TALL TALES: A Call for August Issue Submissions

Contributed by Nicole Bechard Jul 17, 2012

UPDATE The uber talented and stylish photography phenom Lara Jade, will be acting as our Guest Editorial Curator & Creative Director. She will be bring her artistic eye and industry experience to help us choose the stories to tell in our August Issue.

Behind every action lies a story of how it came to be. This month we want to celebrate our contributors and their stories – you! Going back to the basics, we are keeping the theme open. We invite you to create and submit an editorial of your choice and then tell us your story.

Need some ideas to get you started?

· Tell us a story about the editorial your shooting. What does it mean to you and what do you want the viewer to take away from it?
· What is the biggest obstacle you face as an artist? How did or will you overcome it?
· Tell us a memorable moment that happened during the shoot.
· Interview members of your creative team.

With the launch of our interactive edition on the iPad, we now have the ability to provide a rich media experience with the inclusion of video, audio, and slideshows. All these wonderful tools will allow us to tell an even deeper story.

To create the most compelling representation of your work for our iPad app, we encourage you send us any extra content created in conjunction to your editorial. This includes audio recordings, video takes, behind-the-scenes takes, cinemagraphs, horizontal & vertical options of each shot, and any background text to help explain the piece.

The Neverending commute by Jamie Beck & Kevin Burg

File Formats

· Audio Recordings: MP3 format.
· Video formats: MP4 files with H.264 encoding, .mov and .m4v | Cool Example From May 2012 - http://vimeo.com/42390644
· Cinemagraphs: Animated Gifs (See How To Links Below)
· http://lifehacker.com/5847821/how-to-create-animated-cinemagraphs
· http://www.tested.com/news/news/2253-how-to-make-your-own-cinemagraphs-a...
· http://www.labnol.org/software/cinemagraph-tutorial/19453/
· Images: High Rez Jpegs. Vertical & Horizontal Versions of each photo if available

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THE RULES
· This is open to all photographers and creative teams.
· Must be a new and/or unpublished editorial.
· Must contain wardrobe and/or accessories from emerging or independent designers/brands ONLY.
· Nudity is allowed, however must be implemented tastefully.
· PLEASE make sure to check our submission requirements before submitting.
· Last but not least...HAVE FUN!!!

DEADLINE INFORMATION
All submissions are due to us at photos@papercutmag.com by Thursday August 9th, 2012 at midnight US EST (NO EXCEPTIONS) and all accepted work will be notified within a week of the deadline closing. Please make sure the subject line is August 2012 Submission.

SUBMISSION CONFIRMATION
All submissions will receive an email confirmation to ensure that we have received your work. Please note that this is NOT an auto-reply, so it may take a few hours for us to confirm.

xoxo
The Papercut team