Company Affiliates
One of the ways in which the British Institute of Professional Photography can support best business practice is by working with partners within the photographic industry.
In recognising each other's contribution to the photographic industry, we can ensure that the latest, most relevant information and services are available to members of the BIPP.
The following companies work with the BIPP to ensure we support photographers. This may be by providing discounts on goods and services to photographers or perhaps joining us at events or seminars so that our photographers gain access to the latest developments in a particular field.
For more information on the BIPP's Company Affiliation scheme, and how it can support professional photography, please contact Chris Harper, Chief Executive of the BIPP, on .
www.towergatecamerasure.co.uk
Towergate Camerasure are the leading suppliers of professional photographic insurance in the
Towergate Camerasure support BIPP photographers by offering substantial discounts on insurance. They also highlight some of the best Fine Art photography in
www.albumsaustralia.com.au
Albums Australia handcrafts some of the finest wedding and portrait albums available. Each can be individually designed and each is custom made to your specific needs.
We offer flush mounted Magazine™, straight cut matt and bevel cut matt style and "slip in" albums. All are hybrids presenting both flush mount feature pages within the matte style albums. All are offered in the largest range of contemporary and traditional cover materials.
Professional services include album designing and the printing and the assembly of your images into the albums. All customers receive a free registration of the cutting edge album designing, sales and workflow software called TDA.
DESIGNER ALBUMS - The original "designable" album that lets you design mats for any image size anywhere in an album.
MATRIX ALBUMS - Elegant bevel cut two tone apertures enhance your images.
D.I.Y. ALBUMS - One size print throughout, each page frames the print and "Slip In" easy to assemble.
MAGAZINE ALBUMS - World's first commercially produced flush mount album. Now in custom sizes you require.
For further information please contact Lyn and Jeff Ellis on 01242 515539 or email .
www.bowens.co.uk
Bowens supply photographic studio and location lighting for professional photographers. For years photographers could only dream of taking 'studio quality' images on location or in remote environments. However, Bowens' systems allow photographers the complete freedom to use studio lighting anywhere. Alongside some studio essentials, they offer everything from wind machines to 'studios in a box' equipping both large and small businesses and everyone in between.
www.fujifilm.co.ukFujifilm technologies lie at the heart of many applications in markets as diverse as printing, healthcare, office equipment, data storage, motion picture and life sciences. With particular interest in equipment and solutions to help meet your customers' needs, and digital, inkjet and pre-press solutions for high quality print applications, they are dedicated to the furthest reaches of research and development. A market leader for many years with their Finepix camera range, they have also provided almost three quarters of the new digital minilabs that are in many high street shops and studios.
Graphistudio was founded in 1981 as a small graphic and photographic advertising studio. In 1987 it expanded into the wedding photography market. The idea was to offer newlyweds a photographic album using the latest creative graphic techniques. The concept was an immediate success.
The first Wedding Book was launched to the public in the spring of 1997. Wedding magazines described it as the best wedding momento that had ever been produced. Photographic publications referred to it as a revolution in the sector, which also set a new quality standard. The fame of the Wedding Book soon spread internationally and it was not long before it was presented at international fairs including
It was not only the first in
Parker Photographics Ltd is one of the largest suppliers of presentation merchandise to professional photographers in the
Apart from being distributors for many UK companies, Parker are more well known as the sole UK importers for the exclusive Mario Acerboni range of leather albums, considered to be among the best in the world. Since 1965, Mario Acerboni has been producing stunning designs to cater not only for the wedding and portrait markets but also for renowned corporate clients, with many of the designs hand finished.
Parkers are able to offer a "tailor made" service, including high quality cover printing, for most of their products and can supply bulk orders of certificate frames, photo folders and many types of presentation albums from stock. The site, www.italianweddingalbums.com, gives full details of the Mario Acerboni products.
At the heart of professional photography, Nikon has many global websites offering a range of information and services. Their digital SLRs are some of the best in the world and, with their speedlights and lenses, they provide a complete package of camera equipment for the professional photographer.
Known not only for the kit, but also for the work they do with students, Nikon invest in the future of the industry.
