We'd like you to help every digital camera user - a two-minute survey

Hi This is Daniel Roberts of OPUS Albums, the specialist in home-printed photo albums, digital scrapbooks and photo story books. We've written 'the book' on the subject - in fact three-e-books in one. But we want to make it a lot better and that's where your advice is important. Here is a quick survey. It should take just a few minutes. To say 'thank you' we should like to e-mail you the current version - normally £4.99 for free: "How to make a great Photo Album yourself", together with a series of 10 tips on Wedding albums, baby albums, children's party, adult party and holiday albums. And even more - a £5 voucher against an order for a Print & Bind or Photo Art album. Many thanks Daniel

1. How would you describe yourself *

Professional photographer Serious amateur photographer Photographic hobbyist "I have a digital camera" Other, please specify...

2. What do you take photos of mostly (you may tick more than one) *

Family - children, grandchilren etc Social events Holidays Sport Weddings Business use Other, please specify...

3. How important to you is: Help on making better pictures

Very importantImportantNot very importantNot at all important

4. How important to you is: Help in editing pictures (using Phtoshop Elements etc)

Very importantImportantNot very importantNot at all important

5. How important to you is: Deciding what to do with your best photos

Very importantImportantNot very importantNot at all important

6. How important to you is: Laying out and making up a good album/scrapbook for your own use

Very importantImportantNot very importantNot at all important

7. How important to you is: Making up or laying out an album/scrapbook as a gift

Very importantImportantNot very importantNot at all important

8. What do you like to do with your best photos? (you may tick more than one)

Leave them on my hard disk Copy them on to CD/DVD Make 6x4" (10x15cm) prints at home and keep them in a 'shoebox' Make 6x4" (10x15cm) prints at home and put them in an album Use an outside printing service to print the pictures Layout and print a photo album myself Load them on to your own website Load them on to a public website such as Flickr Print your own photo album Make a digital scrapbook Make up a photo story book Use an outside album printing service Other, please specify...

9. What software do you use (click all that apply)

Adobe PhotoShop CS2/CS3 Adobe Photoshop elements ACD Photo Manager ACD Fotoslate 4 Nova Scrapbook Factory Nova Photo Explosion Corel Paintshop Pro Canon Photo Record HP Photoimpact Epson Photo Quicken Other, please specify...

10. What sort of printer(s) do you use

Budget home printer (e.g Canon IP1600/1700, Epson R220, HP DJ 5440/5940) Specialist photo printer (e.g Canon Pro 9000, Epson R800, HP Photosmart 475) A3 Photo printer Wide format printer Other, please specify...

11. When considering printing an album what are the most serious concerns (tick as many as appropriate)

How easy and quick can it be? How much it will cost? What software should I use? How should I select the subject matter? How should I create a balance? How should I embellish the album? How should I add a story? What additional material (ie other than my photos should I use) Other, please specify...

12. Here are some topics which we are considering. Which of these do you think would be of interest to you? - 10 tips format (tick as many as appropriate)

Making an album to present your artisic work (garden, design, modelling etc) Making an album etc. on a community subject - church, club, village etc Making an album about a building etc Making an album about a landscape Making an album about wildlife/animals/plants/gardens Making an album about a religious, quasi-religious or secular event Making an album about a children's party Making an album about a adult party Making an album about a wedding/christening/wake Making an album about a meal or reception Making an album about a footbal/rugby/cricket team/match Making an album about a swimming gala/cycle race/gymkhana event/sailing regatta Making an album about a cruising/activity/seaside/touring/scenic holiday Making an album about a product that you or your company sells Making an album to support selling a house or car Making an album or book that you sell Making an album about a business event Making an album about your company/employer Making an album about something I have not thought about! Other, please specify...

13. How long should my pictures be kept

Up to one dayUp to one weekUp to one yearUp to 10 yearsThe rest of my lifeGenerations

14. Are you concerned that in the timescale above current electonic media and formats will not be useable due to technological obsolescence or hardware failure

I'm not concerned - I'm quite sure that I'll be able to read the files and I am well backed up I'm not concerned - A simple migration path will be provided I'm rather concerned - online backup services could fail, and my hardware/file formats could be obsolete I'm worried - all electronic means of file handling is vulnerable in a few years let alone my lifetime or generations. I'm not concerned - I have belt and braces - electronic backup and printed albums/photos - ideally in duplicate so as to be proof against flood, fire and terrorism as well as electronic failure I'm not concerned - I don't trust the electonic formats - but I have good printed records (ideally in duplicate) I don't care

15. By 2020 (let alone my lifetime) I think files in the following will not be accessable/readable

JPG files TIFF files PSD Photoshop files Current CD's Current DVD's Flikr iStock Photo You Tube Any current on-line service (with examples below if appropriate) Other, please specify...

16. If you don't make up a printed album you are concerned that you might (you may tick more than one)

Lose the picture (e.g suffer a disk failure) Not be able to locate a picture It will soon be in an incompatible medium (Will Windows 2020 support .jpg files, current CD/DVD's or memory cards) If I put it on an outside service, that service might not always be around I will lose interest Other, please specify...

17. With whom do you share your photos (tick as appopriate)

I don't share them at all With friends With family With business associates, customers etc I sell them I like to put them on the internet for everybody to see Other, please specify...

18. If you have read our guides, what suggestions do you have to help us improve them?

19. May we enrol you as a member of the OPUS Club - benefits - discounts on photo albums, greeting cards, frames, software and other supplies - referral fees when you introduce us to somebody else - regular information on tips, techniques on albums, scrapbooking etc - a lively forum (just getting going) *

YesNoUnsure - need more informationAlready a member

20. Would you like to join the OPUS editorial panel - critiqueing publications, suggesting more for our list etc. *

Yes No Please contact

21. Have your (or are you going to) forward this to friends and colleagues. Don't feel guilty if you say "No" *

YesNoUndecided

22. If you are a member of a Photo Club, Business Network, Scrapbooking Club etc. please list name(s). We may come back to you to ask for an introduction if this is not one with whom we have an arrangement)

23. Anthing else you would like to say to OPUS Albums

Thank you very much for your time When you go on to www.opusalbums.com, use voucher code OMP831 (valid to 31 August 2007) for a £5 discount. To enable us to send you the promised e-book and for your voucher to be recognised, please could you enter your details as follows. This will be kept totally confidential. We will not share the information with anybody, sell or give away any list. Email: Name:

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