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WE WERE WRONG ...
Volume 23, Number 1
2008 ANNUAL ISSUE
MANY OF YOU RESPONDED TO THE INACCURACY OF THE MODEL SHOOT WITH THE BLUE
ANGELS IN THE 2007 ANNUAL ISSUE. CREDIT
SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO USAF F-15 DEMO
TEAM, THE HERITAGE FLIGHT OF THE AIR COMBAT C OMMAND. I APOLOGIZE TO THE B LUE
ANGELS, THE USAF F-15 DEMO TEAM AND TO
THE READERS OF TODAY’S P HOTOGRAPHER MAGAZINE.
IFPO MEMBERS ALWAYS TELL US WHAT WE DO
OR DO NOT DO WELL. THAT'S THE DRIVING FORCE
THAT HAS KEPT US STRONG ALL THESE YEARS.
WE EXPECT IT, APPRECIATE IT AND KNOW THAT
WILL GUIDE US IN THE FUTURE.
AGAIN, MY SINCERE APOLOGIES.
VONDA BLACKBURN, EDITOR
Contents
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Eight Days That Changed My Life
By Jeffrey Campbell
The Still Photographer Must Capture Drama
By Rob Marks
Practice Is The Key To Shooting Sports
By Wayne Litmer
14 How To Protect Your Rights and Photos
By Vonda H. Blackburn, Editor
15 How To Make Money With Photo Advertising
By Richard L. Schorey
19 IFPO Inducts 3319 Members Into Hall of Fame
23 Book Reviews
27 Editorial Submission Guidelines
Path of Destruction
Greenville, Kentucky 2008
“I WAS ABLE TO FLY
33 Test Studio Lighting At a Reasonable Price
By Dennis Hodges
35 IFPO Announces Intern Program
OVER THE AREAS HIT HARDEST
BY THE DEADLY TORNADOES
WITH OTHER MEMBERS
OF THE PRESS.”
Photo Contests
GEORGE AUSTIN IFPO
On Assignment
27 2007 Annual Winners
36 Photo Contest Rules
38 2008 Contest Winners
COVER PHOTOS:
Cincinnati vs. Marquette Basketball
by Wayne Litmer IFPO.
13 Vietnam Memorial Ceremony
By Otis P. Motley
WWE RAW Survivor Series
By Milos Lekovic
2008 Presidential Campaign
By Wayne Smith
21 2008 Olympic Trials
By Vincent Brown
North American
International Auto Show
By Thomas Danyluk
40 Thunder Nation
By W.H. Teed
Navy vs. Duke University Football
by Anthony Santore IFPO
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ALLOWED ME TO CAPTURE NAVY’S QUARTERBACK KAIPO-NOA
KAHEAKU-ENHADA IN
THE GRIPS OF DUKE
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Tony Santore IFPO
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Eight Days ......
RANDY ORTON DOMINATES
JEFF HARDY
© 2007 JEFFREY C AMPBELL IFPO
Boxed away among the clutter in
my basement I had set down my first
SLR some twenty years ago. For reasons to this day that still escape my
mind, I am unable to pinpoint the
exact moment in time as to why I
placed my love for photography by the
wayside. Years later, perhaps out of
sheer curiosity or maybe I simply felt
a calling, those years that I ceased
snapping up photos at local events
crept in the back of my mind.
When I discovered the IFPO one
recent Saturday afternoon I realized
that it was again time to pick up where
I had left off. Having recently purchased my first digital SLR camera, I
immediately felt the pulse of what I
had set aside back in 1988, and within
one business day of placing my order I
had received confirmation of my first
assignment. My credentials had not
yet arrived, however, Vonda, the editor, faxed out my assignment sheet, as
I had been accepted to shoot one of the
biggest events in sports entertainment—World Wrestling!
Professional wrestling has certainly
changed over the years from when I
was a kid growing up, and I have discovered that it is no longer a sport
barred with gender restrictions. Athletes are stronger, more physically fit,
and the popularity of the sport has
grown into a billion dollar per year
business. My acceptance at the venue
and authorization to photograph a
sport now open for female athletes of
the highest caliber never would have
been possible without assistance from
the IFPO Press Program.
I have to admit that I was extremely
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nervous having arrived at the venue
that evening. The enormous sized
marquee perched high atop the arena
flashed in bright red, yellow, and
green neon lights “Tonight—World
Wrestling Entertainment—Steel Cage
Match!” I approached the parking lot,
flashed my assignment sheet and
eagerly asked the attendant where the
media parking was located. As he
pointed in the direction where I should
park, I drove away and I thought to
myself “free parking and a free
show—it does not get much better
than this.” I honestly felt as though I
was the star of the show!
Once inside, I met with the public
relations director who informed me of
the venue etiquette and policies. She
explained that I would have free reign
of the arena, however, backstage was
off limits. She even gave me a complimentary ticket and explained “here
is a seat for you in the event your feet
get tired and you want to rest.” Bless
her heart! She also expressed that I
must be respectful of the paying customers; meaning that I should move
in, get my shot, and back out immediately. By this she meant that I should
not block the view of the fans for more
than a few seconds—be courteous—
and I was. It was extremely important
that I obeyed all the rules because this
venue is going to have more shows
that I want to attend in the future, and
now that I have my foot in the door it
was important that I act accordingly
and not discredit myself or the IFPO.
