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Freelance incomeWho needs to know?

inside view

Photo editorsTell you what they want

The facts you needwebsite advice

to set up your own site

ISSUE 2 December/January 2006

MEfreelance phoTography made easy

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News and leads. 4

A wide range o clients who wantyour pictures, right now!

So you want to.... 8set up a website. Getting aninternet presence can boost yourreelance career. Heres how to getstarted in cyberspace.

Money Makers. 12A showcase o successul imagesrom FPME subscribers, plus thestories o how the shots came into

being.

Inside View . 16Five editors romsome o thecountrys leadingphotography magazinestell you what they look orrom reelancers.

Events guide. . 21Want to get out with your camera

over the Christmas period and takesome images with saleable potential?Then try these events or size.

Digital technique 22

Cut your computer time in hal aswe introduce you to the delights oPhotoshops Batch command.

Gear tests.................................................24Will this issues group o gadgets helpor hinder your reelance career?

Money Matters ....................................26The rst in a series o eatures dealing

with the business side oreelancing. Starting

with what you need

to declare to stayon the right side o

the law.

Using Image Buyer. 27Image Buyer is FPMEs unique

service or reelancers and picturebuyers. Not used it yet? Then heresall you need to know.

Corel competition. 28Weve got ve copies o Corels Paint

Shop Pro X to give away. All you haveto do is read this issue, then answerthree questions. Easy!

| FPME DECEMBER/JANUARY 2006

Contents

Freelance incomemoney maTTers

Who needs to know?

inside view

Photo editorsTell you what they want

The facts you needwebsiTe advice

to set up your own site

ISSUE 2 December/January2006

MEfreelance phoTography made easy

fPCOVER STORY

Kiwi Rain by Rob Atlas

Robs just starting out in hisreelance career, but with shotslike this, we hope it isnt too longbeore hes doing well. This was atable-top set-up with a sotbox asthe background. The kiwi ruit wasstuck on a needle and suspendedrom the top o a crystal block,which was lled with water, Rob

explains. I put my camera on atripod, set the sel-timer and thendripped water into the containerby using a can with holes in thebottom. Pretty simple, really.

Pic spec

Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8700Lens: 35-280mm lens @ 48.5mmExposure: 1/125sec at /2.8

December/January.2006..ISSUE.2

Who we areFreelance Photography Made Easy.is.produced.six.times.a.year.by.Jump.Media.for.Magezine.Publishing.Ltd,.Units.31/32.The.Turbine,.Shireoaks.Triangle.Business.Park,.Coach.Close,.Shireoaks,.Notts.S81.8AP...

.e-mail:.members@fpmecouk

Web address: www.pme.co.ukEditor Roger Payne [email protected] DirectorTracey [email protected] Peter [email protected]

Te iew expreed in ti magazine are te f indiidual

cntributr and d nt necearily repreent te iew f te

publier, unle terwie tated. Te publier accept n

repnibility fr any errr cntained witin te publicatin.

We welcme article r ptgrap in digital r traditinal

frm. Eery care will be taen wit any material ubmitted,but neiter te publier nr any f it emplyee, member,

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Publiing Ltd.

December/January 20064.99

Subscription rates:[email protected] issues including post35 (UK & Eire)

41 (Europe) 44(Worldwide)

Selling secretsof successfulshots

money makers

insideviewStocklibraries

What theyreally want

FreelancePhotography

Made Easy

Clients inneedof yourshots

ISSUE 1October/November 2005

news/leads

8SO YOU WANT TOset up a website.Blast into cyberspacewith our no-nonsensefour-page guide.

TRIED &TESTEDNew geargiven theonce-over.

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FPME DECEMBER/JANUARY 2006 |

Welcome to thesecond issue

oFreelance

Ptgrapy Made Eay.

On the basis o the eedback

weve received so ar, you

seem to like what were doing.

