19/03/2020

The Covid-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented effect on photographers and many of you are having to postpone some of your bookings. This guide shows you how you can reschedule sessions in Light Blue in a way that makes them easy to identify layer. That will leave you in a good position to quickly finding […]

19/03/2020

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting all of us in a variety of ways. We’re a small company and the whole Light Blue team is either currently or previously a professional photographer, so we understand the difficulties that you are going through at the moment. We’re here to help people run a successful business, and one […]

19/03/2020

Getting a clear picture of when you’re going to receive income is very important and helpful at the best of times, but during this unprecedented period of uncertainty your businesses ability to forecast its income is essential. No forecasting model is going to be iron clad, but the ability for you to look ahead will […]

20/02/2020

As a photographer, you understand the importance of using the right tool for the job; the right lens to give you the desired field of view, the right editing preset to give your image the right look, or the right flash modifier to shape your light to fall how you like.  That doesn’t stop with […]

10/02/2020

Martin Cheung is a wedding photographer based in Nottingham & Derby. As well as being a superb wedding photographer he also has 25 years of experience in the IT industry, specialising in networks, firewalls and internet connectivity. With that experience and knowledge, Martin’s kindly provided this guide to help prevent your emails from being marked […]

06/01/2020

Your business is constantly evolving as you introduce changes and improvements, investing time now in order to enjoy benefits well into the future. Let’s explore a few ways that Light Blue can make your business easier to run and to be more effective. Light Blue is a flexible and powerful tool that offers a great […]

19/12/2019

We’re really looking forward to attending The Societies’ of Photographers convention again this January. As well as an extensive trade show with exhibits from a wide range of industry suppliers, including Light Blue, there’s also an array of classes presented by industry experts. Meet Light Blue at the convention trade show We’ll be on stands […]

01/04/2019

Ian is going to be on the road with The Societies of Photographers, attending their roadshows in Falkirk, Carlisle and Wigan on the 9th, 10th & 11th of April. There is a great range of free master classes from three excellent speakers; Damian McGillicuddy, Robert Pugh and Panikos Hajistilly. There will also be an opportunity […]

07/01/2019

The Societies of Wedding & Portrait Photographers convention is one of the highlights of our calendar. We’re looking forward to talking to photographers during the extensive trade show on the Thursday 17th, Friday 18th, & Saturday 19th January. There’s a wealth of talks and masterclasses being held during the convention, and we’ve listed a selection […]

13/12/2018

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is part of the UK government’s plan to make the country’s tax system more efficient. It’s something that we’ve been keeping a close eye on for a while, and it will (probably) start to come into effect in 2019. You only need to pay attention to MTD in 2019 if you are […]

19/11/2018

It’s that time of year again when The Societies of Photographers open voting in their trade awards so that photographers can choose their preferred trade suppliers in a wide range of categories. We work hard to develop our indispensable business management software to help keep photographers organised & productive. We’d really appreciate your vote for […]

12/11/2018

On Thursday 22nd November we’ll be attending The Societies of Photographers Roadshow in Coventry. It’s free to enter if you register in advance, here: https://thesocieties.net/events/coventry/ Free Tradeshow There’s a free trade show from 09:30, which is a great opportunity to meet a wide range of trade suppliers, including Light Blue! Free Masterclasses Christina Lauder FSWPP Master […]

12/09/2018

We’re excited to announce that we’ve been nominated for an award for Best Software for Photographers in the Farmers’ Market awards. There’s a variety of other categories to vote in, with many worthy nominees, too. We’d be truly grateful if you could spare a moment to cast a vote: Vote for Light Blue as ‘Best […]

01/08/2018

Leicestershire family portrait photographer Christina Lauder is originally from Toronto, Canada. She moved to the UK 20 years ago for a job transfer in software consulting & eventually found herself starting a new career as a portrait photographer, something she’d wanted to do since she was a child. I’ve had the chance to try pretty much […]

11/07/2018

Photographers all over the world are using Light Blue’s powerful forms to streamline their workflows, using them to feed new enquiries straight from their website into Light Blue. They’re really easy to set up and embed in your website, and you can also our forms as part of your online booking process. Light Blue also […]

30/05/2018

Light Blue allows you to send text messages to your clients, which is great for appointment reminders and marketing. There are two different ways of sending text messages from Light Blue: Via our dedicated number service, which is available in most countries. Or, if you’re based in the UK, Ireland, or Australia, you can send […]

24/05/2018

Light Blue’s online contract signing service is one of the most popular features of our online services. It’s really easy to publish contracts for your clients to sign quickly. You need to set up at least one contract template which contains your terms and conditions in order to send contracts to your clients. We don’t […]

22/05/2018

New Mailing List Opt-In Form With Light Blue 7.1.2, you can now send your clients to a special form that allows them to opt in to your mailing list. Each of your contact records has a special URL that identifies them, and you can get that URL in two different ways: If you only want […]

08/01/2018

We love meeting photographers and hearing how they’re using Light Blue to grow and streamline their photography businesses, and we’re going to be doing just that at The Societies’ 2018 convention and trade show, which runs from Friday 12 January to Sunday 14 January. If you’d like to find out more about how Light Blue can help […]

05/01/2018

The Societies of Wedding & Portrait Photographers convention is one of the highlights of our calendar. We’re looking forward to talking to photographers during the extensive trade show on the Friday, Saturday & Sunday. There’s a wealth of talks and masterclasses being held during the convention, and we’ve listed a selection that we think are […]

05/12/2017

As Christmas approaches, many photographers are turning their attention to contacting their customers in order to send their season’s greetings. You’ve been adding information to Light Blue throughout the year, and now’s a perfect time to get that information to go to work for you. Using Light Blue you can find the records of customers who […]

04/12/2017

For members of the Click Group, Light Blue has an integration with the ClickBook booking system. We’re continuing to work with the developers of ClickBook v2 to make our integration more helpful to photographers using our systems. We’re pleased to announce that ClickBook is now sending details of follow-on bookings made in their system to […]

22/11/2017

This is the second in a series of articles written by photographer & Light Blue customer, Nick Church, about how Light Blue has helped him to grow his photography business. In my previous article, I discussed how Nick Church Photography relies on Light Blue to handle all aspects of my bookings, customers and shoots to […]

22/11/2017

We’ve made Light Blue a powerful and versatile tool for running your photography business. We understand that photography businesses come in all shapes and sizes, and with different needs depending on your particular genre(s) of work. What you may not know is that Light Blue can also be used to help organise other types of […]