SILVERSHOTZ
The International
Journal of fine art photography.
Be informed by articles and inspired by folios.
Analogue & Digital. Black & White and Colour
It’s all about the image.
PHOTOGRAPHER PROFILE GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS
The following guidelines are specific to
this magazine, but as a general rule of
thumb if you follow these rules you will
increase your acceptance rate with other
publishers, galleries and image banks.
This is your article and allows you to tell
the International Photographic
community about yourself, your work and
your philosophy.
The magazine does not
pay photographers for these articles as
we provide you with the opportunity to
showcase yourself and add this
publication to your resume.
By the same
token you do not pay us either.
Projects,
books and exhibitions will also be
promoted on your behalf as part of the
article including your contact details as
well as your gallery or agent.
Subjects can be as varied as abstract, still
life, landscape, figure work, portraits,
photo documentary, social commentary
and experimental work. It’s all about the
image; just remember that the images
should not be commercial as we are
orientated towards fine art. The images
can be presented as black & white, sepia,
hand coloured and colour. The image
capture device can be as varied as film,
memory card, paper negatives, scanners,
sensitized materials, lens less
photography or even a wacom tablet.
[such as the image on the front cover of
this edition]. As a fine art magazine we
tend to concentrate on traditional
processes such as silver gelatine, general
darkroom wet processes, bromoil,
cyanotype, platinum, palladium, gum
bichromate, salt printing and many other
alternative processes. To adjust to recent
developments we are now reproducing
work printed on Giclee and fine art paper
such as Hahnemühle and Crane ink jet
acid free rag papers. This list is by no
means complete- the type of image
capture and output device that are
published are at the discretion of the
editor.
What not to do!
It is amazing the number
of emails we get that say “Hi, check out
our website”, or “click on this link to view
our images and let me know what you
think”. Well, call me old fashioned but I
think that approach is lazy and plain bad
manners. Secondly the best way to catch
a nasty computer virus is to click on a link
from an unknown source. So guess what,
if we do not know you then this type of
email will be immediately deleted.
DO
NOT email us links to a URL or website.
What do we need?
• A CD/DVD with low resolution images,
normal jpg files at 72dpi.
We need a minimum of 40 images to view.
DO NOT POST US ORIGINAL PRINTS.
• A CV/ Resume detailing as much about
yourself as possible. Attach this as a
word document on your CD to save
paper and mailing costs. Include the
following:-
Education, published works, exhibited
works, membership of associations or
professional groups.
• Details about your history in
photography plus information on your
full time career if you do not earn your
major income from photography.
• Include an artist statement.
• Try and answer some of these
questions or provide other details which
you think are appropriate so we can
write an interesting article for our
readers.
• When and how did you become
passionate about photography?
• Are you self taught or did you formalise
your training?
• What camera and equipment do you
use?
• What is your area of speciality?
• What subject matter excites and
interests you the most?
• Which photographers have had the
greatest influence on your work?
• What has been your greatest
achievement so far?
• What is your philosophy on life and how
does it determine your approach to your
photography?
The above information will give us an
excellent starting point for the article.
Once we have this information we can
then ask you additional questions to flesh
out the article. Advise us if there is
information you do not want included and
conversely any information you expressly
want mentioned. Please be sure to give
us as much information as possible so we
can produce an informative and
interesting article.
There is one more very important point
and that is your contact details. The
number of submissions we receive that
just have the name such as John Doe’s
images on the CD cover, and no further
information.
Ensure that you have your
name, address including country,
telephone numbers and email. You
receive a complimentary copy of the
magazine plus a PDF to use for
promotion and bulk discount offers if you
want to post magazines to targeted
buyers/customers of your images.
All submissions are considered and
replies given so give it your best shot.
Please note that submissions are not
returned. We look forward to working with
you to create an informative and
interesting article to further the cause of
creative Fine Art photography.
Please airmail the CD/DVD directly to the
editor:
Silvershotz-Editor
PO BOX 797
Maleny
Queensland 4552
Australia |
