24/04/2023

We’ve just released Light Blue 2023.1.1, which is a minor update that adds new features and fixes bugs reported since we launched Light Blue 2023.1. It includes the following changes:

06/03/2023

Light Blue 2023.1 is a major update that adds new features that makes it easier to work with your clients and get paid by them.

30/01/2023

Light Blue’s online scheduling feature is very popular with our subscribers because it they make it really easy for your clients to book shoots or meetings with you without needing to send messages back and forth to find the perfect time. We’ve just added a new feature to our scheduling calendars, and more are coming […]

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 […]

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 […]

14/11/2022

Changes in Light Blue 2022.2.2:

24/10/2022

Light Blue 2022.2 is a major update that expands the range of third-party apps that you can use with Light Blue. New and updated integrations Please note that the minimum OS version required for Light Blue 2022.2 is now macOS 10.14 (Mojave) or Windows 8.1.

17/10/2022

Apple is currently beta testing their next big macOS update, macOS Ventura, and is releasing it on Monday. Ventura is a big update to macOS, and the reports we’ve had from some of our subscribers is that the public betas have caused some problems for them, so you might want to wait a few months […]

02/07/2022

Google are making a change to their APIs that requires some Light Blue users to reauthorise their access to Google Calendar. Anyone who used a version of Light Blue older than Light Blue 8.2.7 (which came out in February 2020) to set up Google Calendar publishing needs to reauthorise it before October 2022. From 3 October […]

20/06/2022

We’ve just released Light Blue 2022.1.2, which is a minor update that adds new features and fixes bugs reported since we launched Light Blue 2022.1. It includes the following changes: You can now import GotPhoto orders into Light Blue as sales, using the GotPhoto orders export CSV format. You’ll find the “Import GotPhoto Orders CSV” […]

19/04/2022

We’ve just released Light Blue 2022.1.1, which is a minor update that adds new features and fixes bugs reported since we launched Light Blue 2022.1. It includes the following changes:

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 […]

07/03/2022

Light Blue 2022.1 is a major update that introduces 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 time, or rely on complicated integrations with third-party tools. Setting up our online scheduling tool […]

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 […]

11/10/2021

We’ve just released Light Blue 2021.2.3, which is a minor update that adds new features and fixes bugs reported since we launched Light Blue 2021.2. It includes the following changes: Added an “Import Custom Translations” button to the “Template Translations” section of the Preferences window, to allow you to import a set of translations that another […]

22/09/2021

We’ve just released Light Blue 2021.2.2, which is a minor update that adds new features and fixes bugs reported since we launched Light Blue 2021.2. It includes the following changes: Added an Undo command to the Edit menu that can undo changes you’ve made in the field that you’re currently editing. The %ContactFullName% mail-merge tag […]

15/09/2021

We’re entering a bumper season for major OS updates: iOS 15 is due to be released next week, Windows 11 is coming in October, and macOS 12 will probably be arriving in October or November. We’ve been testing the current version of Light Blue with the beta versions of these major OS updates and it […]

05/08/2021

We’ve just released Light Blue 2021.2.1, which is a minor update that adds new features and fixes bugs reported since we launched Light Blue 2021.2. It includes the following changes: Added “Reload Base URL” and “Open in Default Web Browser” commands to web viewer widget options menu. Changed the name of the “Default” Home screen […]

27/07/2021

Light Blue subscribers are given a unique email address, and any emails sent to your unique email address are automatically imported into your Light Blue account. They appear in the Inbox, and from there you can use them to create a new enquiry or link them to an exist shoot or client. This makes it […]

26/07/2021

WordPress e-commerce plugin Sunshine has added a direct link to Light Blue’s API, allowing photographers who are using Sunshine’s online proofing and ordering galleries to have their client orders sent directly to their Light Blue account. The Light Blue API allows our subscribers to send information straight to their Inbox from a variety of sources, […]

14/07/2021

Welcome to your new 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 widgets that give you unique and powerful ways of looking at your business as well as customising the look of Light Blue. […]