From: Ralf Stelander <ralf@1x.com> Date: 2013/8/15 Subject: Hey To: henriquefrazao@hotmail.com Hey, Hope you are good!

I wonder if you'd like to have the chance to be published in the next 1x tutorial book with one or more of your published photos? You will get 3 months of Pro membership for each tutorial you write, up to one year. What I need is a description of at least 700 words not counting camera info and biography of how one or more of your published photos are made. Please be very careful about the minimum word limit. The tutorial should include the idea, the planning, the preparation, the execution, detailed post-processing and 3 important hints for succeeding with a photo like this. It should also include a short biography. Please select among your most popular photos (photos with most likes and comments). If you are interested, please find detailed instructions and questions about what to write here, it's very important that you read these instructions: http://1x.com/instructions/writing_tutorials.html Let me know if you have any questions! Cheers, Ralf

Guide to writing tutorials

General notes: You will get 3 months of Pro membership for each tutorial you write, up to one year. You can only write tutorials for published photos. We have editors who will edit the texts If you are not familiar with English, please write it in your own language and ask a friend to translate. You can also write it in Spanish or German and we will be able to find a translator for you, but please try to find a translator yourself first. Formatting: The tutorial should be at least 700 words long, not counting camera info and biography. Select the text excluding camera info and biography and use word count to ensure that the text is long enough. Make sure you have answered all the questions below. Write the tutorial in Mircrosoft Word with the font Times New Roman, 12pt, single space, left alignment. If you don't have Word you can use another file-format. Don't use underlined or italic text. Only use bold text for the name of the photographer, title, link, email, camera info and settings and the headlines mentioned below. At the top of the tutorial write your first and last name. Exa mple: Ansel Adams On the next line write the tittle of your photo. Example: Sunset in Yellowstone On the next line add the link to 1x: Example: http://1x.com/photo/12345 On the next line add your email address so our book editors can contact you with follow-up questions. Example:ansel@adams.com Copy and paste the image in low resolution on a new line. Below the image write the camera info and settings exactly like this: Nikon D700, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, 1/160s, f/5.6, ISO400, flash, tripod, filter Contents of your tutorial: The tutorial should have 4 different sections with the following headlines: THE PICTURE, POST-PROCESSING, HINTS and BIOGRAPHY. The tutorial should include the idea behind the photo, the planning and preparation, the execut ion, the result, postprocessing, the 3 most important hints and a biography (see questions below). Describe in detail how you handled light, sharpness and composition.

