Fpme Issue 2

Freelance income
Who needs to know?

inside view
Photo editors
Tell you what they want
The facts you need
website advice
to set up your own site
ISSUE 2 December/January 2006
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freelance phoTography made easy
fP
money matters
News and leads. 4
A wide range of clients who want
your pictures, right now!
So you want to.... 8
set up a website. Getting an
internet presence can boost your
freelance career. Heres how to get
started in cyberspace.
Money Makers. 12
A showcase of successful images
from FPME subscribers, plus the
stories of how the shots came into
being.
Inside View. 16
Five editors from
some of the
countrys leading
photography magazines
tell you what they look for
from freelancers.
Events guide. . 21
Want to get out with your camera
over the Christmas period and take
some images with saleable potential?
Then try these events for size.
Digital technique 22
Cut your computer time in half as
we introduce you to the delights of
Photoshops Batch command.
Gear tests................................................. 24
Will this issues group of gadgets help
or hinder your freelance career?
Money Matters.................................... 26
The frst in a series of features dealing
with the business side of
freelancing. Starting
with what you need
to declare to stay
on the right side of
the law.
Using Image Buyer. 27
Image Buyer is FPMEs unique
service for freelancers and picture
buyers. Not used it yet? Then heres
all you need to know.
Corel competition. 28
Weve got fve copies of Corels Paint
Shop Pro X to give away. All you have
to do is read this issue, then answer
three questions. Easy!
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Contents
Freelance income
money maTTers
Who needs to know?
inside view
Photo editors
Tell youwhat they want
The facts you need
websiTe advice
to set up your own site
ISSUE 2 December/January 2006
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freelance phoTography made easy
fP
COVER STORY
Kiwi Rain by Rob Atlas
Robs just starting out in his
freelance career, but with shots
like this, we hope it isnt too long
before hes doing well. This was a
table-top set-up with a softbox as
the background. The kiwi fruit was
stuck on a needle and suspended
from the top of a crystal block,
which was flled with water, Rob
explains. I put my camera on a
tripod, set the self-timer and then
dripped water into the container
by using a can with holes in the
bottom. Pretty simple, really.
Pic spec
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8700
Lens: 35-280mm lens @ 48.5mm
Exposure: 1/125sec at f/2.8
December/January.2006..ISSUE.2
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Freelance
Phot ogr aphy
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Clients in need
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ISSUE 1 October/November 2005
news/leads
8
SO YOU WANT TO
set up a website.
Blast into cyberspace
with our no-nonsense
four-page guide.
TRIED &
TESTED
New gear
given the
once-over.
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W
elcome to the
second issue
of Freelance
Photography Made Easy.
On the basis of the feedback
weve received so far, you
seem to like what were doing.
Even so, we have made a few changes to this issue.
Most notable is that were now going by the title
FPME. We think this gives the magazine a stronger
identity and ties in perfectly with our website
address. Also, in line with feedback, weve toned
down the technique and concentrated more on
the business side of freelancing with our Money
Matters feature. I hope you like the changes, and
please keep your comments coming.
Im particularly keen to hear from freelancers
who would like to contribute to FPME with words
and pictures. If you feel you could write an article
for the magazine,
please get in touch.
An Image Buyer
request has been
put up on the FPME
website, so please
use it to contact
me. Plus, make
sure you visit the
website on a weekly
basis to get brand
new leads thatll
help you sell your
pictures. By using
this free service a number of subscribers have
already made their subscription fee back in sales.
Have you?
Roger Payne, Editor
Rogs shot
This is my son, who entered
a sunfower-growing
competition this year and
won! Being the sort of story
local newspapers love, I got
in touch with my local paper
and ofered to take a shot
for them. They obliged and
the picture, along with a
brief story, appeared in the
paper the following week,
netting me 30. OK, its not
a huge amount, but it only
took me 10 minutes to take
the picture and send it to
the paper. 180 an hour?
Sounds like a pretty decent
rate to me!
Pic spec
Camera: Canon EOS-1D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm
at 28mm
Exposure: 1/45sec at f/8
MARCUS HAWKINS
Marcus is the editor of Digital
Camera Magazine. He, along
with four other photography
magazine editors explain
what they look for from free-
lance contributors on page 16
NEWS/LEADS
Got images like this?
Weve got people who
want to buy them
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MONEY MAKERS
Find out how this
photographer
scooped 4000!
Martyn is a former
editor of Practical
Photography and
Internet Magazine.
His guide to setting
up a website, taken
from his new book,
will have you internet
savvy in no time.
MARTYN MOORE
Claires the reigning
Practical Photography
Photographer of
the Year and we
showcase some of
her successful digital
images in this months
Money Makers feature.
Marcus is the editor
of Digital Camera
Magazine. He,
along with four
other photography
magazine editors,
explain what they look
for from freelance
contributors on p16.
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Yorkshire and Cumbria images
sought by outdoor magazines
Dalesman, the countrys
best-selling regional
magazine, and its sister
title Cumbria are looking for
freelance contributions of
both pictures and words.
Both titles are put
together by a two-man
editorial team comprising
editor terry Fletcher and
picture editor Paul Jackson, so
they rely heavily on freelance
contributions for each issue.
We have a stock library of
images, which were always keen
to add to, admits terry, but Im
just as interested in hearing from
FPMe subscribers who can supply
complete articles of both words
and pictures, particularly with a
people-based theme.
Dalesman covers the three Ridings areas of
Yorkshire and concentrates largely on the areas
heritage and farming, terry continues. Cumbria
is a harder-edged title, which includes a lot of
outdoor sports including walking, climbing
and canoeing. So, in addition to well-known
locations in both areas, were also
looking for shots that
show these activities.
terry is happy to
receive submissions
either on transparency
or digitally, but would
suggest contacting the
magazines by phone
(01756 701381) or e-mail in
the frst instance. Payments
range from 30 up to 100
for the cover image.
terry can be contacted
on editorial@dalesman.co.uk
and Paul can be contacted on
paul@dalesman.co.uk.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Chiltern shots
Chris Andrews of Chris
Andrews Publications
is looking for shots
of the Chilterns for
2007 calendars.
He needs pictures
of recognisable
landmarks, not rolling
hills and will pay up
to 60 per picture.
Chris would rather not
see digital images,
preferring to initially
receive up to 10
transparencies instead.
Post submissions to
15 Curtis Yard, North
Hinksey Lane, Oxford
OX2 0LX.
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Rose looks for sharp calendar contributions
2006 MaY be just around the corner, but
in the world of calendar publishing 2006
is ancient history! amazingly, January
will see many calendar manufacturers
start looking for great shots for their 2008
series of products!
One such publisher is Rose of
Colchester, where publishing manager
Simon Williams is keen to see new images
from FPMe subscribers across of a wide
range of subject matter. We publish a
lot of calendars, so we need plenty of
pictures, he told us. Scenics, cars, glamour,
pets, farm animals, almost anything goes.
You can get a taste of the work that
Rose produce by visiting their website at
www.rosecalendars.com, but Simon was keen
to point out that hed like to see new subjects
as well as more established sellers.
We accept both digital and flm
submissions, Simon explained. Digital
images should be uncompressed tIFFs or frst
generation JPeGs with a fle size of around
60Mb. transparencies should ideally be
medium or even large
format, although 35mm is
acceptable for remote locations or wildlife.
Simon can be contacted in the frst instance
by e-mail with a series of low res images at
simon@rosecalendars.co.uk, or use our Image
Buyer service on the reference number below.
IB ID: 55
To supply pictures to this Image Buyer, go to the FPME website and upload shots using the reference IB ID: 54
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NEWS
NEWS IN BRIEF
Seen a celebrity?
