Assignment+for+plank+road+magazine

Hello all,

The spring issue is out and our sights are set on Summer (due out in mid-June).

Per our usual interests, please submit representative shots of summer life in our region. And, as we usually ask, please focus on anything you have that shows people (or animals) interacting with their environment, whether it is work, home, play, school, etc.

I'm particularly interested (not exclusively) in water-themed pics: Sailing, kayaking, canoeing, waterskiing, wakeboarding, swimming, kids splashing around, dogs retrieving off the dock, etc, etc.. Waterfalls diving or jumping (anyone have good people shots from the Blue Hole or anywhere else around Rattlesnake Gulf?? But preferably not just looking at the falls. Last time I was there, a whole bunch of mud-covered soaking wet teens were hiking out. I want a shot of them in the water!)

Deadline is APRIL 19. If anyone has questions about how to submit to our drop box please email me. Also THANKS to all who have been diligent in following our naming convention, it has saved us a lot of time and trouble. If you need a reminder of that, please also email me.

Thanks to all for your contributions.

Steve

Greetings photographers:
 * So, on to SPRING:** We are now accepting shots for our SPRING issue, due out in mid-March. There is no specific focus for the photo spread, but as always, we are most interested shots of landscape & nature but with an **emphasis on people (or animals) interacting with their environment.** We were thrilled to publish your winter shots of ice-climbing, polar-plunging, ice-harvesting, x-mas tree hunting, horseback riding, & skiing, along with lovely shots of snow-covered fields, woods & hills in our area. A special shout-out to Chris Tennant for the great cover of the horse-drawn sleigh in Highland Forest. We've been really fortunate to have 3 great covers so far (Matt Champlin's fall shot, and Sarah Jean Condon's summer were just what we needed). Ideas: AG: field prep or later spring early growth, animals grazing, farmers at work. I'm still looking for that great close shot of a farmer in the seat of the tractor working the field (maybe someone will get it this spring or summer?). Anyone been out in the woods with a logging crew? That's a series I would like to see. Spring sports of all types: golf, running, paddling the rivers or lakes, early sailing, baseball, track, bike riding (woods or roads), etc. MUD. FISHING. Birds & Bees & things blooming. The DEADLINE for all submissions is FEB 7--but the sooner the better. The issue will be on the stands from mid-March to mid-May.


 * Some special requests:** We are doing a couple of features that still might need some photo support not specifically tied to the written words: LACROSSE--all ages, M & F, school, club, box, field (we have some, thanks for sending in what you have so far); Fly Fishing; Maple syrup production; ROUTE 20 (there are some specific locations that we will be assigning, but the article will be Part 1 of 2, covering the eastern section from Madison County to Rte 81, so general shots of that beautiful route might be useful). These would be best to get asap if you have something.

Any questions, please contact us here. Thanks, Steve photo@plankroadmag.com For this round, as before, please submit smaller, lower resolution files via email to this account. We will ask for larger, high res files as we need them.

ALSO, to make photo management and identification easier here, a new requirement: PLEASE re-name the copy of the photo you send to include some version of YOUR NAME and the TOWN/VILLAGE location of the shot. In the filename, please. Remember, even generic looking shots ideally should come from within our region.

Please limit your selections to 6-8 shots for now, and feel free to indicate if you have more of a particular type of shot.

Lastly: some of you sent links to galleries instead of jpegs for us to use. This creates an extra step for us in design and selection, and lessens the chance that we will use your work. Please make lo-res copies and send those directly to this address with the naming guidelines mentioned above. Alternatively, you can use our drop-box and let me know when you have uploaded shots.

Our deadline for this round is OCT 2.

Call or email with any questions.

Steve

Steve Simon photo@plankroadmag.com