Company News

08/05/2024

We’re pleased to announce a new update that helps you to get more from Light Blue’s powerful online scheduling feature, gives you more options for accepting payments from your clients, and improves dozens of other features. Convert incomplete bookings into confirmed shoots Light Blue’s scheduling calendars make it really easy for clients to book shoots […]

19/02/2024

We launched the first version of Light Blue 15 years ago this month and WOW, what a 15 years it’s been. Light Blue’s founder, Tom, reflects on how far we’ve come since 2009. It’s an understatement to say that Light Blue has been so much more successful than we ever imagined, used by thousands of […]

21/12/2023

We’re still here to help over the festive season, but we’re also going to be taking a bit of a break so won’t be answering emails quite as quickly as normal between Christmas and New Year: Wishing you all the best, Tom & the Light Blue team

06/03/2023

We’re pleased to announce a major update that makes it easier for you to work with existing clients and get paid in new ways! Light Blue 2023.1 is available as a free upgrade for all subscribers. New online payment methods We’ve added support for the full range of payment methods available via Stripe, including ApplePay, Google Pay, Klarna, […]

16/12/2022

We’re still here to help over the festive season, but we’re also going to be taking a bit of a break so won’t be answering emails quite as quickly as normal between Christmas and New Year: Wishing you all the best, Tom & the Light Blue team

12/12/2022

We hope that 2022 has been a successful year for you. It’s been another rollercoaster, with emerging from the pandemic being a real highlight but plenty of other challenges along the way. We always like to take stock at the end of the year and reflect on the things that we’re particularly proud of and […]

16/11/2022

Email template giveaway Get 37 email templates for your business, absolutely free! Get the email template giveaway Get more organised for less this November. Save money on Light Blue’s time-saving software for photographers, making your admin simple so that you can focus on nurturing relationships with your clients and growing a successful business.

14/11/2022

Light Blue 2022.2 is a major update that expands the range of third-party apps that you can use with Light Blue. Zapier Zapier is a service that saves you time by connecting the apps and services that you use and automating them for you. Light Blue offers a set of triggers and actions that allow […]

21/03/2022

We’re delighted to have won the “Best Professional Software” award at The Societies of Photographers convention! These trade awards are some of the most prestigious in the photography industry and voted for by thousands of professional photographers. In this category, Light Blue was up against giants of the photography industry such as Adobe’s Lightroom and […]

07/03/2022

Light Blue’s new online scheduling calendars allow your clients to book shoots and appointments directly into your diary. You no longer need to send messages back and forth to find the perfect time, or rely on complicated integrations with third-party tools.  We’re excited to announce launch of the latest version which is available as a […]

20/12/2021

2021 has been a rollercoaster year for many of us, but we’ve got a lot to look back on and celebrate. We hope you’re able to take some time to take a look back at and celebrate the positive things from your year, too! It’s certainly been a busy one for us and we want […]

17/12/2021

We’re still here to help over the festive season, but we’re also going to be taking a bit of a break so won’t be answering emails quite as quickly as normal between Christmas and New Year: We’ll be offering our usual support hours until 5pm UK time on Friday 24th December. There’ll be no email […]

16/12/2021

We’re delighted to let you know that our next major update is in prerelease testing and includes one of our most popular feature requests: an online scheduling tool that allows your clients to book shoots and appointments directly into your diary. You no longer need to send messages back and forth to find the perfect […]

14/07/2021

We’re delighted to announce the release of the latest version of our time-saving business software for photographers, which brings some some big improvements to Light Blue’s Home screen. Light Blue is used by a wide range of photography businesses, so in Light Blue 2021.2 we’ve built on our strong customisation options to help you to […]

28/06/2021

We’re really excited to announce that we’ve given all of our beta testers access to a major update that brings some big improvements to Light Blue’s Home screen. Light Blue’s new Home screen lets you see your business in a completely new way. You can now customise the Home screen by choosing a selection of […]

23/03/2021

Today marks the first anniversary of the UK entering lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so we wanted to mark the occasion by reiterating the support that we’ve been offering our customers. Although the situation is starting to improve in the UK now and many of our subscribers are going to be getting back to […]

01/03/2021

We’re excited to announce the immediate available of Light Blue 2021.1. This is a major update to our desktop app that improves lots of the features that you use every day. Entering shoot details is faster Adding a new shoot has been streamlined, with the “New Shoot” window efficiently guiding you through the process. Light […]

05/01/2021

Since March 2020, we’ve been offering to reduce the cost of Light Blue subscriptions by 50% for six months for any of our customers who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. That help is still open to anyone who needs it: if you need assistance but haven’t applied for our offer yet, […]

16/12/2020

Although we’re still hard at work here in the Light Blue bunker, 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. We’re here to help over the festive season, but we’re going to […]

29/09/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns are continuing to affect professional photographers in many countries. 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. Since March 2020, we’ve been offering to reduce the cost […]

22/09/2020

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 […]

21/08/2020

We’re really excited to announce that we’re launching a public beta of Light Blue’s latest features. Light Blue 2020.1 is a major update that includes big new features and a whole host of other improvements: Payment schedules allow you to easily break an invoice down into several smaller payments, helping you to make larger sales […]

18/05/2020

We make tools to help photographers to manage & run successful businesses. As a small, independent business ourselves we recognise the challenges that our customers face and we’re keen to help. In March, we offered to reduce the cost of Light Blue subscriptions by 50% for any of our customers who have been affected by […]

18/03/2020

Updated 18 May 2020: we’ve extended our pandemic assistance discount from three months to six. Please read this update to find out more about how we’re helping photographers through the pandemic and lockdown. The coronavirus pandemic is affecting all of us in a variety of ways. We’re a small company and the whole Light Blue […]