PoeticEdits

Hey guys!! I KNOW there are some of you out there who were born with the gift of artistic articulation and alliteration (booya!!). SO, if you would like to submit an article to Poetic Edits, take a wack at it! Feel free to submit anything your little heart desires, but if you’d like a place to get started…take a peak at some of these lightbulbs.

If you find a topic you like, take it….run with it….run an olympic race with it! Just be sure to follow the submission guidelines here.

Ahem….and we’re off:

1. How to shoot groups.
2. How to find inspiration before a shoot. What do YOU do to be inspired?
3. Reviews on any new toys you’ve come across. Keep it fun, though….think sites like PhotoJojo or Lomography.
4. Review another website. Right now we need reviews on: PhotoJojo,Lomography, WeddingGawker,TwoBrightLights, and Any photographers you see who are doing something Unique for our industry.
5. What’s in YOUR bag? (This is only a good topic if you happen to have cool and unique things in your bag….or you have a fun bag…..or a fun way to present said cool things in your bag.)
6. Book reviews!! Read any good books that move you to get your creative on?
7. Movie reviews! Same thing!! What movies currently make you want to grab your camera, scream, and dance around like the witch doctors in the Chimpunks movie? (Ummm…sorry. I MAY have taken that one a bit too far.)
8. Wedding etiquette. Based on a few photographers I’ve known…this is a SORELY needed topic.
9. Workshop reviews!
10. Conference reviews…like WPPI, PhotoOne, and PartnerCon to name a few.
11. Interviews! Do you know a photographer who you’ve been DYING to pick the brain of? Pick it!!! Pick real gooood!!! And then give us the answers!!!
12. Workshop launches and projects YOU are currently trying to get off the ground! Are you launching something big this year? Tell us about it and we’ll publish the deets on the blog! (Colorful posters always help.)
13. DIY photo projects!!!
14. Social Media, of course! How do you use twitter, facebook or any social media that has forced it’s way into our daily routines. (8:30AM – Wake up. * 8:31AM Grab your computer from the bedside table and check email twitter and facebook all before your feet touch the floor.)
15. Studio tours!!! Do you have a studio or really cool office layout? Give us a tour!!! We want to see it aaaaaaalllllll…..AAAAALLLLL YOUR DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS!!!!

There are so many more submission ideas, so keep your pens (err….keyboards) ready! Tackle a few of the above, or submit an article with your OWN brilliant idea!! Don’t forget to include photos and lots and lots of links to other websites (or at least as many as make sense to.)

Until soon peeps,

Terra Dawn

Submitting Images:

Looking to submit your most recent visual eye candy to PoeticEdits?  Here’s the DL:

Although we LOVE details, this blog’s focus is for photographers.  So feel free to include a few of the details your proud of, but we want to see people!  We want to see the portraits that didn’t make it into the big time wedding blogs! Show us the inspiration we need to carry us through our next event.

We are always looking for Bridal Portraits, Groom Portraits, Trash the Dress Sessions, Bridal Party Portraits, E-Sessions…you name it!

*As of right now, we are only accepting wedding industry images…but keep an eye out, as that may change soon!*

Feel free to submit to poeticedits@gmail.com. We require you submit AT LEAST 10 images (although we prefer around 25).  They should be from 1 wedding.  Occasionally we will also accept a collection of bridal portraits to be used in inspiration boards.

Please include:

1. Your information: Company Name/ Your Name/ Date and Location of the Event/ and the couple’s name.  (For multiple images from different events, please name the images after the couples and include their info in the email body.)

2. We need INDIVIDUAL images of at least 600 pixels wide without any watermarks.  (We will watermark the images for you before they are uploaded to the blog.)

3. We LOVE to hear your enthusiasm about your session!  Give us details on how you picked locations for the e-sessions, outfits if it’s a themed session, and how you planned out the portrait parts of the big wedding day!  If it’s a candid portrait, tell us about your editing process and how you felt when you nailed the shot.

4. List any other vendors that you would like to be credited!  We may not feature details often, but when we do…we certainly want to know who they belong to!  Don’t forget dresses, shoes, florals and locations!

Submitting an Article:

Here’s a little surprise.  WE GET CARPAL TUNNEL!!  (And we don’t know everything…).  We are ALWAYS on the lookout for great how-to articles, features on cool new toys and products you find in the industry, and articles written on uplifting happy awesome things! (All photography related, of course….but if you want to throw in a little unicorns and glitter, please don’t hesitate.)

Also keep in mind when writing, that we want to keep it fun here!  If your article is a little dry…spice it up with some crazy! If your article is a little sharp in tone or soap-boxy….tone it down a bit.  We love taking a stand, but we get all sorts of readers and don’t want to go too democrat or republican (or canon or nikon…).

All articles must:

1….Be AT LEAST 350 words in length (gotta get the SEO in check).

2….Include AT LEAST 5 links to outside websites.  (This could include your own, other vendors, linked articles or linked photographers…)

3….Have proper quotations. If you quote another resource, PLEASE provide the link to the quote or the proper footnotes for it.  (Seriously…break out the old Elements of Style from high school, peeps.)

4….be proofread!  I will, obviously, do a read-through of the article before posting it…but I am NOT  a proofreader! I may correct one or two mistakes that get by even the most strict grammar nuts, but I am not one for spending hours on sentance structure and spelling.  So do your best to make the article as well written and professional as possible!!

By submitting to Poetic Edits Blog you agree that ANY work submitted, whether written or visual, is claimed to be legally yours and under no violation of a previous contract or agreement with client or publication.

Although we are a non-exclusive blog, please make sure that the work you are sending is not currently being used exclusively with another publication.