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News and leads. 4Got some pictures that you want tosell right now? Weve got a whole

load o clients are interested inbuying them!

So you want to.... 8make money rom yourphotographyGood on you! This

introductory eaturetells you all youneed to know to

get started, rompicking the right gearto telling the taxman.

Comment. 13Pete Bargh, publisher o FPME,reveals a torrid tale o how he made

it as a reelancer. War and Peace hasnothing on this epic!

Money makers. 14A selection o photographs that havesuccessully sold, plus the stories o

how they were taken

Digital technique 18Essential techniques or digital SLRusers youll wonder how you and

your clients ever did without them.

Inside view. 22Every issue, we take one part o the

reelance market and talk to somekey gures to nd out whats reallyneeded to break into it. We kick o

with stock libraries.

Events guides. 24Events across the UK that havepotential to produce saleable

images. Plus, where to sellthem once youve got the shots.

Tried & Tested.......................................26Tests o new equipment, both

photographic and otherwise, thatwill help your reelance career.

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Contents

COVER STORY

Mic Man, by Paul Ward

Mic Man is a local rapper and thiswas done as part o a shoot or hisalbum cover, explains Paul.He wanted to look as bling aspossible, so we borrowed the

jewelry and I asked him to put hishand just a ew inches away romthe lens. The background wasnothing more than a white sheet

and I lit the shot with two Bowensstudio lights.

You can see more o Pauls workin our Money Makers eature,starting on page 14.

Pic spec

Camera: Canon EOS-1DSLens: Canon EF 17-40mm @ 33mmExposure: 1/100sec at /10.

October/November.2005..ISSUE.1

14MONEY MAKERSHow muchmoney did thisshot make? Findout here

INSIDEVIEW

What stocklibraries

really wantto see.

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Who we are

Freelance Photography Made Easy is producedsix times a year by Jump Media or MagezinePublishing Ltd, Units 31/32 The Turbine, ShireoaksTriangle Business Park, Coach Close, Shireoaks,Notts S81 8AP Tel: 01909 512111 Fax: 01909512147 e-mail: [email protected]

Web address: www.pme.co.uk

Editor Roger Payne [email protected] DirectorTracey [email protected] Peter Bargh [email protected]

The views expressed in this magazine are those of

individual contributors and do not necessarily represent

the views of the publisher, unless otherwise stated.

The publisher accepts no responsibility for any errorscontained within the publication. We welcome articles or

photographs in digital or traditional form. Every care willbe taken with any material submitted, but neither the

publisher nor any of its employees, members, contractors

or agents accepts any responsibility for loss or damage

to photographs, illustrations, manuscripts or any other

material submitted, however caused. Please enclose astamped addressed envelope for any material that is to

be returned to sender.

All advertisements are accepted, and all material is

published in good faith. No part of this magazine may

be reproduced by any means without prior written

permission from Magezine Publishing Ltd.

October November 2005 4.99Subscription rates: [email protected] issues including post 35 (UK & Eire)41 (Europe) 44 (Worldwide)

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Welcome toFreelance

PhotographyMade Easy, a brand newmagazine dedicated tohelping you make money

rom your photography.I guarantee that i you ollow the advice, tipsand techniques well be covering in this and

orthcoming issues, youll be selling picturesand making money rom your hobby in next tono time. Sounds good, eh?

Beore we start, Id like to ofcially introducemysel. I some o you have been intophotography or longer than youd care toremember, you might have heard my name

beore. Thats probably because I spent theentire 1990s working on photographic monthlymagazines. More recently, I became a reelance

journalist and photographer, so Im experiencedin making money rom my camera. I want topass on as much o what Ive learnt to help you

be successul. Each issue, Ill also be showingyou one o my shots that Ive sold, and tell youhow the sale came about see right.

O course, a magazine like this needs inputrom its readers to really make it a success.

So, Id like to take this opportunity to encourageyou to get involved. Firstly, i youre alreadymaking money rom your shots, get in touch.

Well always be ater shots that have successullysold, and the stories behind them.Secondly, Id love to hear your comments aboutany o the eatures or opinions that you read in

these pages.Finally, let me know about any eatures that

youd like to see in the magazine its important

that we deliver exactly what you want.But enough rom me, enjoy issue one and i youlike what we do, make sure you tell your mates!!

Roger Payne, Editor

PS Dont orget to visit our website or weeklyleads to sell your shots at www.pme.co.uk

Rogs shot

This was taken atRockingham motor circuit

a ew weeks back, where Iwent to practice my panningtechniques. It shows a

journalist rom a leadingcar magazine taking partin a driting competition. Itwas, quite literally, my lastshot o the day and ater Idownloaded the shots I sentthem to the magazine on aspeculative basis. It turnedout that the photographerthey had there missedgetting shots o this journoin action, so my imageswere added to the reportthey carried on the event.I sold the image again

when I wrote a column ora photographic magazineextolling the virtues odigital photography. Totalsales? 150 not badconsidering I only went toget a ew hours practiceunder my belt!

Pic spec

Camera: Canon EOS 1DLens: Canon EF 100-400mmat 190mmExposure: 1/80sec at /8.ISO 200.

18TECHNIQUEMake thecolours in yourRaw fles sing!

8SO YOU WANT TO BE... a reelance snapper.Heres how to start.

24EVENTSWhere to go to getsaleable imageslike this.

