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6 Eight Days That Changed My LifeBy Jeffrey Campbell

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I was able to get somedecent shots that eveningof not only the currentmen’s heavyweightchampion, but thewoman’s champion aswell. It was an excitingnight and I am very proudto have been a part of itall.

Recently I havereceived confirmation

from different event organizers fornumerous upcoming assignments; thefirst being the Pacific Rim GymnasticsChampionship. This is a qualifyingevent for the 2008 Beijing Olympicswith world-class athletes in atten-dance. Also I will be photographinglegendary blues guitarist Johnny Win-ter, professional boxing, as well asBritish recording artists’ U.F.O.—allthis in just eight days. I have alsobeen afforded the opportunity to havemy second assignment published onthe front page of my local newspa-

per—talk about front page headlines! I am looking forward to future

assignments and defining my photo-graphic skills as I continue to gainrecognition through publishing. Even-tually I would like to be picked up bya major magazine or network. I am 44years old and have learned that we’renever too old to learn something newin life. For anyone interested in hav-ing the rest of the world see their pho-tographic compositions—contactVonda and the IFPO. This programreally works!

WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY OF JOINING THE IFPOPRESS PROGRAM I RECEIVED CONFIRMATION OF MY

FIRST ASSIGNMENT. THEN I RECEIVED CONFIRMATION

FROM THE PACIFIC RIM GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPWHICH IS A QUALIFYING EVENT FOR THE 2008 BEIJING

OLYMPICS, LEGENDARY BLUES GUITARIST JOHNNY WIN-TER, PROFESSIONAL BOXING, AND BRITISH RECORDING

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BETH PHOENIX TWISTS HARDCORE HOLLY © 2007 JEFFREY CAMPBELL IFPO

The most exciting play in basketball

inside the arena is a jump shot that

either silences the crowd or causes the

crowd to roar. The most exciting play

in basketball on television is the slam

dunk that shows the athletic prowess

and power of the player. However,

the jump shot and the slam dunk focus

on sound and action, respectively, and

neither convey very well generally to

still photography. Therefore, the still

photographer must focus drama. And

drama centers on the tension and com-

petition between players.

Tournaments provide more tension

and competition in a few short hours

than regular season games. All pho-

tographs for this article were taken at

the BB&T Classic on December 2,

2007 at the Verizon Center in Wash-

ington, DC. The BB&T is a NCAA

Mens’ Basketball Tournament. How-

ever, the tips in this article can be used

for NBA, NCAA, high school games

or shooting your kid at the local recre-

ational center.

Why tournaments? There are sev-

eral advantages to shooting tourna-

ments. The first is that it allows you to

see teams and players from different

leagues that you would not normally

see. The second and more important

reason, is you get to shoot a lot of

games in a short period of time which

allows you to anticipate the action and

timing of your shots.

The BB&T was a triple header: Uni-

versity of Maryland vs. VCU, George

Washington vs. Auburn and George

Mason vs. East Carolina. I took more

pictures per game, and the pictures

were consistently of a higher quality

with each successive game. Basically,

I became better at anticipating the

action the more I watched.

I used a Canon 30D with a Canon

50mm 1.8 lens.which is perfect to

shoot the near court of basketball. The

players are big enough that you do not

need to crop heavily, but not too big

that you do not get the whole play. If

you want to shoot the far court, you

need a 200 or 300mm 1.8 lens, which

is a little out of my price range. A 30D

is a great camera, but you need to

decide what works best given your

tastes and size of wallet.

I set the speed to 1/500ths of a sec-

ond and let the camera pick the best

aperture. The camera chose any of 1.8,

2.0 and 2.2. So you need a fast lens. I

selected 1/500th because that freezes

all action. Some people like the blur

effect in basketball for the movement

of the ball or the hands. I don’t. How-

ever, if you want to experiment with

the blur effect, shoot at either 1/350th

or 1/250th of a second.

Your position is important. Some-

times photographers are assigned a

position on the floor. At other times it

is first come, first serve. If you have

an option, select a spot closest to the

basket where most of the action

occurs. If you are not one or two spots

from the basket, it is usually better t o

se lect the spot fur thest f rom the


Tips For Tips For ............THE STILL PHOTOGRAPHER MUST CAPTURE DRAMA

BY ROB MARKS IFPO, BETHESDA, MD

A GEORGE MASON PLAYER CAPTURES REBOUND.©2007 ROB MARKS IFPO

Continued on page 44

MARYLAND

GRABS DEFENSIVE REBOUND© 2007 ROB MARKS IFPO

MARYLAND’S OSBY BLOCKS SHOT

©2007 ROB MARKS IFPO


Shooting BasketballShooting Basketball

I h a v e

been shoot-

ing digital

p h o t o g r a p h y

for the last 6

years. When

I started, I

really had

no background in photography. I knew

more about Photoshop and enhancing

images that I did about shooting.

Over time I became more and more

obsessed about learning the craft of

photography. I read everything I could

find and constantly asked questions of

other photographers. I studied other

photographer’s work to attempt to

grasp their point of view. I observed

their shooting positions and which

angles were the best and how that

made their photos better and different

from other photographers. That alone

was a great learning experience.

I began shooting sports at the one

through eight grade level concentrat-

ing on basketball and soccer. I contin-

ued to shoot at grade school level for

three years until I was confident with

my ability to capture the action.

My first camera was an Olympus D-

510 zoom point and shoot. I actually

sold images made with that camera! I

incorporated Photoshop into my work

to make it stand out. I created

backgrounds and fonts to

make the images kind of

funky for more sales appeal.

From sales income I was

able to save money which I

always put back into better

equipment. I appreciated

someone buying an image

because I knew next year

they would get a better one

because my equipment

would be better. And the

more I learned about photog-

raphy the more I realized

that I needed the best equip-

ment that I could afford.

As I continued to learn and

get better equipment I found

myself wanting to shoot

sports that mattered. I started

showing up at high school

games to shoot. I was always

comfortable in these venues and after

a while I developed a relationship with

many photographers who worked for

the Cincinnati Post and C i n c i n n a t i

Enquire. That led to shooting for a few

local high school websites and getting

some of my work published in T h e

Cincinnati Enquire, HacksSports.com,

Hacks Magazine, Reach USA, Tri-

StateFootball.com, Campbell County

R e c o r d e r and Hometown Golf Maga -

zine.

