Using ClickBook v2 with Light Blue
02/11/2017
The new ClickBook system has been integrated directly with Light Blue, so ClickBook v2 bookings will appear directly in your copies of Light Blue when you sync it to our servers. Using ClickBook with Light Blue requires you to be using Light Blue version 6 or newer, and to have a subscription to our online […]
Read MoreThe Societies' Trade Awards
19/10/2017
Here at Light Blue Software we work hard to deliver the type of customer service that we’d like to receive ourselves, and like to think that it makes a difference to our customers. The SWPP Trade Awards offers us an opportunity to be recognised for this, and maybe take home a trophy too. So if […]
Read MoreThe Societies of Photographers Roadshows in Gravesend & Birmingham
03/10/2017
We’ll be at The Societies of Photographers Roadshow in Gravesend on Wednesday 4th October & Birmingham on Thursday 5th October. It’s a great opportunity to come and see us at the free trade show as well as enjoy the fantastic programme of masterclasses. Gravesend masterclasses Sanjay Jogia FSWPP – Evolve or Evaporate (10:00-11:00) Scott Johnson FSWPP […]
Read MoreMoving from adhoc organisational systems to a centralised system
15/08/2017
This is the first 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. Do what you do best, outsource the rest To be a successful photographer, your business needs sound marketing, PR and sales strategies as well as […]
Read MoreThe Societies of Photographers Roadshow in Widnes
12/06/2017
We’ll be at The Societies of Photographers Roadshow in Widnes on Wednesday 21st June. It’s a great opportunity to come and see us at the free trade show as well as enjoy the fantastic programme of masterclasses: • Catherine Connor – Refine your Business (09:30-10:30) • Jocelyn Conway – Newborn Photography Safety (11:30-12:30) • Terry Donnelly […]
Read MoreMeet our SWPP stand team - Suzanne Black
12/01/2017
We’re really luck to have Suzanne Black joining us one our stand at the Societies Convention 2017. Suzanne is an award-winning professional Scottish wedding photographer offering a bespoke client service, shooting all types of weddings from intimate elopement weddings to grand Scottish castle weddings and everything in between. Working from her studio on the family farm in Fife, Suzanne also shoots […]
Read MoreMeet our SWPP stand team - Mark Ashworth
12/01/2017
We’re delighted to have Mark joining us on our stand at the Societies 2017 trade show. Mark Ashworth has been a full time photographer for over 20 years, and prides himself on the very best in professional photography and unsurpassed customer service. His studio specialises in portrait photography for all ages and a variety of genres. Mark is also a […]
Read MoreMeet our SWPP stand team - Jay Emme
12/01/2017
We’re excited to have fine art film wedding photographer Jay Emme working with us on our stand at the Societies 2017 Convention. Jay has a tremendously relaxed and fun approach to her wedding photography which you can see on her website. I’m an international film wedding photographer, and run my business from my office at home. As […]
Read MoreThe Societies Convention 2017 - SWPP
04/01/2017
There are so many excellent talks & events lined up for The Societies of Photographers 2017 Convention that we thought we’d take a little time to highlight some particularly interesting speakers. Catherine Connor – Aspire Photography Training The wonderful Catherine Connor of Aspire is going to be rather busy indeed at The Societies of Photographers 2017 convention as she presents seven different […]
Read MoreMerry Christmas from the Light Blue team
19/12/2016
Although we’re still hard at work here in the Light Blue bunker this week (19th December), we thought we should take some time out to let you know when we’ll be available to help anyone who’s going to be busy over the Christmas and New Year period. Whether you’re a wedding photographer who’s looking forward […]
Read MoreWhy you should always record enquiries in Light Blue
11/11/2016
Because your photography business is based around shoots, a lot of Light Blue’s features are centred around shoot records, too. Whenever you receive a new enquiry, we’d recommend creating a new shoot record. Recording enquiries manually doesn’t take a great deal of time, and to start off, you only need to record some basic information: When is […]
Read MoreImporting purchases from a spreadsheet
12/09/2016
It’s all very well recording your income, but unless you also have your expenditure in the same system then you can’t see how profitable your business is. The advantage of managing your photography business in Light Blue is that everything linked together. It allows you to quickly & easily run reports on the financial state […]
Read MoreExporting data from Light Blue
16/08/2016
Throughout this short series of articles, we’ve been covering how to make the most out of the information that you’ve already entered into Light Blue. There’s a few different ways of finding useful information that’s already in Light Blue, both with Quick Queries and creating your own more specific searches using the Query Dialog. Once you’ve found the data you’re looking […]
Read MoreLight Blue's List View & Custom Reports
15/08/2016
In this short series of articles, we’ve been covering how to make the most out of the information that you’ve already entered into Light Blue. We’ve previously looked at different ways of finding useful information that’s already in Light Blue, both with Quick Queries and creating your own more specific searches using the Query Dialog. That data […]
Read MoreUsing the Query dialog to dig deep into your data
09/08/2016
This is the second instalment of a short series of articles that will be covering how to make the most out of the information that you’ve already entered into Light Blue. That data can tell you a lot about how your business is doing, and help you to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. The […]
Read MoreUsing Quick Queries to find information in Light Blue
09/08/2016
One of the great advantages of using Light Blue is that all of the information that you need is in one place. That data can tell you a lot about how your business is doing, and help you to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. That’s where Light Blue’s reporting features are […]
Read MoreUsing price lists to save time in Light Blue
01/08/2016
Price lists are one of the many time-saving features built into Light Blue, allowing you to create a list of predefined products & services that can be used to quickly and accurately enter a quote or sale. They save lots of repetitive typing, or copying and pasting from old invoices. You can find out how […]
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