With the assistance of the media
representatives from the show I was
able to get about eight rows back from
the ring. Prior to establishing my
position crouching down in the aisles
for the best angle, I quickly established contact with the nearest staff
member. I wanted to let her know
who I was and why I was there. The
lighting was dim, the action fast, and
this was literally the first time using
my new camera. I was shooting a
Nikon D40 that evening, and I was
using my 55-200mm f-4 zoom lens
primarily because I was not sure how
close I would be. Due to the poor
lighting conditions, coupled with my
slow lens speed and the fast action of
the sport, my auto-setting shutter
speed was 1/60th of a second. I would
have preferred a faster shutter speed to
freeze the action better but I was
forced to deal with the equipment I
have.
My heart was literally pounding!
Click, click, and click. I was pushing
the camera button as fast as I could!
Having absolutely no idea who I was
photographing, or for that matter being
familiar with the stars of the WWE
(the last time I had watched wrestling
was back in the early 1970’s) I found
myself asking the kids that were seated near me who the wrestling stars
were. They were very helpful and
seemed to know everything about the
show—the stars, the stats, who-waswho, along with the good, the bad, and
the ugly. Talking at what seemed to
be the speed of light a young fan
shouted back at me “that guy is Jeff
so-and- so, and the other is guy Randy
so-and- so.” I simply could not hear
him and I had no idea what he was trying to convey over the top of 30,000
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... THAT CHANGED MY LIFE!
By Jeffrey Campbell IFPO, Lemoore, California
WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY OF JOINING THE IFPO
PRESS PROGRAM I RECEIVED CONFIRMATION OF MY
FIRST ASSIGNMENT. THEN I RECEIVED CONFIRMATION
FROM THE PACIFIC RIM GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIP
WHICH IS A QUALIFYING EVENT FOR THE 2008 BEIJING
OLYMPICS, LEGENDARY BLUES GUITARIST JOHNNY WINTER, PROFESSIONAL BOXING, AND BRITISH RECORDING
ARTISTS’ U.F.O -- ALL IN JUST EIGHT DAYS!
screaming fans who were frantically
waving colored signs high in the air
above their heads showing support for
their favorite star. At one point in
time as I continued clicking away the
kids were asking me if I was the official photographer for the WWE! I got
a kick out of that, however, I maintained my professionalism, refrained
from telling a white lie, and explained
to them that I was on assignment with
American Image Press.
During the steel cage match that
evening, and after seeing my professional looking equipment, one lady in
attendance looked down
at her tiny point-andshoot camera, glanced
back up at me, then suddenly out of nowhere
passed me a card with her
email address and asked
if I would be so kind as to
send her a few pictures
for both her young daughters in attendance. I did
oblige her request a few
days later, and I’m confident that I made some
kids very happy.
I was able to get some
decent shots that evening
of not only the current
men’s
heavyweight
champion, but the
woman’s champion as
well. It was an exciting
night and I am very proud
to have been a part of it
all.
Recently
I
have
received confirmation
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from different event organizers for
numerous upcoming assignments; the
first being the Pacific Rim Gymnastics
Championship. This is a qualifying
event for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
with world-class athletes in attendance. Also I will be photographing
legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter, professional boxing, as well as
British recording artists’ U.F.O.—all
this in just eight days. I have also
been afforded the opportunity to have
my second assignment published on
the front page of my local newspa-
per—talk about front page headlines!
I am looking forward to future
assignments and defining my photographic skills as I continue to gain
recognition through publishing. Eventually I would like to be picked up by
a major magazine or network. I am 44
years old and have learned that we’re
never too old to learn something new
in life. For anyone interested in having the rest of the world see their photographic compositions—contact
Vonda and the IFPO. This program
really works!
BETH PHOENIX TWISTS HARDCORE HOLLY © 2007 JEFFREY CAMPBELL IFPO
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Tips For ......
THE STILL PHOTOGRAPHER MUST
BY ROB MARKS IFPO, BETHESDA, MD
CAPTURE DRAMA
MARYLAND
GRABS DEFENSIVE REBOUND
© 2007 ROB MARKS 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 competition between players.
Tournaments provide more tension
and competition in a few short hours
than regular season games. All photographs for this article were taken at
MARYLAND’S OSBY BLOCKS SHOT
©2007 ROB MARKS IFPO
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the BB&T Classic on December 2,
2007 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. The BB&T is a NCAA
Mens’ Basketball Tournament. However, the tips in this article can be used
for NBA, NCAA, high school games
or shooting your kid at the local recreational center.
Why tournaments? There are several advantages to shooting tournaments. 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: University 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.
A GEORGE MASON
PLAYER CAPTURES REBOUND.
I set the speed to 1/500ths of a second 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. However, if you want to experiment with
the blur effect, shoot at either 1/350th
or 1/250th of a second.
Your position is important. Sometimes 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 th e sp ot furth est from t he
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... Shooting Basketball
....
PRACTICE IS THE KEY TO SHOOTING SPORTS
BY WAYNE LITMER IFPO, SOUTHGATE, KY
I WAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO
SHOOT THE CINCINNATI BEARCATS
VS. PITT, A WOMEN’S GAME ON
JANUARY 12, 2008 WHICH OPENED
THE DOOR FOR ME TO SHOOT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI VS
MARQUETTE, A MEN’S GAME ON
FEBRUARY 2, 2008.
WAYNE LITMER IFPO
PHOTOS © 2008
I h a v e
been shooting digital
photography
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
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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 concentrating on basketball and soccer. I continued 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 D510 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 photography the more I realized
that I needed the best equipment 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, TriStateFootball.com, Campbell County
Recorder and Hometown Golf Maga zine.