In 2007 I covered the Kentucky

High School Sweet 16 Basketball

Tournament at Rupp Arena and the

..........

I WAS GRANTED PERMISSION TOSHOOT THE CINCINNATI BEARCATS

VS. PITT, A WOMEN’S GAME ONJANUARY 12, 2008 WHICH OPENED

THE DOOR FOR ME TO SHOOT THEUNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI VS

MARQUETTE, A MEN’S GAME ONFEBRUARY 2, 2008.

WAYNE LITMER IFPOPHOTOS © 2008

PRACTICE IS THE KEY TO SHOOTING SPORTS

BY WAYNE LITMER IFPO, SOUTHGATE, KY


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(L) EDWARD TIMES, VETERAN OF THE 1ST BATTALION 7TH CAVALRY WHILE SERVING IN VIETNAM, TRAVELED FROM BATON ROUGE, LA TO RENDER A SALUTE TOF A L L E N C O M R A D E S; (R) SE N A T O R CH U C H HA G E L A N D GE N E R A L CO L I N PO W E L L P O S E F O R P H O T O S A T TH E WA L L W I T H A PA R K RA N G E R A N D VE T E R A N S.©2007 OTIS P. MOTLEY.


By Otis P. Motley IFPO, North Bethesda, MD

On November 11, 2007 I decided to go to the 25th Anniversary

of The Wall ceremony at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington,

D.C. Arriving 15 minutes prior to the ceremony I decided to take

a chance to get into the press area. Right away I was escorted to

the Director of Communication Ms. Lisa Gough. She checked my

credentials and gave me full access to the press stand with other

photographers and television camera crews!

The Wall is the most visited memorial on the National Mall with

more than 4.4 million visitors annually. The Wall was designed in

1981 by Maya Lin, a 21 year old undergraduate architecture stu-

dent at Yale University. It is built in the shape of a chevron. Both

the east and west portions measure 246 feet and 8 inches, and

meet at an angle of 125.12. degrees. Each corner of the Memorial

points exactly to the northeast

corners of the Washington Monu-

ment and the Lincoln Memorial.

58,253 names are inscribed on

the black granite, quarried near

Bangalore, India.

After the ceremony members of

the press were escorted to the

Vietnam Wall for the photo shoot

of General Colin Powell (U.S. Army Ret., former Secretary of

State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and decorated

Vietnam veteran) laying a wreath as well as the other dignitaries

on hand for the ceremony. !

ON ASSIGNMENT:

WWE RAW SURVIVOR SERIES TOUR IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIABY MILOS LEKOVIC IFPO, DOLANS BAY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

I love covering action and fast motion events, I love to capture the

moment -- each moment is different and portrays the emotion and pas-

sion at that exact time. I juggle this between my job and family. I have

a wife and 4 boys aged between 4 and 11 years, I take them to all the

events and they love watching as much as I love shooting. !

Hacksaw Jim Duggan in action at the WWE RAW Survivor Series Tourin Sydney, Australia. ©2007 MILOS LEKOVIC IFPO

THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNBY WAYNE SMITH IFPO, CHESAPEAKE, VA

On February 9, 2008 I was granted

permission to cover Former President

Bill Clinton at the Indian River High

School in Chesapeake, VA. He was

there on behalf of his wife, presidential

candidate Senator Hillary Clinton. It

was an exciting experience for me. !

More on page 21

Many, many times over the years a

photographer has called or written to

report that his or her photos have been

used without permission, or with per-

mission but without payment, photo

credit or other related problems. In

ninety-nine percent of the reports the

problems could have been avoided by

using a cover letter or a simple agree-

ment in writing or using an IFPO

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The following steps should provide

protection for most situations.

1) Copyrights are inherent to the pho-

tographer. However, an inventory

list of images with the copyright

notice ( E x : © 2 0 0 8) is a friendly

reminder that the work is protected

by copyright laws. Also a short

notice such as, “May be reproduced

only with written permission of the

author” could be added.

2) Each time a photo or digital image

leaves your possession, it should be

accompanied by signed and dated

permission for use with terms and

conditions stated. This is the first

step to a contract for use -- even if

no payment is involved. KEEP A

COPY FOR YOUR FILES.

3) Digital images require even more

protection. NEVER send your orig-

inal files. Not even just for some-

one to consider. Send a copy of dig-

ital images along with text files of

the first two items above.

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in 5-8 business days to see if your

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information is in the package.

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returned.

6) Submissions by email are just “out

there” in an unknown domain. It is

much safer to mail a disc with your

name and copyright notice on the

d i s c. We are not suggesting that

you never email an image but you

should know and trust the receiver

and believe that terms for an agree-

ment can be made.

7) Once there is an agreement for an

image is to be used, the terms must

be set before the use occurs. Exam-

ple: One photo may be used once

for $25 or any amount that is satis-

factory. You may even want the

benefit of having your photos pub-

lished without payment. If so, that

should be agreed upon up front.

8) Others conditions must also be met.

Will you get photo credit? Will you

get a copy of the work published?

Can you buy extra copies if you

need them?

9) When is payment made? Upon

publication? Within 30 days? At the

end of the publishing cycle? It real-

ly doesn’t matter as long as you

understand and agree to it.

10) Finally, all terms and conditions

should be confirmed in writing and

signed by both parties. Sounds like

too much work? Not so. Two

copies of a simple cover letter can

do the job for you. Simple business

forms can do the job for you even

better. (See the offer for a lifetime

supply of IFPO Business Forms on

pages 2 and 3 for $39.95)

What happens if you have released

your images without an agreement for

use and learn they have been used?

Contact the user. Try to work through

the steps listed here. Most everyone

understands that copyright infringe-

ment can be serious business. In most

situations, something fair and equi-

table can be negotiated even after pho-

tos have been used.

It’s much easier to take the simple

steps required to protect your work at

the time it leaves your possession than

to try to get control of it after use.

Keeping a log of photo packages,

digital images etc that are in the hands

of potential users helps you track

usage, payments and packages that

should be returned. It also serves as a

reminder of where often your best

work is located and where and why

you should submit it elsewhere.

