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Serif (Europe) Ltd has announced that their U.S. customers will soon be able to
order PhotoStamps, Stamps.com's popular form of personalized U.S. postage,
through Serif's digital media manager, AlbumPlus X2, when it launches on
April 30, 2007.



The integration allows customers to easily upload images selected in AlbumPlus
X2 directly to the PhotoStamps website and place an online order. PhotoStamps
can be used as regular postage to send letters, postcards or packages, and is
currently available for the most common mail rates in denominations ranging from
$0.24 to $4.05. Each sheet includes 20 individual PhotoStamps that can be personalized
with pictures of a customer's children, pets, vacations, celebrations, and
more.



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A while back we reviewed the latest update of Affinity Photo for Mac users, a powerful $49 non-subscription Photoshop alternative. Now Serif Labs has released a free beta that gives Windows users access to the speed and versatility of this award-winning image editor.

Despite the preponderance of accessories available for smartphone photographers, it’s rare we stumble upon something unique that stands out from the crowd. But that’s exactly what we discovered after receiving the Magnetic Phone Mount Kit from eXplorer Photo & Video.

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Regular readers know that I emphasize in these columns the idea of visualizing opportunities that will set your images apart from the rest. There is another aspect to that idea, and that’s setting your images apart from each other. In other words, adding variety to your photography by adding, and even combining, techniques.

There seems to be a growing number of legal issues facing photographers, their subjects or their clients these days. Some, like the recent prohibitions against “selfie sticks,” are easy to understand and relatively benign. Others, like copyright and ownership laws are far more serious and complex.

Imagine seeing a photo you created displayed in an online gallery for all to admire. It could even end up being selected as the Shutterbug Photo of the Day and posted on our homepage.

Here's the quick and easy procedure, along with some tips to help you navigate to the upload page with just one click in the future. It's free, it's fun and it's a great way to share your creativity with the world.

Today the spotlight is on Jeff Van Scoyk, an amazing photographer and frequent Photo of the Day contributor. Tomorrow — the spotlight could be on you.