Cash4yourpix.co.uk
is a website-based
picture agency after
shots of celebrities
or an extraordinary
event that you have
witnessed. Theyll
accept digital images
taken on anything
from a mobile phone
upwards and sell
them to national
newspapers, magazines
etc. Visit the website,
or call 01603 765346.
IOW online comp
The Isle of Wight
Digital Imaging
Group is running its
Over The Rainbow
online photographic
competition. Entries
are invited in four
classes with a wide
range of prizes on ofer.
For more details and
to register visit www.
iwdig.org.uk. Closing
date is Jan 25, 2006.
IF YOuRe just starting out on the freelance
trail, then approaching large picture libraries
or magazines may be a little daunting for
you. Fotolibra is an online picture agency
that will enable you to try their service for
free with up to fve of your images.
thats
exactly what the
photographer
who took this
shot (right) did,
says Fotolibras
Dan Smith.
he signed up
for a free trial,
uploaded
fve shots,
including this one which was
bought by epson for its Christmas campaign.
the photographer earned just under 1000
for this one image!
If you want to upload more images,
Fotolibras full membership provides 2Gb
of picture space for a modest 6 a month,
which is collected on a quarterly basis. up to
20Gb of picture space is available if you sign
up for Platinum
membership.
each picture
that is uploaded
is vetted and we
have a quality
assessment meter
so potential
buyers can see
how big the
picture can be
used, explained
Dan. We deal with
a wide range of
clients including newspapers, magazines,
book publishers and design agencies and
split the fee 50/50 with the photographer,
who always retains copyright of the image.
Some of our contributors tend to be
rather trigger happy, which means that
quality sufers, Dan continued. My advice to
FPMes subscribers would be to photograph
something ordinary from an extraordinary
angle, rather than posting up popular
subjects, as these stand out far better on the
site, giving them a better chance of selling.
Dip your toe in the library market
Visit the website at www.fotolibra.com.
Travel library seeks new photographers
For more details, visit the website: wwwjaytravelphotos.com.
the JaYaWaRDene photo
library is looking for up to 30
new photographers to supply
travel images. Owner Rohith
Jayawardene told FPMe;
We have a loyal client base
who look for high quality
images, primarily for brochure
and advertising use. there
are extensive submission
guidelines on our website, but
were essentially looking for
more than just a view of the
location. the photographer
needs to have a creative input
to make the image saleable.
unlike many libraries,
Jayawardene prefers to receive
images on transparency
flm, preferably medium-
format, although 35mm is
still perfectly acceptable.
Only original transparencies
are accepted, which are then
scanned to be sent to clients.
IB ID: 56
NEWS
OnlIne PICtuRe library Britainonview.com is looking for new
contributors to add to the 40,000 images currently held on fle. the
library ofers two avenues for freelancers; commissioned work and a
more traditional agency approach where the photographers work is
marketed in return for a 50/50 split on any revenue generated from
images sales.
We are continually updating the library with fresh imagery by acting
as an agent for photographers, explains Image editor Sarah Blackburn.
Were looking for high-quality images depicting British locations and
life. this can include well-known landmarks, countryside and coastline,
town and village scenes, events and festivals, sports, seasonal imagery
and details of architecture, fora and fauna. Images of people are also
accepted, but they need to have a signed model release form, unless
taken at large public events.
Sarah would initially like to see 20-30 Raw fles or tIFFs supplied on a
CD from potential contributors. If your work is accepted by the library,
they would hope youd be able to supply more images on a quarterly
basis, although this isnt essential.
Foracurrentwantslist,pleasee-mailsarah.
blackburn@visitbritian.organdpostsubmissions
to:SarahBlackburn,BritainonView,VisitBritain,
ThamesTower,BlacksRoad,LondonW69EL
NEWS IN BRIEF
Commission free
Picturerequests.com
is an online picture
library that acts as a
middleman between
you and the client.
It doesnt charge
commission on
pictures sold or
charge photographers
monthly storage fees,
instead theres an
annual subscription
fee of 99 for which
photographers
receive e-mail picture
requests from clients.
When responding to
a request, freelancers
upload low-res fles
to a gallery and, if
their image is chosen,
negotiate with the
client direct.
For further details visit
www.picturerequests.
com.
Freelancers promised personal touch
IF YOu think photo libraries want travel scenes
with cloudless blue skies, chocolate box
landscapes and portraits of fawless models,
Millennium Images will make you think again.
We specialise in images that more
conventional libraries dont hold, explains
Millenniums niall Oleary. Consequently,
were a moderately-sized library that
guarantees photographers the attention they
wouldnt receive from a larger library.
Right now, niall is looking to recruit more
photographers to join the 300 who currently
contribute to the library. Were interested
in a very wide range of work from art-based
photography to documentary images,
continues niall. If FPMe subscribers want to
get an idea of the kind of pictures we require,
have a look at our website at www.milim.com.
If we accept your images, theres no charge
to put your images into the library and well
hold them for a minimum of three years, says
niall. We sell reproduction rights only, so
photographers are free to continue to market
their own work. Photographers receive 50% of
any revenue the picture generates.
niall would be looking for 20-30 pictures to
get started so recommends sending up to 100
in an initial submission.
To contact Niall, use our Image Buyer service or call 0207 794 9194. IB ID: 57
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FPME at focus 2006
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NEWS
FOCus ON Imaging 2006 takes place at the NEC, Birmingham
from February 26 to March 1 and FPME, along with sister
website, ePHOTOzine will be there! FPMEs editor, Roger Payne,
will be at the show on both the sunday and Monday, so please
come along and say hello, bring some images to show us, or
come and talk to us about your freelance experiences.
The show is open from 10am to 6pm, sunday to Tuesday and
from 10am to 5pm on Wednesday. Visit www.focus-on-imaging.
co.uk for more details. We look forward to meeting you there.
FPME BACk IssuEs
IF THIs is your frst issue of FPME, we do have a limited number
of Issue 1 still available. As well as a healthy selection of leads,
it also featured an introduction to freelance photography,
insider tips for submitting work to
photo libraries, techniques for working
with Raw digital fles and stories from
successful freelance photographers.
Back issues cost 4.99 and are available
by e-mailing backissues@fpme.co.uk.
TosubscribetoFPME,
visitourwebsiteat
www.fpme.co.ukore-mail
subs@fpme.co.uk
Manuel Presti/The Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition
organised by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine
Selling secrets
of successful shots
money makers
inside view
Stock libraries
What they really want
Freelance
Phot ogr aphy
Made Easy
Clients in need
of your shots
ISSUE 1 October/November 2005
news/leads
the SeaRCh for the 2006 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
starts on January 10. now in its 43
rd
year, the competition is
organised by the natural history Museum and BBC Wildlife
magazine, attracting entries from all over the world. the
2005 competition saw success for a number of uK-based
nature photographers.
as FPMe went to press, details for the 2006 competition
were still being fnalised, but entries will be invited in a
wide range of categories and the closing date is March 31,
2006, with winners announced in June.
If you want to get your creative juices fowing, the cream
of the entries from the 2005 competition are currently
on show at the national history Museum, london until
april 23, 2006 and will be touring major towns around the
country in the coming months.
For details on the locations and the competition
itself visit www.nhm.ac.uk or call 0207 942 5000.
Entries invited for 2006
wildlife competition
8 | FPME OCTOBER/nOvEmBER 2005
If you
have access
to the
internet at
home or at
work, then
you could
have your
own website
in minutes.
wantto...
So you
set up a website
Community-baSed sites like tripod
are great places to start to play.
However, there is a good chance that
your pages will be almost identical
to thousands of other peoples.