Using business forms designed

especially for photographers not only

help protect your work, it’s a short cut

to learning about copyrights, rights to

use, terms and conditions. Just select

the form that seems to match your job

and complete it! You should never

have to worry about protecting the use

of your photos again. !


How To Protect Yo u r Rights and Photos By Vonda H. Blackburn, Edi tor

WOLFGANG PUCK AND HIS ASSISTANT SHOW OFF SOME OF THE TASTY TREATS DURING THE FOOD,WINE AND MUSIC PORTION OF THE 2008 OSCARS®. ©2008 V. Robert Manriquez IFPO, RedondoBeach, CA

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tos to farmers. That seemed glamorous

and exciting especially for someone

who was already into cameras and

fascinated by airplanes. After that first

territory had been worked I decided I

wanted to try it on my own.

I bought myself a Burke and James

4 x 5 Press Camera, rented a plane and

pilot, and started my own aerial pho-

tography business. That was approxi-

mately 1954. Over time I learned to

use Marshal Oil Colors and a lot of

other things related to airplanes and

photography. I even learned to fly and

sold a fair amount of aerial photogra-

phy. I was addicted to planes and pho-

tography but after a few years I real-

ized there had to be a better way to uti-

lize my love for what I was doing to

generate some real income. “Better”

had to mean more money and a lot less

wasted time, effort, money and energy.

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aware of IFPO, joined and learned of

the many other opportunities that were

available for innovative photogra-

phers.

My next venture started with a 4 x 6

aerial photo of Witt, Illinois. I glued it

into the center of an 11 x 14 piece of

paper and went into a locally owned

restaurant and asked the owner if he

would use some place mats with busi-

ness cards around the photo of the

town in the middle. “Sure” he, “looks

good to me.” I marked

off some spots for ad

copy and spaces for busi-

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home with over $300 for

my first day of that kind of selling.

That was when $300 was a lot more

money than it is today -- all from a 4 x

6 aerial photo and a little creative

thinking. After that it became much

easier, more rewarding and above all a

lot less expensive to produce.

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again I knew there had to be a better

way. I had produced many, many

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communities in several states. Some of

them made me thousands of dollars in

just a matter of a few days selling

time, especially if I had happened to

get there for the 100th Anniversary of

the town. I had learned to love restau-

rants and was still searching for an

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restaurant connections when I discov-

ered a way to put photos of communi-

ty attractions on the cover of menus --

a different photo on each menu. This

was better than place mats because 25

to 50 menus were a lot cheaper to pro-

duce than several thousand place mats.

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restaurants were always in need of



THERE HAD TO BE A “BETTER”WAY TO UTILIZE MY LOVE FORAIRPLANES AND PHOTOGRAPHYTO GENERATE REAL INCOME.

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2. YOU GET PUBLISHING CREDITSYOU NEED TO ENHANCE YOUR STATUS AND BUILD YOUR REPUTATION. You are encouraged (but notrequired) to submit photos of the discoveries you make using your GLAMOUR.elite magazine credentials. All of yoursubmissions are entitled to review by the editorial staff and could be selected for publication in GLAMOUR.elite maga-zine. Each time one of your photos is selected for publication in GLAMOUR.elite, you will be issued a certificate ofaccomplishment indicating your name, the photo description and the GLAMOUR.elite issue date. Your collection ofthese certificates will further enhance your glamour photographer status. Each submitted photo must be accompaniedby the GLAMOUR.elite submission form (comes with your kit) and a small service charge of $8.00 per photo to coverthe cost of scanning your image for publication. The $8.00 fee is refunded if your photo is not selected for publication.

3. GUARANTEE YOUR SUBJECTSTHAT THEY CAN GET PUBLISHED IN GLAMOUR.elite MAGAZINE. You may (but are not required) to turn your fas-cinating glamour hobby into cash. Each photo received with the "publication spotlight" form (in your kit) and fee of$19.00 gets published in the on-line edition of GLAMOUR.elite magazine. In operating your business, you are free tocharge your subject an appropriate amount to take into account your own expenses, overhead and profit. Photosrejected by the editors for quality reasons will receive a full refund.

GLAMOUR.elite magazine features both well known celebrities and "newly discovered" subjects.

Find GLAMOUR.elite magazine at www.aipress.com/glamourelite

FOR

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OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER ORDER FORM

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1 PRESS CREDENTIALS •Gain Access to controlledevents! Sports, Concerts, Crime Scenes, Fires, Storms,Press Passport, Badge & Wallet Cards, Internet Verifica-tion. details on page 10-11.

2 ASSIGNMENT DATA BANK •Register for Assign-ments! “Dream” assignments you’ve always wanted canreally be yours! see page 34.

3 STOCK PHOTO GALLERY & SALES •SELL thephotos you've already taken! page 18.

4 INTERNET HOME PAGES •on TOP PHOTOGRA-PHERS web-site! Display your photos, awards, credits,resume and contact info. page 20.

5 TODAY’S SPORTS magazine •gain access to sport-ing events, complete credentials. page 49.

6 MERIT & ACHIEVEMENT •Gold Seal Merit Cards inthe 6 categories. page 42.

7 IFPO CREDENTIALS •Clout to succeed with an inter-nationally recognized organization. page 32.

8 PICTURE AWARDS •Earn publishing credits and "Cer-tificate of Publication Awards." page 24.

9 CUSTOM BUSINESS CARDS •To promote your ownbusiness. Page 5.

10 MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER PLATINUM PORTFO-LIO PROGRAM. IFPO members who have been activefor more than 10 years or new members who have beenpublished 5 or more time are qualified and may apply.

11 GLAMOUR.ELITE •Attract celebrities and “discoveries”plus get published. page 16.

12 LEARNING LIBRARY •HOW-TO SHOOT ALL SUB-JECTS: weddings, sports, travel, wildlife, glamour, modelportfolios, commercial, boudoir, figure and lighting tech-niques, pages throughout the magazine.

13FORMS (61) •For Photographers: Technical, Contracts,Checklists, Releases, Copyrights pg 2-3.

