Do I have to shoot nude photographs?
•Yes. We are interested in and actively
promoting Fine Art Nude Photographic Artists.
Landscapes have their own avenues as do other artistic genre...
our specialty is Fine Art Nudes.
Are there any medium of choice limitations?
•No. So long as the image(s) can
render at roughly 300 DPI, measuring 8" by 10" that's
all good. We don't hold limitations one way or another... we leave
that up to the forums.
How many images do I need to submit to be considered for
publication?
•To
start, we need to know wo you are, where you are located, and to
see a few sample images. After that, we need to see a clear
example of the quality and creativity that is your work.
Quantity is irrelevant... but as we do need a "clear example"
do try to post a volume that is exemplary of your work... 3 or 4
images doesn't give a good idea of what you are all about.
How many images can I exhibit online?
•Right now, we'll leave that up
to you. If you find that you have reached your limit... just let
us know and we'll do what we can to accommodate your needs.
What do I get out of it?
•First and foremost- bear in mind
that this is NOT "self publishing" or a "vanity
press" structure. You will be awarded your selection with
an advance, a percentage of the wholesale press earnings, and
much more. So... to be more precise...
•Cash
advance of up to 10,000$
•35%
of the wholesale returns on each volume of your work.
•Professional,
broadcast quality documentation of you, your work, and your models.
•Broadcast
promotion through multiple means including viral campaigns.
•Invite-
only conference participation and photographic symposium.
Plus...
Promotions
•In-
House specialized promotions and development.
•Associate
Co- Operative promotional efforts.
•International
Collaborative Exhibitional Participation.
Exhibitions
Many
different exhibitions... many different cities... each year.
Grouped exhibitional displays, selected solo displays... book
and print sale options... and so much more!
Magazine
•Quarterly,
high quality, multiple artist magazine format exhibition
with international distribution. Additional DVD option will
be examined. Thematic issues discussed in Forums and online.
Yearbook
•Several
hundred pages in perfect bound glory exemplifying the year
of work. All your work, our work, and everything that we
believe and hold true in up to 300 pages of semi- hard bound
Yearbook format. |
What do I have to do to be considered for publication?
*UpDated*
•Register
with the site... it's FREE for artists (and models
too) ... post sample material in your community gallery
(once registered... click on "Community" and then "photos"
to browse your own computer for photographs to upload)... Only registered
users are able to view the Community pages. We'll review your Community
Exhibition (primarily for authenticity/ copyright ownership) and,
within about 24 hours or so, you will receive an Artists Account
Upgrade and you'll be able to post a clear example of your talent,
vision, and creative output to the Galleries.
Without posting to the Galleries, you won't be able to be selected
for print publication so... don't forget to create and post images
into that department. Selected artists, after that point, will be
contacted with additional information leading to print publication.
Do you want exclusive rights to the images that are posted? *New*
•Images that are posted online are
not exclusive. We don't want exclusivity in the online market
place. Since the site is purposed as a community of like- minded
individuals, we recognize the need for image sharing and cross
promotions. So, no- online images are not exclusive to us.
•Print Production will necessitate
a certain amount of exclusivity however, as the bound documents
are designed to be a promotional and outreach vehicle, we understand
that a certain quantity of images may have appeared in other publications.
In all, we are looking at a 20/ 80% split- 20 percent allocated
to off site print published images and 80% exclusive content.
Once your book is out there... it's out there and any images that
are solicited from off site publishing interests is AOK with us.
In fact, we hope that our work together will result in other publications
wanting to include your work in their titles. That means we're
doing our job.
•In effort to clarify any ambiguous
statements made previously... we are international in scope and
print in orientation thus, we are looking at international (worldwide)
rites to first publication with an original content volume of
no less than 80% of the total image count. Subsequent rites are
yours to negotiate and navigate excepting where information from
within the specific title is quoted or used in any way, shape,
or form.
What does this cost me?
•NOTHING.
As we said already- this is NOT vanity, self, or print- on- demand
publishing. We line everything up- your book will have a professional,
13 digit ISBN number, a real and individual UPC Bar Code, and it
will be carried by international distributors because we will be
printing in volumes that will warrant their attention. But we will
never ask you for money- not even to be part of this website.
What determines the value of the advance?
•Patron support of your work. The
faster patrons come on board, the sooner (and larger) the advance
will be. We'll take care of soliciting patronage so you don't
even have to worry about that. We'll let you know how things are
moving as we grow nearer to the final act of print publication
of your collection.
What can I use the advance money for?
•Anything! Seriously... buy new
gear, line up new models... go on a photo journey somewhere exotic
and out of your norm. Do something or save it. It's all the same
to us. It's money we are giving to you as an advance on sold units...
so, it's our show of good faith that we believe in you... take
it as that and use it wherever and however you need or want.
And do bear in mind that we will be lining
up an annual invitation only conference. Your peers will participate,
we'll be lining up local and international models to participate
and talk... some serious stuff, some not- so- serious stuff...
and some wining and dining. All in a resort environment to make
it all more like a relaxing, peaceful vacation.
Broadcast Considerations
As mentioned above, we are in discussions
with various productive distribution agencies around the world
for serialized and/ or licensed content production. What does
that mean to you? Well, it means that Out Of Our pocket we will
be contracting a professional, broadcast quality film crew to
visit with you over the course of one week (location and schedule
TBD). During this week- long production period, you will be interviewed
at length, your models will be interviewed (preferably more than
one or two models scheduled for the week), and your productive
session(s) will be documented with attention being paid to technique,
equipment, model placement, artistic attenuations, and more. This
productive session won't cost you a thing... you just line up
from 3 to 5 models for the scheduled period, we'll line up the
film crew, and at we'll be providing you with viral productives,
site footage, and promotional footage as well as raw files for
your own editing purposes... we'll even line up some additional
cash to compensate the models. No cost... and the end result-
you will be promoted into communities you never thought possible
before. This is only in conjunction with publication so... you
do need to be considered for publication prior to being scheduled
for broadcast production.
**Please Note Well That: model fee payments are based on and/ or
considered to be an upgrade from still production.
You will have to make any/ all necessary arrangements with the individual
models- be it TFP, TFCD, post- production commissions... what have
you. As such- we are paying them ONLY an honorarium upgrade
over and above your agreement with them in order to compensate them
for exhibition and/ or videographic documentation in hopes of broadcast.
In this manner, you retain any/ all legal and copyright ownership
over the images you capture during the session while we maintain
ownership~ with legal rights to broadcast~ over the footage captured
during the same session(s).
What Else?
As if that's not enough as it is... we
are currently partnering with a number of other web communities...
as a registered artist, we may need to contract you (yes... that
means PAID) to visit some local establishments or to document
specific and targeted materials. So, even without the book publication,
we have almost 2 dozen sites we are networking with ranging from
Lingerie, Ski/ Snowboard, Fitness, to Restaurants and Pubs...
free eats (at some establishments) and paid work as a creative
professional. Sound inviting? And, of course, if travel is necessitated..
it is covered completely.