So you might want to take the
next step and start to create your
website with a unique design.
as soon as you start to think
about this, you are starting to get
serious. Sign up with an internet
service provider that ofers
broadband. your 15-20 a month will
get you a large amount of web space
and fast, easy access to it.
the other small but vital
investment is in a domain name. all
the web space weve discussed so far
is accessed by an obscure website
address. the address incorporates
the name of the internet provider
and is hard to remember.
you want www.yourname.com
or www.yourcompany.co.uk and to
get that you need to register your
own domain name. Choosing your
domain name can be stressful,
especially if your name is fairly
normal and was snapped up years
ago. try to fnd a web identity that
you will be happy with for life. you
can move house, move ofces and
get a new phone number, but your
website address will be the one
constant that you can use to keep
everybody else up to date.
internet service providers will
register a domain name for you. its
quick, easy and cheap, but prices
vary, so shop around. Registration
of a domain name costs as little as
10 for two years, but watch out for
higher costs to renew if you dont go
through the original broker.
Websites such as www.
easily.co.uk and www.uk2.net
ofer the facility to search for
a suitable domain name and
will register that name for
you. most companies ofer a free
service called web forwarding so
that you can still build your site on
the free space and then simply
point your new domain name to it.
Easily.co.uk allows you to administer
e-mail and domain forwarding
yourself via a control panel that
comes with your account. So www.
yourcompany.co.uk can be pointed
at your web page on free webspace
and e-mails to you@yourcompany.
co.uk can be forwarded to your free
e-mail account.
T
HouSandS oF potential
clients from anywhere
in the world can view
your best work with one click
of a mouse button. if they
click again they can send you an e-mail.
if you invest a little time and money you
can sell them an image direct from your
website with all quality, copyright, terms
of use and payment issues taken care of
in one online form. the internet theres
never been anything like it.
the simplest website for a freelance
photographer will describe what you do,
show examples of your work and give
clear, detailed information about how
you can be contacted. this can all be
achieved on one single web page.
the next level will involve separating
these elements, and possibly adding
extra information like a biography or list
of clients, and putting them on diferent
pages, each one linked to all the others.
this is the frst move from a web page to
a website. its the diference between a
business card and a brochure.
Pictures can be organised into
galleries and interaction on the site
might be around customers enquiries:
day rates; availability; rights to pictures
etc. if youre feeling really brave, you can
create a messageboard and encourage
people to comment on your work.
if you have access to the internet,
either at home, at work or from a public
library, a business centre or an internet
caf, then you could have your own
website in minutes.
The world-wide web offers photographers
the most exciting self-promotion
opportunity ever. In this extract from his
new book, martyn moore reveals how you
can harness the power of the internet.
Gettingstarted
HundRedS oF
companies ofer free
web space and many
ways of creating pages
on that web space.
tripod is just one of the
longest-established
companies doing this, and it makes its money
by putting ads around the pages you create.
internet providers almost always ofer free
web space to their customers and this is paid
for in the cost of the subscription. Pay-as-you-
surf internet services usually only allow their
customers to work on their websites via their
own pay-per-minute connections so they
get revenue that way. a good
example of this
type of web space
is ofered at www.
virgin.net while www.
wanadoo.co.uk will
allow you to build a
website on its space
whether you connect
with Wanadoo or not.
all of these services
ofer websites that are
built using templates
viewed through your web
browser. the templates
are increasingly stylish and
sophisticated, although they
tend to cater more for the
personal homepage builder.
you will be ofered a selection of layouts
with colour co-ordinated graphics. text
editing tools allow you to change and format
the copy and there will be instructions on how
to upload pictures to the positions
pre-determined in the design of the pages.
all you have to do is decide what you
want to say and show.
wantto...
So you
Buildyourownwebsite
i
wantto...
So you
beCauSe eveRy image editor, web
editor, hosting service, domain
forwarding and e-commerce system is
diferent, this isnt the place to go into
great detail about exactly how to build
the website you need for your business.
Start by looking at dozens of other
photographers sites. Click around
them to see what happens and decide
what features you like and dont like.
bookmark your favourites and make
a list of the features you would like to
employ on your own site.
use the tutorials with your chosen
web editor to learn how to create your
website locally. its hardly more complex
than creating several Word documents
with tables and pictures and the new
areas of hyperlinking and navigation are
exciting and fun to learn.
then you can use the help sections
of your internet hosting service website
and the instructions for your
FtP software to work out how to
send the site to your web server
(the computer that actually
hosts your website).
General rules, such as the
need to keep image fle sizes
small, or linking each page of
your site to all the others, apply
to all good web design. the
practice of updating your site
regularly and posting new work
will keep your site looking fresh
and an interesting place for
clients to come back to.
if you want to sell photos
online you can join one of the
many online agencies that will allow
you to set up an account and add your
images to their stock. these agencies
will take care of website security and
handle online payments on your behalf.
you can learn about all this yourself,
of course, and your website can
integrate shopping cart and payment
technology with your galleries. but
the big advantage of working with
an agency is that it will promote itself
and more clients are more likely to see
your work. expecting large numbers
of customers to fnd your modest little Gettingthelook
Whichsoftware?
buildinG youR own website will
give you a basic understanding of
the medium, the technology and the
potential. Html, the computer code
behind web pages, is a common
computer fle format and lots of software
can save a document as a web page. even
microsoft Word will convert documents
with images, tables and formatted
text into Html versions. at the same
time as popular, easy-to-use software
is becoming web-enabled, then the
specialised, once-complex web design
packages are becoming more user-
friendly. macromedias dreamweaver
can be downloaded for free trial from
the macromedia website at www.
macromedia.com and easy-to-follow user
guides will show you how to create a
simple web page in minutes. or theres a
free web editor at www.nvu.com.
you will need to be able to adjust the
size, resolution and compression of your
images to make them suitable for use on
the web. the resolution, or grain, to use
a photography term, of web images is
72 dots per inch (dPi) and the common
fle format is the compressed JPeG fle.
So, its important that your image editor
is capable of making these from other
types of image fle.
adobes Photoshop has managed to
earn itself the industry standard tag
but it is quite expensive. Corels Paint
Shop Pro X is as good in many ways but
much cheaper. again, trial versions can
be downloaded from their respective
developers website, or you can get a free
image editor via www.irfanview.com.
and fnally, you might fnd you need
a small program on your computer for
transferring web page fles from your
local computer, the one on your desk,
to the one that hosts your site on the
internet. the process used for this is
called File transfer Protocol (FtP) and
most of the services that host websites
will provide details on how to upload
your web pages using this system.
dreamweaver can upload fles via FtP,
but if you create a web page with a word
processor then youll need a separate FtP
program. theres a free PC-only one on
the website at www.ipswitch.com.
...the specialised,
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design packages are
becoming more
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If youd like to buy a copy of martyns book
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plus free postage and packaging.
Simply call 0870 990 8222 and quote reference Y871.
This offer is only open to UK residents.
FPmE READER OFFER
website amid the noisy, crowded world-
wide web might be optimistic.
but there are ways to improve your
websites ranking. Search engines like
Google scan all the text in web pages,
looking for key words and phrases.
by making sure that important words
appear in the title of your page,
and that your name, specialism and
location appear
prominently on
the page, you
increase the
chances of Google
picking up this
information.
Keywords can
be added within
the Html code
of a web page.
Placing these
keywords requires
some knowledge
of editing code,
but most web page editing programs
allow you to work in Html mode and
youd be advised to get your hands on a
handy snippet of code available from
www.websitesforphotographers.co.uk for
you to cut and paste into your pages.
Follow the instructions to put your own
keywords into the code.
Google also takes into account the
number of other websites linking to
you, so joining link exchange sites,
photography directories and webrings
can improve your ranking. you can pay
to get your site listed at the top of a
directory listing, plus you can pay to
appear in the Sponsored links column
on Google by buying searchable terms
and keywords. then, when somebody
types a term or word you have chosen,
your link appears on the right-hand side
of the results.