14 PHOTO CONTEST Cash prizes, monthly contest,Annual Grand Prize. page 36.

15 IFPO BUSINESS GUIDES •Make money with yourcamera. Page 40.

16 A C C E S S O R I E S •IFPO Windshield stickers, press hatsand accessories. Page 26.

17 IFPO DISTRIBUTORSHIPS •Sell IFPO programs,books, videos and forms part or full time. page 43.

18 NEW DISCOVERIES Model Consulting •Pays you topursue your interest in glamour photography. Page 30.

International Freelance Photographers Organization

MEMBERSHIP FORM

•Enroll me as an IFPO Member and send my Membership Card andParchment Certificate + Complete Membership Packet. I enclose $68 forMembership and Subscription to Today’s Photographer Magazine PLUS$6 for priority handling and First Class Mail of my Membership Packet($74 TOTAL).

•My membership packet will include detailson how I can participate in IFPO'sPROVEN PROGRAMS for gettingPUBLISHED, making MONEY andgaining PRESS ACCESS with my cam-era.

__________________________________________________________________________name

__________________________________________________________________________(optional) business name

__________________________________________________________________________address

__________________________________________________________________________city/st/zip

__________________________________________________________________________phone number/FAX number

Visa/MasterCard/American Express/Optima Card #

ENCLOSE CHECK, MONEY ORDEROR PAY BY MAJOR CREDIT CARD

expiration date

To join IFPO by mail, use this form or the order form on page 47 and send your dues to:

IFPO, P.O. Box 777, Lewisville, NC 27023-0777 USA

OR use your credit card and: CALL FREE 1-800-654-9557 or FAX 1-800-283-5989

Which best describes your photography: ! I am a beginner or amateur

! I am an advanced amateur or Part-Time Pro.

! I am a full-time professional.

I want PRESS ACCESS with my camera:! Sports events. ! Crime scenes.! Concerts. ! Fire scenes.! Breaking news. ! Press conferences.! Celebrity events. ! Entertainment events.

Check each area that interests you strongly: ! Press photography. ! Sports/Action.

! Nature/wildlife. ! Travel photography.

! Videography. ! Advertising.

! Glamour. ! Commercial.

! Wedding. ! Portrait photography.

Are you available for photo assignments?:! YES. ! NO.


I agree to the above terms and conditions. I enclose my photos:#ST31, 12 photos, set-up fee $29.00 and monthly fee: $9.95#ST32, 24 photos, set-up fee $49.00 and monthly fee: $9.95

REGISTRATION FORM (IFPO MEMBERS ONLY)

PHOTO INFORMATION(complete 1 for each photo)

Image #________-_________(your IFPO membership I.D.# followed by a 5-character

code provided by you that identifies your picture)

photo title _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

subject _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

price (or print ”CALL”) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _


signature

business name (optional)

name IFPO Member #

address

city, state, zip, country

contact method: (phone, fax, or email)

mail to: IFPO PO BOX 777, LEWISVILLE NC 27023-0777

IMPORTANT: Allow 30 days for IFPO personnel to scan your images and post them for sale in the StockGallery. Be sure to add the Stock Gallery URL (www.ifpo.net/stock) to your business cards, letterhead andall your promotional material.

TERMS AND CONDITIONSCredit Card Orders: when you submit your stock gallery materials, yourcredit card will be billed for the set-up fee only. Then your credit card will bebilled monthly on the first of the month beginning with the first FULL monthyour photos are ON-LINE. Your first partial month is FREE! Minimum 12-month committment required. After 12 months, monthly charges will continueuntil member cancels with a 30-day notice. Visa, Mastercard, AmericanExpress, Optima accepted.Checks or Money Orders: when you submit your stock gallery materials,enclose a check or money order for the amount of the set-up fee PLUS $59.70,the first six months of the monthly fee. You will then be billed at 6 month inter-vals.

FOR EACH PHOTO: (make as many copies as you need)

contact name:




photo title _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

subject _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _





photo title _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

subject _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _


IFPO’s Stock Listing ServiceThe following elements clearly distinguish the

differences in the IFPO Stock Listing Service and

a stock agency:

1. The service provided to IFPO members is a

STOCK PHOTO LISTING SERVICE and

NOT an agency.

2. Each photographer manages his own sales.

3. No commissions will be charged ever.

4. Image buyers will browse the IFPO image

bank on the internet, select the photos, get the

price, index number and contact information to

order directly from the photographer who

owns the images.

5. Members may set their own pricing for each

photo sold.

6. Complete copyright standards will be avail-

able at the site for image buyers and IFPO

member photographers (the sellers).

7. Image searches by buyers may be made by

subject.

8. The most important part of any Stock Photo

Service is its indexing system that allows an

image buyer to identify a photo for purchase.

Members are asked to identify their pictures by

their 5 digit member number plus a 5 character

code of their own choosing. Example: IFPO

member 99999 might use Index Codes of

99999-KID01, 99999-KID02, etc.

ADVANTAGES OF THE

IFPO STOCK GALLERY SERVICE

w w w . i f p o . n e t / s t o c k . h t m l• List only the number of quality images

you wish to list -- not 10,000 to 50,000 asrequired by agencies.

• You can add fresh images at your conve-nience. No minimums are required -- suchas the 1000 new images per year by manyagencies.

• There are no contracts, exclusive oro t h e r w i s e -- to tie up your images foryears as with an agency.

• The price you set is what you get - -could never happen with an agency.

• There are no commissions ever -- unlikeagencies who always take at least 50 per-cent of sales.

• Income from sales is instant and allyours -- very different from agencieswhere payment usually follow sales by 6 to8 months.

• Model and other applicable releases arerequired for stock images listed with IFPO-- the same as with an agency.

• Current and new clients can see yourfresh images instantly and contact you tobuy -- which could never happen with astock agency.

• The more images you list with the IFPOPicture Listing Service the more likely youare to make money -- which is the same aswith an agency.

• The more SUBJECTS you list with theIFPO Picture Listing Service, the morelikely you are to make money over the longhaul -- which is also true with an agency.

SELL PHOTOS YOU ALREADY HAVE!

Successful stock libraries contain HIGH QUALITY images of everyday life situations. IFPO members shoot such images everyday as a matter of

course. However, unless a photographer has hundreds or thousands of images, he may be shunned by the large stock houses. This could happen for two

reasons, he simply may not be recognized as a successful stock photographer or his stock of a few dozen images is too small for an agency to consider.