In 2007 I covered the Kentucky
High School Sweet 16 Basketball
Tournament at Rupp Arena and the
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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 student 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 Monument 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. !
(L) EDWARD TIMES, VETERAN OF THE 1ST BATTALION 7TH CAVALRY WHILE SERVING IN VIETNAM, TRAVELED FROM BATON ROUGE, LA TO RENDER A SALUTE TO
FALLEN COMRADES; (R) SENATOR CHUCH HAGEL AND GENERAL COLIN POWELL POSE FOR PHOTOS AT THE WALL WITH A PARK RANGER AND VETERANS.
©2007 OTIS P. MOTLEY.
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WWE RAW SURVIVOR SERIES TOUR IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
BY 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 passion 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. !
THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
BY WAYNE SMITH IFPO, CHESAPEAKE, VA
Hacksaw Jim Duggan in action at the WWE RAW Survivor Series Tour
in Sydney, Australia. ©2007 MILOS LEKOVIC IFPO
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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. !
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Ho w To P ro te ct Yo u r R ig h ts a nd Ph o to s
B y V o n d a H. Bl a c kb u r n , Ed i t o r
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 permission 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 agreement 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 photographer. 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
OLFGANG PUCK AND HIS ASSISTANT SHOW OFF SOME OF THE TASTY TREATS DURING THE FOOD,
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WINE AND MUSIC PORTION OF THE 2008 OSCARS®. ©2008 V. Robert Manriquez IFPO, Redondo
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author” could be added.
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2) Each time a photo or digital image
ment can be made.
your images without an agreement for
leaves your possession, it should be 7) Once there is an agreement for an use and learn they have been used?
accompanied by signed and dated
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conditions stated. This is the first
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no payment is involved. KEEP A
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lished without payment. If so, that tos have been used.
protection. NEVER send your origshould be agreed upon up front.
It’s much easier to take the simple
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one to consider. Send a copy of digWill you get photo credit? Will you the time it leaves your possession than
ital images along with text files of
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the first two items above.
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Using business forms designed
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6) Submissions by email are just “out
too much work? Not so. Two help protect your work, it’s a short cut
there” in an unknown domain. It is
copies of a simple cover letter can to learning about copyrights, rights to
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do the job for you. Simple business use, terms and conditions. Just select
name and copyright notice on the
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d i s c. We are not suggesting that
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you never email an image but you
supply of IFPO Business Forms on have to worry about protecting the use
should know and trust the receiver
pages 2 and 3 for $39.95)
of your photos again. !
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HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH PHOTO ADVERTISING
By Richard L. Schorey IFPO, Hardin, Kentucky
ONE SINGLE BUSINESS CARD CAN DO THE WORK OF HUNDREDS !!!!
THERE HAD TO BE A “BETTER”
WAY TO UTILIZE MY LOVE FOR
AIRPLANES AND PHOTOGRAPHY
TO GENERATE REAL INCOME.
I
got started in the business of
photography when I was about
20 years -- old selling aerial photos 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 photography business. That was approximately 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 photography. I was addicted to planes and photography but after a few years I realized there had to be a better way to utilize 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.
It was during this period that I became
aware of IFPO, joined and learned of
the many other opportunities that were
available for innovative photographers.
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 business cards around the photo of the
town in the middle. “Sure” he, “looks
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good to me.” I marked
off some spots for ad
copy and spaces for business cards and walked
down main street. I went
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.
Fast forward 15 years, when once
again I knew there had to be a better
way. I had produced many, many
thousands of place mats for dozens of
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 restaurants and was still searching for an
opportunity that would utilize my
restaurant connections when I discovered a way to put photos of community 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 produce than several thousand place mats.
And it seemed that nice home owned
restaurants were always in need of
PIRATES COVE
A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND VISIT
©2006 RICHARD SCHOREY
ABOVE IS THE ACTUAL SAMPLE I SHOW TO PROSPECTIVE ADVERTISERS. THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF WHERE I LIVE AT THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY. MY AIRPLANE IS KEPT IN A HANGER IN MY
BACK YARD AT THE TOP END OF THE DRIVEWAY.
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FOR
1. YOU GET THE PICTURES
YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED FROM THE SUBJECTS YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SHOOT. The credentials give
you the confidence to shoot and gives your subjects the confidence in you.
2. YOU GET PUBLISHING CREDITS
YOU NEED TO ENHANCE YOUR STATUS AND BUILD YOUR REPUTATION. You are encouraged (but not
required) to submit photos of the discoveries you make using your GLAMOUR.elite magazine credentials. All of your
submissions are entitled to review by the editorial staff and could be selected for publication in GLAMOUR.elite magazine. Each time one of your photos is selected for publication in GLAMOUR.elite, you will be issued a certificate of
accomplishment indicating your name, the photo description and the GLAMOUR.elite issue date. Your collection of
these certificates will further enhance your glamour photographer status. Each submitted photo must be accompanied
by the GLAMOUR.elite submission form (comes with your kit) and a small service charge of $8.00 per photo to cover
the cost of scanning your image for publication. The $8.00 fee is refunded if your photo is not selected for publication.
3. GUARANTEE YOUR SUBJECTS
THAT THEY CAN GET PUBLISHED IN GLAMOUR.elite MAGAZINE. You may (but are not required) to turn your fascinating 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 to
charge your subject an appropriate amount to take into account your own expenses, overhead and profit. Photos
rejected by the editors for quality reasons will receive a full refund.
.elite magazine features both well known celebrities and "newly discovered" subjects.
