You need to send me all of this via e-mail or give me permission to copy and paste anything you would like to be included from your blog or website. If you prefer you can design your double page spread yourself in Microsoft Word in landscape format and then send the pages to me via e-mail. The magazine is prepared my myself as a PDF and then I upload it to issuu and it becomes a beautiful, flip page, multimedia presentation available to the world. I will randomly select an artist’s work to be on the front and back covers of the magazine.
Why I am doing this? As a wildlife photographer myself who is trying to promote my own work and get a name and reputation out there, I belive that this is a fantastic, slick and professional FREE opportunity for us all to use the internet in a positive way. This is purely voluntary on my part and I ask for nothing in return except that you embed the “The Best of Wildlife Photography” Issuu on your own blog or website and create a link to my site as well. Just think about it - if those of us who are in the magazine all embed it on our websites that’s a LOT of publicity.
If you are keen, and I sincerely hope that I have piqued your interest by now, then the deadline for the launch issue is 20th June which gives me time to select the photographers, prepare it and have it published on the site by 1st July 2008.
For the skeptics among us and I am one, myself, copyright should not be a problem as the Issuu publication cannot be downloaded by anyone and you may choose to insert a watermark on the images that I include in the magazine. You also don’t know me from Adam so check out my website if you want to know more about me and see the kind of photographs I take and the professionalism I adopt in every single artistic venture I take on. Take a look at some of the books on Issuu and I think that you will be as impressed as I am.
Rules, sigh, I know but I have to set standards for the magazine … so here they are:
1. I have total rights to select or reject your work as I see fit for inclusion into the magazine based on rule #2.
2. Your photographs must be of a high standard to be accepted into the magazine such as sharp focus, minimal noise, good composition of subject, not snapshots, subject is recognisable, natrual surroundings in the wild, no pets and your own work.
3. You must submit wildlife photography which is: animals, insects, rodents, marsupials, flowers, birds, zoo animals, amphibians, reptiles, sea creatures, wild flowers, leaves, pods, botanical - you get the idea.
4. You may submit photographs which have been digitally enhanced, manipulated, use of filters, photoshopped etc as long as they fit the theme of wildlife.
5. If you are unsuccessful in gaining entry into the magazine you may try again by sending me or directing me to new work but you may not re-submit the same work again.
6.You appreciate that this is voluntary and free and that you adopt patience if I don’t get back to you quickly enough.
7. You allow me to design your double-page spread as I see fit re. photos and text and that each photographer gets equal coverage of both OR you design your own two pages in Microsoft Word in landscape format. Do not send them to me as a PDF File and I have the right to tweak your pages as I see fit.
8. I am not responsible in any way for subsequent leads, contact, enquiries etc you may gain via “The Best of Wildlife Photography” magazine.
9. If you do not submit your work by the deadine for each quarterly edition then your work will not be considered or included but it will automatically be in the selection process for the next publication.
10. Your work will not be accepted for the magazine if you do not have a blog or website where you are willing to embed the publication and create a link to http://www.lesley-smitheringale-fine-art.com.
11. You must be over 18 years of age to submit photos and details for entry to the magazine.
Whew, now that all the mumble jumble is out of the way, I will show you a sneak preview of how the launch edition might look - the work at this stage is all mine as I do not have anyone’s permission yet to include work. This is purely a sample of how I envisage the magazine to look. I thought I might aim at 15 to 20 photographers being showcased each quarter.
Cover
Inside Page
Artist Double Spread
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