{"id":10251,"date":"2018-07-30T09:11:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T09:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10251"},"modified":"2024-01-02T17:30:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:30:32","slug":"maximising-your-photography-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/maximising-your-photography-investment\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Maximising your photography investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Our little secret!<\/h1>\n<p>All photographers and designers know how to do this &#8211; and it is REALLY easy to do &#8211; and it really can leverage that photography investment to&nbsp;your advantage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We use Adobe&nbsp;LIGHTROOM to do it at McFade, but there is a free tool called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfanview.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">IfranView<\/a>&#8221; which does it as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Leverage your investment<\/h1>\n<h3>Get 30 for the price of 10<\/h3>\n<p>Imagine you&#8217;ve invested in a shoot and received&nbsp;10 amazing edited photos. How do you make this into 20 or 30 photos without actually &#8220;editing&#8221;*** the image?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This video shows how cropping and saving different versions gives you dozens of extra images to fuel those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/top-social-media-trends-to-watch-for-in-2024-embracing-the-future-of-digital-engagement\/\" title=\"Top Social Media Trends to Watch for in 2024: Embracing the Future of Digital Engagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> streams and marketing collateral.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Maximising your photography investment - FOR FREE!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/STq8cZZZv9I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>***&nbsp;(Note that photographers will have something in their contract to stop you editing them &#8211; because most people make a mess and it damages a photographers&nbsp;reputation. 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