Table of Contents

COPYRIGHT NOTICE                                                          3

ABOUT THE AUTHOR                                                         4

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER         5

COMMUNITY SERVICE NOTICE                                      6

ABOUT THIS BOOK                                                            10

WHY DO PHOTOS SELL WRITING?                                11

Why are photos important?
What do publishers require?
Do you need an expensive camera?
Where do you find ready-to-use photos?
How do you present a package?
How do you learn to take photos that sell?

PHOTO IMPROVEMENT                                                   21

Aperture
Shutter Speed
Controlling composition

Motion
Framing
Cropping
Point of view
Silhouetting
Diagonals
Lighting
Film
Film Speed

PHOTO ENLARGEMENT                                                   33

CHECKLIST TO IMPROVE YOUR STORY                     34

TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING             35

WEB AND EMAIL WRITING TIPS                                    36

NEWS STORY TIPS                                                              37

INTERVIEW TIPS                                                                 39

PHOTOGRAPHY PLANNING OUTLINE                           40

Basic Photography Equipment
Choosing Equipment
Subject Selection and Composition

Subject Selection
Learn to see     
Composition Elements
Techniques for controlling composition 
Motion     
Framing    
Cropping   
POV – Point of View   
Foreground/background
Silhouetting     
Diagonals     
Lighting     

CONTINUED LEARNING PHOTO SHOOT EXERCISE  51

RESOURCES                                                                          52

TERMINOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY                             58

TECHNICAL TIPS                                                                 64

FOR TECHNICAL GURUS                                                   69

Bits and Bytes
Reducing File Sizes  
Image Processing Information   

BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY GLOSSARY                                 75

WEB SITES FOR WRITING JOBS                                      86

PHOTOGRAPHY WEB SITES                                              88

PHOTOGRAPHY EXAMPLES                                              90

PARTING WORDS                                                               108

MEET THE AUTHOR & PHOTOGRAPHER                    109