a WebSite on its own wont be the
answer to all your freelance prayers.
its when you include your website in
your traditional marketing plan that it
becomes really efective.
make sure that your web address
is very prominent on your business
card, letterhead, invoices and print
advertisements. your photographs,
transparencies and Cds must also
carry your web address and write it
on the back of envelopes, along with
the return address. include it in photo
credit information so that published
images can lead people to your site.
mention your website to clients
on the phone and make sure its
at the bottom of every e-mail you
send. Work out how to add your web
address to your e-mail signature and
do everything you can to ensure
recipients can click on the address and
go straight to your site.
the more people know about your
website, the more enquiries youre
likely to receive. and thats one thing
to bear in mind, customer service. if
your site generates lots of messages,
you should be prepared to handle
them quickly and courteously. imagine
getting a couple of dozen enthusiastic
enquiries a day its the kind of
problem that many photographers
would love to have!
Insummary
If your site generates
lots of messages,
handle them quickly
and courteously.
martyn moore is a former editor of Practical Photography and internet magazine. His book,
the Photographers Guide to Setting up a Website is published by david and Charles, RRP
15.99. iSbn 0-7153-2092-0. For further details visit www.websitesforphotographers.co.uk.
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CeliAzulek
Celi took up photography fve years ago and
has recently started selling images. This sale
took a great deal of efort, though. This was
one of a number of shots I took of a mouse
that I had found as a newborn with its dead
mother. It had just started to grow fur, Celi
explains. It took eight days of giving it goats
milk to get it on to solid food (which meant
getting up at 4am for a night feed!). Id let her
go by this point, but she kept on coming back,
so I made a flm set for her. This was taken at
11pm, when she was at her most active.
The efort has paid of, Celi continues. The
photographs have attracted a considerable
amount of interest the Woodland Trust is
using one of them. I may be wrong, but I think
the mouse seems to look at the camera in a
completely diferent way because she wasnt
wary like a wild mouse would have been.
Successful images
and their stories
from the people
who took them
makers
Money
Fieldmouse
Camera
CanonEOS10D
Lens
100mmmacrowith
extensiontube
ISO setting
ISO200
Exposure
1/200secatf/16withE-TTL
fashat+1stop
Itwassoldforuseinalimited-edition
brochureforaLondon-basedcompany.
Iwaspaid50.
PeterHerbert
PeTers a newcomer to the freelance scene, but has been a keen photographer
for some 40 years. since he started to market his work earlier this year, hes had
a number of successes via the Fotolibra picture library, including this one of
Westminster, photographed from the London eye.
The image was taken during a visit to London in October 2001 to get a visa
for a holiday in India, explains Peter. The original scene had a pale sky, so as
well as applying Unsharp Mask, I boosted it in Photoshop to add some extra
punch. Im sure this helped to sell the shot.
It was sold for use in a limited-edition brochure for a London-based
company. I was paid 50. Better still, I subsequently sold some further images
that I took on the Indian holiday I was in London to pick the visa up for!
MartinCarlsson
OK, so we might not all have a partner as
photogenic as Martins, but this does show how
taking pictures of family and friends can earn
you money. This is suzanne, Martins wife, who
also happens to be one of scotlands leading
models. Martin photographed her on Culzean
Beach in July. The shot was taken late in the
afternoon, he explains, I used fll-in fash with
a yellow tinted gel to give it a warm-up efect.
several images taken during the shoot
have been published in various magazines
and newspapers, he continues. This particular
image has been published in Zoo Weekly.
Martin turned his back on a successful
career in investment banking to concentrate
on photography and has enjoyed plenty of
success since he became freelance in 2003. As
well as photographing his wife, he also focuses
on lifestyle, travel and stock photography.
sure beats the 9 to 5 grind
c
Westminster

Camera
Canon EOS D30 (since
upgraded to an EOS 20D)
Lens
Sigma 28-300mm
f/3.5-6.3 at 34mm
ISO setting
ISO 200
Exposure
1/250sec at f/9
Suzanne
Camera
Canon EOS 20D
Lens
70-200mm f/4
ISO setting
ISO 100
Exposure
1/1000sec at f/4 with
fll-in fash
Several
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magazines
and
newspapers.
ClaireMorgan
CLAIre has made cash from her camera by entering photographic
competitions. When FPMe got in touch, she had just been crowned
Practical Photographys Photographer of the Year 2005, scooping her
4000 worth of holiday vouchers. This success is the pinnacle of a
photographic career that started when she was just 11.
Now 25, south African-born Claire (left) has done a variety of jobs,
from photographic teacher to working with an orchestra, and has
travelled extensively. shes lived in Paris, London and currently resides
in Vienna, where she sells her shots in a local souvenir shop and also
plans to have her frst exhibition next year.
The images you see here were published in Digital Photo magazine
after the editor had spotted Claires work on a website. Theyre both
self-portraits and the magazine used them across a double page
spread in their Gallery section. I was paid 120, she explained.
Arabesque
This is a study of patterns and textures. It was taken in a local
pub, lit from the side by spotlights. The image was manipulated in
Photoshop Cs. I turned it black & white, then added a sepia tone using
Photoshops Photo Filter options. Finally, I ran it through Neat Image to
give the skin a silky look.
Areyouamoneymaker?
Are you already making cash from your camera? If so, wed like to hear from you.
Were interested in seeing images, and hearing the stories behind them. In the frst
instance, please use our Image Buyer service where a Money Maker request has
been permanently posted.
makers
Money
Arabesque

Camera
Olympus E-300
Lens
14-45mm
ISO setting
ISO 100
Exposure
One second at f/4.6
Theimagewas
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ThIs was taken through frosted glass lit from behind with natural light. The purple hue was added in Photoshop Cs, which I use
for all my picture editing work, says Claire.
I used to work solely in medium-format black & white and developed my own pictures, largely so I could concentrate on
improving my technique. Then, about six months ago, I moved over to digital its really unleashed my creativity!
Trapped
This was taken through frosted glass
lit from behind with natural light. The
purple hue was added in Photoshop
Cs, which I use for all my picture
editing, says Claire.
I used to work solely in medium-format
black & white and developed my own
pictures, largely so I could concentrate
on improving my technique. Then,
about six months ago, I moved over
to digital its really unleashed my
creativity!
Trapped

Camera
Olympus E-300
Lens
14-45mm at 26mm
ISO setting
ISO 100
Exposure
1/15 sec at f/4.3
...aboutsixmonthsago,
Imovedovertodigital
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16 | FPME DEcEmbEr/jaNuary 2006
What is the overall freelance potential?
Very good for work that meets the high
standards set by our readers and contributors.
What sections of the magazine can
freelancers contribute to?
Reader Gallery, The Printers Art, Portfolio,
Reportage, Readers Darkrooms and technique
features (both traditional and digital).
What sort of images do you have an
on-going need for?
We dont have much need for single images
(except for in Reader Gallery) as most of our
features are commissioned word and
picture packages.
What type of images dont you want to
see from freelancers?
Weddings.
How do you like submissions to be
presented?
Black & white prints should be minimum size
10x8in, maximum size 12x16in. Inkjet prints can

be either A4 or A3. Label all prints on the reverse
with full name and address, daytime telephone
number and e-mail address, and enclose a list of
brief captions.
Digital images or scans should be TIFF fles,
300dpi, Mac compatible, no bigger than A4.
Digital black & white fles will always reproduce
better if saved as RGB or CMYK as opposed to
greyscale. Please label any CD with full name and
address, daytime telephone number and e-mail
address. A list of brief captions to each image
should be enclosed either separately or saved as
a Word document on the CD. An inkjet printout
of thumbnails of the images should also be
enclosed with the submission. Always enclose a
stamped, addressed envelope if you would like
your submission returned.
