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Photo Help, Hints and Tips

All NFED Classified adverts will accept a photograph. You can upload the photo yourself providing it is the correct format and size or if you have paid for your advert, we are happy to edit and upload the photo for you.

Uploading a new photo will replace an existing photo, this can be done as often as you wish. You may have to refresh the page or clear your temporary internet files to see the new photo.

Adding a good photo to the NFED Classifieds is very simple to do and can make a huge difference to your advert. To keep the site running smoothly it is very important to have a maximum sizes for the photos, this has been set at 450 pixels wide x 500 pixels high & 100Kb. Your photograph will be checked automatically by the software when you attempt to upload it & rejected if oversize.

Any photo editing software can be used to resize your photo or use our resizing software, see below.

If you find this confusing, have trouble resizing, posting a photo, or cannot scan a photo or transparency, we can do this for you. This service is included in the price of all paid ads, if you are posting a free advert, simply pay for the advert in the normal way (Min £8.00) & send us the photo/s. Click here for details.

If you would like to show several larger photographs, you can link to your own online gallery or we can set an optional gallery for you. See Classifieds Gallery.

Please remember:

  • To protect your original photo, ALWAYS work on a copy.
  • Crop your image to give maximum impact. Example
  • The maximum width allowed is 450 pixels. Example
  • The maximum height allowed is 500 pixels
  • The maximum file size is 100Kb
  • The image must be in Jpeg or Gif format (Jpeg is preferred)
  • If you have resized the image and the file size is too large, increase the compression.
  • If you are scanning a print, remember to select just the print & not the whole of the scanner lid!
  • A single image can be made from several photographs (compilation), but the maximum size still applies.
  • If you do not have suitable photo editing software, Click Here use our Online Photo Resizer.
  • If you have any problems with the online resizer, you can download a free & simple photo resizing program: Click Here

Images that do not comply to the above parameters will be automatically rejected.

To upload your photo

  • Go to the Advert Control Panel
  • Click on the "Upload Photo" link.
  • Enter your Ad Number & Password ( Passwords are case sensitive )
  • Browse your hard drive to find the photo file.
  • Click on the "Upload Photo to Your Ad" button.

Providing your photo meets the above parameters, your photo will be added to your advert.
You can change the photo at any time by repeating the above. Uploading a new photo, will overwrite an existing photo, but you may need to refresh the page (Control/F5) to clear your local cache & view the new image.

Example.

This photo of the editor on his horse 'Mitch' is the maximum 450 x 500 pixels & 92Kb

NFED Photo Support & Editing Service

If you have any problems resizing or posting your photographs on your advert, we can do this for you. This service is included in the price of all paid ads. We are happy to edit your photos or make a compilation image from several existing photographs.

Note: Compilation photos are intended to show more than one photograph of a single horse, vehicle, property or item. We do not offer to make a compilation if several animals or items are advertised in the same advert.

Sorry, but we do not offer this editing service for free adverts. If you have posted a free ad, but would like us to resize & post your photographs on your advert for you, simply pay for your advert in the normal way (min £8.00) & send us your photos with your advert number. We will then edit your photo/s & post them on your advert for you as soon as payment has been received.

Email digital photos along with your advert number to: editor@nfed.co.uk Please put subject, "Advert Photo"
Camera Phone Photos: Text to 07770 922928 and include your name & advert number.
Post prints or photos on disk to: NFED, Moulscombe Cottage, Church Lane, Sway, Hants. SO41 6AD.

Please include your advert number & a SAE if you would like your prints returned. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have copyright for any photographs used.

Cropping & Compilation Examples

Uncropped Original
Cropped for Impact
Compilation made from 3 photos

Show Multiple Photos in a Classifieds Gallery

To keep the classifieds running smoothly, all adverts are restricted to a single photo of a limited in size, but if you can't decide which photo to show, have a set of stunning photos, or would like to show the true versatility of a special horse, all the features of a horsebox or an equestrian property, you can now have your own photo gallery linked to your advert containing up to 21 photos. The images open in a new window with a maximum size of 800 pixels, double the size of a standard classified photograph.

Please Note:
The Classifieds Gallery is intended to show several photographs of a single horse, vehicle, property or item. It cannot be used to show several animals or items in the same advert. It is only available with an approved advert.


Please Click Here for an example gallery

We will set up the gallery for you & add a link to your advert. The set up price includes scanning, cropping and optimizing all photographs and the gallery will remain online for as long as your advert is active. You will be supplied the url of your gallery, which enables you to link the gallery from other adverts or Email. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have permission to use any photographs supplied.

The gallery price is £10.00 (plus normal advert costs).

For example a Horsebox advertised for £15500

Advert for over £5000 would cost
£12.50
Optional Classified Gallery
£10.00
Total Cost for 6 months with up to 21 photographs.
£22.50

For your Classifieds Gallery, please Email or post your photos to the usual address making sure that you include your advert number. If there are a lot of photos, you may have to send on several Emails or send them on a cd. We can scan photos, or transparencies, but please include a stamped addressed envelope if you would like them returned.

Payment can be made online or by cheque through our normal secure Payments page. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.


How to Photograph Your Horse

The following are some very basic tips which hopefully will help you to take better photos & get more enjoyment from your equine photography.

The majority of modern cameras will take care of the technical side of things, so you really only have to think of the composition.

Choose a bright, but not necessarily sunny day. On bright days there will be dark shadows & bright highlights that will give a very contrasty picture, particularly with a dark coloured animal.

For a more professional look take time to prepare your horse.

Choose the horse’s best side and make sure you have a suitable, not too distracting background. Have a good look all around the viewfinder & fill it. So many picture cut off the horse while wasting space on the other side of the picture.

Make sure the person holding the horse knows what they are doing & what you are trying to achieve, they can then position the horse accordingly.

Ensure that for a full length shot, you stand the horse with both front legs together and hind leg nearest to you slightly behind the other. For best effect take the photograph in landscape mode.

For a head shot or picture taken from the front, use portrait mode. Avoid getting too close & wide angle lenses which will distort the features. Standing farther away & using a telephoto or zoom lens will give a far more pleasing effect. The narrower depth of field will also have the effect of blurring the background, making your subject stand out from the picture.

As with children or small animals, when photographing foals or smaller breeds, get down to their eye level. You will get a far better photo if you are not looking down on the subject.

It is very difficult to get a horses attention while trying to hold a camera steady. When you look into the camera, you lose eye contact with the horse & the ears immediately go back. I see this over & over again in the line up, the horses look very happy & interested in what you are doing, as soon as the camera covers my face, the ears go back. The easiest way is to get somebody to stand by your shoulder to get the horses attention in which ever way they can while you wait for the perfect shot.

For action or jumping shots, the more light the better. On dark days or indoors it is very difficult if not impossible to freeze the action successfully. Use fast shutter speeds or sports mode if your camera has one. Follow the horse with you camera & squeeze the shutter button whilst still following the horse along. Don’t just hold the camera still & try to grab the shot as the horse passes.

If your camera has a time delay between pressing the button & taking the shot, practice! With a little patience, it is possible to know when to press the button & get the shot.

Steve Kitcher
www.nfed.co.uk & www.Event-Images.co.uk