Social media and disaster photography: go go or no no?
When a catastrophic public incident strikes, we are often met with a wide range of uncensored photographs spreading like wildfire through social media sites.
Big thanks from us….
At the beginning of March we began a charity initiative for the very worthy charity, Comic Relief.
How will modern apps change the face of photography?
Controversy was sparked last week after a picture of a sports star, taken on an iPhone using the Instagram app, was featured on the front page of the New York Times.
Shop around for your professional insurance policy
We get lots of positive feedback on our cheap photographer’s insurance policies and wanted to thank you for all the great testimonials you send. People are quite accustomed to shopping around
How can professional photographers protect their work?
A recent study has shown that some social media sites are removing the metadata from photos that photographers have put on specifically to stop people from taking their images without permission.
What would your headline be for this picture?
‘Photographer escapes from asylum to kneel at the altar of Jack Brabham’
‘Stony faced F1 star Jack Brabham flashes past certifiably insane photographer’
Should wedding photography be shared with the world?
Many people say Facebook is being used as a newsfeed – ‘a showreel of wedding photography with the odd image of a baby scan thrown in for good measure’.
What insurance do professional photographers need?
There are more young photographers keen to turn pro than ever before. As a result of this, we are often
Take out an InFocus policy this month and we’ll donate to Comic Relief
With Comic Relief almost upon us, we wanted to celebrate Red Nose Day in style!
Photographer’s memory card survives after being lost in the wilderness
Most professional photographers are confident that their memory cards are protected by the digital camera they’re encased in, but not perhaps, when they’ve been badly damaged. 
Talented photographers commended in national photography competition
We were delighted to be involved as sponsors of the Guild of Photographers ‘Photographer of the Year Awards’ and amazed at the fantastic photography entered by talented photographers from acr
Double Trouble
The press have gone crazy in recent weeks over a collection of prints released by French photographer Julie de Waroquier.
Professional photographers in privacy row
We often blog about professional photographers’ rights and whether they should be entitled to take photos wherever they please. Recently, council officials a
Professional photography copyright under spotlight
Copyright is to be debated in the House of Lords today and photographers are protesting about a new Bill that could be introduced.
How did you learn to become a professional photographer?
Most of the professional photographers we come across learn the trade by either teaching themselves and learning on the job, or studying in the classroom.
Attempt to combat theft of professional photography
We’ve written lots in the past on photographe
Think carefully before you ‘borrow’ an image from Twitter
Ownership of content uploaded to so
Did you know you can spread the cost of your InFocus insurance?
With Christmas only just behind us, many of us are looking
Have you got photographic equipment insurance?
We’ve all seen the news coverage of the flag protests in Belfast and hope to see the situation resolved in the very near future.
Have you got photographic equipment insurance?
We recently came across a blog post with the amazing story of a photographer who bought a French camera in an antique store and found that it contained incredible photographs that had been taken de