Even so, we have made a ew 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 perectly with our website

address. Also, in line with eedback, weve toned

down the technique and concentrated more on

the business side o reelancing with our MneyMatter eature. I hope you like the changes, and

please keep your comments coming.

Im particularly keen to hear rom reelancers

who would like to contribute to FPME with words

andpictures. I you eel you could write an article

or 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 usingthis ree service a number o subscribers have

already made their subscription ee back in sales.

Have you?

Rger Payne, Editr

Rogs shot

This is my son, who entereda sunower-growingcompetition this year andwon! Being the sort o storylocal newspapers love, I gotin touch with my local paperand ofered to take a shotor them. They obliged andthe picture, along with abrie story, appeared in thepaper the ollowing week,netting me 30. OK, its nota huge amount, but it onlytook me 10 minutes to takethe picture and send it tothe paper. 180 an hour?

Sounds like a pretty decentrate to me!

Pic spec

Camera: Canon EOS-1DLens: Canon EF 28-135mmat 28mmExposure: 1/45sec at /8

MARCUS HAWKINSMarcus is the editor o DigitalCamera Magazine. He, alongwith our other photographymagazine editors explainwhat they look or rom ree-lance contributors on page 16

NEWS/LEADSGot images like this?Weve got people whowant to buy them

4

MONEY MAKERSFind out how thisphotographerscooped 4000!

Martyn is a ormereditor oPracticalPtgrapyandInternet Magazine.His guide to settingup a website, taken

rom his new book,will have you internetsavvy in no time.

MARTYN MOOREClaires the reigningPractical PtgrapyPtgraper fte Yearand weshowcase some oher successul digital

images in this monthsMney Maer eature.

Marcus is the editoroDigital CameraMagazine. He,along with ourother photographymagazine editors,

explain what they lookor rom reelancecontributors on p16.

MARCUS HAWKINS

ThANks To EvERYoNEw elped get ti iuetgeter. here are jut mef te cntributr wmade it all pible:

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CLAIRE MORGAN

INSIDE VIEWHow to get your shots

published in photo mags.

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trry c b cocdo [email protected] P c b cocd o

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Andrew Pblication

i looing or hoto the Chiltern or

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He need pictre

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Simo c b cocd i rs iscby -mi wi sris o ow rs imgs [email protected], or s or Img

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NEWS

NEWS IN BRIEFSeen a celebrity?

Cash4yourpix.co.uki a webite-baed

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pward and ellthem to national

newpaper, magazine

etc. Viit the webite,

or call 01603 765346.

IOW online comp

The Ile o Wight

Digital Imaging

Grop i rnning itOver The Rainbow

online photographic

competition. Entrie

are invited in orclae with a wide

range o prize on oer.

For more detail and

to regiter viit www.iwdig.org.uk. Cloing

date i Jan 25, 2006.

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Dip your toe in the library market

Visit the website at www.fotolibra.com.

Travel library seeks new photographers

For more detail, viit the webite: wwwjaytravelphotos.com .

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For a current wants list, please e-mail sarah.

[email protected] post submissions

to: Sarah Blackburn, Britain on View, VisitBritain,

Thames Tower, Blacks Road, London W6 9EL

NEWS IN BRIEF

Commission free

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FPME at focus 2006

FPME DECEMBER/JANUARY 2006 | 7

NEWS

FOCus ON Imaging 2006 tae place at the NEC, Birmingham

rom Febrary 26 to March 1 and FPME, along with iter

webite, ePHOTOzine will be there! FPME editor, Roger Payne,

will be at the how on both the snday and Monday, o pleaecome along and ay hello, bring ome image to how , or

come and tal to abot yor reelance experience.

The how i open rom 10am to 6pm, snday to Teday androm 10am to 5pm on Wedneday. Viit www.focus-on-imaging.co.ukor more detail. We loo orward to meeting yo there.

FPME BACk IssuEsIF THIs i yor frt ie o FPME, we do have a limited nmber

o Ie 1 till available. A well a a healthy election o lead,

it alo eatred an introdction to reelance photography,

inider tip or bmitting wor tophoto librarie, techniqe or woring

with Raw digital fle and torie rom

ccel reelance photographer.Bac ie cot 4.99 and are available

by e-mailing [email protected].