Stuart.Maclaren

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Good o you! Roger Paye gies you a

itroductio to freelacig ad explais

the first poits to cosider whe

youre startig out.

want to be a...So youfreelance photographerwant to be a...So you


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Specialise or generalise?There can be many catalysts to startinglie as a reelance photographer. Yo mayhave won a photographic competition,

done some shots or amily or riendsthat trned ot really well, or yo coldbe sick to the back teeth o yor crrentjob and ancy doing somethingdierent. Whatever the reason, one othe key choices yo shold make as areelancer is what type o work yo wantto ndertake. Broadly speaking, yo havea choice o or options:

SpecialisingI yore highly procient in onephotographic discipline, sch as natre,sports or landscapes, and wold liketo stick to it, then specialising is theway orward or yo. Bear in mind thatcompetition will be erce, particlarlyi yo have a poplar specialist sbject.Yor work will have to be as good as, i not better than, other recognised namesin the eld, so yoll have to be highlycritical abot yor shots i yo arent,someone else will be! The advantage ospecialising is that it can mean little orno investment in new eqipment thechances are yoll already have whatyo need pls yo know yoll alwaysbe comortable with the sbject matteryore shooting.

CameraslCanon EOS-1DMkII (right)lCanon EOS-1NI se the 1D ormost o my work,as the majority omy clients preer digital. The 1N isa sel back p, pls it can alsobe sed i any clients reqest shotson lm.

LenseslSigma 15mm /2.8lCanon EF 17-40mm /4lCanon EF 28-135mm /3.5-5.6lCanon EF 100-400mm /4.5-5.6

The 100-4 00mm lens was th emost expensive to by and is alsothe one I se the least typical!In hindsight, a 75-300mm woldhave served me jst as well andcost hal the price. Think carellywhat yo need beore yo by.

AccessorieslManrotto 055 tripodlSekonic L-718 lightmeterlPeli 1610 caselLastolite refectorslChamois leatherlGaer tapeNot a lot o accessories, bt thesedo the job well. The Peli case is

pretty mch indestrctible andstrong enogh to take my weightso I can gain extra height or adierent vantage point i needed,the chamois leather is good orptting over the camera whenits raining and the gaer tapeis handy i I need to stick thingsdown or hold objects in place!

FlashlCanon 580EX fashgnlCanon 550EX fashgnlCanon ST-E2 transmitterlBowens Esprit 500 stdio lightswith Travel PakI se a lot o fash both in the

stdio and onlocation. Thetwo Canonfashgns canbe sed ocamera withthe transmitterbt retain ll TTLmetering, whichis sel, btdoes take somepractice to getsed to. The Bowens Esprit 500 kitcomprises two heads and givesme stdio lighting indoors romthe mains and on location with therechargeable Travel Pak battery.

Contributing to publishersCalendar, postcard, book and magazine pblishers all need a reglar spply oqality images. This approach is similar to stock photography, bt this way yo dealwith the client directly, so yo get all the money! As with stock photography, yollneed a good nmber o qality shots already in the bag, pls the capacity to shootmore, as images can qickly date and pictre needs are constantly changing.

Dont jst send a speclative sbmission in withot contacting the client rst.Get in contact with them and discss crrent and tre needs, pls how theydlike the work sbmitting. And dont worry i yo dont crrently have any contacts,thats what Freelance Photography Made Easy is all abot!

Commissioned workFor many, this is the ltimate reelancework where yoll deal with a rangeo clients wholl commission yo to

ndertake a variety o work. Magazines,newspapers, companies and advertisingagencies are jst some o the potentialclients that yo cold work with.Scceeding in this area will typicallymean yoll have a thorogh grondingin one type o photography, bt yollneed to be fexible and condent enoghto tackle a range o photographicdisciplines. Two days commissionedwork or two separate magazine clientssaw me shooting Christmas cards andjams in the stdio one day and car-to-car tracking shots the next! It can be

lcrative, bt can also mean the biggestinvestment in eqipment.

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Nikon Bon tum omnicitfure amquon tem au-conimus constius viris,Ti.Bitam diu iaet posculum prarbis. Nestratilint.Sat intie pra dem,C. Lestiena, P. Si intcaestruminessi-dem pro,

Nikon Bon tum omnicitfure amquon tem au-conimus constius viris,Ti.Bitam diu iaet posculum prarbis. Nestrat

ilint.Sat intie pradem, C. Les-tiena, P. Siint caestrumines-

Stock photographyStock libraries take yor photographs and sellthem or yo. The good news is they market yorwork, oten to clients yo wold never think ocontacting yorsel. The bad news is they takea ct o whatever the pictre sells or typically50%. Bt its a very rewarding eeling gettinga reglar royalty cheqe throgh the post. Iyove got a large nmber o high qality imagesalready on le then stock is a good option oryo. Many libraries will want to see at least 200

images as an initial sbmission then, i theyaccept yor shots and yo want to contineto earn rom them, yoll need to top p yorcontribtion on a reglar basis.


Money is one o the primary motivators or

starting a reelance photography career. Bt

when yore starting p, there are two big

isses to consider: shold yo tell the taxman

and how mch shold yo charge.

The answer to the rst qes tion is simple

yes. Fail to tell the taxman abot the money

yo earn, be it a primary, secondary or tertiary

income, yo can land yorsel in hot water.

Yor best possible move is to get a qalied

accontant to explain what yo shold and

sholdnt do. Theyll also be able to prepare

yor end o year acconts and deal with the

Inland Revene on yor behal. All yoll have

to do is pay yor accontant (typically a ew

hndred ponds a year, bt well worth it) and

pay any tax de to the Revene. O corse, this

all sonds simple, bt theres a bit more to it,

which is why well be devoting a eatre to the

money side o reelancing in the next FPME.

An accontant will also be able to advise yo

as to whether yo shold register or VAT. This

is optional i yor bsiness trns over less than

60,000 a year, bt cold be an advantage,

especially i yo intend to by some new gear.