Find GLAMOUR.elite magazine at www.aipress.com/glamourelite
GLAMOUR
GLAMOUR.elite Photos by Dennis Hodges, IFPO
If you are an IFPO member, you can get on the GlamourElite magazine band wagon quickly and inexpensively by taking advantage of
the GlamourElite BUNDLE GEXX!. You get the GE08A Passport, GE02B Full Badge Set and GEAV Internet Assignment Verification for
ONLY $108.00 (a SAVING of $128.95). Proof of publication is also waived for this offer.
Glamour Elite BUNDLE
REG.PRICE
SPECIAL
$99.00
$20.00
$69.95
$39.00
$228.95
$10.00
GEXX-SPECIAL
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$238.95
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#GE08A GlamourElite Passport
Application Fee
#GE02B GlamourElite Badge Set
#GEAV Assignment Verification Option
(all items listed above)
PLUS SHIPPING/HANDLING
Total Amount Due
$99.00
$10.00
OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER ORDER FORM
❏
❏
Cat#
Description
GE02B
Glamour.elite Full Badge Set
Price EA.
GE02A (above) + 1 wallet I.D. Card, 3 I.D. tags with laminating jackets and leatherette
straps.
GE08A
Glamour.elite Passport
The custom designed Glamour Elite PASSPORT style credential comes with everything you
need for final assembly in just seconds using your own photo. A special statement of certification is a permanent part of your passport's upper panel.
PASSPORT APPLICATION FEE
❏
❏
GEAV
Glamour.elite Assignment Verification Option
Officials/clients/subjects can verify your assignment status by calling 336-945-9867 or fax 336945-3711, 9:AM - 5:PM Eastern Time, weekdays except holidays. This is a free service that
comes with the Glamour Elite Program. BUT . . If you are covering an evening or weekend
event or are out of the Eastern Time-zone, GEAV Assignment Verification works from ANYWHERE in the world, 24 hours/day, 365 days/year! The $39 fee includes a $19 one-time set-up
fee and the first 2-year Internet Assignment Verification service fee of $20 ($10/year). You will
receive a laminated ASSIGNMENT VERIFICATION CARD to present to officials.
USA Shipping, Priority Mail / First Class Mail, ADD $10 (foreign shipping use the
instructions on page 47)
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USE
THE ORDER FORM ON PAGE 47
$69.95
Badge ID
$99.00
$20.00
$39.00
$10.00
Wallet I.D.
Passport ID
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OR
Credit Card Orders: 1-800-654-9557 or FAX 1-800-283-5989
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International Freelance Photographers Organization
MEMBERSHIP FORM
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.
• Enroll me as an IFPO Member and send my Membership Card and
Parchment Certificate + Complete Membership Packet. I enclose $68 for
Membership 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 details
on how I can participate in IFPO's
PROVEN PROGRAMS for getting
PUBLISHED, making MONEY and
gaining PRESS ACCESS with my camera.
name
__________________________________________________________________________
(optional) business name
__________________________________________________________________________
address
__________________________________________________________________________
city/st/zip
__________________________________________________________________________
phone number/FAX number
ENCLOSE CHECK, MONEY ORDER
OR PAY BY M AJOR 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
1 PRESS CREDENTIALS •Gain Access to controlled 10 MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER PLATINUM PORTFOevents! Sports, Concerts, Crime Scenes, Fires, Storms,
LIO PROGRAM. IFPO members who have been active
Press Passport, Badge & Wallet Cards, Internet Verificafor more than 10 years or new members who have been
tion. details on page 10-11.
published 5 or more time are qualified and may apply.
2 ASSIGNMENT DATA BANK •Register for Assign- 11 GLAMOUR.ELITE •Attract celebrities and “discoveries”
ments! “Dream” assignments you’ve always wanted can
plus get published. page 16.
really be yours! see page 34.
12 LEARNING LIBRARY •HOW-TO SHOOT ALL SUB3 STOCK PHOTO GALLERY & SALES •SELL the
JECTS: weddings, sports, travel, wildlife, glamour, model
photos you've already taken! page 18.
portfolios, commercial, boudoir, figure and lighting techniques, pages throughout the magazine.
4 INTERNET HOME PAGES •on TOP PHOTOGRAPHERS web-site! Display your photos, awards, credits,
13FORMS (61) •For Photographers: Technical, Contracts,
resume and contact info. page 20.
Checklists, Releases, Copyrights pg 2-3.
5 TODAY’S SPORTS magazine •gain access to sport14 PHOTO CONTEST Cash prizes, monthly contest,
ing events, complete credentials. page 49.
Annual Grand Prize. page 36.
6 MERIT & ACHIEVEMENT •Gold Seal Merit Cards in
the 6 categories. page 42.
15 IFPO BUSINESS GUIDES •Make money with your
camera. Page 40.
7 IFPO CREDENTIALS •Clout to succeed with an inter16 ACCESSORIES •IFPO Windshield stickers, press hats
nationally recognized organization. page 32.
and accessories. Page 26.
8 PICTURE AWARDS •Earn publishing credits and "Cer17
IFPO DISTRIBUTORSHIPS •Sell IFPO programs,
tificate of Publication Awards." page 24.
books, videos and forms part or full time. page 43.
9 CUSTOM BUSINESS CARDS •To promote your own 18 NEW DISCOVERIES Model Consulting •Pays you to
business. Page 5.
pursue your interest in glamour photography. Page 30.
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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.
