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Jul 2009
The Prince's RainForest Project
14/07/09 09:40 Filed in: Comment
HRH The Prince of Wales currently has a campaign to attempt to save the Rain Forest, called The Prince’s RainForest Project.
We are happy to add our names in support of this worthy cause, and blog this, in the hope that so that others may also add their support to the project.
I know you might be thinking, well what has the Rain Forest got to do with me? Well without it, global-warming will increase, many species of trees, plants, insects, and animals will be wiped off the face of the earth permanently. This little blue-ball we all live on needs such resources, for us to survive, otherwise there will be nothing left for our future generations. We have done more damage in the last 100 years, than we’ve done in the whole of the history of mankind, and the planet can not sustain this.
Prince Charles can sum this up much better than we can, so we would advise going to: http://www.rainforestsos.org to get the full story.
Please show your support by signing up for this campaign.
We are happy to add our names in support of this worthy cause, and blog this, in the hope that so that others may also add their support to the project.
I know you might be thinking, well what has the Rain Forest got to do with me? Well without it, global-warming will increase, many species of trees, plants, insects, and animals will be wiped off the face of the earth permanently. This little blue-ball we all live on needs such resources, for us to survive, otherwise there will be nothing left for our future generations. We have done more damage in the last 100 years, than we’ve done in the whole of the history of mankind, and the planet can not sustain this.
Prince Charles can sum this up much better than we can, so we would advise going to: http://www.rainforestsos.org to get the full story.
Please show your support by signing up for this campaign.
Photographers Rights
06/07/09 12:01 Filed in: Comment
There was a very good reason I joined the Bureau of Freelance Photographers recently, and that was because of their untiring quest to preserve the rights of photographers who are just going about their business, and trying to earn a living.
Over recent years, the British Parliament has brought in legislation that has severely restricted photographers. In their eyes, anyone that is pointing a camera anywhere in the vicinity of a child is a potential paedophile, and if you are just taking pictures of local landmarks or buildings, you are a potential terrorist.
Over-zealous officials appear to be making their own interpretation of the laws, and have attempted to confiscate cameras and memory cards from individuals, or demand that they delete the pictures. It appears that each time a photographer gets out a tripod in urban areas, they are immediately swooped upon and told to move on.
Unfortunately panoramic photographs (that are used to make up Virtual Tours), are either taken using one-shot lenses, or using “pano-heads”, which need to be mounted on tripods to ensure image stabilisation, and therefore panoramic photographers are potentially more at risk of being approached than others.
It is worth bearing in mind, that a Police Officer (or any other such individual) is actually breaking the law if they damage any of your equipment, and they cannot attempt to confiscate any memory card or camera, or demand that you delete any pictures taken in a public place, without first obtaining a warrant.
If terrorists were reconnoitring a building or somewhere else to do whatever evil they wanted, I’m sure that they wouldn’t be carrying one or more DSLR’s, lenses, and a tripod to do it. They would be a little more covert, probably using the camera built into their phone, so that they could take pics, and be out of there quickly without being spotted.
MP’s in Parliament have recently all been tarred by the same brush over the “expenses row”, however the vast majority of them are innocent. They should bear this in mind, when making strangling legislation, that is essentially stopping us from going about our business, without being repeatedly stopped, and harassed by officialdom.
I for one, feel reassured that I have my BFP blue membership card with me when I am out taking photographs as it proves that I am a legitimate photographer, and makes “officials” somewhat easier to deal with.
Over recent years, the British Parliament has brought in legislation that has severely restricted photographers. In their eyes, anyone that is pointing a camera anywhere in the vicinity of a child is a potential paedophile, and if you are just taking pictures of local landmarks or buildings, you are a potential terrorist.
Over-zealous officials appear to be making their own interpretation of the laws, and have attempted to confiscate cameras and memory cards from individuals, or demand that they delete the pictures. It appears that each time a photographer gets out a tripod in urban areas, they are immediately swooped upon and told to move on.
