Freelance Journalist, Translator, Editor. Offering:

• native German speaker, perfect in English, based in Germany (near Munich)
• freelance writer of 25 years for German language media including: Spiegel online, connect, Color Foto, Chip Foto Video, PC Praxis, Chip, PC Welt, c’t, Computerbild, digitalkamera.de etc. (click here for a list of my recent publications; other links below)
• translator English-German-English (including translation + updating + rework)
• freelance editor for book and magazine projects, updating and rewriting of books and articles
• 4 years fully employed magazine editor with special interest magazine
• 15+ successful German language Photoshop books with publishers Markt&Technik, Addison-Wesley,  Pearson, translated into Dutch, Spanish, Polish
• hundreds of German language print articles about image editing, photography and more
• video tutorials for Video2Brain (part of Lynda.com), Chip Foto Video, Chip Academy and others
• consulting regarding image editing and publishing projects
• bespoke Photoshop, Lightroom trainings; other topics possible
• promotional mailings
• studied German language, pedagogy, political science, literature/theater

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My Strengths:

• perfect grammar and spelling
• delivery always (as in: always) on time
• lively language enticing to read on, void of hollow phrases
• ideal approach for different target groups; anybody will understand my texts
• instructive and attractive illustrations that actually clarify my points
• professional writer for Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom, general image editing, photo apps, general photography, travel; open for many other subjects
• perfect in Word and Photoshop; some literacy in InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator, WordPress

Other Expert Knowledge:

• extended trips to rarely visited countries like Bangladesh, Iran, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone etc. (see „Travel“ below)
• travel and travel photography in general
• movie and music scene in India, Thailand, West Africa; generally jazz and smooth jazz
• literature

My Publications Online (Overviews):

• my author’s page at Amazon.de
• my free English video tutorials here on this website
• timeline of my projects & publications (in German) right here
• LinkedIn • Xing
• my most popular photos on Flickr • other popular photos • my photos at Adobe Stock (ex Fotolia)
• keyword search in my photos on Flickr (always include keyword „heiconeumeyer“)

Sample Work (in German language):

• at Spiegel Online: Bessere Reisefotos • Tipps zur Bildverwaltung • JPEG-Dateiformat
• for Color Foto, now connect-living: Bildverwaltung • Lightroom am Handy • Fotomontage mit Photoshop  Elements 13 • Perfekte Fehlerretusche • 50 schnelle Photoshop-Tips • RAW zu DNG konvertieren
• at Digitalkamera.de: all articles • Test Photoshop CS6 • Bokeh digital zaubern • Bildgestaltung mit Schwenkmonitor
• all my articles at: myposter.de • FotoTV

My Latest Book Translations:

• Chris Orwig, Authentische Portraits fotografieren
• John Gerlach, Barbara Eddy, Naturfotografie mit dem Blitz
• Sarah Tasker, Hashtag Authentisch
• Scott Kelby, Lightroom Classic und CC
• Ivo Marloh, Filmen und Fotografieren mit Drohnen

Travel:

I visited the following countries independently, often several times and at length: