****UPDATE****2010 DOODLE KISSES CALENDAR is Now Accepting PHOTO SUBMISSIONS!!!

[Adina P]

We are now accepting doodle photo submissions for our 2010 Doodle Kisses Calendar! The information below is very important, please don't just skim it...READ IT CAREFULLY!

Here is the criteria for photo submissions:

1) ***update*** YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF DK to be eligible--and YOUR doodle must be in the photo. This means, for example, if you have a friend with a doodle or are a breeder you may NOT submit a photo of a doodle you do not currently own or a puppy that you are going to sell. Obviously if YOUR doodle is in a photo with a non-DK doodle that's fine. BUT YOUR doodle MUST be in the photo.

2) Photo must be high resolution. This means pretty much the photo should be straight out of your camera to your computer to me with NO size editing or cropping. Another way to know if your photo is high resolution is when you are looking at it in its FULL size...it should be bigger than your computer screen. If it's not, then it's too small and it will not be considered (this means no camera-phone photos).

3) Photos, of course, must be of excellent quality. Clear without any blurriness, good lighting. ***update*** think about not only how cute your doodle is but what's in the background.... If your doodle looks great but the background does not, is cluttered or detracts from the photo, rethink the photo. In the end it is subjective but it might help you in selecting what to submit.

4) No humans in the photo...only your doodle(s).

5) Professional photos are NOT necessary but acceptable. ***update*** By submitting photos taken by a professional photographer you are claiming you have the photographer's express permission to submit the photo for a calendar that will be sold. They own the copyright, even if they gave you the digital files. Unless you signed a contract with them that says otherwise, you need to have their express permission to use a photo in a product that will be sold. If you don't have this permission, get it or don't submit the photo.

6) A photo that shows your doodle clearly (face visible more or less--i.e. not turned away from the camera).

Photo Submission Process:

1) ONLY ONE PHOTO PER EMAIL, but you may submit as many as five emails total.

2) Send your photos to ___to be announced ___

3) Be sure to mention what type of doodle is in each photo (labradoodle, goldendoodle, whatadoodle?) and your DK profile name.

That's it!

Deadline for Submissions: October 15th, 2009---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

***As always a portion of proceeds from sales will be donated to rescue

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

All my "people" get doodle calendars for Christmas - even my great aunt who is a cat person!

[Sue]

By now I am sure you have plenty of submissions. Can you use any more? If so, what type do you need? Winter, spring, summer or fall?

Sue

[Adina P]

I haven't organized them that far yet...=) Let me just say the choice won't be EASY...but you have until Oct 15th to submit so feel free to make my choice HARDER :-D

[Becky and Bella]

I know the deadline isn't until next week, but I was just wondering when we will know if our doods made the calendar?
Thanks

[Adina P]

No final decisions are made till AFTER the deadline when the calendars are completed. Because until they are done...everything is up in the air.

[Adina P]

Essentially after the deadline, we look at all the photos again....eliminate many, keep many, eliminate, keep, eliminate, keep---until we are down to a smaller bunch but still too many and arrange and re-arrange them, wring our hands, sweat, debate, arrange some more for a days and days, then we start designing pages and make the final decisions and once all that is done...THEN we let the individual members whose photos were chosen KNOW...THEN we let the rest of the site know the calendars are ready!
My goal is before the end of October =)

[Joanne]

Here is a picture of my Handsome Pride and Joy Samson for the 2010 Calendar

[Adina P]

Joanne....you've gotta follow the instructions above and EMAIL it to the address listed.

[Adina P]

There aren't because they are no longer available for purchase. But if anyone wants to share theirs that made it in that is okay!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

On page 4 of this discussion I put the picture of Ned that was chosen as February on one of last year's calendars. There is also a discussion titled something like - Calendar doodles where are you now. And some of last year's pictures are posted with current pictures of the doodles.

[Karen & Lucy]

This is the pic of Lucy that was in one of the calendars for March 2009

[F, Calla & Luca]

Nancy, you really are such a helpful person.