Accent Alaska Submission Guidelines

Accent Alaska no longer accepts film submissions.

Digital Submissions:

1. All initial digital submissions must be low-resolution image files (1-3 MB in size) and delivered either on a non-returnable CD or as a web page. Our preferred web page format is the Horizontal - Feedback web gallery available in Photoshop's Automated Web Gallery feature.

2. Final digital submissions should include the RAW file accompanied by an uncompressed TIFF or PSD "proofing file", at 300 dpi, and cropped of any borders and clean of dust particles. The PSD/TIFF File should reflect the artists' interpretation of the captured image. The higher the true pixel count (not interpolated), the greater the reproduction quality. You can submit both low res images and final images at the same time. The final images should be at least a 6MP capture (3000 px X 2000 px). These images can be submitted on either a DVD or CDR. Please be sure to embed the Adobe 1998 RGB Color Profile.

3. Accent Alaska will not consider images that have not been properly keyworded and captioned :

***The necessary fields for an instant upload to our online database include:

Document Title / Object Name - which is a brief description @ 2-3 words in length.

Headline - A more complete description @ 5 words in length

Caption - The complete description including the Who, What, When, Where, and How Many of the image.

Keywords - Seperated keywords encompassing all the variants of the image. Including emotive keywords is a plus.

Copyright - Your own copyright.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

How the submission process works:
Once you have submitted images, we will select the photos to be marketed by Accent Alaska. We will make a web gallery of the accepted images, and delete those that are not considered marketable.

What we are looking for:
Your absolute best, crème of the crop images of Alaska including but not limited to: scenics, recreation, tourism, industry, wildlife, flora, ethnic diversity, native culture, special events, transportation, geology and weather.

Other information to assist you on getting into Digital Photography can be found on the web:

www.d65.com
www.luminous-landscape.com

And there are a good number of books that will aid you as well. Naturally, we will help in answering any questions you may have - but a little research will go a long way.

Accent Alaska Captioning Guidelines

1. Detailed captioning of all images is essential in order to attain all possible sales. The more information on the image, the more profitable it will be. Applicable information should include the following:

• Location information: Where was the photo taken? State, city, nearest town, national park, wildlife refuge.
• Specifics of the scene: Mountain ranges or peaks, including elevation; rivers, lakes, trails, roads, highways
•Time of day/ season: Sunset, sunrise, dusk, twilight, night, spring, summer, fall, winter.
• Activity in the scene: Kayaking, hiking, fishing, biking, boating, skiing, logging, mining, etc.
• People in the scene: Woman, man, couple, family, child, children, girl, boy, ethnicity, etc.
• Wildlife with scientific/Latin name
• Flora with scientific/Latin name
• Industry: Mining, timber, logging, agriculture, tourism, transportation
• Model or property release: If applicable, model release should be included in the caption as “MR” and property release as “PR”.