The IFPO Stock Listing service removes these barriers totally and opens doors to the international sales market.

To celebrate the 25th Anniver-

sary of IFPO many things

were considered. The intent

was to commemorate our first 25 years

in a way to honor the contributions of

the members who have been the dri-

ving force and heart of the organiza-

tion. After long deliberation it was

determined to induct those still active

charter members and other recent

deserving members into a permanent

Freelance Photographer’s Hall of

Fame and to award an Honorary

Degree of Distinction to each one.

When the International Freelance

Photographers Organization (IFPO)

was founded in 1983, no one could

have possibly foreseen 25 years into

the future. Now, twenty-five years

later, the original mission of IFPO --

to be the primary source of support for

the universe of freelance photogra-

phers -- has stood the test of time and

has surely grown beyond the wildest

imaginations of the original founders.

IFPO’s first member was actually

enrolled on January 9, 1984. From that

day forward IFPO evolved into a

member driven organization. That

simply means that members asked for

services and support and IFPO

responded with research and develop-

ment. That process evolved over the

years to make IFPO what it is today,

the longest continuing central source

of support for freelance photographers

around the world.

Fortunately, it was relatively easy to

identify the Hall of Fame candidates.

Since day one IFPO has maintained a

transactional data base that records

every single activity of each IFPO

member. That includes program par-

ticipation, editorial submissions, press

assignments, photo contest entrants

and other information such as pub-

lishing credits, internet home pages

URLs and more. Many members

have shared their success stories out-

side IFPO. This is also noted in our

membership records. This total

process pinpointed 3319 IFPO mem-

bers (out of 78,656) to be permanently

inducted into the IFPO Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame IFPO members

were inducted on January 2, 2008.

Each one is being notified by letter or

e-mail. If you were not notified, but

believe you may qualify, you may

check to see if your name is listed as a

Hall of Fame member at

www.ifpo.net/halloffame. Enter your

member number plus the first 3 char-

acters of your last name (8 characters

total). If you were inducted your name

will appear on the list.

There is a chance that there are a

few deserving Hall of Fame Members

that we were not able to identify from

our extensive records and other

research who should be honored in the

Hall of Fame. If you did not receive

notification of your induction and feel

that you should be considered, please

call 336-945-9867 to update your

records and discuss your potential.

To further honor and recognize the

Freelance Photographers Hall of Fame

members, IFPO created a unique,

definitive Hall of Fame Portfolio

exclusively designed to share the Hon-

orary Degree of Distinction with

clients and the most discerning friends

and family. Each item in the portfolio

is graced with the distinctive IFPO

Hall of Fame Logo.

The portfolio includes 1 IFPO Hall

of Fame Lapel Pin of silver enlaid into

a field of black, 1 IFPO Hall of Fame

Honorary Degree of Distinction Diplo-

ma and Charter in a Leatherette Pre-

sentation Case plus 1 IFPO Hall of

Fame Member Passport distinctly

marked. Also a Directory of IFPO

Hall of Fame Members (to be pub-

lished and mailed in 2009) is included

in the portfolio and will be mailed

only to those members who apply for

the full portfolio package.

The Freelance Photographer’s Hall

of Fame will be permanently located

on the IFPO internet site. Each Hall of

Fame member’s record will be also

marked permanently. But it is the Hall

of Fame Portfolio -- The Lapel Pin,

Honorary Degree of Distinction Diplo-

ma, Charter and Passport ... that con-

vey the prestige of being inducted into

the IFPO Freelance Photographer’s

Hall of Fame.

Congratulations to each of you. It

was your lasting interest and ceaseless

suggestions that drove an organization

from its infancy in 1983 to more than

80,000 members strong with interna-

tional recognition in 2008. With your

continued interest and that of others

who follow in your footsteps, the

IFPO Hall of Fame will continue to

review members qualifications and

induct even more members in the next

twenty-five years. !


IFPO INDUCTS 3319 MEMBERS INTO

TO COMMEMORATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY1983- 2008


now you can publish your photos on the exclusive

The HOME PAGE Program is like a complete photographer’s PORTFOLIO, RESUME and ADVERTISING BILLBOARD on the Internet. Itcan contain complete biographical information, contact information, PUBLISHED or AWARDED photos, or other CURRENT photos thatyou want to represent you. Your HOME PAGE will have a unique address (called a URL) much like your mailing address that you can puton your business cards or other promotional materials you distribute to potential clients. Clients can then view your portfolio and read youraccomplishment facts ON-LINE any time they wish from ANYWHERE in the WORLD!

IFPO Internet Program

I agree to the above terms and conditions. I enclose my photos:#HP31, up to15 photos, set-up fee $49.00 and monthly fee: $19.95#HP32, up to 30 photos, set-up fee $99.00 and monthly fee: $19.95


signature

business name (optional)

name IFPO Member #

address

city, state, zip, country

contact information: to be published on your web-site

mail to: IFPO PO Box 777, Lewisville NC 27023-0777

IMPORTANT: Allow 30 days for IFPO personnel to scan your images and create your Home Page. Be sureto add your Home Page URL (www.aipress.com/~yourname) to your business cards, letterhead and all yourpromotional material.

TERMS AND CONDITIONSCredit Card Orders: when you submit your Home Page materials, your creditcard will be billed for the set-up fee only. Then your credit card will be billedmonthly on the first of the month beginning with the first FULL month youryour Home Page is ON-LINE. Your first partial month is FREE! Minimum 12-month committment required. After 12 months, monthly charges will continueuntil member cancels with a 30-day notice. Visa, Mastercard, AmericanExpress, Optima accepted.Checks or Money Orders: when you submit your Home Page materials,enclose a check or money order for the amount of the set-up fee PLUS 119.70,the first six months of the monthly fee. You will then be billed at 6 month inter-vals.

phone/fax

email, other

HOME PAGE information guidelines

Send b/w or color prints or 35mm slides. Number your pictures or slides. Include a printed or typed list of your pictures with a title or cap-tion for each one. Be sure to put your member# on each photo or slide. Model releases are required for any photos that have human sub-jects that are not in the public domain.