To subscribe to FPME,

visit our website at

www.fpme.co.ukor [email protected]

Manel Preti/The Wildlie Photographer o the Year Competitionorganied by the Natral Hitory Mem and BBC Wildlife Magazine

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INSIDE VIEW

16 | FPME DEcEmbEr/jaNuary 2006

What is the overall freelance potential?

Very good or 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, Portolio,

Reportage, Readers Darkrooms and technique

eatures (both traditional and digital).

What sort of images do you have an

on-going need for?

We dont have much need or single images

(except or in Reader Gallery) as most o our

eatures 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 size10x8in, maximum size 12x16in. Inkjet prints can

be either A4 or A3. Label all prints on the reverse

with ull name and address, daytime telephone

number and e-mail address, and enclose a list o

brie captions.Digital images or scans should be TIFF les,

300dpi, Mac compatible, no bigger than A4.

Digital black & white les will always reproduce

better i saved as RGB or CMYK as opposed to

greyscale. Please label any CD with ull name and

address, daytime telephone number and e-mail

address. A list o brie captions to each image

should be enclosed either separately or saved as

a Word document on the CD. An inkjet printout

o thumbnails o the images should also be

enclosed with the submission. Always enclose a

stamped, addressed envelope i you would likeyour submission returned.

Whats the biggest mistake potential

freelancers make?

1) Not studying the magazine beore phoning.

2) Writing an article without consulting the

editor rst. We judge an idea on the pictures

rst, writing second, so always phone or

e-mail beore writing something, as your

idea might not tally with the editors

requirements, or may even double up

with something already commissionedrom another contributor. 3) Sending

a submission by ordinary post. Always

send at least Recorded Delivery,

preerably Special Delivery.

Whats the potential for

freelancers supplying words as

well as pictures?

Better than pictures alone. Dont be

put o i you are an inexperienced

writer we will always provide a

detailed brie to help you to matchour 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 potentialreelancers get intouch?

By e-mail ([email protected]) orphone (01273 477374).I e-mailing a eaturesuggestion, pleaseattach no more thanve low resolutionimages that wouldillustrate your article.

black & WhItE PhotograPhy

Name

Ailsa McWhinnieTitle

Editor

Who is the magazineaimed at?

The passionate monochrome

photographer who has an

interest not just in techniques and

products, bu t also the ideas and

inspiration behind a photograph.

While many o our readers work

purely traditiona lly, a signifcant

number now scan and output their

prints digitall y.

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FPME DEcEmbEr/jaNuary 2006 | 17

PhotograPhy magaZINES INSIDE VIEW

What is the overall freelance potential on

Practical Photography?

Its pretty good. Were always on the look out or

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 reelancers can contribute, especially

i they have a specic skill or method that would

be o interest to keen photo enthusiasts.

Theres always the chance to get an image into

our Gallerysection and images that work well onthe cover are also hard to nd. For cover shots it s

important to remember that the logo needs to

stand out at the top o the picture and there will

be teasers down the let-hand side. Frequently

used subjects are landscape, wildlie, 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 wildlie

is also regularly eatured. To be honest, anyinventive imagery is great. I like to see pictures o

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 o ourselves. So, or

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 ortechnically fawed.

PractIcal PhotograPhy

Name

Andrew James

Title

EditorWho is the magazineaimed at?

Were aimed at anyone with

a camera who is interested in

trying to take better pictures.

Photography is, or 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 ne, but CDs with high-

resolution images are also more than acceptable.

The images should be as large as possible (around300dpi at A4), but please dont interpolate them

or ruin them with a ridiculous amount o Unsharp

Mask. All images (digital or lm) 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

o 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 o their

best. Their best might be

among the mix, but youre

less likely to be knocked

out by the quality o the

submission i there are

loads o average shots inthere as well.

