| For interior pages we use high resolution
images shot with a quality digital camera, glossy color film prints,
or high quality slides. For covers we use high-resolution images shot
with a quality digital camera, 5"x7" glossy color film prints,
or large format transparencies.
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| If you use a digital camera, please: |
- Adjust your digital camera image size to "full," "3:2"
or "UXGA" and adjust image quality to "high"
or "fine." Photos used on websites or suitable for sending
by email are of reduced quality and are not usable for print publication.
When in doubt, please email one sample and we'll let you know if
your digital pictures may be used in print.
- Turn off your camera's automatic date stamp, which may render
an otherwise terrific shot unpublishable.
- Furnish only original files exactly as they come from your camera;
do not resize, crop, touch up, or otherwise manipulate digital originals.
- Do not submit printouts makes from digital picture files; electronic
images must be submitted electronically, either by email or on a
CD.
- Do not name graphics files with captions. Instead, provide a list
of captions keyed to the file names. If you are contributing photos
with an article, list your captions at the end of the article. Please
include the photographer's name for each picture.
- Please do not imbed graphics in a word processing document. Submit
each graphic as a separate file.
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| If you use a film camera, please: |
- Send regularly processed glossy prints, not processed by one-hour
or overnight services.
- Put a numbered address label on the back of each print and provide
a separate caption sheet or electronic file keyed to those numbers.
If you are contributing photos with an article, list your captions
at the end of the article. Please include the photographer's name
for each picture.
- Do not write directly on the backs of prints, or staple or paper
clip them to other material, all of which can damage the image.
- Turn off your camera's automatic date stamp, which may render
an otherwise terrific shot unpublishable.
- Submit original processed prints when possible, but if you are
submitting valuable old photos you prefer to scan, please do so
at 300 dpi and save in tif format. If possible, take the
photo to a print shop and have it scanned on a professional scanner.
- Do not submit photocopies of photographs, or photos clipped from
brochures or newspapers; they do not reproduce well.
- Likewise, please not send digital files or computer printouts
scanned from film prints.
- If you are contributing photos with an article, list your captions
at the end of the article, including who is in the picture, where
are they from, what they are doing, known details about any implements
shown (brand, model, etc.), breed of draft animals, names of draft
animals if known, and photographer's name for each picture.
- If you wish to have photos returned by mail, please include a
self-addressed stamped envelope.
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| Tips: Working animals usually look better from the side than
from the front. We like to see all the body parts, including hooves,
ears, and tail. For animals in harness, we want to see close-ups as
well as the entire hitch. We prefer action shots (plowing, mowing, etc.)
over posed photos. Look for good contrast that will print well in black
and white—avoid dark horses against a dark background, or light
horses against the sky; avoid shadows across animals and their handlers;
avoid background clutter (especially cars, trucks, and tractors, people
standing around, and extra animals that show up as a third ear or a
fifth leg). Avoid taking photos when shadows are long; in most cases,
the best times for a shoot are around 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. Know your
subject or double-check your photos with an authority—our readers
notice sloppy hitching and other errors. |
| Captions: Each image must be accompanied by a detailed caption
identifying the location, animals' names and breed(s), names of handlers,
equipment used, activity depicted, and photographer's full name. Use
pressure-sensitive labels to put your name, address, and photo identification
number on the back. Use the photo ID number or digital file name to
list your captions in a single document. When supplying captions in
a word processing file, please also include a print out. |
| Submissions: The more photos you send, the more we are likely
to use. Send only your best shots, preferably from different angles
and distances so we have a choice. All photos will be returned. |
| Payment: On publication. |
Submit to: Joe Mischka, Editor
Rural Heritage, PO Box 2067
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2067
Email:info@ruralheritage.com
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