Which leaves yo with what to charge.

Again, its a qestion o doing yor research.

I yo contribte topblications, they may

already have a ee strctre,

which will depend on how big yor images

are sed. Bti yore chasing commissioned

work, yoll need to have a day rate. When I rst

set p, I ond ot how mch everyone else

charged and then charged slightly less, jst to

generate some work. Yo can then increase

yor prices later when yove bilt p a good

client base. ultimately, thogh, the decision is

yors. Dont price yorsel ot o the market

bt, eqally, dont be too cheap, as people will

dobt yor abilities as a photographer.

Money matters

...dont price yourself

out of the market but,

equally, dont be too

cheap, as people will

doubt your abilities as

aphotographer.

Gardens, birds, buildings. Whatever your photographic

fort if youre producing saleable images theres astock library that will be interested in your shots.

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Getting permissionI yore going to take pictres o someone and make nancial gain rom it, theindividal(s) concerned shold sign a model release orm. Althogh yoll sti llretain copyright o the images, the person shown in them has a right to privacyand so mst agree to the intended se. So, i yo take a pictre o a mate, which

yo send to a pictre library,and is then sold or sein a national advertisingcampaign, its vital that heor she has nderstood thatthis cold happen and havesigned an agreement.

Its similar with property.I yo photograph abilding rom a pblic placesch as a road, the copyrightis yors, and yo can sellthe image. Bt i yo step

on to private land and takepictres withot permissionrom the owner, yoretrespassing. This also appliesto places sch as shoppingcentres and theatres.Althogh theyre pblicplaces, theyre privatelyowned. In either case yollneed written permission totake and/or sell the imageso these bildings.

Signing copyright over to aclientIncreasingly, some bsinesses are seeingthe vale o pictres as an extra sorce o

income. Becase o this, i yore doingcommissioned work, yo may be asked toassign ll copyright to the client yoreworking or. In many cases, this will bethe terms nder which yo are oeredthe work, bt its important that yonderstand the implications o agreeingto this kind o deal.

Essentially, yore selling yor rightsto the images. So, the client who bysthem will, in trn, be able to market themor their own nancial gain. A magazinepblisher, or example, may choose tosell yor work to a calendar or greetingscard manactrer. I yove assigned

copyright to them, yo wont be entitledto a share o the prot they make as areslt. I yo do agree to sign copyrightover to a client, yo shold get paidmore or the work in the rst place. Forexample, i yo decide to charge a dayrate o 200 or commissioned workwhere yo retain copyright, charge 300or a day i yore going to sign copyrightover to the client.

images to. I the same pictre appears

in two pblications at the same time, itwold be embarrassing both or yo andthe pblications concerned. Pls its asre re way to garantee that yo wontget any repeat bsiness!

Copyright neednt be a dirty wordor reelance photographers, bt itsimportant that yo ascertain prontwhere yo stand with any potentialclients. A degree o negotiation maybe reqired, bt ltimately yo sholdprotect yor rights, protect yor imagesand keep yor clients happy.

Types of use

I yo sbmit images to a pblication andhavent agreed to a sign over copyright,yo will typically be agreeing to a one ose. This means that yoll be paid a eeto print yor image once. The copyrightremains with yo, the client is eectivelyborrowing it rom yo. I the pblisherses it more than once, even in the sameedition o the pblication, they havebroken the one o agreement and yoreentitled to a higher ee.

To protect yorsel, its a good ideanot to doble p on who yo send

Understanding copyrightAs a reelance photographer, yo need to be aware o

copyright law and how it aects the pictres yo take.On a very basic level, when yo take a pictre, yo ownthe copyright to that image. Owning copyright meansthat a third party can only se the image i yo agreeto it. Typically, in retrn or yo agreeing to the imagebeing sed by a client yo will receive a payment andbe identied as the images athor (sally by meanso a pictre credit). However, there are some instanceswhere the laws srronding copyright can vary. Itsthose we concentrate on here.


Before you assigncopyright to a client,consider the imagesmoney-makingpotential.

Got a good example of a photographictechnique? Then a photography mag maybe interested but not if it s been printedelsewhere before.

Be sure to get a modelrelease form signed

if you want to sellimages of people.

FPmE


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My route into making money rom

photography started in 1974, when I

picked up a camera or the rst time.I bought a copy o Practical Photographyto teach me how to use it, and while

the content was very staid by todaysstandards, it was enough to get me

hooked. I religiously bought every issueand soon owned a ull 35mm outt.

When I let school, I got a job workingor a photographic retailer. The pay wasdire, but it meant I could play with new

gear, talk enthusiastically with customersand get discount o more kit, so it wasbearable. I read every photography book

and magazine going and built up a broadknowledge covering everything romthe Zone system to the Scheimpugprinciple. My ever-increasing knowledgeprompted me to buy a medium-ormat

outt and soon ater I had large ormat.I invested in processing kit and usedto convert my parents pantry - a 2t x4t room, just big enough to house anenlarger and three trays. It was a pain to

black out, but I got loads o enjoymentusing it and dabbled in toning, preash

techniques and double printing. Buoyedwith the quality o results I was getting,and eeling condent that I could spot

a good picture, I started to enter the PPPhotographer o the Year competition.Every month I thought Id submitted acracker, only to receive a rejection slip a

ew weeks later.Then, while working or Jessops, my

luck changed. I entered an in-housecompetition and came rst, scoopingtwo Sigma lenses.

Winning made me more condent

to submit photos to the photographymagazines Id been learning rom. I stillgot the rejections rom PP, but in June1989 I spotted one o my photos inAmateur Photographer. What a eeling!

