GET LISTED FREE in The WorkBook Phonebook Link  The Workbook Phonebook is an essential industry resource, used by your clients and potential clients, for finding photographers. Be there the next time they go looking for photographers.

GET MORE SHOOTS with Workbook Mailing Lists Link  If you’re ready to reach out and market your business to hundreds or thousands of qualified contacts, then the Workbook Mailing Lists have the contact information you need, provided in formats you can use for your business immediately. Use Workbook Mailing Lists to put together tightly-edited, aggressively updated lists of buyers nationwide at Advertising Agencies, Graphic Design Studios, in-house art departments at Corporations, Magazines, and Book Publishers.

Hasselblad's HOT New Camera Link  The H3D-31 features a capture rate of 1.2 seconds per capture, or 42 captures per minute. This faster capture rate, combined with the 800 ISO capability, makes the H3D-31 ideal for the fast moving, low light situations often found by the professional mobile photographer.

802.11n is your friend Link  802.11n is the next generation of Wi-Fi® and is five times faster than current wireless-G technology (802.11g). The new "N" boasts huge improvements in speed and range, with a maximum data rate of 270 Megabits per second (33.8 MegaBytes per second)

Become an iStocker Link  If you're not selling your images online yet, you may want to become a contributing member of iStockPhoto.com. iStockphoto.com is one of the top 300 most visited Web sites in the world (according to Alexa.com), so photo buyers are surfing this site like mad. Anyone can become a contributer, after completing a few simple submission / training steps.

Faster Wireless Uploads with the new Air-Card 595 Link  Tested on Sprint's network, by a friend at a major Stock Company, the report we received was, "WOW, i am actually getting 300k uploads"... which should transfer 2.3 Megs per minute. This new upload speed is starting to make wireless cards a truly effective tool. (Also available on other networks) The main thing to look for is the new designation, 3G EV-DO Rev A. (3rd Generation "3G", Evolution-Data Optimized "EV-DO", Revision A "Rev A"). 3G EV-DO Rev A supports an "always-on" connection, similar to DSL and is a fast wireless broadband access technology.

LightJet, Lambda & Giclee Prints Link  A&I, one of Hollywood's elite pro labs has developed a "Direct to print" service that is aimed squarely at pros. If your files are prepared by you, ready for printing, the savings is HUGE!  As an example... a 6 foot x 4 foot print (previous cost $500) is now going for only $125. You can download their Printer Profiles so you can properly prepare your own files... and then easily send to them via simple upload, and save big on the best quality output available, printed by a truly professional lab that is simply one the best in the world.

The Best LCD Monitor Link  If you are concerned about seeing your images on-screen as they are intended to look, or as they can and should look... then you may want to upgrade to a 10-16 bit LCD monitor. Many of the currently used LCDs are only 8 Bit and, although they look snappy, they don't show you the full range available in your images or the correct colors for that matter. Eizo ColorEdge monitors are designed to meet the demands of professional digital photography, requiring uncompromising color accuracy. With 12- or 10-bit hardware calibration, you can enjoy the benefits of soft proofing and on-screen color checking for a more prcise and efficient workflow. (The Eizo Coloredge is reported to have the ability to show ON SCREEN the full range of Adobe 1998 RGB)

Licensing, and The Value of Copyright (By Jeff Sedlik, APA) Link  The ex-president of the APA, Jeff Sedlik (professional photographer) shares some amazing information, to help you make more money with your images. "The APA does NOT advise that photographers respond to the wavering economy and evolving marketplace by selling or giving away their copyrights. Your ownership of these rights, together with your clients’ acceptance of your right to such ownership will determine your future ability to make a living in this industry." - Jeff Sedlik.

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LightBox Network Inc.  8748 W. Washington, Culver CA, 90232.   818-288-3298

LightBox Network is an advanced, web-based, image collaboration & communication system,
providing high performance, coordinated workflow solutions to the photographic industries.
It is comprised of a series of flexible editing tools within a powerful image communications
system that enables real-world, customizable, professional image collaboration.

LIVE is a simple & powerful desktop application that seamlessly integrates with The Lightbox,
to enable even more dynamic functionality. LIVE enables image organizing, color-corrections,
meta-data editing, drag & drop uploads to your LightBox or to any FTP folder, and
most dynamically, real time gallery creation, while you're shooting, directly to your
LightBox or to any FTP folder, with any pro digital camera. (Enabling remote art direction.
Your clients can watch from any computer on the Internet, while you shoot)

LightBox Network TESTIMONIALS:

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- Peter Buckingham, Fashion Photographer, New York


"Photographers today need an integrated workflow because the demand for quick
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- Lexy Scott, (Owner) The Workbook, Los Angeles

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Forget about the hours of time I save at the end of a shoot, or the fact that I actually
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-Alexx Henry, Advertising Photographer, Los Angeles