Light Blue Software is delighted to announce their generous sponsorship of £3,960 worth of prizes for The Society of Photographers’ highly anticipated Photographer of the Year Awards.

This exciting sponsorship provides outstanding prizes for photographers who have excelled in The Society’s Members’ Only 2025 Monthly Image Competition and the 2026 20×16” Print Competition (open to all photographers), with valuable Light Blue subscriptions designed to enhance professional workflows and business efficiency.

Prizes will be awarded to winners in the following categories:

• 20×16″ Advertising and Commercial Photographer of the Year 2026
• 20×16″ Children Photographer of the Year 2026
• 20×16″ Creative Portrait Photographer of the Year 2026
• 20×16″ Commissioned Portrait Photographer of the Year 2026
• 20×16″ Individual Portrait Photographer of the Year 2026
• 20×16″ Maternity Photographer of the Year 2026
• 20×16″ Newborn Photographer of the Year 2026
• 20×16″ Pet Portrait Photographer of the Year 2026
• 20×16″ Wedding Photographer of the Year 2026
• Photographer of the Year 2025
• 20×16″ Photographer of the Year 2026

Colin Jones, CEO of The Society of Photographers, expressed his enthusiasm:

“We are absolutely thrilled to have Light Blue as a sponsor of our prestigious Photographer of the Year Awards. Light Blue is an award-winning CRM for photographers that helps creative professionals get organised, streamline their workflows, and grow their businesses. This collaboration highlights their ongoing commitment to supporting the photography industry.”

Meet Light Blue at the London Photo Trade Show!

Visit Light Blue at the London Photo Trade Show (Stands 19 & 30) for a free demo and to learn how their award-winning software can revolutionise your photography business.

To find out more about Light Blue Software and how it can support your photography business, visit lightbluesoftware.com.

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Light Blue Software is delighted to announce their generous sponsorship of £2,304 worth of prizes for The Society of Photographers’ highly anticipated Photographer of the Year Awards.

This exciting sponsorship offers incredible prizes for photographers who have excelled in The Society’s Member’s Only 2024 Monthly Image Competition and 2025 20×16” Print Competition (open to all photographers) with valuable Light Blue subscriptions to enhance their professional workflows.

Prizes for Category Winners:

• 20×16″ 2nd Place Photographer of the Year 2025
  12-month subscription to Light Blue (worth £240+VAT)
• Children Photographer of the Year 2024
  12-month subscription to Light Blue (worth £240+VAT)
• Documentary Photographer of the Year 2024
  12-month subscription to Light Blue (worth £240+VAT)
• Family and Group Portrait Photographer of the Year 2024
  12-month subscription to Light Blue (worth £240+VAT)
• Maternity Photographer of the Year 2024
  12-month subscription to Light Blue (worth £240+VAT)
• Newborn Photographer of the Year 2024
  12-month subscription to Light Blue (worth £240+VAT)
• Pet Portrait Photographer of the Year 2024
  12-month subscription to Light Blue (worth £240+VAT)
• Wedding Photographer of the Year 2024
  12-month subscription to Light Blue (worth £240+VAT)

Colin Jones, CEO of The Society of Photographers, expressed his enthusiasm:

“We are absolutely thrilled to have Light Blue as a sponsor for our prestigious Photographer of the Year Awards. Light Blue is an award-winning CRM for photographers that helps creative professionals get organised and grow their businesses. This collaboration highlights their commitment to supporting the photography industry.”

Meet Light Blue at the London Photo Show!

Visit Light Blue at the London Photo Trade Show (Stands 19 & 30) for a free demo and to learn how their award-winning software can revolutionise your photography business.

For more information about Light Blue Software visit lightbluesoftware.com.

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Light Blue has just announced an exclusive offer for members of The Societies of Photographers – you can now enjoy a fantastic 20% discount on your first 6 months of subscription. If you’re looking to streamline and enhance your photography business, this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss.

Light Blue is an incredibly useful and versatile software that helps to organise and manage your photography business.

To take advantage of this offer check out the Members’ Offers section of website

Join today and take full advantage of The Society of Photographers’ Benefits of Membership.
https://thesocieties.net/join/

Experience The Society of Photographers Professional Membership for just £12.50/month. Enjoy exclusive benefits like competitions, discounts, mentoring, and more.
Join today >>> https://thesocieties.net/join/

Exclusive Photography Discounts for The Society of Photographers Members | Save on Gear & Services.

Please note, offers are subject to change or may be withdrawn at any time without notice.

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Black Friday 2021 is here, and we’ve got all the best photographic deals in one place.

Photographers are in for a real treat, with lots of products and services on offer that you’ll love.

Why not treat yourself to a new lens, pack of paper, backdrop, tripod etc or if you’re not already a member join us on our BIGGEST free trial ever and much, more!