Whats the biggest mistake potential
freelancers make?
1) Not studying the magazine before phoning.
2) Writing an article without consulting the
editor frst. We judge an idea on the pictures
frst, writing second, so always phone or
e-mail before writing something, as your
idea might not tally with the editors
requirements, or may even double up
with something already commissioned
from another contributor. 3) Sending
a submission by ordinary post. Always
send at least Recorded Delivery,
preferably Special Delivery.
Whats the potential for
freelancers supplying words as
well as pictures?
Better than pictures alone. Dont be
put of if you are an inexperienced
writer we will always provide a
detailed brief to help you to match
our house style.
Theres a wide range of photography magazines on the market and theyre
a rich seam for freelancers. We talked to the editors of some of the
leading titles to find out what they look for from potential contributors
GET IN TOUCH
How should potential
freelancers get in
touch?
By e-mail (ailsam@
thegmcgroup.com) or
phone (01273 477374).
If e-mailing a feature
suggestion, please
attach no more than
fve low resolution
images that would
illustrate your article.
black & WhItE PhotograPhy
Name
Ailsa McWhinnie
Title
Editor
Who is the magazine
aimed at?
The passionate monochrome
photographer who has an
interest not just in techniques and
products, but also the ideas and
inspiration behind a photograph.
While many of our readers work
purely traditionally, a signifcant
number now scan and output their
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PhotograPhy magaZINES INSIDE VIEW
What is the overall freelance potential on
Practical Photography?
Its pretty good. Were always on the look out for
great images that can illustrate a technique or
just make people go wow, I wish Id taken that.
Our technique section, Take Better Pictures, is one
area where freelancers can contribute, especially
if they have a specifc skill or method that would
be of interest to keen photo enthusiasts.
Theres always the chance to get an image into
our Gallery section and images that work well on
the cover are also hard to fnd. For cover shots its
important to remember that the logo needs to
stand out at the top of the picture and there will
be teasers down the left-hand side. Frequently
used subjects are landscape, wildlife, and
portraits, but that doesnt rule other subjects out.
on-going need for?
We probably use landscapes more than anything
because its such a popular subject, but wildlife
is also regularly featured. To be honest, any
inventive imagery is great. I like to see pictures of
everyday objects or places that have been shot
in a really creative way. Also remember that we
try to be reasonably seasonal and were working
about two months ahead of ourselves. So, for
spring images, you should be sending them into
us around February.
What type of images dont you want to see
from freelance contributors?
Average ones. Hideously manipulated
photographs. Anything that is dull, predictable or
technically fawed.
PractIcal PhotograPhy
Name
Andrew James
Title
Editor
Who is the magazine
aimed at?
Were aimed at anyone with
a camera who is interested in
trying to take better pictures.
Photography is, for them, a
passion and a huge creative outlet.
They see pictures everywhere and
are always craving inspiration
and have a desire to improve
whatever their current level and
time constraints.
presented?
Transparencies are still fne, but CDs with high-
resolution images are also more than acceptable.
The images should be as large as possible (around
300dpi at A4), but please dont interpolate them
or ruin them with a ridiculous amount of Unsharp
Mask. All images (digital or flm) should be
accompanied by a list that gives all the relevant
details: where, when, and how the picture was
taken. And write down a daytime telephone
number and an e-mail address too, please.
All CDs must be accompanied by an index sheet
of thumbnail pics. Keep everything as simple and
easy to access as possible. Dont send more than
10 to 15 pictures. Id rather see six brilliant pictures
than 106 average ones.
Whats the biggest
mistake potential
freelancers make?
Sending too many pictures,
rather than a shortlist of their
best. Their best might be
among the mix, but youre
less likely to be knocked
out by the quality of the
submission if there are
loads of average shots in
there as well.
Whats the potential
for freelancers
supplying words as
well as pictures?
Im defnitely
interested in hearing
from anyone who
thinks theyre able to
put words and pictures
together although they must be prepared to
work to a tight brief so their copy is in tune with
the PP house style. And sometimes Id be asking
for behind-the scenes shots too so they cant be
camera shy themselves!
How should potential freelancers get in
touch with you?
Email me at: andrew.james@emap.com with what
they can ofer. But please dont send me loads of
low-res images by e-mail. Or, just drop us a line
and include a small selection of work. The address
is Practical Photography, Bretton Court, Bretton,
Peterborough, PE3 8DZ.
RIGHT NOW!
What type of images
are you looking for
right now?

Interesting and
creative still life
images that can
be taken indoors
without the need for
complicated studio
lights. Were also
after dramatic black &
white landscapes and
bleak winter images.

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What is the overall freelance potential?
Excellent, but submissions need to meet the high
standards set by our readers and contributors.
Portfolio, Technique, Camera Walks, Viewpoints,
Encounters, Assignment, National Parks,
Great Journeys.
ongoing need for?
Outdoor Photography is seasonally led, and so
outDoor PhotograPhy
Name
Keith Wilson
Title
Editorial director
Who is the magazine
aimed at?
Creative and outgoing
photographers who are as inspired
by the landscape and wildlife as
they are by photography and
who think nothing of getting up at
5am to catch the sunrise!
the images we use need to have been taken in
the cover month of the magazine. We dont have
a need for single images (except for our Opening
Shot section).
What type of images dont you want to see
from contributors?
Bluebells, Buddhist monks, ringed-Burmese
ladies, Namibian sand dunes, yawning lions.
presented?
Digital images or scans should be TIFF fles,
300dpi, Mac compatible, roughly A4 size. Please
label any CD with full name and address, daytime
telephone number and e-mail address. A list of
brief captions should also be enclosed. Please
keep fle sizes sensible, and include a folder
of low-res JPEGs alongside your TIFFs where
possible. A contact sheet is also useful.
Transparencies should be numbered, with a
corresponding caption sheet, and presented in
clear plastic wallets. Any original material should
be sent by Special Delivery where possible. Always
include a stamped self-addressed envelope if you
would like your work returned.
RIGHT NOW!
What type of images
are you looking for
right now?
We work roughly
ten weeks ahead
as a result we need
March images in early
January, April images
in early February etc.
DIgItal camEra magaZINE
Name
Marcus Hawkins
Title
Editor
Who is the magazine
aimed at?
Photography enthusiasts who want
to improve their picture-taking and
image editing. Its read by both
flm photographers switching to
digital and those people whove just
upgraded to their frst DSLR after
using a digital compact.
What is the overall freelance potential on
Digital Camera magazine?
Very good. Were always looking for new
contributors to the magazine.
Out There a monthly guide of where to go,
what to see and how to shoot it. Were looking for
both practical guides to photographing seasonal
subjects (think Out There January, February etc)
and reports from photographers in the feld.
How to - practical guides to getting more
from digital photography. Were open to ideas
for technique-driven articles. These need to be
accompanied by both striking photography and
hands on shots of the photographers which
illustrate how the shots were set up etc.
Weve also got openings for photographers who
really know how to get more from image editing
and whod be keen to write tutorial-based pieces.
What sort of images do you have an on-
going need for?
Were always looking for fresh, high quality images
of landscapes, wildlife and people.
What type of images dont you want to
see?
Technically poor shots. Shots with fancy frames
added. Shots of insects on fowers.
presented?
We prefer images to be supplied as JPEG or TIFF
initially as 72dpi fles that are a reasonable size for
viewing (around 20cm). Captions should contain
RIGHT NOW!
What type of images
are you looking for
right now?
Were already looking
for images of spring,
including great
examples of fower
portraits and garden
photography, macro
subjects, wildlife and
landscapes. Were also
looking for specifc
subjects our readers
should be shooting
in March, April, May
and June for our Out
There section.
