Painted with light

The days in the Northern Hemisphere are shortening again, nightfall is coming earlier, and lights are being turned on. Let there be LED! The striking light paintings in our collection brighten dark nights.
Light paintings

What was happening 50 years ago?

As Framepool’s very own 15th birthday draws close, we would like to take the opportunity to alert you to a convenient search function in our shop that can uncover inspired choices of material for celebrating special anniversaries. Whether your focus is on sports, politics, subcultures, stars, fashion, or scientific breakthroughs, we have everything you need to see what the world was like at particular times in our archive. Simply enter the year you are interested in and start browsing. What was happening, for example, at the height of Beatlemania? ​
1966

“Stars are public persons, so using footage of them is fine.” True or false? The law on using footage of persons of public interest is ambiguous even in such tightly-regulated countries as Germany. Different spheres of law intersect here: freedom of opinion and press freedoms collide with privacy and publicity rights. But a rule of thumb can be derived from the numerous cases which have arisen:
 
When images or audio from people who have become famous because of their status, office, talents or exploits (such as politicians, artists, actors, or sportspeople) are used in the context in which the individuals in question have reached prominence, the public interest in information is generally valued more highly than the right of individuals to privacy. George Clooney and his wife walking on a red carpet could legitimately be used (in an editorial context) to illustrate the topic of George Clooney as an actor. But if the same material was intended for use in an advertising context, say to suggest that George Clooney has a preference for a particular toothpaste, Mr. Clooney could raise objections. He would most certainly be in a position to raise objections if a marital row captured on camera by chance were to be shared with a wider audience (private sphere!) But if the marital row just so happened to take place on the red carpet – well, that would be a different story again.