Why Do Photos Sell Writing?

... One way to stretch publishing budgets is to purchase freelance material from writers who include photos. All of the markets listed above use photos, and because these stories deal with a specific person, place, or event, the editor can't easily pull a stock photo to fill the gap. ...

Photo Enlargement

Enlarging or reducing photos does not always translate to receiving one hundred percent of the original photo. All 35mm negatives, whatever the film type, are the same size. When you order enlargements or prints, the size you order may crop the photo. Without going into actual calculations (There is a proportion ratio formula.), the two sizes below are the only two print sizes that will reproduce one hundred percent of the original photo. If you must have an alternate size, take the film to a camera lab where you can specify which area to crop, so the most important area of your photo is not affected. ...

Lighting

...Fill flash eliminates shadows in shade, indoors and at night. It illuminates a subject and still catches background lights. Have the subject look offside, above or below the flash, to minimize red eye. Use the red-eye flash setting when the delay won't present a problem. If you are using a fixed flash or point and shoot with the flash located in the corner, position the flash at the BOTTOM of the camera for subjects where red-eye is common. It isn't guaranteed, but it works surprisingly often.

Shoot at right angles to the sun for the best sky color and ...

Technical Tips

...Many popular digital cameras (2.1, 3.2, and 3.0 mega-pixels) image files closely emulate the 2:3 ratio used by 35mm cameras for film images. Low mega-pixel cameras (1.3) may use a 4:5 ratio, and high mega-pixel cameras (4 and 5.1) may use 4:3 ratio.  To further complicate the issue some non-DSLR cameras use a 4:3 ratio like a television. If you own a DLSR digital camera, your aspect ratio will be 3:2; the same ratio used for 35mm film. Check your manuals because these things change as technology changes....

About The Book

All photos are placed in the back of the book. While this arrangement means more navigation (or page turning, if you print the entire book), some people don't have a color printer; some use text readers for assistance; and others can't afford the ink to print a full color book.

Wide margins give you room to make notes if you print this material for use as a workbook.

The large font allows easy reading on your computer screen, when using PDF features that shrink the page, and in print.

We hope you appreciate our efforts to accommodate all levels of experience, physical abilities, and income, to make this book a pleasant experience, as well as a learning tool.

Did you learn something new by reading these excerpts?
Learn to take better pictures for personal or professional use.
Learn to assess the needs of publications that use photos.