More to the point, what a trigger!I subscribed to the Bureau o

Freelance Photographers and

Freelance Focus and started to getleads. I submitted to calendar and card

companies, picture editors and localpapers. Results started to appear. I gotcommissions to do weddings, actorystock shoots and publicity events. I waspublished in the Shefeld Stars 1990

Calendar, had a picture used on the covero the Shefeld Citizens Guide and thengot my rst cover on the British Amateur

Photographers Association magazine.It wasnt long beore AP was phoning

me asking or caption details to thepics Id supplied.

But all this activity

still wasnt bringingin enough moneyor me to buy thegear I wanted, andPractical Photography

still werent usinganything I submitted!

I tried a dierentapproach andsubmitted illustrated

articles. I used mymums vintageRemington typewriter,which was always

getting jammed andpunched holes in thepaper when typing theletter O. Despite thishandicap, my knowledge

and interest in specialist areas meant Ihad a succession o material published inAmateur Photographer.

My career took a dramatic change

when I saw an ad or a technical writer onPractical Photography. I applied and aterthree interviews was given the job...why?Partly my history, but also partly sheerluck. I sent the CV in with a photo o

mysel and editor Will Cheungs partnerthought that was novel idea. Withoutthat it could have been another rejectionrom the PP stable!

Working or ten years on the leading

photographic titles has given me an

insight into what does and doesntwork rom a reelance perspective. Overthe coming issues well be passing thisvaluable experience on to you.

The moral o my story? Persevere,dont get upset by rejections andconsider all avenues. As youll see romuture issues o Freelance Photography

Made Easy, its not always the obviousphotos that sell.

I spd f

y phs i

Aaur

Phgraphr.

Wha a flig!

Comment

AS PUBLISHER o the UKs leadingonline photography magazine,

ePHOTOzine, I hear many stories

rom photographers trying to

establish themselves who are

experiencing the same problems I

had when starting out.

FPME oCtoBeR/noVemBeR 2005 | 27Hav yu g a c ak abu frlac phgraphy? If s, wd lik har fr yu.Wri : Comment, FPme, UnItS 31-32 tHe tURBIne, SHIReoAKS tRIAnGLe BUSIneSS PARK, CoACH CLoSe,

SHIReoAKS, nottS. S81 8AP or -ail [email protected]. W lk frward harig fr yu.

PETER BARGH


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Successful iages ad theirstories fro the people

who took the

Paul WardPaul has a degree in lm making,but launched his reelancephotography career ater beingasked to do some nightclubphotos or a local magazine.

He now regularly has his clubwork published in dance musicmagazines including M8, IDJand Mixmag. He also getscommissioned to do cover andashion shoots or a ree regionalmagazine, and images ornightclub yers.

He owns a range o kit, includingtwo digital SLRs and a BronicaSQAi. Although he preers to shootin lm, he nds that most clientsrequest digital images.You can see more o his work atwww.paulwardphotography.com.

Emptyness

This was taken in a burnt outwarehouse in Birmingham or aguy who approached me abouta new magazine he was workingon. The shoot was a nightmare,Id had ood poisoning the nightbeore so elt awul and becausethe magazine couldnt afordproessional models we just hadgirls who had been spotted on anight out in town! Despite thesesetbacks, the models were OKand I got some decent shots.I earned 50 or the shoot, butater all that efort the magazinenever ended up going to print!

makersMoney

The shoot was

a nightmare,

Id had ood

poisoning the

night beore...


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Moving Day

This was shot or a Birmingham nightclub

called Promise who were moving venues

and needed an image or a yer. It was taken

in a local removal companys yard. The nal

image is a composite o our images (shown

below) including the main shot, an extra shot

reramed to one side (to increase the width

o the image to t the yer size), and some

people in diferent poses. Finally, because the

sky had overexposed, I stopped on the way

home and took an image o a cloudy sky to

give more interest to the shot.

I lock of the tripod so its easier to clone

in people rom other images. With this many

people on a shoot youd be very lucky to get

everyone looking great on the same rame!

I even managed to get mysel in the image

too (on the let, pushing the trolley) . A lot o

work, but I earned 100 or my trouble.

Moving Day

Camera

Canon EOS-1DS

LensCanon EF 17-40mm /4 at 28mm

ISO settingISO 200

Exposure1/100sec @ /8, with fash romBowens Gemini lights

as

The fnal image is

a composite o ourimages

See more o Pauls work over the page


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makersMoney

This shot earned me

100 rom a clothes designer

who made the outt or a low

budget sci- lm Im working

on. The model is the lead actor, and

ater doing a variety o normal poses we

decided to try something diferent. We ound

a large 30mm thick sheet o clear Perspex, put it on a

rame, then I laid underneath and shot upwards.

The designers loved the look o the shot and oten get

asked how we did it.

Paul Ward

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I used to race motorbikes and whenI decided to pack it in I still wanted to bearound old mates, so I decided to have ago at photography. Now Im hooked.I set up a website (www.motorbikeracer.com) and the rider in this shot, which Itook at Cadwell Park, saw his picture onthe site and bought a copy o the imagerom me. Im hoping that my website willgenerate urther sales in the uture.

Paul CarvillPauls a 32-year old sales manager whoonly got his rst proper camera (hiswords, not ours) in July this year. As theseshots show, hes a capable photographerwhos happy to tackle a range o subjects.Potential reelancers can also learn romPauls marketing techniques, which arerereshingly innovative.

Roy HampsonThis image has sold three times soar, but i Id have listened to the rstpiece o eedback I got, Id never haveearnt a penny rom it! I originallysent it to a calendar publisher, whorejected it saying (in a very terseletter) that the building was leaningback and would look dreadul intheir calendar. He suggested I spendhundreds o pounds on a shit lens,just to acquire a 50 picture sale.