35% Off Digital Photo Paper

Get printing this Black Friday with a huge 35% off PermaJet’s flagship Digital Photo range.

Use promo code DIGITAL35 at checkout.
Offer ends 28th November.

Shop now >>> https://www.permajet.com/

USB2U are offering 10% off EVERYTHING

On their online store this Black Friday weekend. Use code BLCKFR21 to get 10% discount on all orders of USB 3.0 sticks, packaging and USB and box bundles.

T&Cs: Offer available 26th – 29th November or whilst stocks last. Excludes 2.0 drives and tech.

shop.usb2u.co.uk

PortraitPro 22 – Black Friday Sale.

Get 20% off the NEW version of PortraitPro!

Neck, Shoulder & Chin Tools
Hairline Correction
Replace Skies

“This is the perfect tool for professional photographers. You can shave hours off your editing time without sacrificing quality! I love it” — Verified Customer, 2021

PortraitPro Promo Codes & Coupons

Click Props Backdrops Black Friday Sale!

Huge discounts on Vinyl Backdrops, TriFlection, MAGNA-fix, CLICK-rak and more!

Any two 5×5 backdrops £100 (saving £70)
Any two 5×8 backdrops £190 (saving £80)
Any two 7×9.5 backdrops £300 (saving £130)
Any two 9.84×8 backdrops £400 (saving £250)

Also

£40 off TriFlection
£25 off MAGNA-fix
£10 off CLICK-rak

Worldwide Shipping

Shop Click Props Backdrops Black Friday deals now >>>
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Save money & time with Light Blue

Focus on nurturing client relationships and growing your business by simplifying your admin.

Save 30% off your first six months with BF2130, or get 50% off your first 6 months with a Light Blue customer’s referral code. Buy before end of November.

Take Your Photography to the Next Level

Open to all photographers worldwide
FREE to enter Monthly Image Competition
FREE photographic mentoring
FREE access to webinars
Online communities
Save money on photographic products and services
Qualifications by submission of work
Professional Imagemaker magazine
Website listing
…plus much more!

Start your 4-month free trial membership today and take advantage of our Black Friday offer.

Black Friday FREE GIFT from Gillian Devine

A Business Review and Planning Event…Let’s make 2022 your BEST YEAR YET, with an expert review of your 2021 and a solid and actionable plan for your goals, tasks, and commitments for 2022. Get on the WAIT LIST right here for this free event happening this December, all on line. So lets give your business a boost and get your marketing mojo back, all for free and all from the comfort of your own home.

https://gilliandevine.lpages.co/dec-2021-event/

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The Societies of Photographers’ Trade Shows are the perfect opportunity to catch up with the latest products and services from the trade. In this virtual event, you will see all the latest cameras, photographic gear and products.

You will also discover the latest services on offer to help you with your photography and business.

Wednesday 11th November 2020 – 1PM (UTC).

Join us live on The Societies of Photographers’ Facebook Page

Featuring:
Sony UK
Sim Imaging
Sim Lab
Click Props
Aaduki Multimedia Insurance
Graphistudio UK
Loxley Colour
Light Blue Software
Permajet
Remember My Baby
The Societies of Photographers

Catch Up on Our Webinars Anytime

Missed the live session? No problem! Rewatch our comprehensive library of photography webinars anytime and elevate your craft. With hundreds of hours of expert-led content, you’ll find invaluable tips and techniques to transform your photography skills. Dive back in and keep learning!

https://thesocieties.net/webinars/

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Photographing newborns is a popular and rewarding avenue for many family & portrait photographers. The nature of the work does present some challenges for your diary and to-do list, especially when selling sessions quite some time in advance of baby’s due-date, since baby will arrive when they’re good and ready!

In this webinar, Ian will demonstrate how you can use Light Blue to successfully manage your newborn photography business, including how to deal with fitting late & early arrivals into particularly busy shooting periods, and how to deliver an excellent customer experience with minimal effort.

Thursday 15th October 2020 – 1.00PM (BST)

Live on: The Societies of Photographers (Members Only) Group

Want to watch but not a member?
Experience The Society of Photographers Professional Membership for just £12.50/month. Enjoy exclusive benefits like competitions, discounts, mentoring, webinars, and more.
Join today >>> https://thesocieties.net/join/

Catch Up on Our Webinars Anytime

Missed the live session? No problem! Rewatch our comprehensive library of photography webinars anytime and elevate your craft. With hundreds of hours of expert-led content, you’ll find invaluable tips and techniques to transform your photography skills. Dive back in and keep learning!

https://thesocieties.net/webinars/

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Light Blue 2020.1 is a major update that includes big new automation features and a whole load of other improvements.

