LumaPix is pleased to announce that James Karney's latest book, "Mastering Digital Wedding Photography", has been published and is now available for purchase. This practical guide to the art and business of digital wedding photography covers workflow, file management and marketing techniques in addition to actual production techniques.
LumaPix::FotoFusion is presented as the tool of choice in the album layout section, which discusses production workflow with specific techniques using the FotoFusion user interface. Karney summarizes FotoFusion as follows:
"FutoFusion can produce Adobe Acrobat PDFs, Photoshop files for retouching or additional design enhancements, GIFs and PNG files for the web, or reduced-size images to use in promotional print products like mailers and brochures. The program also offers a direct e-mail output option. The user can specify the file quality and size, add watermarks, create an e-mail envelope with message, and send the results, all from within FotoFusion. We use this feature to get quick approval of any final changes. This makes it easy to get the couple's okay on a layout change or to verify any outstanding items without the need for a meeting. The reply also provides a record of their approval. FutoFusion does more in our studio than just albums. The precise layout and collage features make it a natural for DVD covers, posters, class and sports teams, etc."
LumaPix congratulates James on the publication of this timely and useful book and encourages anybody interested in the business of wedding photography to order a copy for themselves.
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FotoFusion v4 has finally gone 'Live' - and is available for you to download and evaluate.
The list of new features is long - major architectural changes mixed with user-driven enhancements, including:
- Paper + Digital Templates
- Smart content
- Integrated online content library
- Improved User Interface
- Red Eye Removal
- Default handling
- Improved Autocollage
- Organizer
- Grouping
Check out the complete list of "New Features" below:
FotoFusion :: ScrapBook Essentials
FotoFusion :: Enhanced
FotoFusion :: Extreme
Simply download the Free Trial and try it out for yourself!
It will be installed into a new folder, so you can keep working in v3.X while you evaluate upgrading to v4.This is a 'major' upgrade, our first since shipping v3 in the spring of 2004. You'll be glad to learn that existing users are eligible for a 50% discount on the new price of this version if you choose to upgrade.
Note that if you purchased FotoFusion v3.X on or after Sept 1 2006, you are entitled to upgrade to v4 at no charge, as part of the 'grace period' for new purchases. Simply install v4 and activate it using your existing user ID.
LumaPix has ceased support for direct source-image composition uploading to color labs.
The free trial of FotoFusion v3.X included the ability to upload source images and compositions to pro color labs for output. Support for this feature will end March 1 2007.
A detailed email is being sent to users who transmitted at least one job to any color lab.
This change does not affect any FotoFusion users except those already making use of the feature; users that print their own output, render flat files for use in other programs, or upload images to print bureaus using other tools are not affected by this change.
LumaPix regrets any inconvenience caused by this change.
Feedback sent to support(at)LumaPix(dot)com will be carefully considered.
LumaPix congratulates the winners of the 2007 Professional Photographers of America national portrait album competition!
This prestigious national competition saw two two top-ten finishes by LumaPix users: Jennifer Englert-Francis from Essenza Studio, and Stewart and Susan Powers from Powers Photography (who took first prize).
Our sincere best wishes to all winners and thanks to our good friends at Powers and Essenza for their creativity and enthusiasm. Bravo!
Essenza Studio:
Angela Talentino
Milford, Ohio.
(513) 831-5351
www.EssenzaStudio.comPowers Photography:
Susan Powers
Gainesville, Florida.
(352) 372-9930
www.powersphotography.com