VSCO FILM 03 for Lightroom released

We're big fans of the VSCO presets for Lightroom - which emulate the look of various films - here at CoolPhotoIdeas. Admitedly if used wrongly they can be a bit too Instagram, but used wisely they can give your shots an authentic film look.

The latest pack offers yet another selection of film-emulating presets to give images the feel of the likes of Polaroid and Fuji films. There's also new custom camera profiles for Fuji, Canon and Nikon.

VSCO Film 03 is said to utilize Lightroom’s 2012 process, as well as RGB curves, to result in even greater realism in film emulation and control of color tones.

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Jessops reportedly owed Canon and Nikon £20m

It was a sad day when Jessops collapsed earlier this year and made it near-on impossible to buy cameras and photography equipment on most high streets in the UK. But only now is the dire financial situation of the firm coming to light.

According to reports in Amateur Photographer Jessops owed Canon more than £16 million and Nikon £3 million. Other debts to camera manufacturers included almost £4m to Panasonic, £3.2m to Sony, £2.6m to Fujifilm and £1.2m to Samsung.

The details come from records filed at Companies House.

Flickr accidentally made private photos public

A software bug at Flickr accidentally altered the privacy settings on some users photos, making private images public for all to see.

The bug is said to have meant that some private images uploaded between April and December last year, were visible between January 18 and February 7 2013.

Writing in a Flickr forum Flickr vice president Brett Wayn said: "We are aware of the issue. Only a small number of Flickr users were impacted, and we are in the process of directly contacting those individuals.

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Penguin-cam helps BBC get amazing shots

Some people say that a good photographer can get great shots whatever camera they are using. But sometimes it helps to have a dedicated tool for the job … like the BBCs Penguin-cam.

To help them get close-up footage of Emperor penguins in Antarctica, wildlife producers hid 50 cameras in a series of disguises ranging from rocks and eggs to penguins.

The result is a series of amazing shots which could not have been captured in any other way. Penguins: Spy in the Huddle is being shown on BBC One.