Mel Bouzad wedding photographer – record number of complaints

According to BBC’s The One Show broadcast on Thursday, Mel Bouzad’s Hampshire and Dorset Weddings Ltd. still hasn’t paid any of the nearly £14,000 awarded against it in respect of eight County Court Judgments (some in favour of dissatisfied clients). It has ceased trading, but Bouzad now operates as H&D Wedding Photography. The show says his wedding photography businesses have clocked up a record forty complaints — made against them to Trading Standards.

Kodak film and paper prices to track the price of silver

Kodak is to implement dynamic pricing on its traditional silver-based photo film and paper products. The new, regularly adjusted, variable prices will track key commodities like silver — which has soared to record costs this year — and oil.

Fujifilm X100 camera

Simon Towler takes a first quick look at the new Fujifilm X100 camera, considering it from the point of view of the professional photographer.

Fujifilm Oz launches bizziBox event system

Fujifilm Australia has launched a new event system for onsite printing. bizziBox bundles a Fujifilm camera and dye sub photo printer with a PC and event software, plus uninterruptable power supply (UPS) in a flight case. The system prints up to 6×8″ inches. List price is AUD$10,000 (roughly £6,500).

PMA 2011 cancelled

The Photo Marketing Association (PMA) is deferring its September 2011 International convention and trade show in the U.S., and will hold it instead in January 2012 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

CES has become one of the most significant trade shows for the photo industry, as photo products have converged with consumer electronics.

Lee filters availability problem

LEE FILTERS: End users and retailers in the UK (and worldwide) are having difficulty getting orders of Lee filters filled. Lee’s production has been unable to keep up, following an unpredicted increase in global demand for graduated neutral density filters. The increase happened over the past year and a half, and Lee has been reorganizing production to try and meet the demand. The company currently hopes to catch up by the Autumn of this year (2011) at the earliest.