One Vision Imaging are one of the largest professional photographic laboratories to be found in the
Not only do we offer the most comprehensive professional photographic services to be found anywhere in Europe but we pledge to ensure that our service is an unrivalled experience and that is matched by our quality of product and indeed product range.
onOne Software make plug-ins for Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture, Photoshop Elements. "Our plug-ins are designed to make Photoshop simpler and faster and the rest better at manipulating and enhancing photos" said Bob Campbell, General Manager of onOne Software in the UK. Best-selling solutions like Genuine Fractals 6.0, MaskPro 4.1, PhotoTools 2.0, FocalPoint 1.1, PhotoFrame and PhotoTune are designed to simplify Photoshop processes and get photographers back to taking more pictures. Together with easy-to-use interfaces and on-board video tutorials onOne try to make the products very easy to use. "Photographers inevitably don't have the time to learn complex software so we try to make our easy to learn with lots of QuickTime movies and hints and tips. It's obviously better for photographers to focus on the camera and kit than worry about the PC or Mac"
onOne Software are based in Oregon in the USA but you'll see their solutions at every major event in the UK. With offices in Northampton, their presenters are available for talks and discussions on software solutions for the photographic community across the country. For more information go to: http://www.ononesoftware.com or call 01604 880930.
Photolease is an independent finance company, established for over twenty five years, specialising in leasing equipment to the professional imaging industry. They help both aspiring photographers along their career paths, and large studios with digital capture, output and lighting installations. Whilst they concentrate on equipment finance they also provide vehicle funding, and leasing of virtually any product.
www.sigma-imaging-uk.com.
Sigma is a world leader in the optical field with top quality lenses and cameras being distributed through an impressive worldwide network of offices and distributors. The design and manufacturing of all their products is carried out in Japan, with a purpose built factory in the mountainous region of Aizu.
Sigma Imaging (UK) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sigma Corporation, is based in Welwyn Garden City where their sales, marketing and administration team are located alongside, warehouse and distribution operation. The same premises house their Service Department, manned by Sigma-trained technicians, who offer technical support and repair facilities to their customers.
Sigma's reputation for advanced, cutting edge lens design is demonstrated by their EX series of lenses, ranging from 8mm to 800mm and designed for both the high end enthusiast and professional photographer alike. All EX series lenses imported by Sigma Imaging (UK) Ltd are covered by a 3 year UK warranty.
Sigma's partnership with revolutionary image sensor manufacturer Foveon has enabled the development of Sigma digital SLR cameras plus - their two new HD SIGMA DP1 & DP2 compact digital cameras giving uncompromising image quality. All the SIGMA digital cameras use the same unique 3 layered 10.2 million pixel image sensor, digital images can now be captured in full colour with no interpolation or loss of quality.
The Flash Centre, (TFC), are the UK's leading Studio Lighting Specialists with over twenty-five years of trading, having three branches situated in Leeds, Birmingham and of course our Flagship London store. Dedicated to helping you with all your lighting and digital imaging needs, our staff have a wealth of experience in the various fields that make up our industry.
Our sales team have many years of experience in the photographic and Imaging industry and have a breadth of knowledge unmatched in any organisation, each specialising in different areas and product groups. We will always do our best to help and will direct you, if necessary to the person best suited to answer your queries.
Our services also include full rental facilities for all our lighting products and accessories, plus Phase One and Canon digital cameras, lenses and so much more. We carry all the latest equipment from Elinchrom in depth so we should never be able to say no! We also offer "Try before you buy deals" and offer a loyalty bonus on all rentals.
We have an experienced team of service technicians, dedicated to returning your equipment to full working order in the shortest possible time using only manufacturers parts. Our repair technicians are all factory trained and we are the only official repairers for our imported lines, giving you the peace of mind and assurance that you require, all coupled with an efficient and friendly service.
In short, whatever your needs, we will try our best to help.
The imagefile provides stock library and e-commerce sales solutions through one of the leading web applications for photographers. Sell and manage your images, use the sales and marketing features or create and customise a new web site for immediate and transparent e-commerce functionality.
BIPP members receive a 20% discount on imagefile's base subscription fee.
www.photonet.org.uk
The Photographers' Gallery is the largest public gallery in London dedicated to photography. From the latest emerging talent, to historical archives and established artists - they are the place to see photography in all its forms.
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