Whats the potential

for freelancers

supplying words as

well as pictures?

Im denitely

interested in hearing

rom anyone who

thinks theyre able to

put words and pictures

together although they must be prepared towork to a tight brie so their copy is in tune with

the PP house style. And sometimes Id be asking

or behind-the scenes shots too so they cant be

camera shy themselves!

How should potential freelancers get in

touch with you?

Email me at: [email protected] with what

they can oer. But please dont send me loads o

low-res images by e-mail. Or, just drop us a line

and include a small selection o work. The address

is Practical Photography, Bretton Court, Bretton,Peterborough, PE3 8DZ.

RIGHT NOW!

What type o imagesare you looking orright now?

Interesting andcreative still lieimages that canbe taken indoorswithout the need orcomplicated studiolights. Were alsoater dramatic black &white landscapes andbleak winter images.


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INSIDE VIEW

18 | FPME DEcEmbEr/jaNuary 2006

What is the overall freelance potential?

Excellent, but submissions need to meet the high

standards set by our readers and contributors.



Portolio, 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


Creative and outgoing

photographers who are as inspire d

by the landscape and wildlie as

they are by photography and

who think nothing o getting up at

5am to catch the sunrise!

the images we use need to have been taken in

the cover month o the magazine. We dont have

a need or single images (except or our Opening

Shotsection).

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 les,

300dpi, Mac compatible, roughly A4 size. Please

label any CD with ull name and address, daytime

telephone number and e-mail address. A list obrie captions should also be enclosed. Please

keep le sizes sensible, and include a older

o low-res JPEGs alongside your TIFFs where

possible. A contact sheet is also useul.

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 sel-addressed envelope i you

would like your work returned.

RIGHT NOW!

What type o imagesare you looking or

right now?

We work roughlyten weeks ahead as a result we needMarch images in earlyJanuary, April imagesin early February etc.

DIgItal camEra magaZINE

Name

Marcus Hawkins

Title

Editor


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 ater

using a digital compact.

What is the overall freelance potential on

Digital Camera magazine?

Very good. Were always looking or new

contributors to the magazine.



Out There a monthly guide o where to go,

what to see and how to shoot it. Were looking or

both practical guides to photographing seasonal

subjects (think Out There January, February etc)and reports rom photographers in the eld.

How to - practical guides to getting more

rom digital photography. Were open to ideas

or technique-driven articles. These need to be

accompanied by both striking photography and

hands on shots o the photographers which

illustrate how the shots were set up etc.

Weve also got openings or photographers who

really know how to get more rom 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 or resh, high quality images

o landscapes, wildlie and people.

What type of images dont you want to

see?

Technically poor shots. Shots with ancy rames

added. Shots o insects on fowers.


presented?

We preer images to be supplied as JPEG or TIFF

initially as 72dpi les that are a reasonable size or

viewing (around 20cm). Captions should contain

RIGHT NOW!

What type o imagesare you looking orright now?

Were already lookingor images o spring,including greatexamples o fowerportraits and gardenphotography, macrosubjects, wildlie andlandscapes. Were alsolooking or specic

subjects our readersshould be shootingin March, April, Mayand June or our OutThere section.

How should potentialreelancers get intouch?

E-mail us [email protected] an initial ideaand outline o thearticle and low resphotographs to back

it up.


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PhotograPhy magaZINES INSIDE VIEW

What is the overall

freelance potential on

EOS magazine?

High. About 80% o images are submitted by reelancers.

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 ll-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: [email protected] or our detailed Notes

or 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 lm images need to be

scanned. Images should be submitted as TIFF or JPEG les on a Mac

compatible CD or DVD. Resolution should be 10Mb-50Mb at 300dpi,

uncompressed, unsharpened, in Adobe RGB colour space. Preerably

the technical inormation (camera, lens, exposure etc) and specic

technique or caption should be attached to each image le using

EXIF. Otherwise, a covering letter should provide this inormation or

each image. Each submission should be accompanied by a printout

o thumbnails o the images contained on the CD. Your ull name,

address and e-mail should be attached to both the CD and the

printout. Please DO NOT send image les 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 rom photographers who specialize in a certain type

o photography.