Im my own worst critic and, tobe honest, didnt think the picturelooked all that bad so I persevered.Its since been published in a diferentcalendar, my photo agency has soldit to Yellow Pages, and it was usedto illustrate a eature in a magazine.Total earnings in 18 months arearound 200.

Are you a money maker?Are you alre ady making cash r om your camer a?I so, wed like to hear rom you. Were interestedin seeing images, and hearing the stories behindthem. In the frst instance, please e-mail a lowresolution digital fle and a brie outline o howthe shout, and subsequent sale came about to:[email protected]

The owl was taken at a public demo atThe Raptor Centre, Elsham Hall. saysPaul. I was pleased with my results, so Iwent back to the centre and asked i theywanted to see the shots. They liked them,and asked me to get them printed up aspostcards, which cost me just over 100or 1000. I made around 100 or each seto 1000 I supplied, hardly a kings ransombut enough to buy me some new kit.

I used to race motorbikes and when I

decided to pack it in I still wanted to be

around old mates, so I took up photography.

Now Im hooked.


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TECHNIQUE

18 | FPME OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2005

1START OPEN THE FILE. Ater copying the Raw les toyour computer (in our case, an Apple Mac), double clickon one o the les to open up Photoshop CSs Raw les

window. Across the top o the window youll see camerasettings, ISO and ocal length inormation, on the right arethe alterations you can make to the image and across thebottom are colour space, bit depth and resolution details.

2SET IMAGE SIZE. At the bottom o the Raw le screen,click the Size bar. Here, you alter the size o the le (andincrease or decrease its output size). Weve ound that

increasing by one size in this case by selecting 4096 by 2371 allows the image to be used larger, with no drop in quality.Figures in the Size bar vary depending on your camerasresolution, these gures are rom an 8.2 megapixel DSLR.

I

youre shting in JPeG md n DSLr cmpmising th qalit imags. S, gtting m shts n a mm cad, bt b laving

th cama t cmpss th imags, lsingpcis dtail. Th answ? Sht sing th raw md,

a acilit n all digital SLrs that nss gt v bit inmatin that hit th sns whn th sht was takn.

Imags captd in raw, hwv, d qi sm xta

pst-pdctin wk t mak thm lk thi bst. H,sing Phtshp CS, w shw hw t d jst that

raw lesWking with

If youre shooting in JPEG mode on your

digital SLR youre doing your pictures a disservice!

Switch to Raw and reap the rewards. Heres how

HOW TO DO IT STEP BY STEP

TECHNIQUE

3CHANGE SETTINGS.Next, go to thesection on the right.

Leave the Basic buttonselected and move to thearea below the colouredhistogram. Make sure theAdjust tab is selected andyou can play with colourtemperature (how warm orcool the image appears),exposure, shadows,contrast and so on, untilthe image looks perect onthe screen.Note: Ensure your monitoris accurately calibrated

beore attempting this.


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TOP TIPS

HIF YOURE doing commissioned

work, check i your client wants Raw

images supplied in a certain way. Somemagazine publishers, or example, like

to be supplied with Raw les so they

can apply their own settings. Others

may have very specic settings that you

could apply or them, saving them time

and ofering them a better service.

H DUST ON your DSLRs sensor is

unavoidable. To minimise it appearing,

be sure to switch your camera of when

changing lenses. This way, the sensor

wont be electrically charged and is less

likely to attract dust.

HIF YOU have a series o Raw les taken

in the same lighting and all requiring

the same level o alteration, you donthave to use the sliders on every image.

In Photoshops Raw window, click on

the Settings bar and select Previous

Conversion, which applies all the

settings rom the previous image.

HONE WAY o quickly editing your

images beore you start converting the

Raw les is to use Photoshops Browser

eature. Select File-Browse and then

nd the older with the pictures in

rom the menu on the let. A series o

small thumbnails appear which can be

double-clicked to open the les.

TECHNIQUE

4PREVIEW YOUR CHANGES.While youre working on the image, youcan check how much it has changed by

unchecking the Preview button at the bottom leto the image window. Heres the image beoreand ater we applied the adjustments.We decreased the exposure by one stop and thenincreased the saturation to boost the colours andmake the petals and sky really vivid. With eachadjustment, you can either use the slider or typein an exact number in the relevant box.

5SHARPEN THE IMAGE. Click the Detail tab on the right o thescreen. Magniy part o the image with plenty o detail in byselecting the magniying tool in the top let hand corner o the

screen. Move the sharpness slider to around the 70 mark, then watchthe diference in the image as the sharpness is applied. This is similarto using Photoshops Unsharp Mask lter. Some images will be newith the maximum sharpening, but keep an eye out or increasednoise, particularly on images with large areas o a single colour.

6FINE TUNE. I you do get increasednoise, Luminance Smoothing canreduce it, but this can soten the image

again! Fine tune the image by using bothsliders to get an optimum result, bearing

in mind that sharpness is paramount! Onceyoure happy with all your alterations, clickthe OK button at the top right o the screen.c

AFTERBEFORE

AFTERBEFORE


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8CHECK FOR DUST. Once the le issaved youve got one more job to do.Have a good look or blurred black

marks on the image, which indicate dust

on the sensor when the picture was taken.Theyre more obvious i youve got a largearea o one colour. Here, theres one in thebright blue sky! To remove, magniy thearea, then use Photoshops Healing Brushtool to sample an area o similar colour andremove it.

