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 .

Corp Aff - Towergate     www.towergatecamerasure.co.uk

Towergate Camerasure are the leading suppliers of professional photographic insurance in the U.K.  With more than 20 years experience, they offer tailor-made solutions for professional photographers.  They are part of the Towergate Group, the  largest insurance intermediary in Europe.

 

Towergate Camerasure support BIPP photographers by offering substantial discounts on insurance.  They also highlight some of the best Fine Art photography in Europe by sponsoring the BIPP's Towergate Fine Art Competition



Corp Aff - Bowens     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.



Corp Aff - Creativity Backgrounds     www.creativitybackgrounds.co.uk

Creativity Backgrounds offer photography backgrounds, backdrops and chromakey fabrics especially designed for photographic and film studio use. Their studio backdrops are the original Superior Seamless background papers preferred worldwide. With 50 colours to choose from these background papers are manufactured under rigid conditions to guarantee the precise, consistent, vibrant colours with a true non-reflective surface essential for high quality photographic and film studio work.

 

Photographic backdrops from Creativity Backgrounds include the best selling grey, arctic white, polar white and black photographic backdrops as well as vivid green and blue backdrops (including chroma blue and chroma green backdrops), red and yellow backdrops, and many delicate pastel colours. As well as use as a photographic studio backdrop, the photography background paper is ideal in creating theatrical sets, shop window displays and exhibition displays.

 

Creativity is currently offering BIPP members a 10% discount on backgrounds.  Enter the code BIPP09 at their checkout.



Corp Aff - Fujifilm     www.fujifilm.co.uk

Fujifilm 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.


 Corp Aff - GraphiStudio       www.graphistudio.com

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 New York, Atlanta, Tokyo, Barcelona, Athens, Rome and Vienna.

 

It was not only the first in Italy but also in the world to introduce digital print technology to the wedding photography market. It was also the first to develop specific software for the graphic paging up process and also the first to create this method of book binding for wedding photography, combining it with another first in being able to personalise the album cover by printing directly onto silk.

 

Mario Acerboni      www.italianweddingalbums.com

Parker Photographics Ltd is one of the largest suppliers of presentation merchandise to professional photographers in the UK. With nearly 50 years experience, they have an extensive range of products, including wedding albums, presentations albums, certificate frames and folders, photo frames, photo mounts and photographic ink jet paper.

 

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.



Corp Aff - Nikon
 www.nikon.co.uk

 

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 www.onevisionimaging.com

One Vision Imaging are one of the largest professional photographic laboratories to be found in the UK. For well over 30 years the three laboratories that make up One Vision Imaging; Colab, Multiprint and Leach Colour have been servicing professional photographers with the very highest standards of processing and finishing. As imaging specialists we also cater for many other sectors such as design and advertising agencies, graphic designers, Government funded bodies as well as keen enthusiasts.

 

Not only do we offer the most comprehensive professional photographic services to be found anywhere in Eurpoe 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 Softwarewww.ononesoftware.com

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.

 Corp Aff - Permajet     www.permajet.com

The UK's leading darkroom equipment manufacturer, Nova Darkroom Equipment was established by Managing Director, Robin Whetton in 1983.  With the proven technical experience and knowledge gained in both the darkroom and digital printing environments Robin pioneered the development of the professional range of inkjet papers that we know today as PermaJet. 

 

PermaJet was started in 1999 with one aim, to deliver a range of high quality smooth and textured Fine Art Inkjet Papers for use by professional and serious photographers to enhance their image making. They are the force behind innovations such as the Art Silk papers and are committed to pushing the boundaries of digital media even further. As well as paper technology, PermaJet launched the first Ink-Flow Systems in Europe and have developed this part of the business to become one of the World leaders in Ink and Ink Flow delivery technology.

Corp Aff - Photolease     www.photolease.co.uk

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.

 

 

 

TFCwww.theflashcentre.com

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 Image File     www.theimagefile.com

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.

Photographers Gallery 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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