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 On Location with Charles Glatzer...
Online Portfolios NPN is now offering its members just such a service! In an exclusive arrangement with imageculture.com, NPN has added this valuable service as yet another benefit of becoming a member of the Nature Photographers Network. No more excuses, you need only to upload your images and personal profile - it is that simple. We will provide each member with a unique URL. The personalized "URL" is a very desirable name.imageculture.com to use as you wish, put it on your business cards, stationary, e-mail it to prospective clients, editors, publishers, etc. There is no mystery; in order to make sales, you need to show images, and presenting them in a professional manner is paramount to your success. In every online portfolio, images can be viewed in Slidesheet Mode as thumbnails, or Gallery Mode as an individual image. Each image contains the following details:
Title: Snow Goose Taxonomy/Specialization (the categories under which you can list any image) is similar to the NPN forums, with additional options available - Avian, Fauna, Flora, Landscape, Macro, Marine, Travel, and Underwater. Potential Clients (those viewing your online portfolio) have the option to do any of the following - Clicking on any of these options opens a unique window that allows the potential client/buyer to fill out a form that will be forwarded directly to you for reference. Additionally, powerful search fields allow prospective photo buyers to locate an image or photographer by area of specialization, location/studio, format, day rate, first and/or last name. You can also enter key words into image descriptions, which are important in allowing buyers to find specific images using the search function. Additional information is provided on this topic insuring that you maximize each image to its full sales potential. Your NPN membership entitles you to a complimentary 12-image/12-month portfolio. This will allow you to keep 12 of your best images in your portfolio during the special NPN 12-month trial offer. At any time, you may access your portfolio to remove an exisiting image and replace it with another. Should you require additional image hosting,
or wish to maintain the present level of service at the end of the 12-month trial offer, NPN members can upgrade to any one of a number of specially priced packages, designed to suit our members' needs. In addition to providing you with the best Nature Photography Educational Resource on the web, we continually strive to make your NPN Membership the best value for the buck. We are constantly searching for opportunities, venues, discounts, etc. that can benefit the members of the Nature Photographers Network. This is one such effort. Look for the official launch date to be announced in the General Discussion Forum in September! NPN members will receive an e-mail with information on how to start their online portfolio. The Personal Galleries section of the NPN web site will become a listing of links to our members' online portfolios, allowing quick and easy access to this valuable resource for those who visit the site. We look forward to seeing your images in an online portfolio! Chas-NPN 002 Editor's Note - Charles' extensive list of corporate clients includes Atlantis Marine World, where he is the principal photographer.
His images can be seen on Atlantis story boards, postcards, in editorial print, and advertising
media including the web, movie theater screens, posters, brochures, billboards, and more. Comments on this column? Send them to the editor. 
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