How should potential
freelancers get in
touch?
E-mail us at
digital.camera@
futurenet.co.uk
with an initial idea
and outline of the
article and low res
photographs to back
it up.

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What is the overall
freelance potential on
EOS magazine?
High. About 80% of images are submitted by freelancers.
What sort of images do you have an on-going need for?
Any excellent quality stand-alone images, or shots showing
photographic technique and also comparison shots (eg the same shot
with and without fll-fash). All images must be taken with Canon EOS
cameras (though not necessarily Canon lenses).
What type of images are you looking for right now?
Please e-mail: editorial@eos-magazine.com for our detailed Notes
for Contributors and Current Requirements. We will then continue to
keep you updated on our current needs via e-mail.
How do you like submissions to be presented?
Our picture library is now entirely digital, so flm images need to be
scanned. Images should be submitted as TIFF or JPEG fles on a Mac
compatible CD or DVD. Resolution should be 10Mb-50Mb at 300dpi,
uncompressed, unsharpened, in Adobe RGB colour space. Preferably
the technical information (camera, lens, exposure etc) and specifc
technique or caption should be attached to each image fle using
EXIF. Otherwise, a covering letter should provide this information for
each image. Each submission should be accompanied by a printout
of thumbnails of the images contained on the CD. Your full name,
address and e-mail should be attached to both the CD and the
printout. Please DO NOT send image fles by e-mail.
Whats the biggest mistake potential freelancers make?
Submitting low quality images.
Whats the potential for freelancers supplying words as
well as pictures?
Most articles are written in-house, but we are open to submissions,
particularly from photographers who specialize in a certain type
of photography.
How should potential freelancers get in touch?
Tel: 01869 331479 or e-mail: editorial@eos-magazine.com.
EoS magaZINE
Name
Angela August
Title
Editor
Who is the magazine
aimed at?
Users of Canon EOS flm and
digital cameras.
freelancers make?
Just because you can get 500 pictures on a
CD, doesnt mean you should! Please keep
submissions limited to 15 images per idea.
Whats the potential for freelancers
supplying words as well as pictures?
We tend to buy word and picture packages
(except in our Portfolio section). You will be
given strict guidelines on how to write your
article at the commissioning stage, so always
send pictures and a brief paragraph or so
outlining your idea before sitting down to write
a full feature!
How should potential freelancers get in
touch with you?
Firstly, study two or three recent copies of the
magazine, and decide which section your work
naturally falls into. Next, send a small selection
of images and outline of your suggestion to
Keith Wilson, Outdoor Photography, GMC
Publications Ltd, 86 High Street, Lewes, East
Sussex, BN7 1XN. Please do not send images via
e-mail unless requested to do so.
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40 or so words explaining the thought process
that went into capturing the image, plus technical
information (listed as camera, lens (including focal
length for zooms), ISO, metering pattern (plus any
compensation) and shutter speed/aperture).
freelancers make?
Submitting a huge portfolio of work that hasnt
been carefully edited to remove the weaker shots,
then expecting an idea of where we can use it
within a day of sending it to us.
Whats the
potential for
freelancers
supplying
words as well as
pictures?
Were very interested
in picture and
copy packages
particularly
practical technique-
driven articles.
I f youre int o phot ography and have access t o t he I nt ernet , t heres
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www.ephot ozi ne.com.
The web sit e, made by t he creat ors of Pent ax User, has over
700,000 visit ors each mont h who enj oy t he t est s, forums, galleries,
daily news, compet it ions and reviews on all t hings phot ographic.
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The lat est digit al cameras reviewed,
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Cat ch all t he lat est news about
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stories. Read all about it here frst!
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Details of all these events are subject to change. Please confrm details with the
organisers before you travel. We cant be held responsible if you travel 200 miles
and fnd it has been cancelled a week earlier!!
Chris Milner, Deputy
editor of The Railway
Magazine says: Firstly,
wed be looking for
chocolate box-type
pictures of trains in classic winter
scenes. That means either snow
or a heavy frost, crisp lighting and
steam going straight up in the
air. We dont want shots taken in
dull weather. Well also consider
artistic or abstract pictures for
our Panorama feature. In the frst
instance, freelancers should send
low-res versions of their images to
railway@ipcmedia.com.
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In The run up to Christmas,
steam railways up and down
the country run Santa special
trains. Although these are
primarily aimed at kids and
families, they also represent a
great opportunity to capture
some saleable shots. On the
far left weve listed some the
events taking place across the
country, but its by no means
comprehensive. If you have
a steam railway near you, its
worth contacting them to see
what events they have planned.
*Trains do not run every day,
please check with the railway
before travelling.
West Somerset Railway,
Minehead
Until Dec 24
Details: 01643 704996
Embsay & Bolton Abbey
Steam Railway
Until Dec 18
Details: 01756 710614
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Until Dec 24
Details: 01983 882204
Great Central Railway,
Loughborough
Until Jan 2, 2006
Details: 01509 230726
Llangollen Railway
Until Dec 24
Details: 01978 860979
Keighley & Worth Valley
Railway
Until Jan 2
Details: 01535 645214
Kent & East Sussex Railway,
Tenterden
Until Dec 24
Details: 0870 606074
Nene Valley Railway,
Stamford
Until Dec 24
Details: 01780 784444
North Norfolk Railway,
Sheringham
Until Jan 3, 2006
Details: 01263 820800
North Yorkshire Moors
Railway, Pickering
Until Dec 18
Details: 01751 472508
Severn Valley Railway,
Bewdley
Until Jan 2, 2006
Details: 01299 403816
South Tynedale Railway,
Cumbria
Until Dec 22
Details: 01434 381696
Caledonian Railway, Brechin
Until Dec 24
Details: 01356 622992
What? Loony Dook
When? January 1, 2006 at
10am
Where? The Moorings
Lounge, Queensferry
Details: 0131 331 2555
Charity event where
participants, many in fancy
dress, take a New Year
swim in the River Forth on
Queensferrys foreshore.
Should cure a few hangovers!
What? Christmas Leave
When? December 27
Where? Mid Hants Railway,
Alresford, Hampshire
Details: 01962 733810 or
www.watercressline.co.uk
A World War II Christmas
with civilian and military
re-enactors and vehicles.
What? Burning the Clocks
When? December 21
Where? From central
Brighton to Madeira Drive
from 6pm
Details: 01273 571106 or
www.burningtheclocks.co.uk
Traditional event taking
place on the winter solstice.
Participants make paper and
willow lanterns, which are
paraded through the city
before being burnt on the
beach, followed by a bonfre
and frework display.
What? The Enchanted Wood
and Illuminated Trail
When? Until December 23
Where? Westonbirt
Arboretum, Westonbirt
Details: 01666 880220
Take an evening walk
through the impressive
arboretum where the
trees are illuminated using
dramatic and exciting
lighting efects.
What? The London
International Horse Show
When? December 13-19
Where? Olympia, London
Details: 0870 733 0733 or
www.olympiashowjumping.
com
Huge event for horse lovers,
with a whole range of
events taking place over
the week including show
jumping, dressage and
the Household Cavalry. No
fash photography during
performances.
DeCeMBeR & JAnUARY
FOCUS On SAnTA SpeCIAlS

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CREATE A
NEW SET.
Add a new
Set to put your
own actions
into. To do this,
click the New
Set icon at the
bottom of the
palette, or click
the Palette Menu
and choose New
Set. Give the set
a name and click
OK. You will see
the set appear
in the Actions
Palette.