Unfortunately panoramic photographs (that are used to make up Virtual Tours), are either taken using one-shot lenses, or using “pano-heads”, which need to be mounted on tripods to ensure image stabilisation, and therefore panoramic photographers are potentially more at risk of being approached than others.
It is worth bearing in mind, that a Police Officer (or any other such individual) is actually breaking the law if they damage any of your equipment, and they cannot attempt to confiscate any memory card or camera, or demand that you delete any pictures taken in a public place, without first obtaining a warrant.
If terrorists were reconnoitring a building or somewhere else to do whatever evil they wanted, I’m sure that they wouldn’t be carrying one or more DSLR’s, lenses, and a tripod to do it. They would be a little more covert, probably using the camera built into their phone, so that they could take pics, and be out of there quickly without being spotted.
MP’s in Parliament have recently all been tarred by the same brush over the “expenses row”, however the vast majority of them are innocent. They should bear this in mind, when making strangling legislation, that is essentially stopping us from going about our business, without being repeatedly stopped, and harassed by officialdom.
I for one, feel reassured that I have my BFP blue membership card with me when I am out taking photographs as it proves that I am a legitimate photographer, and makes “officials” somewhat easier to deal with.
British Photographic Council
06/07/09 11:40 Filed in: News
The BFP “Market Newsletter” has reported that a new organisation has recently been created called the British Photographic Council.
The BPC is an umbrella body, representing many of the British photographic organisations such as; Bureau of Freelance Photographers (BFP), National Union of Journalists (NUJ), British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA), Association of Photographers (AoP), British Press Photographers Association (BPPA), Editorial Photographers United Kingdom (EPUK), Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIoJ), and various others.
This new organisation is designed to protect the rights and interests of photographers, and those involved in representing them, and distributing their works.
Areas of interest include issues such as copyright legislation, licensing agreements, orphan works, and the rights of photographers to undertake their work without hindrance or harassment - the latter being an issue which is uppermost in importance to all photographers these days.
The BPC is an umbrella body, representing many of the British photographic organisations such as; Bureau of Freelance Photographers (BFP), National Union of Journalists (NUJ), British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA), Association of Photographers (AoP), British Press Photographers Association (BPPA), Editorial Photographers United Kingdom (EPUK), Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIoJ), and various others.
This new organisation is designed to protect the rights and interests of photographers, and those involved in representing them, and distributing their works.
Areas of interest include issues such as copyright legislation, licensing agreements, orphan works, and the rights of photographers to undertake their work without hindrance or harassment - the latter being an issue which is uppermost in importance to all photographers these days.
Why use a Virtual Tour?
06/07/09 11:16 Filed in: Product Feature
One of the main questions that anyone will ask concerning our services is; “Why use a Virtual Tour?”.
The simple answer to this is: Virtual Tours are a very cost effective way to help promote your property/business!
If you are selling your property, imagine being a potential purchaser, and viewing a flat, lifeless webpage with a few photographs supplied by your Estate Agent of your house on it.
Now imagine visiting the same web page with a fully interactive virtual tour on there, enabling you to spin around 360º to view each room fully, and with professional photographs taken using ultra-wide angle lenses.
Which of the two scenarios do you think is more likely to generate leads to a sale of the property?
Businesses can use virtual tours to enable potential customers to view their premises. Ideal for pubs, restaurants, hotels, showrooms etc....
Virtual tours work!
Contact us for a quote TODAY!
The simple answer to this is: Virtual Tours are a very cost effective way to help promote your property/business!
If you are selling your property, imagine being a potential purchaser, and viewing a flat, lifeless webpage with a few photographs supplied by your Estate Agent of your house on it.
Now imagine visiting the same web page with a fully interactive virtual tour on there, enabling you to spin around 360º to view each room fully, and with professional photographs taken using ultra-wide angle lenses.
Which of the two scenarios do you think is more likely to generate leads to a sale of the property?
Businesses can use virtual tours to enable potential customers to view their premises. Ideal for pubs, restaurants, hotels, showrooms etc....
Virtual tours work!
Contact us for a quote TODAY!
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