at the SWPP conference this week swing past the stand and you could perhaps win the one I have with me... free draw! (my whole lab is a viewing booth!!)
From Hobbycraft - they look very much like the ones you get from X-rite except they are just £20! Same tube too - so perhaps the X-rite are better made....
If you are going to be at the SWPP conference this week swing past the stand and you could perhaps win the one I have with me... free draw! (my whole lab is a viewing booth!!)
B&W prints now in bordered prints
09/01/10 23:55 Filed in: Lab
Here’s the start of the roll out of
new products.
In the BORDERED tab - all the prints now have the ability to change the size of the border - the colour of the border - the colour of the keyline round the photo (to make it disappear just make it the same as the background).
You can also change the image to B&W - but wait - there’s more!
You can select B&W, Cool B&W, Warm B&W, Mild Sepia and Strong Sepia.
With the BORDERED tab you’ll find a new selection box at the bottom left - and this can be resized to show all the options by clicking and dragging on the “dots” between the sections.
There are 32 colour to choose for the Paper, 32 for the keyline, the 5 B&W and Sepia options plus how it was sent - and with 1.5”, 1’, 0.75”, 0.5”, 0.25” and no borders you get hundreds or even thousands of possible combinations.... though good taste should reduce this number!!
In the BORDERED tab - all the prints now have the ability to change the size of the border - the colour of the border - the colour of the keyline round the photo (to make it disappear just make it the same as the background).
You can also change the image to B&W - but wait - there’s more!
You can select B&W, Cool B&W, Warm B&W, Mild Sepia and Strong Sepia.
With the BORDERED tab you’ll find a new selection box at the bottom left - and this can be resized to show all the options by clicking and dragging on the “dots” between the sections.
There are 32 colour to choose for the Paper, 32 for the keyline, the 5 B&W and Sepia options plus how it was sent - and with 1.5”, 1’, 0.75”, 0.5”, 0.25” and no borders you get hundreds or even thousands of possible combinations.... though good taste should reduce this number!!
SWPP conference
05/01/10 23:56
In you are in London for the SWPP
conference please swing by - we’ve a small stand downstairs -
215A.
David will be for the duration - and you might just find him in the bar too!
David will be for the duration - and you might just find him in the bar too!
New options on prints
05/01/10 23:53
Over the next two weeks you’ll find
the B&W prints go - as you’ll be able to make B&W (in a
range of tones) at the click of a button from the “Prints”
tab
If you are going to be at the SWPP convention swing by - your opinions on the tones will help us fine tune how they will look
If you are going to be at the SWPP convention swing by - your opinions on the tones will help us fine tune how they will look
VAT changes - price changes
05/01/10 23:49
As you’ll be aware VAT has changed
from 15% to 17.5% as of the first of January.
As our prices are rather keen we cannot absorb this - so we’ve had to change our prices - most by a penny or two - some a little more - and some we’ve kept the same.
Of course, if you are VAT registered you’ll find very little difference.
Some of the Pearl prices have changed - and we’re introducing some 2-up layouts to make the smaller print sizes keener.
As our prices are rather keen we cannot absorb this - so we’ve had to change our prices - most by a penny or two - some a little more - and some we’ve kept the same.
Of course, if you are VAT registered you’ll find very little difference.
Some of the Pearl prices have changed - and we’re introducing some 2-up layouts to make the smaller print sizes keener.