7SAVE AS A TIFF. Save the image.Go to File-Save. Select the DestinationFolder, name it accordingly, make sure TIFF

is selected as the le ormat and hit Save.Then, when the TIFF Options panel appears,make sure Image Compression is set to Noneand Byte Order is selected or type o computeryoure saving it on to. In our case, Macintosh.Hit OK. AFTER

DEALING WITH RAW FILES. I youre aWindows user who relies on Microsotsautomatic Scanner and Camera Wizard totake care o your photo to PC downloads,

you need to change your method. The Wizard cannot, atthis moment in time, detect Raw les and leaves them on

the camera/memory card. To overcome this, use your imageediting sotwares browser to locate the photos manually.Click on the My Computer icon, select the camera or cardhard drive and then the necessary image older within it.Microsot has recently introduced a Raw Image Thumbnailerand Viewer or Windows XP. This allows you to view,organise, and print photos captured in Raw image ormats.It currently only works on les rom Canon and Nikon digitalcameras, though.

PCRAW IMPROVEMENTS. The Rawles window has been improved inPhotoshop CS2 and does some o theconversion work or you i you allow

it! The biggest changes are on the right hand side o thescreen where the sliders or key image alterations have Auto

options. Here, CS2 suggests optimum correction settings. Inour experience, weve ound theyre usable 90% o the time,but i you dont like this degree o automation, or preerto dial in your own tweaks, you can still override them byunticking the Auto box and using the sliders.

Photoshop CS2 also does away with the Basic andAdvanced tabs that access the image alteration options. InCS2 ve tabs on the right o the window allow access to a widerange o overrides.

Finally, you can now Save les directly rom the Raw window.I you do this, bear in mind you wont be able to remove dustas shown in Step 8 above.

CS2

BEFORE

USING A PC OR WORKING IN PHOTOSHOP CS2?

TECHNIQUETECHNIQUETECHNIQUE

Here I clicked on My Computer, then the Sandisk card in the cardreader and then located the Raw test image older. Notice these arePenta Raw fles and you do not see the small image thumbnail so itsnot easy to locate sp ecifc photos. Using Photoshops Browser makeslie much easier.


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1BEFORE you start, put all theimages into a older, give theolder a name and save it in

a location where youll be able toaccess it quickly later.

2OPEN Photoshop and thenselect File Automate Contact Sheet II. This opens

up the Contact Sheet window.Ignore the Source Images boxat the top or a second andmove down to Document. In theUnits box, select cm and typein approximate sizes or an A4sheet o paper (Width 21, Height29). Make sure Resolution is setto 72 pixels/inch.

3MOVE to the Thumbnails section and selectthe number o columns and rows you wanton each sheet. To make sure the images are o

reasonable size, our columns and ve rows is aboutright. Leave the Auto Spacing and Use Filename AsCaption boxes ticked.

4FINALLY,go back tothe top o

the window andclick the Choosebutton to ndthe older youput the images inor Step 1. Onceyouve donethat, click OK andlet Photoshopdo the rest.Once thecontact sheet isgenerated, saveit as a Photoshopdocument andprint out. Simple.

contact sheetCating a

Creating a contact sheet of low res images allows your clients to

view and select images quickly. Heres how its done

TECHNIQUETECHNIQUETECHNIQUE

WHeTHer you sht cmmissins snd imags tpict libais and pblishs, sppling a cntact shtwill an big Bwni pints. A w shts lw simags mans clints wnt hav t wad thgh

mm-hng high s fls. Cntact shts can bcatd sing an tp imag fl, inclding raw, andcan b dn in a cpl mints sing Phtshp CS.Its this as

IN THE NExT ISSUE OF FPME

HOW TO ADD KEYWORDS AND

COPYRIGHT INFO TO YOUR IMAGES


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INSIDE VIEW

22 | FPME OCTOBER/NOVEmBER 2005

Would you like to send your work to stock libraries, but dont really

know where to start? We contacted two of the UKs leading

libraries to find out what they look for from potential contributors

Name

Neale Haynes

Title

Managing Director

What type of imagesdoes the libraryspecialise in?

Freesports or extreme sports.We cover the well-known sports

such as bungee jumping,go-karting and mountainbiking, but also the stranger

sports like bog snorkelling,JCB racing a nd wakeboa rding.

BUZZ PICTURES

What type ofimages are youlooking for now?

Top quality wintersports shots ski-ing,snowboarding andso on.

biggest sellers

Clean, bright action

shots (like the onebelow) where thesubject has signed amodel release formso there are noproblems withmarketing theimages.

librariesStock

Buzz Pictures website is at www.buzzpictures.co.uk

Image by Neale Haynes

How do you like submissions to bepresented?

Good quality captions are essential andkeyworded to help with searches i youresupplying in digital ormat.

How many images would aphotographer be expected to supplyon a regular basis?

Its reasonable to expect a photographerto supply around 100 good quality imagesevery quarter, but theres no set amount.

What type of shots dont you want tosee ever again?

Out o ocus rubbish

Whats the biggest mistake potentialcontributors make?

Some photographers have an over-inatedopinion o how good their work is. Havea look on our website at the images thatsell and only get in touch i your work isgenuinely as good as what you see.

How should potential contributorsget in touch?

Initial approaches by e-mail, please.Contact [email protected] andsomeone will be in touch.

What picture formats do you accept?

Digital, or just old ashioned flm.

How many images would you like in asubmission?

At least 100 original images.

