Guides
A Head Teacher's Guide to Photography Day
Everything a school needs to plan a calm, well organised photography day, from the first email to the finished portraits.
4 September 2026
The Gillman & Soame Journal
Guides, white papers, thinking and news from a company that has been photographing schools, universities and families since 1856.
Guides
A Head Teacher's Guide to Photography Day
Everything a school needs to plan a calm, well organised photography day, from the first email to the finished portraits.
4 September 2026
Thought Leadership
Why Printed Portraits Still Matter in a Digital School
A screen is never opened by accident in thirty years' time. A framed portrait on the wall is.
28 August 2026
Tech for Schools
Smart Registration: What the First Term Taught Us
Notes from the schools that ran our new registration system for a full intake, and the small changes we made because of them.
19 August 2026
Customer Stories
St Aidan's College: One Hundred Years in One Photograph
How we brought six hundred students and staff together for a single whole college portrait, and kept everyone smiling.
11 August 2026
White Papers
Data Protection and School Photography, in Plain English
A clear look at how student images should be captured, stored and shared, written for the people who have to answer for it.
2 August 2026
News & Updates
Autumn Term Dates for Your Diary
Booking windows, print deadlines and the last dates for framed orders before the Christmas holidays.
24 July 2026
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