Now Accepting Calendar Photo Submissions for the Doodle Kisses 2012 Calendars!!!

[Adina P]

As of today, September 1st, Doodle Kisses will now be accepting photo submissions for our 2012 Doodle Kisses Labradoodle & Goldendoodle* Calendars. I will first link you to the photo requirements and then I will tell you how to submit and what email to send them to--ALL the info is here and in the link...please read it very carefully so you don't miss anything. It is lengthy.

We have created a list of photo requirements to help guide you in choosing an appropriate photo(s) of your doodle(s). Please be sure to read these requirements carefully so you choose high quality photos: http://www.doodlekisses.com/page/calendar-photo-requirements -- this will help you avoid wasting time sending photos that will immediately be disqualified.


Now ... on to How to Submit Photos

1) Send ONLY ONE photo PER EMAIL ONLY--I know this is tedious, but if you do it wrong I'll make you do it over :-/ It helps tremendously in sorting photos if you only send ONE photo per email. So if you have 1 photo you send one email. If you have 5 photos, you send 5 separate emails.

2) You may submit up to 5 photos PER doodle you own.

3) In your email please tell me what TYPE of doodle you have that is in the photo (labradoodle or goldendoodle or whatadoodle*) and tell me what your DK Profile name is.

4) IF ANY of your photos are professionally taken you must confirm that you have rights to use said photo(s) in a calendar that will be sold. Also if the photographer wants a copyright notice with the photo (i.e. Adina Pearson Photography (c) ) then please let me know that information.

5) Send your photos to

That's it!

Deadline for Submissions: September 30, 2012---please bookmark this discussion or click "Follow" at the bottom of the thread to say up-to-date on any changes which DK Admin reserve the right to make at any time. It will be your responsibility to keep informed on this by reading through the responses to this discussion because these may contain clarification and additional tips. Selection of final calendar photos will be done by DK Admin and is subject to their best judgment

* Because Doodle Kisses is primarly a site for labradoodle and goldendoodle owners, our two main calendars will only feature labradoodles and goldendoodles (and double doodles/NAR's). However, our multi-doodle calendar will accept photos of other commonly accepted doodles such as aussiedoodles. While we love all dogs, we have to stay true to our site's focus. If you have a rescue doodle and are not sure what precise type it is...just take your best guess when listing the type of doodle your dog is.

**As always a portion of proceeds from sales of these calendars will be donated to doodle and dog rescue organizations.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Charlie,  There is no auto-response reply  for this.  If you think of how many thousands of photos Adina is receiving, you will realize that we just have to assume our entries were received, if your e-mail didn't get a bad address notice.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Adina, an inquiring mind wants to know. Could you give us an approximation of how many submissions you receive when you get a chance? Also, do you think the quality of submissions has improved over time? The PG has worked hard on making your job more difficult as far as selecting photos. Our work is just about done and now yours begins. But think of all the lovely doodles you'll see : )

[Camilla and Darwin]

I second this, I'd love to know!

[Adina P]

Based on what it was when I last looked yesterday I think it will be in the low 500 range -- which is about what it was last year but I can't answer the quality question as I haven't looked yet :-D  I am making myself wait until the deadline.  And yes you will have made my job tougher...mostly because I think the photo group has already done their own choosing ... lol.  Now I have to hope that my choosing will be pleasing to the photo experts..oh my!

 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Adina, All of Fudge and Vern's entries are marked PICK ME!!! I admire your willpower.

[Jane Smith]

Very clever Laurie.  Mine are marked entry 1, entry 2, and so on. 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I never thought of that...........LOL

[F, Calla & Luca]

I don't # them like that either.

[F, Calla & Luca]

All entries marked PICK ME are automatically eliminated but count toward your tally. Did I neglect to mention that when I posted Adina's rules, sorry : (

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Luckily, I didn't really do it, so I hope my entries are still safe!!!! I didn't number mine either. I just put Calendar entry or something.

[F, Calla & Luca]

That should be fine. Adina can count and knows what all the pictures are meant for.

[Gail Piro]

Wish I had thought of that!!!