If you want your photos returned, enclose a self addressed mailer with correct postage. At minimum, we require contact information alongwith photos with titles to create your Home Page.

We will assign you an Internet U.R.L. (internet address) in this form: http://www.ifpo.net/~yourname. U.R.L.’s are all lower case and haveno spaces. Please include any suggestions for “yourname.” Avoid long strings of characters like “millersphotographyandvideographics”.Use names like “paulmiller” or millerphoto.”

Be sure to print your U.R.L. on your business cards, letterhead, etc. This Home Page is your internet portfolio, and you want as many peo-ple to visit as possible.

If convenient, look at other homepages on our Top-Photographers web-site for ideas. Links to Top-Photographers are on our main homepage at www.aipress.com. A good example site is: http://www.ifpo.net/~ellefsen

CONTACT INFORMATION you wish to appear on yourHome Page.

Memberships, Associations, Publishing Credits, Prizes orAwards.

MOTTO, SLOGAN or Describe Your Specialty (ie: on-loca-tion child photography).

Accomplishments, Assignments, current Projects andCareer Objectives in photography

On Assignment

NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW

JANUARY 13-15, 2008 AT COBO HALL IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN. ©2008 THOMAS DANYLUK IFPO, WINDSOR, ONTARIO

BELOW THE TOP FEMALE RUNNERS ASSEMBLE FOR THE START OF THE RACE (L TO R) CATHERINE

NDEREBA #3, PAULA RADCLIFF #2, GETE WAMI #4 AND JELENA PROKOPCUKA #1; RYAN HALL, WIN-NER OF THE 2008 OLYMPIC TRIALS GIVING THE VICTORY SIGNAL AS HE APPROACHES THE FINISH LINE.


CAMARO BUMBLEBEE

RIVERIA

LEXUS ROADSTER

THE CHRYSLER PAVILION

By Vincent Brown IFPO, Brooklyn, New York

Covering the 2008 Olympic Trials

and the ING/NYC Marathons on

November 4-7, 2007 in New

York City was a huge opportunity to cap-

ture some of the best known athletes in the

world in action.

In the 2008 Olympic trails the best run-

ners get to compete and the winners repre-

sent the United State in the 2008 Olympics

in Beijing, China.

In the World Marathon Major, two time

ING/NYC Marathon Defending Women’s

Champion Jelena Prokopcuka and 2007

Berlin Champion Gete Wami, were com-

peting against each other for the $500,000

prize. Paula Radcliff won the race and the

prize.

This was an opportunity for me to pho-

tograph some of the world fastest male and

female runners in a lin-up with some of the

best photographer working for the N e w

York Daily News, New York Post and sev-

eral other prestigious publications. I was

thrilled to be there. !

LANCE ARMSTRONG, 7 TIMES CONSECUTIVEWINNER OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE, STOPS FOR

A P H O T O ‘O P P’ B E F O R E T H E S T A R T O F T H EMARATHON. ��

PHOTOS © 2007 VINCENT BROWN IFPO

More on page 40

3 ID’s,FIELD kit &PURSUIT Guide!

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PLUS $9 S & H

WHAT IS IT?The Breaking News Chase Kit is composed ofthree vital parts. The Pursuit Package gets youon the scene; the Action Package gives what youneed at the scene; the Instant Response Packagegets your news story to the right news outletinstantly.

WHO CAN GET IT1. If you are an IFPO member with GOLD

PRESS or UNIVERSAL PRESS CREDEN-TIALS you QUALIFY and may order theBreaking News Chase Kit.

2. If you are an IFPO member, but not yet amember of a press program, TO QUALIFYyou must order one of the press programs(page 10 & 11) before or at the same time youorder the Chase Kit.

3 ID’s,FIELD kit &PURSUIT Guide!

Q & AI already have Press Credentials.Why do I have to buy the Chase Kit?

You DO NOT. The Chase Kit was simplydesigned to make the breaking NEWS COR-RESPONDENT’S job easy. It gives youeverything you need on the spot to do thejob, do it right and get it to your nearest edi-tor. The Chase Kit actually serves as yourassistant to make sure you collect all thefacts and then get them to the right place.

What is a Chase photographer; whatdo they chase?

We consider any photographer who is insearch of breaking news events to be a“Chase Hound”. He chases sports, entertain-ment, fires, accidents, storms, natural disas-ters, plane crashes, train wrecks, press con-ferences and even goodwill tours.

Will the Chase Kit be recognized? Police will recognize the Press Credentialswhich must be used with the NEWS COR-RESPONDENT accreditation part of theChase Kit.

Will Today’s Photographer p u b l i s hthese news stories?

Today’s Photographer WILL publish storiesabout YOU covering these stories. Thebreaking news stories themselves need to goto daily newspapers and wire services.

How do I find out if a newspaper orTV station can use my news photos?

Let’s use an auto accident as an example.You have photographed the wreck and areleaving the scene without having seen anyother photographers or news teams. Pick upthe nearest phone (using the numbers listedin your Reporter’s Field Directory) to notifynews agencies that photos of the accident areavailable even though the film has not beenprocessed. Breaking news is HOT andshould be reported immediately.

WHAT YOU GETThe Pursuit Package:

• Three (3) fully assembled laminated NEWSCORRESPONDENT’S accreditation ID’seach with your name and Assignment Veri-fication Code. They are custom made to usewith your current Press Passport, PressBadge and Press Wallet I.D. Card.

• The Pursuit Guide prepares you to gather,record and distribute breaking news stories.

The Action Package:• Action Scene Reporters Log• New Client Hot Sheets• Accident Report Forms• Quick Response Information Forms

The Instant Response Package:• A Field Directory of HOT contacts. • 3 Quick Step Releases• Instant Reporter’s Delivery Forms• Rights to Use Contract & Fee Contracts

All forms include reproduction rights so youalways have a permanent supply.

Accreditation Certificate

The following Correspondent Photographer hasmet all standards and requirements to receive fullaccreditation as a

NEWSCORRESPONDENT

John Q. SmithAssignment Verification

Code: 00001SMI

Accredited:

January 14, 1998

Accreditation CertificateThe following Correspondent Photographer has met all standards andrequirements to receive full accreditation as a

NEWS CORRESPONDENT

John Q. SmithAssignment Verification Code: 00001SMI

Accredited: January 14, 1998

Fits inside 408A passport. (pg 20).

