Welcome to the website of The National Photographic Society (The NPS) a photographers association run BY photographers FOR photographers.  The NPS exists to serve photographers from the UK and abroad and is one of the fastest growing photographic organisations in the world.

Membership brings many benefits, click here to find out why you should join.

Members may also enter our qualification programme and have their pictures assessed by our panel judges.   Our qualifications allow members to be recognised as professional wedding, portrait, commercial, landscape etc photographers.

Our Ask The Experts section for our members gives you access to professional advice from the comfort of your home. Simply post your question and receive a reply from an expert in that field, whether it's a PhotoShop question, marketing or any other question, our experts will try and help.

Joining the NPS is easy, simply enter your details on our joining page (click Join Us from the top menu) or for more information call us on 0843 2890615  Calls are charged at local rate.  We look forward to seeing you.

Merchant Services

We are pleased to announce that The NPS have put in place a merchant scheme for our members to take credit and debit cards.

Rates are a phenomenal 1.5% for credit cards and just 22p for debit cards.

There is no setup fee at all and terminal rental (should you require one) has been negotiated to half price as well at just £13.95 per month (+VAT)

 

Mamiya Leaf.

Mamiya Digital Imaging, a company who manufacturer and develop medium-format cameras and Leaf Imaging, a leading manufacturer and developer of digital backs for the medium and large-format photography markets have integrated their companies through a new brand - Mamiya Leaf.

 

 

Kodak struggling

 
Kodak Co announced a new business structure on Tuesday that divides its film group into its two other business units as the once-iconic photography company tries to refocus as a digital company to help fend off financial difficulties.
Its shares jumped after the news and closed up 50 percent at 60 cents.

 

Nikon announces D4

Nikon today announces the launch of the D4, its new flagship D-SLR for photographers who are looking for the ultimate digital SLR camera to revolutionize photography. 

Designed to push the limits and realize every shooting opportunity, this new professional FX-format camera brings new levels of image quality, speed and precision to both still photography and video. 

 

SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 50mm

SLR Magic opens up the M mount lens lineup with the new SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 50mm T0.95 ultra fast normal focal length lens. The world's fastest interchangeable camera lens with an image circle beyond full frame coverage in its focal length, the SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 50mm T0.95 concept lens will be publicly available for experience testing in September 2012 at Photokina in Cologne, Germany.