If you’ve visited the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) website this year, chances are you noticed things are a little different. The whole website has been redesigned as part of a shift to a new membership management system, which … Continue reading
Darrell Nash, Nashyspix, Pt Macquarie, shares some recent, fairly one-way correspondence with his favourite camera brand: G’Day [Canon], Sorry to write to you personally but I have repeatedly been told by your lovely staff from Canon Australia’s ONLY call centre … Continue reading
It has been a few months since Apple announced it would cease the development of pro photo editing software, Aperture. Now those Aperture users who are without a paddle can jump ship to Adobe, who followed through with their promise … Continue reading
If there is one area of the law a photographer should know, it is intellectual property. The internet now allows photographers to share their work beyond borders and continents, unlocking an entire world of potential clients – but this privilege has … Continue reading
Photographers are spoilt for choice in how they can present their work. There are websites and blogs, tablets and iPads, laptops, projectors, and good ol’ fashioned printed albums, studio walls and portfolios – but which works best? A Youtube video … Continue reading
Millions of eyes around the world have seen it. Anyone suckered into a ‘listicle’ with a headline like ’17 images you will never believe are Photoshopped!’ are guaranteed to have also seen it. Same applies to those who use any form … Continue reading
While photography can be a form of art, in the public spectrum it is also technically a form of surveillance, and cameras are surveillance devices. But that doesn’t that mean the vast majority of photographers are breaching an individual’s privacy… does it? The AIPP’s submission to the … Continue reading
One of the advantages cloud-based services frequently reel off is that ‘you can always rely on the cloud to back you up’, while physical technology is plagued with malfunctions. Well, that isn’t entirely true. Last week Adobe’s Creative Cloud experienced … Continue reading
Despite concerns of a move to dilute copyright protection in Australia, a recent legal precedent should hearten professional photographers and make potential IP thieves understand they aren’t beyond the reach of the law. The Federal Circuit Court of Australia (formerly … Continue reading
It comes as no great surprise to read that 85 percent of images are used without permission online. The figure almost appears too small when considering the abundance of imagery pumped through social media, but does that mean it is … Continue reading