Accreditation CertificateThe following Correspondent Photographer has met all stan-dards and requirements to receive full accreditation as a

NEWS CORRESPONDENT

John Q. SmithAssignment Verification Code: 00001SMI

Accredited: January 14, 1998

Fits in wallet with 402A press wallet card(pg 21).

PURSUITPackage

CHASE kit ™

INSTANTRESPONSE

Package

CHASE kit ™

SURVIVAL GEARSURVIVAL GEARCHASE kit!

BREAKING NEWS

CHASE kit!


Forms Masters:Reporter's Log & EvaluationAccident ReportClient Hot Sheets & NotificationQuick Response News LogNews Event Checkpoint ListDaily Action PlannerHot Local ContactsQuick Response LabsField Directory NotesQuick Step Publication ReleaseQuick Step Model ReleaseQuick Step Property ReleaseInstant News ReportRights to Publish Agreement

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please copy as many of these forms as you need

IFPO PICTURE AWARDSPROGRAM

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Name, member# _____________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________

City/State/Zip________________________________________________

Phone or fax ________________________________________________

Date:_________________________PHOTO #________ OF __________

Title (opt):___________________________________________________

Technical info (opt): __________________________________________

______________________________________________The photographs submitted are my own, and I hereby give permission to Today's Photographer to repro-duce them. I agree that Today's Photographer bears no responsibility for entries without the service fee orreturn mailer with postage. Model releases must be included where applicable.

$15 SERVICE FEE ENCLOSED for EACH PHOTO! ! Check, ! Money Order,

! Cash, ! Credit Card# ___________________________exp date________

signature __________________________________________________________________________

MAIL PHOTOS TO: PICTURE AWARDS (IFPO)PO Box 777 Lewisville NC 27023-0777

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Date:_________________________PHOTO #________ OF __________

Title (opt):___________________________________________________





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DIFFERENT DRUMMERS: Maybe you have a story with a differentslant — submit it. You may inspire us to expand our editorial range.Consider an editorial submission even if you have never made a onebefore. Publishing your story and/or photos is another way for us toreward our readers who share a special bond in their passion forsucceeding as photographers ... and making money. Again, our reso-lution is to support that effort in every issue and to make sure thatToday’s Photographer “works” for you.

USE THIS FORM to submit ARTICLES, PHOTOS, and TIPS to be considered forpublication in Today's Photographer. USE THIS FORM and follow these guidelines tomake sure your submission package is complete.

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signature ______________________________________________________ date _______________________________

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MORE WINNERS PAGE 29 & 35


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THE KEY TO SHOOTING SPORTSCONTINUED FROM PAGE 9

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I was in a camera shop talking with

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a member of IFPO. After that I went to

the website and started to learn about

IFPO. I decided to give it a try. I

applied for membership and press cre-

dentials in late December 2007.

Upon receiving my IFPO credentials

in early January 2008 I put them to the

test -- a request to cover a college

sporting event. I was denied!! I was

disappointed but I just moved on (after

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team that I wanted to cover.

I contacted the University of Cincin-

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© 2007 Cinderella Morff, Lohman, Missouri

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Model Consulting is a business opportuni-ty sponsored by the International FreelancePhotographers Organization (IFPO). Theprogram gives photographers three effec-tive ways to make money immediately andget immediate exposure for their newly dis-covered models:

1. Offers opportunity to start or expand

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Models who wish to have their photos

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International FreelancePhotographers Organization

BEARER CERTIFICATE

and whose signature and photo appear below,is a correspondent photographer on assignmentfor Today's Photographer magazine. This pho-tographer will be covering events of nationaland local interest including concerts, conven-tions, breaking news, sports and special pro-grams. American Image Pre ss respectfullyrequests that the bearer be granted permissionto work as a Press Photographer in yourdomain. While in this capacity, the bearer willcomply with all existing federal, state and localregulations.

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likeness of them from dark material

and mount it on a light background,

which was known as a silhouette.

These were proudly displayed in their

homes. When paint was finally devel-

oped, artists painted portraits of any-

one who could afford their talented

service. Finally cameras came into

existence and portraits became more

and more popular. In the beginning

photographers had no guidelines;

everything they did was pretty much

trial and error. So photographers

began to study the same lighting tech-

niques that artists had used and also

tried to match the style of the artist’s

paintings. This reminds us of the

Rembrandt Style of Lighting which is

still one of the best known and has

influenced many artists and photogra-

phers over the last 350 years.

The old adage, what comes around

goes around is certainly true with pho-

tography today. Now in the era of dig-

ital cameras we’re back to trial and

error method of learning. Only today

we have a ‘user’ handbook with each

camera and Today’s Photographer

M a g a z i n e offers many how to b o o k s

on shooting with different styles of

lighting. As in the beginning peo-

ple still love to display pictures of

family and friends in their homes

and places of business. And the

average family wants a real pho-

tographer to shoot these pictures

instead of ‘Uncle Harry’. So if

you are interested in moving into

this proven market for portraits or

model portfolios, studio lighting

tips may get you moving into this

lucrative market.

Learning to shoot professional

quality pictures using studio light-

ing with a digital camera is easy --

and inexpensive, no film or process-

ing costs. It takes less light to record a

digital image than with film but there

is a learning curve in the beginning.

Start with a how to book or magazine,

one light, an umbrella and a light

stand. You can preview each shot

right on the camera and if you don’t

like it, delete it, no fuss or cost to you.

Continue this process until you are

comfortable with your results from

using one light. Once you have mas-

tered one light move up to two, then

three or even four and continue until

you are satisfied with the results of

each. You can experiment as much as

you wish because your only expense

is your equipment.

Studio lights per se are expensive.

This alone prohibits many photogra-

phers from venturing into studio light-

ing. Having used many brands of

lighting, expensive and less expen-

sive, I was recently intrigued by

Britek studio lights. After visiting

their web site and comparing prices I

decided to give them a try. Mainly

because they have studio lights for the

amateur (AS Series), advanced ama-

teur (Home Studio Series) and profes-

sional (Pro Series). The advanced

amateur lights are not much more

expensive than the amateur series. If

you are doing portraits or even full

body shots in your home or garage,

the Home Studio Series should work

well for you.

