Private property

You can take photos of private property from a
public space. If you wish to go inside the property,
you will require the permission from the owner.
The owner has the right to impose any restrictions
whilst you�??re on their property.
Some events and institutions state that no
photography is allowed and entry requires you to
follow this

Security guards

If you are on the property, the owner of the
property has very limited rights of self-help
against a trespasser. They can use reasonable
force to remove a trespasser (this law is still open
to discussion as to what reasonable force is)
They are NOT allowed to damage, or confiscate,
a photographers camera or other equipment

If you are outside of the property, the owner is not
allowed to physically stop you from taking photos
or try and confiscate your equipment

Certain public places

Taking photos in Trafalgar Square and Parliament
Square is not allowed if its connected with any
business or employment. Tourist photos are
allowed. This also applies in the Royal Parks.

General Behaviour

- Be polite at all times
- Explain what you are doing and why
- Don�??t get aggressive
- Don�??t get into an argument
- Remember security guards are just doing their
job, so respect them as you expect them to
respect your rights.
Tripods seem to attract attention from security guards, community plod and an other passing busy body. Expect more hassle if you’re using one. Also don’t block the footpath or any other public right of way.

Going too far

You are breaking the law if you harass a person when
trying to take their picture. Harassment is essentially
behaviour that causes another person alarm or distress.
The law refers to a course of conduct and not one single
event.

Invasion of privacy

The UK has no law, which recognises the general right to
privacy, but the European Convention on Human Rights
gives everyone the right to privacy. Currently
photographers are free to take photos of people in public
places and use those photos as they wish.

Stopping traffic and people

Try and not stop people and traffic from passing, as this
would be seen as an obstruction. Examples of this would
be setting up a tripod on a busy street at 9am.

Police

You are not allowed to obstruct a police officer from doing
their job. The police may also stop you from taking photos
of a crime scene.

Sensitive subjects and places

Prohibited places are: Defence establishments, factories,
dockyards, mines, ships and aircraft belonging to the
crown. Munitions stores, any place belonging to the Civil
Aviation Authority and any telecommunications office such
as a BT exchange. In addition, the photograph must have
been taken for a “purpose prejudicial to the safety or
interests of the stage”. Generally this is not an area we
recommend you test as the Terrorism Act of 2000 gives
police many powers.

Court Proceedings

You are not allowed to take any pictures in a law court.
The penalty is £1000 and this restriction extends beyond
the courtroom to anywhere in the building and the
surrounding area.

Wildlife

The Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981 protect many
animals. There is no restrictions on taking photo’s
but its an offence to “disturb” them when they are at, or near,
nesting places or shelter.

Copyright & Trademarks

A tricky section when it comes to the law and we advise
that if you are in doubt of the content you are
photographing, don�??t do it.

Disclaimer

The information found here is of a general
nature and does not include an in-depth discussion of
the law. If in doubt consult a legal representative.

I recently acquired a Yashicamat twin-lens reflex medium-format camera from eBay, and although it’s in pretty good condition for it’s age (at least 35 years as they were discontinued in 1971!) the viewfinder was distinctly grubby.

Cleaning it up was actually fairly straight-forward. There are four small screws that secure the viewfinder to the body; remove these and the whole viewfinder assembly lifts out. Then you can get at the mirror to clean that - there’s a black metal clip on the top edge that secures it in place. The ground glass screen is actually in two parts - there’s the upper glass surface which is ruled with gridlines, and a plastic fresnel screen underneath. Both are held in place by two spring clips which you can remove with a bit of fiddling with a screwdriver.

As the view lens chamber isn’t sealed particularly well, there was thirty-odd years-worth of dust and debris inside, including a couple of pieces of confetti! A quick swipe around with a blower brush will get rid of most of it, particularly if you hold the body upside down - and you’ll notice a definite difference in the brightness of the finder screen once it’s done. With any luck, this one should be good for another thirty-something years…

Some digital projectors are capable of colour management in the way that you’d normally work with printers, but these still tend to be the expensive high-end models.� Here’s a couple of tips for colour management with your average common-or-garden projector:

• Most projectors will respect the sRGB colour space, but the Adobe 1998 space has a much wider colour gamut that many projectors can’t handle. � So if you know your images are going to end up projected, it’s worth making sure that they’re saved with the sRGB space embedded.
• Powerpoint is often used to run presentations - and this will respect the colour spaces embedded in the images that form part of the presentation.
• If you use the same computer-and-projector combination on a regular basis, it’s worth taking the time to set up the colour management.�� You can’t use hardware tools like Gretag Macbeth calibrators, but you can get good results with software tools like Apple’s Calibration utility (you’ll find this in the Display section of System Preferences) or Adobe Gamma on a Windows machine.

And then you do this…