September 12, 2011
Best British seaside photographer crowned
An amateur photographer plans to splash out £2,500 on new camera gear after winning the Wish You Were Here photography competition, but he says his wife has other ideas.
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September 1, 2011
Samsung NX200 set to replace NX100
Samsung is set to replace its one-year-old NX100 compact system camera with the NX200, a 20.3-million pixel model aimed at the ‘entry-level DSLR territory’.
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September 1, 2011
Fuji X10 ‘premium’ compact adopts retro theme
Fujifilm has added a ‘premium compact’ to its autumn 2011 line-up, in the shape of the X10.
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August 30, 2011
Are smartphones killing compact cameras?
UK sales of fixed-lens digital compact cameras have fallen every month for a year, recently dropping as low as 23%, reveal retail figures seen by Amateur Photographer. Are smartphones to blame?
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August 22, 2011
Photographers’ rights focus for new RPS man
The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) aims to serve as a more 'powerful voice' on photographers’ rights, the newly announced director general has said today.
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August 22, 2011
BBC Twitter rule lacks ‘credibility’, claims photographer (update 4.10pm)
The photographer at the centre of an ongoing dispute with the BBC has accused the corporation of lacking ‘credibility’ in its justification for using images from Twitter without attribution.
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August 19, 2011
Sony ‘stealth’ binos take 7MP stills and HD 3D video
Sony unveils new Dev 3 and Dev 5 digital binoculars at the British Birdwatching Fair which takes place in Rutland
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August 18, 2011
Daily Mail speaks out after Twitter pics ‘error’ (update 9.30am)
The Daily Mail last night admitted it made a mistake by publishing a photographer’s Twitter photos without her permission.
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August 17, 2011
Twitter photos, news media and copyright – what’s the law? (updated 5.35pm)
Images posted on Twitter hold the same copyright protection as any other photograph and unauthorised use can lead to legal action, the Intellectual Property Office has warned.
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August 16, 2011
Police stop photographers over non-aesthetic pics
Photography rights campaigners have blasted a US police force which ruled that anyone seen taking pictures devoid of ‘esthetic value’ are suspicious and must be reported.
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August 16, 2011
RPS must curb costs or boost income, says treasurer
The Royal Photographic Society must curb expenses or boost its income in the face of a ‘formidable’ financial challenge, the organisation’s treasurer Walter Benzie has said.