Image by Alex Williams www.buzzpictures.co.uk


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INSIDE VIEW

General tips for submitting to stock libraries

lMost stock libraries are now ully digital or in the processo converting. Some will still accept flmsubmissions, but most will require scans o flmimages or straight digital fles.

l I youre submitting digital images, manylibraries will have specifc requirements interms o the ormat the images are saved in,the fle size and whether any sharpening oradjustment has been applied.

l Commission ees vary rom library to library, but theaverage is a 50/50 split between you and the library.

l Copyright o any images you submit to a library willremain with you. However, there are an increasing number oroyalty-ree libraries appearing who will require you to assigncopyright over to them.

lMany libraries have comprehensive websites, whichinclude details about how to submit your work and any

current requirements. Its worth checking these out beoreyou get in touch as youll probably fnd the answers to most oyour questions.

What picture formats do you accept?

Most o our work comes in digital ormat, butwell also take exceptional transparencies.

How many images would you like in a

submission?

Initial submissions should be a minimum o800 images, low resolution JPEGs i youresending digital. Digital photographers needto be using cameras capable o at least 17Mbfles (SLRs with six megapixels and above).

How do you like submissionspresented?

I we accept your work well need securelypackaged and ully captioned transparenciesor TIFFs i supplying digital. Digital fles needcaption and keyword inormation embeddedwithin them. We can supply a hard drive i alarge number o images need to be sent to us.

How many images would aphotographer be expected to supplyon a regular basis?

Its dicult to put a fgure on it, but wedcertainly need pictures on a continuousbasis. We tend to be selective about thephotographers we use so we can do well orthem. Given this, we expect a good supply ooriginal material.

Name

Karen McCunnall

Title

Submissions Manager

What type of imagesdoes the libraryspecialise in?

Travel and travel-related images.We cover both the UK andoverseas.

PICTURES COlOUR lIBRaRy What type of shots dont you want tosee ever again?

Were happy to

see all shots,but i youregoing to submita well-knownlandmark, bearin mind thatitll need to beexceptional or acompletely new view o it.

Whats the biggest mistake potentialcontributors make?

We publish a list o wants on our website

(www.picturescolourlibrary.co.uk), somephotographers will just turn up and take shotso locations we need thinking theyll get sales.The images still need to be high standard, notjust a snap.

How should potential contributors getin touch?

By e-mail in the frst instance. Contact me onKaren@ picturescolourlibrary.co.uk.

biggest sellers

Famous landmarksfrom the UK and

overseas always dowell for us.

What type of

images are youlooking for now?

We dont havespecifc seasonalrequirements, werelooking or qualityimages all yearround.


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EVENTS

All displays on Nov 5 unless stated

Brighton Racecourse,BrightonWhen? November 4Details: 01273 603580

Alexandra Palace, LondonDetails: 0208 365 2121

Glasgow Green, GlasgowDetails: 0141 553 1092

Kings Dock, LiverpoolDetails: 0151 233 3007

Midsummer Common,CambridgeDetails: 01223 457521Don Valley Stadium, SheeldDetails: 0114 256 0607

Bute Park, CardiDetails: 0292 023 0130

Meadowbank Stadium,EdinburghDetails: 0131 661 5351

Cranleigh Common, SurreyDetails: 08701 566366

Durham Police HQDetails: 0191 384 6905

Forest Recreation Ground,NottinghamDetails: 0115 915 5330

Bitts Park, CarlisleDetails: 01539 4444 44

Leeds Castle, Kent

Details: 0870 600 880

War Memorial Park,BasingstokeDetails: 01256 817618

The Quay, PooleDetails: 01202 253253

Littledown Centre,BournemouthDetails: 01202 451700

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EVENTS

EVENTS

Details o all these events are subject

to change. Please conrm detailswith the organisers beore you travel.

We cant be held responsible i youtravel 200 miles and nd it has beencancelled a week earlier!!

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What? Motorcycle BeachRace

When? November30,romNovember 30, romapprox. 3pmWhere? CentralBeach,Central Beach,BlackpoolDetails: 01253 478222 orwww.visitblackpool.comSeveral hundred mad ridersracing between North andCentral piers

What? Steam EventWhen? October29 & 30Where? EastLancashire Railway,RawtenstallDetails: Autumnsteam gala, includingnight event.

0161 764 7790 orwww.east-lancs-rly.co.uk

What? British Land Blo-karting ChampionshipsWhen? November 18 20Where? Gwithian, nr Hayle,CornwallDetails: 01736 332648 orwww.speedsailuk.comEssentially windsurng onwheels, Blo-karters can reachspeeds o up to 50mph.

What? The 13th Real AleWobbleWhen? November 12 & 13Where? Llanwrtyd Wells

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Sigma AF 15mm /2.8 EX1

Giving yoursel the edge over ellowreelancers is crucial i you want repeat

business. This will oten be down to yourskill as a photographer, but having theright gear can help. A sheye lens cangive your shots an extra dimension.

This Sigma sheye ts all the popularAF SLR and DSLR mounts and oers a ullrame 180 view. Focusing down to just15cm means you can get intimate withyour subject and capture someeye-catching images.

The lens is well made and producesquality results. Its quite an outlayconsidering its applications are limited,but it could just make your shots standout rom the crowd.

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Photoshop CS2 training2

Adobe Photoshop. Not the easiestprogram in the world to master, is it?

But i you can tame it, your pictures andbusiness will prosper. The spectacularly-named Deke McClelland hosts this serieso training DVDs. Once you get pastDekes accent and the tacky Van Goghstyle set he presents rom, youll see thatthe DVDs are thoroughly comprehensive.

With a running time o 27 hours,itll take you a long time to go throughall the DVDs, but you can also cherrypick individual sections to brush up onspecic techniques. Images are providedor you to practice the lessons on andyou will know all there is to know aboutPhotoshop i you get to the end!