 Describe the post-processing in detail, step by step, in a numbered list. Describe which tools, features and filters you have used with what different values and WHY you used those tools with those values. Don't assume that the reader knows a lot of about Photoshop or any other software. Don't just write "I sharpened the image", instead write "I sharpened the image using the Unsharp mask filter in Photoshop with a radius of 0,3 and amount of 150 to make the colors pop without over-sharpening". It should be possible to create a similar image using the information in your tutorial, otherw ise something is missing. Do not include the questions in the text. Remember to be specific, don't write in general terms how to take a similar photo, describe exactly how you did it, detaile d step by step, from getting there, preparations, the execution and interaction with any people to the post-processing. Copy and paste any extra material into the word file, like before and after images and sketches of the set -up Practical info: Send the finished tutorial in Microsoft Word-format (.docx) to ralf@1x.com. If you don't have Microsoft Word, it's ok to use a different format. Sign the "Tutorials Books Agreement" in "Account settings". Upload the high resolution file in the cog wheel below the photo in full size "Upload print version". Always u pload in the original resolution from camera, don't upsize or downsize. Save as .tiff with LZW compression if the original photo was in RAWformat otherwise .jpg. If it takes a very long time to upload, you can try .jpg instead of .tiff. Files can be up to 300 mb. Make sure that the resolution of the photo is at least 6 megapixels (3000x2000 pixels) but don't upsize if it's smaller. General questions for all categories: Idea. How did you get the idea behind the photo? What or who was your inspiration? How did you come up with the title? Planning. Where did you go, when, what time of day and how did you get there? Have you been there before? Why did you go there at this specific date and time? How did you know about this place? How did you get in touch with any people in the photo and how did you convince them to be photographed? How did you plan taking the photo and how did you imagine/want it to turn out? Was the photo spontaneous or how much was it planned in advance? How did you plan to make this photo original and stand out from other photos? Preparation. Did you do any research before taking the photo? How did you prepare yourself and what equipment did you bring? How did you prepare for especially harsh conditions like walking for a long time, climbing, heat, cold or being under water? What equipment did you bring except camera equipment? Any props used? How did you set up your camera, tripod, any flashes and reflectors or other photo equipment? How did you make any people who appear in the photo prepared for it? Execution. How did you interact with any people appearing in your photo? How did you handle lighting, composition, colors and the background? Where did you stand in relation to the sun if shot outdoors? How was the weather? What position, point of view and angle did you choose and why? How did you handle sharpness, depth of field and bokeh? What focal length did you use and why? What camera settings did you use, and why? How many photos did you take and how long time did the photo session last? Did you use any flash and at what power? Did you use filters? Tripod? Did something unexpected happen? Describe in detail, step by step, everything you did from before taking the photo, to taking it, to what happened after taking it. Describe the atmosphere of the place, what it looked like, the smells, what you heard, if it was hot/cold/dry/moist and the mood and personality of any people appearing in the photo. Post-processing. Describe in detail, step by step, what different tools, filters and features you used and with what values and why you used those tools and values. Don't assume that the reader knows a lot about Photoshop or other software. Result. How was the result compared to what you planned and imagined from the start? What could be improved? Any special problems you faced and how did you solve them? Did the photo get any awards or other recognition? What does the photo mean to you? What is the first thing you think about when watching this photo? What memories do you get watching it? What feelings do you get watching it? What do you want to tell with the photo? What was the most fun part about taking this photo and what was the worst part? Hints. Three or more of the most important, detailed and specific hints about how to succeed taking a photo like this. Biography. Write a short presentation about yourself. What photo experience do you have? Do you have another job besides photography? Where do you live? Did you receive any awards? Why do you take photos?

