14th December 6pm at Headland House.
Our last meeting of the year will be a short one to deal with branch business, before adjourning to the pub for some festive drinks and mince pies. We will also be running a slideshow of members best images and videos of the year. Send no more than 3 JPEGs at least 2000px on the longest side or 3 video clips, no longer than 15 seconds each 720×576 16:9 to jasonnparkinson@gmail.com.
Branch Meeting, Christmas Party, Newsletter, Slideshow
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International Affairs – A panel discussion on working abroadTuesday 30th November, 6pm at Headland House.
The November Branch meeting will look at international issues for journalists. With advice for photographers working in foreign countries from our panel:
Branch Meeting, Fil Kaler, Guy Smallman, International Federation of Journalists, Isabelle Merminod, Jim Boumelha, Newsletter, Working Abroad
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Will Street Photography still be around in five years time?Tuesday 26th October, 6pm at Headland House.
At this month’s branch meeting we will have an expert panel talking about whether the ConDem government will defend photographer rights over the next five years. Speakers will talk about the subject from their area of expertise before the discussion is opened to the floor.
Andrew Testa, Anna Mazzola, Branch Meeting, Chez Cotton, Coalition Government, Grant Smith, Jeremy Dear, Newsletter, Street Photography
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Next Branch Meeting: How to Pitch Video6pm, Tuesday 28th September at Headland House.
Branch member and video journalist Jason Parkinson will show a short, yet-to-be published film documenting the devastating effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on the local fishing communities and lead a discussion on how to pitch video stories, especially when the story is off the radar.
Any motions to the branch should be sent to the branch secretary prior to the meeting.
Branch Meeting, Newsletter, Video
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London Freelance Branch Secretary Mike Holderness will give a visual presentation offering tips on how to use the internet to locate images which have been used without permission and identify who is culpable for the bill. Another speaker on the same subject TBA.
Any motions to the branch should be sent to the branch secretary prior to the meeting.
Branch Meeting, Copyright, Infringement, Newsletter
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29th June, 6pm
Headland House
This months Branch meeting will feature a panel discussion on Convergence, with photographer Edmond Terakopian and film editor Simon Ruben. Clients are always asking us to do more; whether it be video, audio, text or all three on top of photography. We’ll be discussing how to adapt to clients growing needs for content with shrinking budgets. Should photographers be doing the jobs of reporters and film-makers at all? What are the pitfalls of moving into different areas? Come along and join the discussion.
Any motions to the branch should be sent to the branch secretary prior to the meeting.
Branch Meeting, Convergence, Event, Newsletter
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Next weeks branch meeting will feature a panel of branch photographers who covered the election discussing how the media were manipulated, working without accreditation and paying for access.
Photographers Stephen Simpson and Graeme Robertson will be talking about their experiences.
We will be running a slideshow of election coverage so send your best pictures from the campaign trail as JPEGs, 1024px on the longest side in the sRGB colour space to editor@londonphotographers.org. Any motions to the branch should be sent to the branch secretary prior to the meeting.
Branch Meeting, General Election, Newsletter, Press Freedom
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At last nights branch meeting there was a panel discussion on the Future of Copyright. Branch Membership Secretary Guy Smallman spoke about his experience using union lawyers to recover money from copyright infringers. Freelance organiser John Toner spoke about other members the union had helped reclaim money from copyright infringers. He also spoke about the setting up of a new small claims court for copyright infringement that the union has lobbied for. Andrew Wiard discussed the future of copyright law and what changes the union should lobby a new government for. You can listen to the full audio from the discussion here.
Andrew Wiard, Audio, Branch Meeting, Copyright, Guy Smallman, John Toner, Podcast
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Our next meeting will be on the future of copyright with Andrew Wiard, Guy Smallman and NUJ freelance organiser John Toner. The panel will be discussing current negotiations with the Guardian, the Bauer Media dispute and future strategies for negotiating changes to copyright law. The meeting will be next Tuesday 27th of April at 6pm in Headland House. Any motions to the branch should be sent to the branch secretary prior to the meeting.
Branch Meeting, Meeting, Newsletter, Training
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30th March, 6pm. 308 Gray’s Inn Road
This months branch meeting will feature an illustrated talk by photographer Stuart Freedman ‘Trying to tell the story? Ethics & photojournalism‘
We will also be discussing the Digital Economy Bill, threats to journalists from the EDL/BNP and proposed rate cuts at Guardian News & Media.
At last months meeting we hosted a panel discussion on the future for photography, the full audio from the discussion is also online.
Any motions to the branch should be sent to the Branch secretary prior to the meeting.
Branch Meeting, Ethics, Photojournalism, Stuart Freedman
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