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Can anyone explain the magazine submission process to me? I'd like to submit photos to a few magazines by summer's end, and would like to know more about what that actually entails. Thanks! Jul 22 06 11:51 am Link It's really different from magazine to magazine. Most titles have very specific requirements as how they take submissions and your best bet is to figure out the titles you're interested in, take a look at their websites, and just follow the instructions to the letter. As a magazine editor myself, the one piece of advice I can offer is if the title you're interested in allows you to send actual prints, then fork over the money and do it. I get so many e-mails and letters per day that if I have to pop in a CD or open an e-mail attachment I typically don't bother. I know that sounds terrible but its simply a time issue and I've spoken with several other photo editors who do the same thing. On the other hand, if I get a letter, open it up, and there are actual printed photos staring right back at me I'm far more likely to give it a serious look. A lot of photographers have printed catalouges of their work made up which is very useful and I not only look at those very carefully but tend to keep them on file a lot longer too. Jul 22 06 12:51 pm Link Azlana Dark wrote: AS A PHOTOGRAPHER... Andrew Kaiser wrote: Dealing with editors on that basis is akin to trying to teach a pig to sing: you waste your time; and only succeed in irritating the pig. Jul 22 06 12:51 pm Link As a magazine editor myself, the one piece of advice I can offer is if the title you're interested in allows you to send actual prints, then fork over the money and do it. I get so many e-mails and letters per day that if I have to pop in a CD or open an e-mail attachment I typically don't bother. I know that sounds terrible but its simply a time issue and I've spoken with several other photo editors who do the same thing. On the other hand, if I get a letter, open it up, and there are actual printed photos staring right back at me I'm far more likely to give it a serious look. A lot of photographers have printed catalouges of their work made up which is very useful and I not only look at those very carefully but tend to keep them on file a lot longer too. Andrew Jul 22 06 01:03 pm Link The first thing to do is figure out which magazines accept models nationally. Most do not. Playboy or Maxim will accept truly exceptional models wherever they are; but for the most part, you need to be submitting to magazines near you. It also helps to understand where the models for the magazines come from. Vogue will take models from anywhere in the world - but they do it almost exclusively through agencies (or, much less frequently, from recommendations from photographers or designers that they work with). Sending such magazines pictures is not likely to be successful. Jul 22 06 02:29 pm Link |