I
n the last issue of FPMe, we introduced you to the
delights of Raw digital fles, and why you should be
shooting with them. While there are plenty of upsides
to shooting Raw, one major downside is that they can take
longer to process on your computer. this is where Batch
processing comes in, especially when youve shot a number
of images which all require the same work carrying out on
them. here, using an Apple Mac and Photoshop CS, weve
put together a step-by-step guide that will dramatically
reduce the time you spend in front of your computer.
Save time
3
CREATE AN ACTION. Now, select the New Action
symbol at the bottom of the Palette or click on the
Palette Menu and choose New Action. The New
Action window
appears. Give
your action
a name, in
this case, Raw
Files, and then
choose the
set youve just
created from
the drop down
menu. Click
Record. Youll
see that your
new action has
been added
to the list in
the Actions
Palette.
HOW TO DO IT STEP-BY-STEP
TECHNIQUE
4
OPEN A RAW IMAGE. Go to one of the Raw fles you want to
work on and double-click it to open Photoshops Raw fles
window. Once its open, make sure Selected Image is chosen
on the Settings bar. Any changes you make to the image will be
recorded as part of the Action. You can be as simple or detailed
as you wish with the number of changes you make. Once youre
happy
with the
alterations
youve made,
click OK.
1
START.
Before you
start Batch
processing,
you have to set
up the actions
you want
carrying out
on each image.
This is done in
Photoshops
Actions Palette,
which is opened
by going to
Window-Actions.
With the Actions
Palette open,
youll see a
range of default
actions.
BATCH
PROCESS!
Cut your computer time in half

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PUT THE KETTLE ON.
Photoshop will now open
each image and apply the
changes you specifed within the
action. As Raw fles are, by their
very nature, large in size, batch
processing can take a while go
and make yourself a cup of tea
while Photoshop does the hard
work for you!
TOP TIPS
HTHERES NO LIMIT! Using Batch
processing doesnt have to be
limited to working with Raw fles.
You may, for example, have a
selection of TIFFs that youd like to
apply a certain efect to, or want a
set of JPEGs re-sizing for web use.
This can be done by frst applying
an action and then using the Batch
command in the same way.
HSPEED THINGS UP. You can select quick keys
to access an action without having to use the
Actions Palette. With the Actions Palette open,
select the action you want to assign a quick key
to by clicking it once and then, from palette
menu box, select Action Options. Select a
Function Key, using Shift and/or Command if
necessary, then click OK. The action can then
be accessed by pressing this key.
HOW TO DO IT STEP-BY-STEP
TECHNIQUE
5
SAVE THE CHANGES.
Once the fle has
opened in Photoshop,
choose File-Save As and
save the image as a TIFF,
or whatever fle type you
require. Again, this will be
saved as part of the action.
You can continue to make
changes to the fle within
Photoshop using features
not available in the Raw
fles window. Once youre
fnally happy with all the
changes, close the image
and go back to the Actions
Palette. Click Stop at the
bottom of the palette to
end the Action recording.

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CREATE TWO FOLDERS. Now, with the
Action set up, you can apply the same
alterations to all the remaining fles by
using Photoshops Batch command. Youll
need to create two folders. One with all the
Raw images in, and a second to save the
converted images into. You can also now
close the Action palette if space is tight on
the desktop.
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GET BATCHING! Select File-
Automate-Batch to bring up
the Batch processing window.
At the top of the window, choose
the Set and Action youve created
in steps 1-5. In this case we named
the set FPME Actions and named
the Action Raw Files. Now, go to
Source, select Folder and then
click Choose and locate the folder
on your hard drive with the Raw
images in. Then do the same in
Destination, but this time choose
the second folder to save your
converted images into. Finally,
make sure the Override Action
Open Commands is ticked. If it
isnt, the same fle will be opened
again and again. Click OK.
HMADE A MISTAKE? If you make a
mistake while defning an action,
go to the Actions Palette menu by
clicking the black triangle in the top
right hand corner of the palette,
and select Record Again.
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FPMEVERDICT
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Jet Tec printer inks
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Buying an inkjet printer is relatively
cheap, but feeding them with inks isnt.
These Jet Tec inks cost substantially less
than own-brand versions and, thanks to
some clever technology which enables
the printer to extract more ink from the
cartridge, are claimed to give 30% longer
life. So wheres the catch?
Well, in our tests using an Epson
CX3200 printer, there didnt seem to be
one. When the low ink symbol appeared,
the cartridges just kept on printing!
Theres no discernible diference in print
quality either, even when printing at
high-quality photo resolution.
Jet Tec are available for most Epson,
Canon, HP and Lexmark inkjet printers.
PRICE 16.95(fromwww.qpcard.com)
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QP Cards
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Ever looked at the pictures from your
digital camera and thought Im sure the
subject wasnt that colour. This is exactly
why QP Cards were invented.
Available for colour or mono work,
simply place the card in the frst shot
of your subject, take a picture, remove
the card and keep snapping. Repeat the
process whenever you shoot something
diferent/change lighting etc.
When you get back, process the
frst picture of each subject using the
QPcolorsoft software, which is free to
download from www.qpcard.com, then
apply the corrections to all subsequent
shots. Its that simple and it works. If only
everything in life was this easy!
PRICE 130
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Olympus voice recorder
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So, why would a freelance photographer
need a digital voice recorder like this?
Simple, really. They have a multitude
of uses, including making a note of
exposure details, recording directions to
locations and giving yourself reminders,
as well as the more obvious uses for
interviews and dictation.
This Olympus WS-310M has a 512Mb
capacity, which gives you up to 138
hours recording time. It can be plugged
directly into a PC or Mac via the USB
socket to download the sound fles.
Better still, it can also be used as a mini
hard drive, to transfer picture, MP3 or
data fles. Not bad for something that
measures just 3.5cm x 9cm.
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Kinetronics Speckgrabber
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Dust is every photographers worst
enemy. On lenses and flters it can cause
fare, on SLR mirrors it degrades the
viewfnder image and on CCDs it causes
black spots which have to be removed in
an image editing program.
The Speckgrabber is a simple tool
which enables you to remove dust from
delicate areas, by dabbing it with the
adhesive tip. The tip can be washed
ready for re-use without efecting its
grabbing abilities. Very useful.
This is the rubber-handled
Speckgrabber Pro, but you can also get
diferent sizes depending on the job, as
well as kits comprising a special cleaning
solution and an anti-static cloth.
PRICE 28
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Iomega Floppy Plus
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If you own a variety of digital cameras
using a variety of diferent types of
storage media, then the Floppy Plus
could be for you. This PC and Mac
compatible unit reads and writes
seven popular card formats including
CompactFlash, SmartMedia and Memory
Stick, and can also be used to read or
write a standard 3.5 foppy disk.
This level of fexibility is great, but
using a USB connection means that
transfer speeds are slow. With a transfer
rate of 12 Megabits per second, a 1Gb
CompactFlash card took over 20 minutes
to copy its contents on to a hard drive,
whereas a Firewire device would have
taken under fve.

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Kaiser Digishield
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Digital cameras may be revolutionising
the way we take pictures, but they do
have problems. Viewing LCD images in
bright sun is one, which is where the
Digishield comes in.
Attaching via the cameras tripod
bush (which can still be used), the shield
can be adapted to ft most models,
although we found it wasnt suitable for
a pro-spec SLR with a contoured battery
pack. When not in use, the Digishield can
be folded fat. Its not ideal if you want to
constantly take and review pictures, but
if you want to take a few frames, then
review, its well worth it. The Digishield is
available in two sizes: for LCDs up to 1.5
wide, and for LCDs between 1.6 and 1.8.
MONEY MATTERS
26 | FPME dEcEMbER/jANuARY 2006
N
obody likes to talk about money, especially if it involves spending it, or
handing some of it back. However, the fact of the matter is, once youre
earning money from your photography, you need to let HM Revenue &
Customs (formerly the inland Revenue) know, no matter how small the amount.
of course, quite how much you pay in tax, and what in turn you claim back,
depends on your individual circumstances. For the purposes of this feature, weve split
freelancers into two distinct groups: those who make a living from their photography
and those who use the sales of their images to supplement their main income.
