Help with this Seal

[Mike Buckley]

Nice revision! By the way, this would make a wonderful black-and-white photo.

[jamn4ex]

Tom I feel like you brought a great capture here, then transformed it to a fantastic image well worth the considerations of the local paper.

[HiImTom]

Thanks all for the kind comments. It was one of those shots that when you got it you knew, lol. Now only 5,000 more until that next one, lol. I reckon the practice will never hurt.

I went ahead and submitted it to one local magazine that only prints in color for consideration. I am still waiting to hear.

I submitted the edited one without the pole; is this ok? What are the guidelines when submitting to newspapers. Should it remain unedited aside from color since it is news? I would think this is a slippery slope since news should be unbiased and accurate. Thanks for the information.

I live in the beach area which has a huge influx of tourists during the spring through fall. I was hoping to take a few of my better geographically related shots to print and then offer them at the farmers market. I thought this might be one way to earn money for some real equipment. How does print work? Should they be numbered? I am totally new, so any help in this area is greatly appreciated. Thanks again.

[Geoff F]

What size prints, and straight prints or ready framed?

A couple of years ago, a friend had a cafe (small UK coastal town) and I sold a few framed prints there. He had some free variable wall decoration in return. A4 or A3 size.

Another option which I offered were high quality 'greetings cards'. Not cheap postcards but good quality prints on real photo paper which was folded, much like a Christmas or Birthday Card. Approx 8 x 6 ins when folded. With an inner space for the purchaser to write a message and send it to a friend.

I placed a card plus envelope inside a cellophane bag. The rear of the card had a few words of explanation about the photo plus a small advert for my friend's cafe.

But after he sold that business I stopped selling my photos.

[BCrose]

Beautiful image and love the final edit.