IFPO’s Stock Listing Service
The 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 available 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. • There are no commissions ever -- unlike
Members are asked to identify their pictures by
agencies who always take at least 50 pertheir 5 digit member number plus a 5 character
cent of sales.
code of their own choosing. Example: IFPO
• Income from sales is instant and all
member 99999 might use Index Codes of
yours -- very different from agencies
99999-KID01, 99999-KID02, etc.
where payment usually follow sales by 6 to
8 months.
DVANTAGES OF THE
A
IFPO STOCK GALLERY SERVICE
www.ifpo.net/stock.html
• Model and other applicable releases are
required for stock images listed with IFPO
-- the same as with an agency.
• List only the number of quality images • Current and new clients can see your
you wish to list -- not 10,000 to 50,000 as
fresh images instantly and contact you to
required by agencies.
buy -- which could never happen with a
• You can add fresh images at your convestock agency.
nience. No minimums are required -- such
• The more images you list with the IFPO
as the 1000 new images per year by many
Picture Listing Service the more likely you
agencies.
are to make money -- which is the same as
• There are no contracts, exclusive or
with an agency.
o t h e r w i s e -- to tie up your images for
• The more SUBJECTS you list with the
years as with an agency.
IFPO Picture Listing Service, the more
• The price you set is what you get - likely you are to make money over the long
could never happen with an agency.
haul -- which is also true with an agency.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
REGISTRATION FORM (IFPO MEMBERS ONLY)
name
IFPO Member #
business name (optional)
address
city, state, zip, country
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
contact name:
contact method:
Credit Card Orders: when you submit your stock gallery materials, your
credit card will be billed for the set-up fee only. Then your credit card will be
billed monthly on the first of the month beginning with the first FULL month
your photos are ON-LINE. Your first partial month is FREE! Minimum 12month committment required. After 12 months, monthly charges will continue
until member cancels with a 30-day notice. Visa, Mastercard, American
Express, 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 intervals.
#ST32, 24 photos, set-up fee $49.00 and monthly fee: $9.95
(phone, fax, or email)
signature
IMPORTANT: Allow 30 days for IFPO personnel to scan your images and post them for sale in the Stock
Gallery. Be sure to add the Stock Gallery URL (www.ifpo.net/stock) to your business cards, letterhead and
all your promotional material.
mail to:
expiration date
IFPO PO BOX 777, LEWISVILLE NC 27023-0777
FOR EACH PHOTO: (make as many copies as you need)
INFORMATION PHOTO
INFORMATION
PHOTO
INFORMATION PHOTO
(complete 1 for each photo)
Image #________- _________
Image #________- _________
Image #________- _________
(your IFPO membership I.D.# followed by a 5-character
code provided by you that identifies your picture)
photo title ____________________________________
subject _______________________________________
photo title ____________________________________
subject _______________________________________
photo title ____________________________________
subject _______________________________________
price
price
price
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(or print ”CALL”) ___________________________
(or print ”CALL”) ___________________________
(or print ”CALL”) ___________________________
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IFPO INDUCTS 3319 MEMBERS INTO
TO COMMEMORATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY
1983- 2008
T
o celebrate the 25th Anniversary 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 driving force and heart of the organization. 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 photographers -- 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 development. 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 participation, editorial submissions, press
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assignments, photo contest entrants
and other information such as publishing credits, internet home pages
URLs and more. Many members
have shared their success stories outside IFPO. This is also noted in our
membership records. This total
process pinpointed 3319 IFPO members (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 characters 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 Honorary 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 Diploma and Charter in a Leatherette Presentation Case plus 1 IFPO Hall of
Fame Member Passport distinctly
marked. Also a Directory of IFPO
Hall of Fame Members (to be published 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 Diploma, Charter and Passport ... that convey 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 international 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. !
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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. It
can contain complete biographical information, contact information, PUBLISHED or AWARDED photos, or other CURRENT photos that
you want to represent you. Your HOME PAGE will have a unique address (called a URL) much like your mailing address that you can put
on your business cards or other promotional materials you distribute to potential clients. Clients can then view your portfolio and read your
accomplishment facts ON-LINE any time they wish from ANYWHERE in the WORLD!
IFPO Internet
contact information:
Program
Credit Card Orders: when you submit your Home Page materials, your credit
card will be billed for the set-up fee only. Then your credit card will be billed
monthly on the first of the month beginning with the first FULL month your
your Home Page is ON-LINE. Your first partial month is FREE! Minimum 12month committment required. After 12 months, monthly charges will continue
until member cancels with a 30-day notice. Visa, Mastercard, American
Express, 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 intervals.
to be published on your web-site
name
IFPO Member #
business name (optional)
address
city, state, zip, country
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
phone/fax
#HP32, up to 30 photos, set-up fee $99.00 and monthly fee: $19.95
email, other
signature
IMPORTANT: Allow 30 days for IFPO personnel to scan your images and create your Home Page. Be sure
to add your Home Page URL (www.aipress.com/~yourname) to your business cards, letterhead and all your
promotional material.
mail to:
expiration date
IFPO PO Box 777, Lewisville NC 27023-0777
If convenient, look at other homepages on our Top-Photographers web-site for ideas. Links to Top-Photographers are on our main home
page at www.aipress.com. A good example site is: http://www.ifpo.net/~ellefsen
HOME PAGE information guidelines
CONTACT INFORMATION you wish to appear on your
Home Page.
Memberships, Associations, Publishing Credits, Prizes or
Awards.
MOTTO, SLOGAN or Describe Your Specialty (ie: on-location child photography).
Accomplishments, Assignments, current Projects and
Career Objectives in photography
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 caption for each one. Be sure to put your member# on each photo or slide. Model releases are required for any photos that have human subjects 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 along
with 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 have
no 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 people to visit as possible.
