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My first magazine cover

IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
edited December 28, 2007 in Mind Your Own Business
Just hit the street today. I am so stoked!!! 80,000 circulation, and no, I didn't give it away.
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I also had four additional photos in the related article. Excuse me now. I have to go hyperventilate!
John :
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
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    SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    WOW! Great photo.

    You should feel good.

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    TravisTravis Registered Users Posts: 1,472 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    Congrats!!!! clap.gif And awesome photo to boot... :ivar
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    IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    My first cover shot
    OK. I admit it. I posted this in the "business" forum too, but I'M SO STOKED I CAN'T STAND IT. 80,000 circulation, and all my target market gets a copy!! Just hit the stands today. Just had to brag. Sorry. Not really.

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    I also got four additional photos in the related article. Here's a link to the gallery on SmugMug. Woo-Hoo!!!wings.gif
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
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    hamsterhamster Registered Users Posts: 361 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    Fantastic!! Congratulations!
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    LilleGLilleG Registered Users Posts: 313 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    Gorgeous shots! Congratulations on the cover!
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    LiquidAirLiquidAir Registered Users Posts: 1,751 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    Sweetness. Very well done.
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    photodougphotodoug Registered Users Posts: 870 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    Have to ask: were you paid a professional price or did you comp for the exposure?

    nice job btw.
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    leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    From looking at the shots, you have every right to be giddy. Not only are a lot of folks going to see your work, it's work to be proud of. Way to go!
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    1pocket1pocket Registered Users Posts: 298 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    Congratulations!! Can you tell us the camera, lens, etc? I don't even see any signs of flash bounce back...
    Nice job!
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    IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    Glad you asked
    I was paid reasonably well by the design firm. They received a "non-exclusive, unlimited, non-transferable license" for their own use. They will probably use one of the images in a print ad, and will have all five on their website.

    When they were contacted by the magazine, they told the editor to call me. I think I let the magazine off relatively cheaply, given their circulation and advertising rates, but for a "non-exclusive, one-time use, non-transferable license for five images" they still paid me more than the design firm had initially paid me to take the photos.

    Sometimes the bear gets you, but every now and again, ya get to take a big bite out of ole bruins butt. Ohh . . . bad image. As far as the "exposure" goes, I don't see my name on that cover. Yeah, my name's on the "contents" page, and very prominently featured in the credits in the article, but I'm going to have to milk that through e-mails and paper mail marketing. I earned that "exposure" and the magazine made money on my work, so I don't work for "exposure." I've done plenty of work before I got that cover. I don't expect to be overwhelmed with business because of it. Wouldn't that be nice though!
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
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    Van IsleVan Isle Registered Users Posts: 384 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    Composition is OKAY, but I would have...




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    IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    Sure
    Nikon D200. That particular shot was done with a Tokina 12-24. I love that lens for interior work. Actually no flash used in the kitchen on the cover shot. It was not a particularly bright day, so the windows weren't too hard to get right. I did have a flag outside the door on the end to cut down some of the light intensity. The stupid contractor hadn't installed dimmers and the kitchen was like a surgical theater. That's why the recessed lights are so hazy and bright. The exposure was f11 at 1/4 sec ISO200.

    What you can't see, cause they cropped it out for the cover, is the view into the dining room through a doorway to the left. I did light that room with gelled flash. So technically there was a flash in the kitchen - just the pop-up that controls the remotes in the Nikon CLS, which I love. I usually set that pop-up for "no exposure." Thanks for asking. If you care to look, the whole set is here.
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
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    Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2007
    Congratulations! Great work, and really nice portfolio!!!clap.gif

    ann

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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,698 moderator
    edited December 12, 2007
    Very Impressive, Icebear.

    Congratulations!!thumb.gif
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    SloYerRollSloYerRoll Registered Users Posts: 2,788 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    So cool dude!
    Congrats!
    Very nice shots to boot!
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    ElaineElaine Registered Users Posts: 3,532 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    Congratulations! clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    Elaine

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    Cuties02qCuties02q Registered Users Posts: 643 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    Wow congrats!!!!
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    urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    WOW!!! Fantastic news! Merry Christmas Icebear! wings.gif
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    saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    Congrats!!!! Always great to see a fellow Dgrinner get some decent exposure! :D Great shots and nice to see the Tokina in action. I have one, but haven't really used it alot.
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    IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    saurora wrote:
    Congrats!!!! Always great to see a fellow Dgrinner get some decent exposure! :D Great shots and nice to see the Tokina in action. I have one, but haven't really used it alot.

    Truth be told, I think it's sharper than my Nikon 18-70. Just an impression - no impirical data.
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
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    IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    Thank you, thank you, thank you!
    Wow. I'm all loaded up with warm fuzzies! Y'all are so great. DGrin is such an affirming place, even when we disagree or criticize.
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
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    claudermilkclaudermilk Registered Users Posts: 2,756 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    Very cool. Nice shots. Now you've given we Tokina users some nice ammo in our arguments (I'm typically hit with "well, it's not really wide enough vs the Canon 10-22"--bah!). clap.gifthumb
    Chris
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    thenimirrathenimirra Registered Users Posts: 697 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    claudermilk wrote:
    Very cool. Nice shots. Now you've given we Tokina users some nice ammo in our arguments (I'm typically hit with "well, it's not really wide enough vs the Canon 10-22"--bah!). clap.gifthumb

    that's wonderful! Congratulations and here's wishing you more success in the coming year! wings.gif
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    Congratulations!
    Icebear wrote:
    Just hit the street today. I am so stoked!!! 80,000 circulation, and no, I didn't give it away.

    I also had four additional photos in the related article. Excuse me now. I have to go hyperventilate!

    This is huge, man! r35p3c7! bowdown.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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    TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    congrats!clap.gif

    it must feel real good!

    btw, i love my tokina 12-24 also...
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    ArchiTexasArchiTexas Registered Users Posts: 107 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    Congratulations. Please post your website so that we can admire more of your good work. Once again, congrats!

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    GiselleGiselle Registered Users Posts: 367 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    Great shot, congratsclap.gif
    Giselle
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    Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    Aamazing congrats weldone clap.gif
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    UmbrisUmbris Registered Users Posts: 36 Big grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    Nice Work!
    Very well done. Congratulations!
    Alan

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    jdryan3jdryan3 Registered Users Posts: 1,353 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2007
    Icebear wrote:
    Just had to brag. Sorry. Not really.

    And no reason to be sorry! Congrats on your hard work and the benefits it has paid.
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