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Brother HL-2070N printer3

Inkjet printers are cheap to buy, butcostly to eed. Changing black and colour

inks in most models will typically lightenyour wallet by around 50. I you dontuse your inkjet or high quality colourprints, a laser printer is a viable option.

This Brother model is network-readyso can be hooked up to more than onecomputer. I you dont need this acility,the HL-2030 is similar or under 100.

Compatible with both PC and Mac,the printer is easy to install and can printup to 20 pages a minute. Its mono only,but thats ne or invoices, letters andeven digital contact sheets. A new tonerstill costs around 50, but should last or2500 sheets o A4.


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Peelable business cards4

First impressions count, so you need tolook proessional when meeting clients.

Having business cards is a sure-re wayo looking the part, but they can bepricey, and will oten mean ordering aminimum o 250 at a time. With theseWH Smiths cards you can print as ew as10, to your own design on an inkjet orlaser printer. A pack o 10 sheets givesyou 100 cards.

Youll need a PC or Mac, ideally withpage layout sotware so you can set yourpage up correctly. This does take time,but an A4 template comes with the pack.Quality can be up to 720dpi and whilethe cards arent very thick, most peoplewont know the dierence.

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Jessop 5-in-1 refector5

Photographers should never be withoutrefectors. They can squeeze invaluable

extra light into a shot where fash wouldlook too harsh.This 80cm Jessops model is based

on the same principle as most refectors,fick it to open, twist it to old (alwaysunny watching the uninitiated tryingto do it), but comes with a our-sidedzip-on cover to give you a variety oeects. Silver, gold, white and black areall available so you can pick the onemost suitable to your subject. Withoutthe cover it also acts as a handy diuser,which can reduce the harshness o fash.

A really versatile piece o kit thatswell worth the money.

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TDK CD label printer6

Give your digital image CDs a moreproessional look with this thermal

transer printer rom TDK. The LPCW-50prints directly onto the surace o thedisc in one o our colours: black, red,blue or silver.

The printer is or PCs only runningWindows 98 or later. Once the sotwareis loaded, its simple enough to startprinting and we ound that the unit,albeit airly basic, delivered smudge-ree printing on a range o CD nishes.You can either use built-in templates ordesign your own print, which can includeimages i required.

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Xtraflash Slave Flash7.70This foldaway, pocket, remote, slave flash automatically fires as the flashon your camera goes off. This makes it ideal for fill in flash or additionallighting for any brand of film-based or digital cameras (providing youcan turn off the cameras preflash feature).

Use 2 or more for creative lighting. Place gel over the tube for specialFXs. Use outside to fill in the shadows. Use one to increase flash output. Use as additional light for hairlights.Bargain price!!! We now have the last stocksof these. Used ones sell for well over 20 oneBays auction site. Powered by just one AAbattery (not supplied).

Superior lens cleaningsystem for fine optics.A special pen-shapedcleaning item thathas a slide out brushon one end and a flatself-replenishing pad

style cleaner on the other. The brush is used to remove dust and fluffwhile the pad can be used to remove smears and finger marks, even on

LensPen10

Lens cleaning cloth3

Micro Fibre cleaning cloth forcameras, lenses and binocularsthat is amazingly effective. Lasts forages...just wash it when dirty. Idealfor cleaning your digital camerasLCD screen too. Dont waste timeretouching pics when your gearcould be spotless in the first place.

Special post-free offer on gadgetsfor your cameras or lenses.

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No client will buy photos with wonkyhorizons! Keep your horizons straightusing this hot shoe mounted spiritlevel. Perfect for landscapes andbuilding photography and essentialif youre going to attempt panoramicphotography.

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Kenro Studio Flash220Ideal as a start up kit for the hobbyistenthusiast or the small studio. The kitcomprises two compact Flash Headswith 110WS output, two lighting stands,a 45x45 cm soft box, a set of coloureffect filters and a camera sync cable. Ifyour camera doesnt have a flash sync

socket youll also need to buy a PC hot-shoe adaptor below.

Flash shoe adaptor 7Slides on to a camera hotshoe to allows a studioflash or off camera flashto be connected to thecamera via a sync lead when thecamera doesnt have a PC socket.

Stofen Omni Bouncer 16Often called the softie this is an almost perfectproduct for your flashgun. It weighs in at just15 grams and simply clips onto the head of

your flash. It softens the light in general use,eliminates red eye, but in more specific use itgives the delightful softness of an umbrella andthe all directional coverage of a bare bulb. Veryclever and now very famous. Often seen on T.V. in news programmes asthe Omni is used by press photographers world-wide.We have many available, please state which you want on the order form:OM-B for Vivitar 283/ Canon 430EZ, OM-C for Pentax AF500FTZ/NikonSB-24/25/26/Minolta 5400xi/Canon 380EX, OM-PZ8 for Pentax AF-360FGZ, OM-EX for Canon 420EX, OM-EY for Canon 580EX, OM-EZ forCanon 540EZ and 550EX, OM-SB-16 for Nikon SB16/Cobra 700AF.If your flash is not listed above please visit the FPME web site to checkwhich you need and many other options.

Hoya Infrared R72 filterFilter for use with Infrared film to get those ethereal black & white photos.The filter also works with many digital cameras. The filters are available inlens filter thread sizes from 49mm to 77mm. Digital camera owners couldbuy the smallest size and hold it over the lens.

49mm Hoya Infrared filter R72 2952mm Hoya Infrared filter R72 2955mm Hoya Infrared filter R72 3258mm Hoya Infrared filter R72 3762mm Hoya Infrared filter R72 4567mm Hoya Infrared filter R72 6572mm Hoya Infrared filter R72 10077mm Hoya Infrared filter R72 170Please state which size you want on the order form

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