SUBMISSION DATES: September 01, 2024 through October 31, 2024.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR DIGITAL IMAGES: Files should
be on CD, DVD or USB flash drive and saved as high quality JPEG's with a wide color range as in Adobe or ProPhoto
RGB. (Note: sRGB will not reproduce as well in the printing process. The printer will convert to CMYK.) Minimum
resolution is 300 DPI. Minimum size is 3150 pixels by 2400 pixels. Images on your
CD or DVD must open showing your name and image ID corresponding to the same number printed on an accompanying color print
and your submission inventory sheet. Each submitted CD/DVD must have its own inventory sheet. Each
CD/DVD must have your name, file type, PC or Mac compatibility and “2026 Sanibel-Captiva Nature Calendar submissions”
printed on it.
Your submission inventory sheet must include the place and date the image was captured.
Your submission inventory sheet must contain the correct common name of the image subject. (It may
contain additional descriptive information.)
Example: Fowler - PF123 - Florida Brown Pelican – (in winter breeding plumage)
- 07/07/10 – Ding Darling NWR
Size for images should be proportional to fit the front cover
dimensions of 10.5 wide by 9 inches tall and/or the inside month dimensions or10.5 inches wide by 8 inches tall
or larger. Images are usually cropped from one or both opposite sides.
You may not digitally adjust or alter the composition in any manner! You may adjust your digital image for correct color, balance,
tone, contrast and sharpness.
You must include with each submitted digital image a photographic quality color print
that you believe accurately represents the digital image. This print will be used to determine if the image
composition is desired in this edition of the calendar. This print will also be used to determine if the
image color is correct and sharp enough for reproduction. Your accompanying color print/s must be printed on 8 ½”
by 11” photo quality paper with either four or six images per 8 ½ by 11” page. If
selected for use this print will be used in the final color proofing stage before printing the calendar. Your
name and image ID must be printed below each image.
FORMAT: Vertical and horizontal.
Due to calendar size all images are usually cropped from one or both opposite sides.
SUBJECT
MATTER: Primarily close-ups of birds and other wildlife on Sanibel and Captiva Islands and the waters
surrounding these islands. Birds displaying, in breeding plumage and birds or other wildlife nesting with
young will receive first consideration. Also, any image depicting marine life such as dolphins, manatees,
corrals and mollusks off the shores of Sanibel and Captiva will be considered first. The cover image is usually selected from
the best submitted image of one of the local water birds, shore birds or raptors – preferable in breeding plumage. The
rear cover image is selected from the best submitted image of a Sanibel-Captiva sunset. (Natural settings
only, no human culture showing.)
Occasionally exceptional images photographed
off, but near Sanibel and Captiva (such as Estero Island and Bunch Beach) are published. Please segregate
at the end of your submission inventory list any non Sanibel-Captiva images.
Please do not submit images previously
published in the Sanibel-Captiva Nature Calendar.
Do not hesitate to send any image/s of the flora and
fauna of the islands that you consider being of exceptional photographic quality.
All subjects must have been
photographed on Sanibel, Captiva, or the waters surrounding this area. (Note:
JF Productions does not want, nor knowingly accept for publication, photographs of wildlife that have in any way been
staged, manipulated, fed, inhibited, captured, bred in captivity, altered, or disturbed. Whether intentional
or unintentional, if photographing a subject resulted in its disturbance in any way, do not send it for review.
Do take the time to reconsider your photographic methods.)
COPYRIGHTS AND COMMERCIAL
RIGHTS: In exchange for the below listed payments you will be required to grant JF Productions and
Jim Fowler copyrights and commercial rights for the one time use of any selected photographic slides and or digital images.
This includes and is limited to use of your name and images in the 2026 Sanibel-Captiva Nature Calendar, promotional
material, media coverage, print and electronic advertising, and any authorized web site with no quantity or time limits.
Each published image in the calendar will have a credit printed on the same page the image appears except cover images
will be credited inside the calendar. Note: Your credit is limited to your personal name only.
PAYMENT RATES: For use of an image on
a month page or rear cover the payment is $50.00. For use of an image on the front cover the payment is
$100.00. Payment will be made within 30 days of the May 1, 2025 publication date. Each contributor will
also receive 5 copies of the calendar - 10 if your image is selected for the front cover. (Shipping cost outside of the continental
U.S. is the responsibility of the contributor.)
SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS:
Submission materials should be shipped in sturdy containers such as “Tyvek” or other crush proof packaging.
Include shipping instructions inside your package in case the outside addresses are torn off. If you wish your
materials returned place them inside your return package addressed to you and apply the correct postage.
Place this package, unsealed, into a second larger package, and ship Express, Priority or First Class Mail to: JF Productions,
PO Box 3828, Midway, KY 40347.
RETURN OF SUBMISSION MATERIALS:
If you wish to have submission materials returned you must include a shipping container with postage or a check
to cover return shipping expense. Upon request materials not selected for publication
will be returned within 90 days of the end of the submission date. Upon request submission materials selected for publication
will be returned during the month of April or May 2025. (Shipping cost ouside of the continental U.S. is the responsibility
of the contributor.)
LIABILITY: JF Productions and Jim Fowler assume no liability for submitted
materials damaged, lost or destroyed. Submission of materials indicate your
acceptance of this no liability policy. END
(Rev.01/06/24)