Payment schedules

Payment schedules allow you to easily break an invoice down into several smaller payments. That means that you can offer a payment plan to your clients and make it easier for them to pay an invoice in more manageable instalments. Because it’s more affordable for your client, a payment schedule can help you to make larger sales or get bookings more easily, too.

Automated payment reminders

Our new payment schedules feature has given us an opportunity to build another popular feature request: you can now have Light Blue send automatic email payment reminders to your clients. You can set up simple rules for your reminders and your personalised messages will help you to get paid on time.

Percentage booking fees

Quotes can still be split into separate invoices for the booking fee and the balance. This is especially useful if you want to have separate tax points for the booking fee and balance. 

Booking fees can now be a fixed amount or a percentage of the quote. You can set up a default booking fee for each of your price lists, and when you raise a quote from a shoot Light Blue automatically fill in any booking fee you’ve set up for the price list you’ve chosen for that shoot.

Email tracking

When you send emails from Light Blue’s email servers, you can now track whether those emails have been opened or if the links in them have been clicked. This is optional, and you can turn the feature on via the Preferences window.

To see whether an email has been opened or a link clicked, open it up from the Outbox or the relevant Activity panel. You’ll see a summary of the tracked email’s status that you can expand to see more details, including when the event happened and the IP address that triggered it.

And much, much more…

This update includes hundreds of improvements and changes to make Light Blue faster, better, and more efficient. You can read the full release notes here.

A free upgrade for all of our subscribers

Subscribers to Light Blue’s online services can update to Light Blue 2020.1 by using the ‘Check For Updates’ command within the Light Blue desktop app.

If you already have a Light Blue licence, but don’t subscribe to our online services, the best way of upgrading to version 2020.1 is to add a subscription. As well as being able to upgrade for free, subscribers have access to Light Blue’s most popular features, including our online contract signing service, forms, online invoices, and enhanced email and text messaging features.

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Building new foundations in your business to help you to bounce back and grow into the future

Thursday 11th June 2020 – 1.00PM (BST)

Supported by Light Blue Software

Live on: The Societies of Photographers (Members Only) Group

Want to watch but not a member?
Experience The Society of Photographers Professional Membership for just £12.50/month. Enjoy exclusive benefits like competitions, discounts, mentoring, webinars, and more.
Join today >>> https://thesocieties.net/join/

Catch Up on Our Webinars Anytime

Missed the live session? No problem! Rewatch our comprehensive library of photography webinars anytime and elevate your craft. With hundreds of hours of expert-led content, you’ll find invaluable tips and techniques to transform your photography skills. Dive back in and keep learning!

https://thesocieties.net/webinars/

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The Societies is pleased to announce 3 new photographic road shows to be held in Falkirk on the 9th April, Carlisle on the 10th April and Wigan on the 11th April.

The all-welcome events are the perfect opportunity to catch up with the latest products and services from the trade and gain education from a series of talks. A range of photographic lecturers have been lined up to teach budding photographers a range of photographic topics.

The Trade Show will feature leading photographic companies where attendees can get information on the latest equipment and services. Such as Sony, Fujifilm, Rotolight, Aaduki, The Flash Centre, Permajet, Photomart, Sim Imaging, Light Blue Software, GraphiStudio and so much more.

Colin Jones says, “We are delighted to bring the road shows back to Falkirk and Wigan, and adding Carlisle as a new venue to the tour. We have prepared free Masterclasses that will give photographers hints and tips on how to improve their photography and business, along with a trade show packed full of leading photographic companies eager to show you the latest in products and services from the industry.”

He continues, “If you are an aspiring photographer or operate your own photographic business you will find these days informative and educational. Tickets are free and this gains you entry to both the trade show and the Masterclasses.”

For more information on the roadshows and to register for your free tickets please see:
https://thesocieties.net/roadshows/

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The Societies is pleased to announce 2 new photographic road shows to be held in Exeter on the 12 June and Cardiff on the 13 June.

The all-welcome events are the perfect opportunity to catch up with the latest products and services from the trade and gain education from a series of talks. A range of photographic lecturers have been lined up to teach budding photographers a range of photographic topics.

The Trade Show will feature leading photographic companies where attendees can get information on the latest equipment and services. Such as Sony, Aaduki, Pentax, The Flash Centre, Permajet, Photomart, Sim Imaging, Light Blue Software, Loxley Colour and so much more.

Colin Jones says, “We are delighted to bring the road shows back to Exeter and Cardiff. We have prepared free Masterclasses that will give photographers hints and tips on how to improve their photography and business, along with a trade show packed full of leading photographic companies eager to show you the latest in products and services from the industry.”

He continues, “If you are an aspiring photographer or operate your own photographic business you will find these days informative and educational. Tickets are free and this gains you entry to both the trade show and the Masterclasses.”

For more information on the roadshows and to register for your free tickets please see: https://thesocieties.net/roadshows/

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