The Fierce Urgency Of Now – TheNPG.com Releases New Services
NPG Lightroom® Plugin Released
My first job was as a DJ at an AM radio station. It was one of those radio stations that is only on the air during daylight so every morning when the station goes on the air, and every evening when it goes off the air, the National Anthem is played. I figured this would be the perfect way to kick off this round of service releases and so without further delay, I present, the National Anthem of the United States of America.
The American Dream
The American dream is one of prosperity and success. This country is founded on the principles that if one works hard enough, and is persistent, then they will achieve whatever it is that they set out to achieve. When I started the National Photographer Group, llc, I had a vision of a company that would help photographers become better at their business through developing technological tools and by facilitating connections between clients and the best photographers. Today marks a very special day in history for me personally, and for the National Photographer Group, llc, in that from this foundation that has been set, we will grow; we will prosper; we will succeed; we will change the world.
New Services
Today is the first day of new services to be released. There are a couple of other services that will be released over the next few days as we tie up a few loose ends.
Perhaps the biggest release is our new publishing plugin for Adobe® Lightroom®. This plugin will enable a Lightroom® user to publish images to TheNPG.com servers–powered by Amazon servers. The plugin will also allow photographers to create barcode labels for their images in an effort to make their re-print service more efficient and professional-looking.
This isn’t just any plugin; this plugin incorporates a camera-to-user-to-image authentication system invented and developed by National Photographer Group, llc. In an effort to simplify the installation of this plugin, we offer the following How-to video:
NPG Lightroom® Download
How much does all of this cost? Image hosting with TheNPG.com is a pay-for-what-you-use service. Unlike other image hosting companies, you won’t be charged a large monthly fee if you’re only storing a small amount of data. Instead you pay 25-cents per Gigabyte-month stored and 25-cents per Gigabyte transferred [both upload and download]. There is also a $1 monthly service fee to cover our processing of the payment. An initial payment of $1.25 is required to begin using the NPG image hosting service. You will be presented with the opportunity to pay when installing the plugin.
So what’s the catch?
Here’s the catch: Your account will be billed on a monthly basis. Ok, that’s not much of a catch. How about this: what if you are a photographer and can’t make a payment or two, will you delete the images? Nope, along with being a pay-for-what-you-use-service, NPG Image Hosting is also a pay-what-you-can service so if you have a bill of $20 and can’t pay the entire $20, pay whatever you can afford and we will defer the balance forward to next month. If a payment is not made in 60-days, your NPG hosting account will be suspended. Failure to pay *something* in 90-days and the data is purged. Still not much of a catch? That’s because there is no catch. Here’s how I see it:
When I was a photographer, I was the epitome of a struggling artist just trying to make it. I realize that professional photographers aren’t always paid up front for their work, and sometimes it may take a few weeks to receive a check. While I understand that not all photographers are in this situation, I am gearing our hosting service to all professional photographers. If I can cover my expenses–redundant image hosting isn’t cheap–then I am OK with this payment system.
If you have any questions about the NPG Image Hosting service, or our publishing plugin, then please send an email to customerservice@thenpg.com and we will address your question.
Download Link
So be it:
TheNPG.com Lightroom Plugin Download
Enjoy!
Closing
In closing, I just want to thank everyone who has supported me over the past few years. Also, this blog will be updated as our other services are rolled out this week.
– Lance.
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