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On Assignment
By Vincent Brown IFPO, Brooklyn, New York
C
overing the 2008 Olympic Trials
and the ING/NYC Marathons on
November 4-7, 2007 in New
York City was a huge opportunity to capture some of the best known athletes in the
world in action.
In the 2008 Olympic trails the best runners get to compete and the winners represent 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 competing against each other for the $500,000
prize. Paula Radcliff won the race and the
prize.
This was an opportunity for me to photograph 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 several other prestigious publications. I was
thrilled to be there. !
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, WINNER OF THE 2008 OLYMPIC TRIALS GIVING THE VICTORY SIGNAL AS HE APPROACHES THE FINISH LINE.
LANCE ARMSTRONG, 7 TIMES CONSECUTIVE
WINNER 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 E
MARATHON.
PHOTOS © 2007 VINCENT BROWN IFPO
More on page 40
NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW
JANUARY 13-15, 2008 AT COBO HALL IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
©2008 THOMAS DANYLUK IFPO, WINDSOR, ONTARIO
LEXUS ROADSTER
RIVERIA
CAMARO BUMBLEBEE
THE CHRYSLER PAVILION
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BREAKING NEWS
CHASE kit!
WHAT YOU GET
WHAT IS IT?
The Pursuit Package:
The Breaking News Chase Kit is composed of
three vital parts. The Pursuit Package gets you
on the scene; the Action Package gives what you
need at the scene; the Instant Response Package
gets your news story to the right news outlet
instantly.
• Three (3) fully assembled laminated NEWS
CORRESPONDENT’S accreditation ID’s
each with your name and Assignment Verification Code. They are custom made to use
with your current Press Passport, Press
Badge and Press Wallet I.D. Card.
• The Pursuit Guide prepares you to gather,
record and distribute breaking news stories.
WHO CAN GET IT
1. If you are an IFPO member with GOLD
PRESS or UNIVERSAL PRESS CREDENTIALS you QUALIFY and may order the
Breaking News Chase Kit.
2. If you are an IFPO member, but not yet a
member of a press program, TO QUALIFY
you must order one of the press programs
(page 10 & 11) before or at the same time you
order the Chase Kit.
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 you
always have a permanent supply.
Accreditation Certificate
The following Correspondent Photographer has
met all standards and requirements to receive full
accreditation as a
3 ID’s,
FIELD kit &
PURSUIT Guide!
NEWS
CORRESPONDENT
The following Correspondent Photographer has met all standards and requirements to receive full accreditation as a
John Q. Smith
Assignment Verification
Code: 00001SMI
January 14, 1998
NEWS
CORRESPONDENT
John Q. Smith
Assignment Verification Code: 00001SMI
The following Correspondent Photographer has met all standards and
requirements to receive full accreditation as a
NEWS
CORRESPONDENT
John Q. Smith
Fits in wallet with 402A press wallet card
(pg 21).
Assignment Verification Code: 00001SMI
Accredited: January 14, 1998
Fits inside 408A passport. (pg 20).
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Quick Response News Log
News Event Checkpoint List
Daily Action Planner
Hot Local Contacts
Quick Response Labs
Field Directory Notes
Quick Step Publication Release
Quick Step Model Release
Quick Step Property Release
Instant News Report
Rights to Publish Agreement
CHASE kit
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You DO NOT. The Chase Kit was simply
designed to make the breaking NEWS CORRESPONDENT’S job easy. It gives you
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job, do it right and get it to your nearest editor. The Chase Kit actually serves as your
assistant to make sure you collect all the
facts and then get them to the right place.
What is a Chase photographer; what
do they chase?
We consider any photographer who is in
search of breaking news events to be a
“Chase Hound”. He chases sports, entertainment, fires, accidents, storms, natural disasters, plane crashes, train wrecks, press conferences and even goodwill tours.
Will the Chase Kit be recognized?
Accredited: January 14, 1998
Accredited:
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I already have Press Credentials.
Why do I have to buy the Chase Kit?
Police will recognize the Press Credentials
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Chase Kit.
Will Today’s Photographer p u b l i s h
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Today’s Photographer WILL publish stories
about YOU covering these stories. The
breaking news stories themselves need to go
to daily newspapers and wire services.
How do I find out if a newspaper or
TV station can use my news photos?
Let’s use an auto accident as an example.
You have photographed the wreck and are
leaving the scene without having seen any
other photographers or news teams. Pick up
the nearest phone (using the numbers listed
in your Reporter’s Field Directory) to notify
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available even though the film has not been
pro cessed . Breaking news is HOT and
should be reported immediately.
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Photos to be returned to the member must be accompanied by a
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please copy as many of these forms as you need
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THE KEY TO SHOOTING SPORTS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9
state football finals at Papa John Stadium in Louisville. Both are impressive
sports arenas and I was grateful to be
there. Yet my real goal was to shoot
college sports, but I had no way to
gain access. That is where the IFPO
connection helped out.
I was in a camera shop talking with
the owner when she asked me if I was
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 credentials 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
speaking to our editor) to the next
team that I wanted to cover.
I contacted the University of Cincinnati and was granted permission to
shoot a women’s game on January 12,
2008 which opened the door for me to
shoot a men’s game on February 2,
2008 (both less than 2 months after I
first heard of IFPO).