How should potential freelancers get in touch?

Tel: 01869 331479 or e-mail: [email protected].

EoS magaZINE

Name

Angela August

Title

Editor


Users o 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 Portolio section). You will be

given strict guidelines on how to write your

article at the commissioning stage, so always

send pictures and a brie paragraph or so

outlining your idea beore sitting down to write

a ull eature!

How should potential freelancers get in

touch with you?

Firstly, study two or three recent copies o the

magazine, and decide which section your work

naturally alls into. Next, send a small selection

o images and outline o 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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7// : 7:

40 or so words explaining the thought process

that went into capturing the image, plus technical

inormation (listed as camera, lens (including ocal

length or zooms), ISO, metering pattern (plus any

compensation) and shutter speed/aperture).


freelancers make?

Submitting a huge portolio o work that hasnt

been careully edited to remove the weaker shots,

then expecting an idea o where we can use it

within a day o 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.


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work on and double-click it to open Photoshops Raw leswindow. Once its open, make sure Selected Image is chosenon the Settings bar. Any changes you make to the image will berecorded as part o the Action. You can be as simple or detailedas you wish with the number o changes you make. Once yourehappywith thealterationsyouve made,click OK.

1START.Beore youstart Batch

processing,you have to setup the actionsyou wantcarrying outon each image.This is done inPhotoshopsActions Palette,which is openedby going toWindow-Actions.With the ActionsPalette open,youll see arange o deaultactions.

BATCHPROCESS!Cut your computer time in half


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8PUT THE KETTLE ON.

Photoshop will now openeach image and apply thechanges you specied within theaction. As Raw les are, by theirvery nature, large in size, batchprocessing can take a while goand make yoursel a cup o teawhile Photoshop does the hardwork or you!

TOP TIPS

HTHERES NO LIMIT! Using Batch

processing doesnt have to be

limited to working with Raw les.

You may, or example, have a

selection o TIFFs that youd like to

apply a certain efect to, or want a

set o JPEGs re-sizing or web use.

This can be done by rst 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, rom palette

menu box, select Action Options. Select a

Function Key, using Shit and/or Command i

necessary, then click OK. The action can then

be accessed by pressing this key.

TECHNIQUE

5SAVE THE CHANGES.Once the le hasopened in Photoshop,

choose File-Save As andsave the image as a TIFF,or whatever le type yourequire. Again, this will besaved as part o the action.

You can continue to makechanges to the le withinPhotoshop using eaturesnot available in the Rawles window. Once yourenally happy with all thechanges, close the imageand go back to the ActionsPalette. Click Stop at thebottom o the palette toend the Action recording.

6CREATE TWO FOLDERS. Now, with theAction set up, you can apply the samealterations to all the remaining les by

using Photoshops Batch command. Youllneed to create two olders. One with all theRaw images in, and a second to save theconverted images into. You can also nowclose the Action palette i space is tight onthe desktop.

7GET BATCHING! Select File-

Automate-Batch to bring upthe Batch processing window.At the top o the window, choosethe Set and Action youve createdin steps 1-5. In this case we namedthe set FPME Actions and namedthe Action Raw Files. Now, go toSource, select Folder and thenclick Choose and locate the olderon your hard drive with the Rawimages in. Then do the same inDestination, but this time choosethe second older to save yourconverted images into. Finally,make sure the Override Action

Open Commands is ticked. I itisnt, the same le will be openedagain and again. Click OK.

HMADE A MISTAKE? I you make a

mistake while dening an action,

go to the Actions Palette menu by

clicking the black triangle in the top

right hand corner o the palette,

and select Record Again.


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Jet Tec printer inks1

Buying an inkjet printer is relativelycheap, but eeding them with inks isnt.

