April 3, 2008
MP defends April Fool photo prank
A Labour MP has defended his April Fool's Day photography prank saying that it would be wrong to suggest it constitutes a waste of public money.
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April 3, 2008
McCartney releases more Linda photos
Sir Paul McCartney’s team will release more photographs taken by his late wife Linda in the days leading up to an exhibition which opens in London on 25 April. Picture: Mick Jagger, New York, 1966…
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April 2, 2008
Photo deal signals rosy picture for film
Amateur Photographer’s photo-science consultant Geoffrey Crawley has welcomed news that the Paterson chemicals he formulated will have greater international availability under a new distribution deal.
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April 2, 2008
Adobe Lightroom 2.0 boasts new dodge and burn
From today photographers are able to test-drive Adobe Lightroom 2.0 – revamped imaging software boasting new features such as ‘localised dodge and burn correction’.
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April 1, 2008
Celebrity photographer O’Neill launches competition
Celebrity photographer Terry O’Neill is inviting entries into a contemporary photography competition, which he is organising for the second year. Picture: a photograph from last year's winning portfolio by Nicolas Ferrando
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April 1, 2008
World’s ‘oldest photo’ could rewrite history books
The photographic history books could soon be re-written if speculation by a leading photographic historian is to be believed. Picture credit: Sotheby's New York
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March 31, 2008
Police defend anti-terror adverts
In February police chiefs issued fresh warnings over the potential dangers posed by people carrying cameras for surveillance purposes (see News AP 15 March).
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March 31, 2008
Rights group issues stop/search tips
Advice concerning photographers’ rights if they are stopped under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 has been outlined by lawyers representing civil rights lobby group Liberty.
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March 31, 2008
Photography climate echoes wartime Britain
‘Amateur photography is not banned,’ declared Editor FJ Mortimer on the cover of Amateur Photographer (AP) after the outbreak of the Second World War.
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March 31, 2008
Naked Kate Moss photo battles with a Banksy
In what appears to be further evidence of the public’s insatiable appetite for images of Kate Moss, yet another photo of the supermodel is up for grabs at auction. This time it will compete against…
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March 31, 2008
Canon to boost DSLR camera lens production
Canon has yet to comment on media reports that it plans to start producing digital SLR lenses in Taiwan because it has no more room at its factories in Japan.
