Besides having great knives you MUST have great pictures.
There are a few photographers the specialize in knife pictures. They will take great pictures and submit them to knife magazines on your behalf.
Jim Cooper (Sharp By Coop) is one. Terrill Hoffman is another. Buddy Thompson is getting into knife maker portraits but also takes pictures of knives.
Coop got one of mine into Knife world.
I have also been in Blade a couple times (both shots by Coop) and had a 4 page spread in Knives Illustrated that were my pictures.
Time spent learning to take great pictures, if you are an internet seller, will be some of the best time spent.
When you send in pictures. Submit the best shot in both 5"x7" print and digital format. Sending 10 different shots of the same knife isn't going to help. Sending in 10 different knives might. Print your name, contact information and knife details on the back of the print copy. The digital version should be at least 300dpi and saved in CMYK format. You do not have to shrink it. They will do that if they use it. It's probably best to send in no more than 3 at a time. Wait a month and send in 3 more.
Magazine publishing is a business. If you want a better chance at getting into a magazine article, you advertise with that magazine. Make sure and mention you are an advertiser if you are in your cover letter.
Anyone else have any pointers?
There are a few photographers the specialize in knife pictures. They will take great pictures and submit them to knife magazines on your behalf.
Jim Cooper (Sharp By Coop) is one. Terrill Hoffman is another. Buddy Thompson is getting into knife maker portraits but also takes pictures of knives.
Coop got one of mine into Knife world.
I have also been in Blade a couple times (both shots by Coop) and had a 4 page spread in Knives Illustrated that were my pictures.
Time spent learning to take great pictures, if you are an internet seller, will be some of the best time spent.
When you send in pictures. Submit the best shot in both 5"x7" print and digital format. Sending 10 different shots of the same knife isn't going to help. Sending in 10 different knives might. Print your name, contact information and knife details on the back of the print copy. The digital version should be at least 300dpi and saved in CMYK format. You do not have to shrink it. They will do that if they use it. It's probably best to send in no more than 3 at a time. Wait a month and send in 3 more.
Magazine publishing is a business. If you want a better chance at getting into a magazine article, you advertise with that magazine. Make sure and mention you are an advertiser if you are in your cover letter.
Anyone else have any pointers?