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Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 11:23
AM
Subject: [FWDLK] 2005 Forward Look
Network Calendar Call for Entries!
Hi All,
It's Calendar Time!
It's time to start
sending in photos for the Seventh
Annual Forward Look Network Calendar! We could use around 16 "feature"
vehicles -- one for each month, plus the covers, as well "inset" vehicles for
smaller shots. We'll have an online vote process to determine the
winners.
You can submit your vehicle(s) by sending the following
information via U.S. Mail (or via email to CALPHOTOS@FORWARDLOOK.NET (please do not email them to
this address!!!)
1) 35MM PHOTOS:
Your favorite
photograph(s) of your vehicle(s). All photos accompanied by a self-addressed,
stamped envelope will gladly be returned after December 1st. Photos of completed cars as well
as works-in-progress, and "before" restoration pictures are all eligible. If
you were not the photographer, please make sure you have the rights to
reproduce the photographs for publication. The address
is:
FORWARD LOOK CALENDAR ENTRIES
Dave
Stragand
19 Mildred Street
Etna, PA
15223
-or-
1a) DIGITAL PHOTOS:
We will accept digital photos, but PLEASE -- they MUST be of high-resolution! Individual
cameras differ, but taking shots at your highest resolution setting will
result in the best photos for this type of printing. Any photo smaller
than around 500k is likely to be too low of a resolution for us to use
effectively. (Here's a kind of guideline: if it all fits on your
screen when it's posted to a web page, it's WAY too small.) Photos of
completed cars as well as works-in-progress, and "before" restoration pictures
are all eligible. If you were not the photographer, please make sure you have
the rights to reproduce the photographs for publication. If you have questions about what 'high
resolution is, please ask and I'll be happy to
help.
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YOU MUST COMPLETE #2 or YOUR ENTRY CAN NOT BE ACCEPTED!!!
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2) A description of your vehicle. Please
include:
Year:
_______________________
Make:
______________________
Model:
______________________
Any Special
Features?:
______________________________________________
When did you
purchase this vehicle?:
____________________________________
Where do you
live? (city, state, country)
_________________________________
Your email
address:
_________________________________________________
Your discussion
forums user id (if applicable):
_____________________________
Please tell us at least one interesting story
about your vehicle, or how you happened
to acquire it.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
The fine print:
- "Feature"
vehicles from previous years' calendars are not eligible. I'd like to let
everyone's vehicle get a chance to be a "Calendar Girl" =)
- Cars used as
inset vehicles in the past years that have -not- been featured full-page are
eligible.
- Vehicles previously entered as "works in progress" are eligible
if they have now been completed. Pictures must show the car in its
completed state.
- All entries are property of The Forward Look Network,
and by submitting your vehicle for the contest, you give us the right to use
your vehicle in the calendar and/or for the web site.
- You must be a
current member of the Forward Look Mailing List, or a regularly posting member
of the Discussion Forums.
-
Deadline for entries is September 25th, 2004 or closely thereabouts.
Some
hints for getting a good photo:
- Quality of the PHOTOGRAPH is as
important as the quality of the car!
- Don't cut off the front or rear of
the car.
- Watch for telephone poles, trees, etc. "growing" out of the car.
Aim for a clean background.
- Make sure the car is in front of you, and the
sun is BEHIND you. Nothing is worse than having shadows all around the
bottom/side of the car in the foreground of the photo.
- Having people in
the photo is usually a negative -- try to just get the vehicle.
- Try to
avoid getting non-FWDLK vehicles in the photo.
- Look for an interesting
(but not overpowering) background. Have a waterfront? Skyline? Covered bridge?
Old soda fountain/general store/five-and-dime/vintage garage?
- Remember to
focus, etc., as you would with any nice picture.
- Polarizing filters will
help reduce sun glare on the glass surfaces. Star filters add a nice
effect, but can be easily overdone -- smaller is better.
Tips from Ron
Waters:
- Look for an interesting location. Art Deco diners are a
favorite of mine. But shoot at a time when there aren't many cars in the
parking lot, which will distract from you getting a nice shot.
- Another
hint : avoid shooting around noon time on bright sunny days. I see way
too many pics of cars with the grill and front end in shadow and the top of
the car washed out from the sun hitting it directly. The best lighting
is when there is a faint shadow created by cloudy conditions with a hint of
sun peeking thru.
- Also, try different angles. Bring a chair or
small stepladder with you when you shoot on location. And shoot lots of
film. It'll give you a better choice.
Send the photos & info
to:
FORWARD LOOK CALENDAR ENTRIES
Dave
Stragand
19 Mildred Street
Etna, PA
15223
-Dave
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