Do I neeD to Declare my Income?
Stay on the right side of the law with this
simple guide to what you need to declare
Usefulcontacts
self Assessment 0845 900 0444 or www.hmrc.gov.uk/sa/ National insurance www.hmrc.gov.uk/nic/
Newly self-employed 0845 915 4515 or www.hmrc.gov.uk/startingup/index.htm self employment contact centre 0845 915 4655
iF youRe in a full-time job and sell images or do
a few photography jobs on the side, then this
applies to you. essentially, all of the income you
generate from your photography is liable to tax,
although this fgure will be calculated less any
expenses you incur from doing the work.
so, for example, if you were asked to
photograph a wedding and needed to hire a suit
for the occasion, youd be able to claim for the
hire, along with the cost of flm, processing and
petrol you put in your car to drive to the church
and reception. For these reasons its vital that you
keep any relevant receipts, as well as generating
an invoice for the work carried out.
This may sound time-consuming and, in fact,
it is, but its an easy way of keeping track of what
you earn and what you spend, which will stand
you in good stead when it comes to flling out
your self Assessment tax return.
itll also ensure that you have some of the
structures in place when your photographic
career really starts to take of. Plus, any losses you
make in these early years can be brought forward
to set against the profts.
you need to register your business with
HM Revenue & Customs. This can be done via
your local ofce. youll fnd the one nearest to
you by clicking the Contact us tab at the top of
the HMRC website
at www.hmrc.gov.
uk. After the end of
the calendar month
in which you began
self-employed work, you
then have three calendar
months to notify HM
Revenue & Customs leave
it any longer and you may
have to pay a penalty of up to
100. This applies whether youre
actually making any money, or
making a loss.
Photography as a second income
...once youre
earning money from
your photography,
you need to let HM
Revenue & Customs
know...
Photography as a primary income
iF youve taken the plunge, jacked your job in
and are using your photography as your main
income youll need to tell the HMRC, if you
havent done so already.
if youve set up on your own youre a sole
trader, if theres two or more of you then youre
classed as a partnership and you may want to
draw up a deed of partnership with a solicitor. in
either case youll have to pay Class 2 and Class 4
National insurance.
Class 2 insurance is currently 2.10 a week
and is typically collected through monthly direct
debit or by a quarterly bill. Class 4 is calculated
on your profts and is paid at the end of the tax
year. if youre in a partnership, each partner will
pay a Class 4 contribution, plus corporation tax
which is calculated on the partnership profts.
youll also have to fll in a self Assessment tax
return, either in paper form or online.
As a business, you are entitled to allowances.
various tax reliefs are available on business
equipment, which could include photographic
equipment, cars, computers and ofce furniture
plus, if youre in your frst year of trading, youll
qualify for First year Allowances (FyAs) which
allow a greater proportion or even all of your
outlay to qualify for relief.
its crucial that you keep accurate records
of all invoices and expenses related to your
business as your tax returns are likely to be much
more involved than those earning a few quid as
an extra income. These records will also need to
be kept for at least fve years.
setting up a business bank account is
advised, so you can keep the money separate
from your personal accounts. Finally, you may
want or need to register for vAT, something well
cover in more detail in the next issue.
one thing you do have to be careful about
is who you work for when youre self-employed.
if, for example, you just work for one employer,
albeit diferent departments, you may still be
classed as being employed, so your taxation
needs to be dealt with by your employer, not you.
Insummary
TAx doesNT need
to be taxing, or
so the adverts tell
us. our advice is
to be completely
transparent with
your earnings from
photography. Wed
also recommend
you consider getting an
accountant, especially
if youre self-
employed. Their annual
fees are a cost well worth
shouldering and will leave
you to carry on doing what
you do best taking and
selling pictures.
USING IMAGE BUYER
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to read about
a particular
request, click on
the highlighted
text, where
further details are
provided. In this
same window, you
can select a fle
from your hard
drive to upload.
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Make sure
any fle you
upload
is 100k or less,
then add any
necessary notes
to the Image
Buyer before
clicking the Send
File tab. Make
sure you only
click this once.
FPMEsImage
Buyer service
lThats it! We will now contact the Image Buyer via e-mail who can look at the fle you uploaded. If the Image Buyer would
like to buy your shot, you will then be e-mailed direct to negotiate a price before sending the hi-res image directly to them.
FPME IS more than just a magazine, we also ofer the unique Image Buyer service, which can get your
pictures in front of potential clients in minutes. Using Image Buyer doesnt cost you a penny, its all part
of the service we ofer.
Every week, a brand new lead appears on our website. If you want to submit one or more pictures
for consideration, heres what you do next
1
On the FPME
homepage
(www.fpme.
co.uk) click the
Login tab and
enter the details
you received when
you subscribed.
If youre already
logged in, simply
click on the Your
Details tab.
2
To fnd out which
leads have been
added to the site,
go to the Other Image
Requests section and click
on the highlighted text.
This takes you to the Active
Image Requests window,
which lists all the current
requests. If youre following
a lead from the magazine,
fnd the correct ID number
next to the request.
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Then, simply type in the details of
your request using the windows
provided. Try to give as much detail
as possible, to ensure that our subscribers
get a clear idea of what youre after. When
youve put all the information in, be sure to
tick the e-mail notifcation box. Then, just
click the Create Image Request button and
wait for those shots to roll in!
You dont have to be a subscriber to put up a request for images, but you do need to register at www.fpme.co.uk.
Once youre registered, you can request images from FPMEs subscribers by doing the following:
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Image Buyers want to buy images?
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Go to
the FPME
homepage
and log in, to be
taken to the Your
Details section.
Select Create
a new Image
Request.
Name
Address
Daytime phone number
Answers
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Closing date for entries is January 20, 2006.
Corel Paint Shop Pro X
Win a copy of
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latest version of Corels
image editing package
for the cost of a stamp
If you want to maximise the quality of your digital
images you need a dedicated image editing package.
The software that comes bundled with your camera is
all well and good, but ultimately wont ofer the control
you need over your digital shots.
Paint Shop Pro is long established as quality image
editing software and the latest version, Paint Shop
Pro X, has even more useful features for the freelance
photographer. These include:
Raw fles compatibility with the inclusion of
Pixmantecs excellent RawShooter Essentials software.
Advanced photo editing tools including 16-bit editing,
the ability to save to CMyK colour and a screen calibration
function to ensure you get accurate colours.
Improved speed. Paint Shop Pro X has a 30% faster
startup time, works faster on large photos and boasts
near-instant undo and redo commands.
The new Learning Centre facility where Paint Shop
Pro X teaches you how to use its multitude of functions,
including over 500 special efects!
Download your free trial of Corel Paint Shop Pro X now!
The easiest way to turn your pictures into professional-looking photographs - fast!
Visit www.corel.co.uk/paintshopme
Weve got fve copies of Paint Shop Pro X, each worth 85, to give away to FPME readers.
If youd like to be in with a chance of winning a copy, fnd the answers to the following three questions in this latest
issue of fPME. Write your answers on the entry form below, complete with your name and address and post it to:
FPME Corel Competition, Magezine Publishing Ltd, Units 31/32 The Turbine, Shireoaks Triangle
Business Park, Coach Close, Shireoaks, Notts S81 8AP or e-mail entries to comp@fpme.co.uk.
1 Which Money Maker recently won 4000 worth of holiday vouchers?
2 Whats the current weekly rate for Class 2 National Insurance contributions?
3 Which web-based company is also the name of a photographic accessory?
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