Walking on air I arrived at Fifth
Third Arena on campus and was
received as a member of the press. My
long lived goal of shooting college
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covering a Big East Game is as good
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years and investing in the best equipment I could afford, IFPO opened the
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WEDDING
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This video series is packed with 20 years of practical experience, knowledge, skills and tips. Paul uses a real wedding as well as studio demonstrations to illustrate methods he has learned and developed while
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MODEL CONSULTANTS
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HOW TO TEST STUDIO LIGHTING
... AT A REASONABLE PRICE
By Dennis Hodges IFPO
Kansas City, Missouri
Feature Model: Kristen
C
avemen use to draw pictures
of each other on the walls of
their caves! Later people of
royal status would have an artist cut a
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 developed, artists painted portraits of anyone 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 techniques 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 photographers over the last 350 years.
The old adage, what comes around
goes around is certainly true with photography today. Now in the era of digital 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
Magazine offers many how to books
on shooting with different styles of
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lighting. As in the beginning people still love to display pictures of
family and friends in their homes
and places of business. And the
average family wants a real photographer 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 lighting with a digital camera is easy -and inexpensive, no film or processing 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 mastered 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 photographers from venturing into studio lighting. Having used many brands of
lighting, expensive and less expensive, 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 amateur (Home Studio Series) and professional (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 shooting with the Britek PS 300 H, 150 WS
light head. Like anything else you get
what you pay for but these are considerably lower priced than other comparable lights and perform just as well
or better. Britek also offers accessories 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 Flashes). All of this cost only $75.00 per
light head.
This is not an advertisement to sell
Britek lights nor is it an endorsement.
I am simply passing along information 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
studio lights at a very reasonable
price. Good luck. !
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Untitled
CRAIG TORDY
Sunset in Gdansk
GRACJAN ADAMCZYK, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Untitled
CRAIG TORDY, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
(June Winner)
IFPO, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
Refreshment
CLAUDIA MURRAY IFPO, JAMESTOWN, NC
From Start To Finish
CINDERELLA MORFF IFPO, LOHMAN, MISSOURI
2007 MONTHLY WINNERS
January
Honorable Mentions
Big Ears
Anthony E. Ciampa, Sahuarita, Arizona
February
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Fringed Windows
Cinderella Morff, Lohman, Missouri
Honorable Mentions
Covered Bridge Road Falls
Tommie R. Shaw, Louisville, Kentucky
March
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Mr. and Mrs.
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Untitled
Craig S. Tordy, Clearwater, Florida
Safely Docked
Claudia M, Murray, Jamestown, NC
Guadalupe-Nipomo Sand Dunes NWF
Chuck Graham, Carpinteria, CA
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Outward Journey
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Suns and Moons
Anthony E. Ciampa, Sahuarita, AZ
What’s UP?
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Ken Stang, Moss, Tennessee
Praying Mantis
Tommie R. Shaw, Louisville, Kentucky
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Lilac Ecstasy
Charles Duke, Bakersfield, California
Honorable Mentions
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Orchid
Larry Granfield, Fort Myers, Florida
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Winners Every Month!
Entries must be postmarked by the last day of each contest
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HOW TO ENTER
CONTEST RULES:
1. $6 ENTRY FEE for EACH photo entered must be included.
2. ENTRY FORM (or the same information) must accompany
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3. PRINTS or SLIDES: (color or B/W) not larger than 8.5 x 11
inches. Do not submit original negatives Please title, caption
and give technical data if possible.
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Monthly winners are eligible for the Grand Prize.
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ENTRIES FOR the Annual Grand Prize must be postmarked no
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Returns: Pictures should be accompanied by a stamped and
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Because we know your photos are important to you, every effort
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Today’s Photographer will not be responsible for any damaged or
lost submissions. Entries received without a return mailer plus
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Model releases must be included and signed if applicable.
All entries are eligible for publication in Today’s Photographer
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Photos without entry fees or return postage and packaging
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2007 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS
MONTHLY PRIZE WINNERS BEGIN ON PAGE 27
MARCH WINNER
GOT SEEDS?
© 2007 Cinderella Morff IFPO
Lohman, Missouri
AUGUST WINNER (ABOVE):
UNTITLED
© 2007 Craig Tordy IFPO
Clearwater, Florida
DECEMBER WINNER (R)
CLOWN FISH
© 2007 Anthony E. Ciampa IFPO
Sahuarita, AZ
NOVEMBER WINNER (L)
NEW BEGINNINGS
© 2007 Anthony E. Ciampa IFPO
Sahuarita, AZ
OCTOBER WINNER (BELOW)
DEPTH OF FIELD
© 2007 Terry F. Wilberscheid IFPO
Pahrump, NV
2007 HONORABLE MENTION AND APRIL WINNER
REFRESHMENT
©2007 Claudia Murray IFPO, Jamestown, NC
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ON ASSIGNMENT
Access ... and Your Responsibilities
BY W. H. TEED IFPO
DAPHNE, ALABAMA
How to Start Your Own
HOW TO START
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MODEL
PORTFOLIO
Business
#205A
A step-by-step guide to start or expand a
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• Learn how to make $100-$800 the
very first month.
• Learn how and why models will pay
you to shoot them.
• Acquire techniques for meeting beautiful models.
• Master shooting figure portfolios.
• Discover 35 shooting locations that
are available everywhere.
• Learn the secrets of interviewing your
model, gaining her confidence and
planning an exciting portfolio with
her.
Pricing guides plus five complete sample
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all there.
Illustrated.
Fully illustrated poses: 59 standing or walking;
32 kneeling and 10 sitting.
Each pose can be executed without a single
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Every pose can be performed in any setting -home, studio or location.
Poses are suitable for glamour, fashion, advertising, figure and more.