I was amazed when I started shoot-

ing with the Britek PS 300 H, 150 WS

light head. Like anything else you get

what you pay for but these are consid-

erably lower priced than other compa-

rable lights and perform just as well

or better. Britek also offers acces-

sories such as barn doors, snoots,

reflectors, umbrellas and light stands.

The photos for this article were shot

bouncing the light out of a white

umbrellas with one light head. I used

the Britek PS 300 H, 150 WS, Full &

Half power switch, Slave, Synch, Test

Button, 15 M Slave Sensitive, 1.3 Sec.

Charging time between flashes, a 100

W Modeling Lamp, On / Off Switch

and Plug in UV Quartz Flash Tube

(Life Expectancy App: 10,000 Flash-

es). All of this cost only $75.00 per

light head.

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Britek lights nor is it an endorsement.

I am simply passing along informa-

tion from my research and subsequent

tests for fellow IFPO members. You

may wish to check their product line

at w w w . b r i t e k l i g h t . c o m if you are

interested in acquiring and using good

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price. Good luck. !

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HOW TO SHOOT BASKETBALL

Continued From Page 8

basket. This is because the referee

often stands in the middle of the end

line which will block your view. Best

advice -- get there early and claim

your spot.

Jump Shots and Free Throws: A

jump shot is surprisingly difficult to

shoot because through most of the

stroke, the ball or the player’s arms

cover his face. The key is to either

shoot early before his arms reach his

head, or better yet, immediately after

the release when the ball passes the

players head. However, as mentioned

in the opening paragraph, drama, ten-

sion and competition are the keys to a

good still photograph. Therefore, you

need to get the defensive player’s

hands in the jump shooter’s face. This

unfortunately adds another difficulty

to the shot -- the defender’s arms

block the shooter’s face.

Given the above challenges, consid-

er taking pictures of your favorite

player at the foul line. Remember,

however, shoot early or late.

Dunk or Blocked Shots: A dunk or

blocked shot can be a prize in any

photographer’s collection. The com-

position of a dunk or blocked shot pic-

ture is crucial to the picture’s impact.

You want the key players head in the

middle of the picture from a north

south perspective. This allows enough

of the body that the picture does not

look like a random head coming out of

no where. It also allows the full exten-

sion of the arms and hopefully some or

all of the ball and some of the net. You

do not need the rim in the picture --

just enough of the net to give a per-

spective to the picture.

From an east west perspective, the

normal rules of photography apply.

Allow the viewers eyes to follow the

action -- and be mindful of negative

space.

Rebounds and Loose Balls: A con-

tested rebound or fight for a loose ball

may be a difficult picture for the pho-

tographer to anticipate. One trick is to

anticipate your shot after a free throw.

The players start in set positions. You

know the timing of the shot. You just

have to be patient. Free throws are

made 65% to 70% of the time, and

missed shots are often un-contested.

Buzzer Beaters: If a team is hold-

ing for the last shot of a half or quarter

in the far court, you may be lucky

enough to get a great picture if the

shot clock is such that you can see it in

the picture and especially if the outline

of the back board lights up as time

expires. You can take this shot with a

50mm lens and crop or a 85mm lens if

you want to switch lenses in the mid-

dle of the game. The players have to

really cooperate to make this shot. At

the BB&T, I was not so fortunate.

Other Shots: A pass can be interest-

ing. Players fighting for position for

posting up can have drama. Think of

the game broadly and be creative.

Your shooting opportunities do not

end when the referee blows the whis-

tle. Basketball, like most sports, is a

game of emotion. If you follow the

players after the play you may be

lucky enough to catch the celebrations

or heartaches of the players.

Take Notes. I took 1,350 pictures at

the BB&T. Editing that number was a

nightmare. What saved me was that I

had recorded in a notebook the num-

ber of each good picture as I took

them which made me less likely to

delete a great picture.

Have Fun. I had a great time at the

BB&T (even though all my teams

lost). All three games were close with

great action. After that experience my

best advice is to be relaxed, take lots

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A press photographer’s reputation is often based on his own codeof ethics. Although getting the story is the ultimate goal, ethical stan-dards can “make or break” a career. As a press photographer, it isyour duty to document newsworthy happenings — never altering cir-cumstances or interfering with action to enhance your photographs.Your photos should tell a story just as it happened. Meeting the highstandards of good press photography requires patience, determina-tion and a strong set of ethics which can be the difference betweensuccess and failure.

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• Although it can be necessary to fight for a good position, always becourteous. You’ll find other photographers are usually willing to sharetheir space -- if you offer them the same courtesy. Try your best to getalong with other members of the press.

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Finally, the nature of breaking news makes preparation impossi-ble. However, when you arrive on the scene, you are a press pho-tographer -- expected to live up to the same ethical standards youhave learned to display at scheduled media events. With practiceand common sense, high ethical standards should some as natural-ly as pressing the shutter. !

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Photo Ad sContinued from page 15

new menus. This was a much easier

program to sell because the advertisers

could really see the long range benefit

of being on a local restaurant’s attrac-

tive menu. I placed menus in dozens

of restaurants over a period 12 to 15

years -- some of them multiple times.

But I continued to search for the

ultimate in the photo-ad programs. To

me this would require lots of commu-

nity interest, almost no expense, ease

of production, easy sales and lots of

income. And again, it had to be “bet-

ter” than place mats or menus. “Bet-

ter” was achieved. Again! And it’s

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Now I make Business Card Directo-

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clock incorporated into the design! I

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color, borders and design built into it.

Finally I added the clock and frame

for an artistic advertising display!

You don’t have to do aerial photog-

raphy to do this. You could use a

photo of the restaurant where it is to

be placed, or a photo of a community

landmarks or a composite of several

photos which I do a lot. An aerial

photo does make a tremendous focal

point and I use one in my presentation

to advertisers. Showing this display

will make me $300 or more for any

day that I choose to work -- and I

enjoy every minute of it.

The beauty of this venture is that

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more than $1400 for each display.

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You could put the display in a hotel

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