These Jet Tec inks cost substantially lessthan own-brand versions and, thanks tosome clever technology which enablesthe printer to extract more ink rom thecartridge, are claimed to give 30% longerlie. So wheres the catch?

Well, in our tests using an EpsonCX3200 printer, there didnt seem to beone. When the low ink symbol appeared,the cartridges just kept on printing!

Theres no discernible dierence in printquality either, even when printing athigh-quality photo resolution.

Jet Tec are available or most Epson,Canon, HP and Lexmark inkjet printers.

PRICE16.95(fromwww.qpcard.com)

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QP Cards2

Ever looked at the pictures rom yourdigital camera and thought Im sure thesubject wasnt that colour. This is exactlywhy QP Cards were invented.

Available or colour or mono work,simply place the card in the rst shoto your subject, take a picture, removethe card and keep snapping. Repeat theprocess whenever you shoot somethingdierent/change lighting etc.

When you get back, process therst picture o each subject using theQPcolorsot sotware, which is ree todownload rom www.qpcard.com, thenapply the corrections to all subsequent

shots. Its that simple and it works. I onlyeverything in lie was this easy!

PRICE 130

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Olympus voice recorder3

So, why would a reelance photographerneed a digital voice recorder like this?Simple, really. They have a multitudeo uses, including making a note oexposure details, recording directions tolocations and giving yoursel reminders,as well as the more obvious uses orinterviews and dictation.

This Olympus WS-310M has a 512Mbcapacity, which gives you up to 138hours recording time. It can be pluggeddirectly into a PC or Mac via the USBsocket to download the sound les.Better still, it can also be used as a minihard drive, to transer picture, MP3 or

data les. Not bad or something thatmeasures just 3.5cm x 9cm.


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Kinetronics Speckgrabber5

Dust is every photographers worstenemy. On lenses and lters it can causefare, on SLR mirrors it degrades theviewnder image and on CCDs it causesblack spots which have to be removed inan image editing program.

The Speckgrabber is a simple toolwhich enables you to remove dust romdelicate areas, by dabbing it with theadhesive tip. The tip can be washedready or re-use without eecting itsgrabbing abilities. Very useul.

This is the rubber-handledSpeckgrabber Pro, but you can also getdierent sizes depending on the job, as

well as kits comprising a special cleaningsolution and an anti-static cloth.

PRICE 28

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Iomega Floppy Plus6

I you own a variety o digital camerasusing a variety o dierent types ostorage media, then the Floppy Pluscould be or you. This PC and Maccompatible unit reads and writesseven popular card ormats includingCompactFlash, SmartMedia and MemoryStick, and can also be used to read orwrite a standard 3.5 foppy disk.

This level o fexibility is great, butusing a USB connection means thattranser speeds are slow. With a transerrate o 12 Megabits per second, a 1GbCompactFlash card took over 20 minutesto copy its contents on to a hard drive,

whereas a Firewire device would havetaken under ve.

PRICE 12.99

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Kaiser Digishield4

Digital cameras may be revolutionisingthe way we take pictures, but they dohave problems. Viewing LCD images inbright sun is one, which is where theDigishield comes in.

Attaching via the cameras tripodbush (which can still be used), the shieldcan be adapted to t most models,although we ound it wasnt suitable ora pro-spec SLR with a contoured batterypack. When not in use, the Digishield canbe olded fat. Its not ideal i you want toconstantly take and review pictures, buti you want to take a ew rames, thenreview, its well worth it. The Digishield is

available in two sizes: or LCDs up to 1.5wide, and or LCDs between 1.6 and 1.8.


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request, click on

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provided. In thissame window, youcan select a le

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4Make sureany le youupload

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Thats it! We will now contact the Image Buyer via e-mail who can look at the le you uploaded. I the Image Buyer wouldlike to buy your shot, you will then be e-mailed direct to negotiate a price beore 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

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Every week, a brand new lead appears on our website. I you want to submit one or more pictures

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