The poses are specially designed to assist in
creating a model portfolio.
Use this guide to instruct your model before you
shoot or use it to conduct a workshop for several
models. Models can study and practice these
poses on their own using a mirror, then execute
them for you during the shooting session.
101
MODEL
POSES
fully illustrated
#206A
How To Start Your Own
I have been a member of IFPO for 3 years
and have used the Gold Press Credentials to
cover breaking news, parades and more. In
March I learned that Thunder Nations would
be at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida. I called the special events marketing director. She asked me for my paper
work to forward to the sponsor. With in a
week -- I was in!
My pass was in the form of a arm band
which gave me access to most of the events.
I was allowed on the second floor with other
photographers from the local newspapers in
Pensacola. I was a little nervous but I soon
over came that.
The IFPO system works, and sending a
thank you letter and your best shots to the
media rep could be helpful in being
approved for the next event. !
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HOW TO SHOOT BASKETBALL
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, tension 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, consider 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 composition of a dunk or blocked shot picture 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 extension of the arms and hopefully some or
Continued From Page 8
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 perspective 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.
AUBURN DUNK
Rebounds and Loose Balls: A contested rebound or fight for a loose ball
may be a difficult picture for the photographer 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.
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An Educational Photography Production featuring 15 Beautiful California
Models contains unrate d nudity.
Learn: •Single light sources •Multiple
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Some areas discussed are: 3 point
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key vs. low key lighting, color, B&W.
Each tape approx. 60 min. VHS and
DVD. contain unrated nudity
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3F31
VOLUME 1
Frazier Photography
3F32
VOLUME 2
Frazier Photography
DVD $49.95 each or 2 Vol.DVD Set
3F3XD: $79.95 (3F31D and 3F32D)
Buzzer Beaters: If a team is holding 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 middle 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 interesting. 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 whistle. 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 number 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
of pictures and have fun.!
INSIDE
GLAMOUR
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How To Pose My Way
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• Four costume changes
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• Make-up changes
HOW TO
HOW TO POSE SHOOT DIRECT MODELS
POSE
MY WAY
Learn to increase your income by
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Learn how to pose models, even amateur, untrained
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This is the "WARM-UP" tape you have
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BONUS: This tape explains to the model
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Make-up for composites, hair styles for
various poses, required poses for composites,
selling yourself and the model interview. 34
Model
Magic
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BECOMING A
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HOW TO
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and
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and
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min. Jim Trotter.
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Systems for Success by Jim Trotter. 40 min.
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basics of
AMATEUR FIGURE
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POSING
USING
SETS & PROPS in
HOW TO WORK WITH
AMATEUR
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3F11
3F12
1
3F13
3
2
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POSING and
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SWIMSUIT
Frazier Photography
Frazier Photography
POSING and
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1
2
3
4
Basics of AMATEUR FIGURE SHOOTS
SETS/PROPS for FIGURE MODELING
FIGURE POSING Ideas
Working with FIGURE MODELS
4
AMATEUR
FIGURE Series
AMATEUR
FIGURE Series
These videos are designed to help photographers work with amateur nude models and
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and contain unrated nudity.
VHS $39.95 each or
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AMATEUR
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Frazier Photography
NUDE & SWIMSUIT MODEL POSING SERIES
Available in VHS and DVD Formats
Photographer Hugh Frazier demonstrates reclining poses, standing poses, sitting
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#3F21 VHS: $39.95 Posing & Shooting SWIMSUIT Models
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Photo Ad s
Continued 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 attractive 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 community interest, almost no expense, ease
of production, easy sales and lots of
income. And again, it had to be “better” than place mats or menus. “Better” was achieved. Again! And it’s
better that I ever dreamed it could be.
Now I make Business Card Directories for display in public places with a
clock incorporated into the design! I
designed a preprinted mat with all the
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 photography 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
you have an instant business with next
to no start up costs. All you need is a
public place to hang it and people with
business cards. You never run out of
prospects or business possibilities.
You provide the photo, collect the
business card and the check! The most
important thing about this concept is
that it is easy to sell. The first step is
to present your sample to a home
owned restaurant and secure their
agreement to allow you to hang a similar one in a prominent spot. Then,
armed with the name of the restaurant,
you will call on merchants who are
your prospective advertisers and they
will gladly pay you to display their
business card for a period of time you
specify. I usually specify a three year
period for a rate of $39.95 to $79.95.
These are very reasonable rates. You
have space for 18 business cards so
you will collect at least $700 possibly
more than $1400 for each display.
The reason it works is because it is
appealing and different. People will
look at an aerial photo or a landmark.
For sure they will look at a clock and
they will look at business cards. They
will look at detail and color. Advertis-
ers are pleased to be a part of a beautiful presentation.
There are many other options for
this plan. You could actually use photos of businesses instead of their business cards (more opportunities for you
to make money). Or you could design
special business cards for the display.
You could put the display in a hotel
lobby instead of a restaurant and make
a visitor’s guide from the business
cards. You could display it in a lumber
yard with the business cards of
builders, plumbers, electricians and
landscapers. The possibilities are endless.
Every business is looking for new
and effective ways to utilize and maximize the effectiveness of its advertising dollars. With this attractive display, you offer a refreshing and cost
effective way of putting a business
name before great numbers of people.
One business card does the work of
h u n d r e d s for a very low, one time
cost. And most important -- you can
advertise your own business by adding
your business card to each display.
This is just one of the many ideas
and programs I have used to make
money in photography. If you would
like more information contact me at
[email protected]. !
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