Specific category questions: Abstract. What different materials did you use and where did you buy them? If it was a studio shot, describe the whole set up in detail, what all equipment used. Please draw a simple sketch of the set up. What is your interpretation of the photo, what feelings does it express and what do you want to tell with it? Action. How did you get the right timing? How did you get good sharpness? Why did you choose this shutter speed? How did you handle depth of field and the background? How many frames per second did you shoot and how many photos did you take? Did you use a tele-lens shooting from far away or did you get close? Did you need any special permission for shooting? How did you find the best position and angle to shoot from? How did you protect yourself and your equipment from any harsh conditions? Architecture. How did you find the best position, point of view and angle to shoot from? How did you handle the composition? Did you use a tripod? How do you avoid distortion (not straight lines)? How do you handle sharpness? Any special ideas you had about the lines or shapes in this photo? Why did you choose to include or exclude people form your photo? What is the best time of day to shoot and where were you in relation to the sun? What was the weather like? How did you try to make the photo original and stand out? Children. How did you do any make up and find clothes for your model/models? How did you find any props used? If it was a studio shot, explain what equipment was used and how it was set up. Please draw a simple sketch. How did you get the children in the photo to agree to be photographed, how did you make them happy and relaxed and not bored, nervous or angry? How long time did the photo session take? Did the kids get tired? What different facial expressions and poses did you try and how did you figure out what poses to try? Any special problems you faced shooting kids and how did you solve them? Documentary. How did you find out about the place and people you photographed? How did you get there? What was the atmosphere of the place and the people? How did you interact with the people in your photo to get permission to photograph them, to make them feel relaxed and to act natural? Did you talk to them and what did you talk about or did you communicate with them in a different way? What is the situation of the people in the photo? How do you handle any ethical problems with shooting vulnerable people? What is more important, taking a beautiful photo (composition, lighting etc) or is the subject of the photo more important? How do you think about taking very beautiful photos of vulnerable people? Macro. Describe the location, how you found out about it and how you get there. Describe what your surroundings looked like, how it smelled, what you heard and how you felt being there if it was outdoors. What was the weather like and where where you in relation to the sun? If you photographed an insect, how did you get it to be still while you photographed it? Did you use a tripod, flashes, other equipment? How did you handle sharpness, depth of field and bokeh? What was the distance to your subject? If it was a studio shot, describe the entire set up, with all equipment used and please make a simple sketch. How many attempts did it take to get a good result? Montage. Describe the idea behind the photo, how you got the idea, and what you want to say with it. Describe how and where you photographed the photos which are the raw material for the final montage and how many different photos you used. Describe the in detail post-processing, step by step, with different tools, filters, features and values used. Include before and after images and the individual images that were the raw material for making the montage. Do you have any special artistic experience besides photography, like drawing or art education? Nature. Describe the location in detail. Where is it, how did you find out about it and how did you get there? Describe the smells, what you heard, how you felt and what your surroundings looked like. What was the weather like? What time of day was it? Where did you stand in relation to the sun? How did you find the best spot to photograph from? If there are any animals in the photo, how did you find them and how did you manage to capture them without scaring them off? How did you get the right timing? How did you handle sharpness and composition? How many photos did you take until you were satisfied? Any special equipment used like hiking gear, a tripod, tent or hiding equipment? Any special problems or dangers your ran into? Night. What special camera settings did you use to get a good exposure? How did you avoid star trails? How did you get the photo sharp? What was the exposure time? How do you handle noise? Did you use a tripod, mirror lock-up or remote release? Did you use different exposures for different parts of the image and later stitched them together? How did you avoid light pollution? What is the best time to shoot night shots? Landscape. Describe the location in detail. Where is it, how did you find out about it and how did you get there? Describe the smells, what you heard, how you felt and what your surroundings looked like. What was the weather like? What time of day was it? Where did you stand in relation to the sun? How did you find the best spot to photograph from? How did you handle lighting, sharpness and composition? What focal length did you use and why? How many photos did you take until you were satisfied?

Any special equipment used like hiking gear, a tripod or tent? Any special problems or dangers your ran into? How did you protect yourself and your equipment from any harsh conditions? Portrait. How did you do any make up and find clothes for your model/models? How did you find any props used? How did you select/make the background? If it was a studio shot, explain what equipment was used and how it was set up. Please draw a simple sketch. How did you get in touch with the model and how did you get the model to agree to be photographed? How did you make the model relaxed? How long time did the photo session take? What different facial expressions and poses did you try and how did you figure out what poses to try? Still Life. Describe your idea and where you got the inspiration. Where did you get any props or special materials appearing in the photo? If it was a studio shot, please explain the whole set up in detail, with all equipment used, like flashes, reflectors, bouncers, soft boxes, backgrounds and other equipment and settings used for all your equipment. Please draw a simple sketch of the set up. What do you want to express with the photo, any special feeling or idea? Street. Was the photo spontaneous or how did you plan it? How did you interact with any people in the photo and get permission to shot them? Did you talk to them and what did you talk about or did you communicate with them in another way? Why did you find them interesting to photograph? What is their situation? What was the mood and personality of any person your photographed? How did you handle the composition? How did you "see" this photo or capture this situation? How were you able to capture the "decisive moment"? How did you get the right timing? What focal length did you use and why? How did you handle composition? How did you handle lighting? What about sharpness and depth of field? Did you use flash? Anything special you want to express with the photo? Describe how you did everything in detail. Don't assume that the reader knows certain things. Make sure that the tutorial is at least 700 words long not counting biography and camera info.