1. Photography and photo imaging
The Photo Imaging or photography industry is made
up of 8,700 companies, two thirds (68%) of which is
sole trading or freelance photographers.
The remaining companies can be broadly divided
into the following categories:
.Image producers
minilabs)
(including
laboratories
and
.Photo retail
.Picture libraries and agencies
.Manufacturers
.Support services (e.g. equipment hire and repair)

2. Size, shape and structure of this
sector
Within the UK’s photo imaging industry there is over 43,100
staff on the workforce 51% of these are based in the south of
England, with the largest proportion - some 38% - in London
and the South East. The rest of the workforce is spread
throughout Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the
remaining regions of England, with the highest concentrations
in the South West (13%) and the East of England (12%).
The Photo Imaging industry is made up of 8,700
companies, two thirds (68%) of which is sole trading or
freelance photographers.

3. Companies
Snappy snaps
Snappy snaps was founded in 1983 and is a private sector
company and franchise that is under the ownership of share
holder.
Instagram
Instagram was founded Oct 2010 and is a private sector
companies that is under the ownership and development of
Facebook which are governed by Accel Partners.

4. Ownership
Instagram is owned by Facebook that is governed buy Accel
Partners funds companies from beginning through the growth
stage. Accel has helped entrepreneurs build over 300
successful companies, including Glam Media, Angry
Birds, Walkmart.com, Spotify and many more companies
Instagram
Snappy snaps is a private sector company that does not own
or sister company with any other business.

5. Digital photography
People can now take pictures and edit/photoshop them where
as before the pictures would not have been manipulated.
You can send pictures through email rather than many years
ago people had to send an actual film. Digital technology has
changed and improved vastly.