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Destinations now offers a Canadian Stock Photography resource.
Some of the reasons for offering such a service are to celebrate
our talented fellow Canadians, to show off our lovely country
and to promote four seasons Canadian Travel.
How
it works:
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1.
Send in your low resolution images (5 MB Max.) by email
at photo@CanadianTopDestinations.com.
2. Canadian Destinations staff reviews each photo and
decides whether or not it is accepted into our database.**
3. If your photographic submission is accepted we will
exhibit your work in our Canadian Stock images database,
on our website or other Canadian Destinations materials
so that picture buyers and researchers will have access
to a suitable stock of images for any media. |
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4.
We will represent you and your photograph to interested
parties who may have an interest in publishing your image.
5. We will notify you of the transaction, collect the
standard licensing fee from the interested party and mail
your portion to you directly upon receipt of payment from
the buyer.
6. We will let you know who to send your high-resolution
image to upon completion of the agreement. |
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Structure: |
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Note: Prints, editing and management of your images
can also be arranged for additional cost. |
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$100
fee to publications with a circulation of 10,000 or less
$200 fee to publications with a circulation of up to 50,000
$300 fee to publications with a circulation of up to 100,000
$400 fee to publications with a circulation of up to 500,000 |
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We follow
the “Fair Trade Stock Photography” philosophy,
which means you will always own the rights to your photos and
you can get paid for your efforts if your work is published.
All photographers receive 75% of the sale price for their images,
while Canadian Destinations retains 25% for administrative purposes.
Canadian Destinations does not require exclusivity on your images,
which means we place no restrictions on photographers selling
the same images through other agencies.
Submission
Guidelines: |
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All images must be about a Canadian Travel Experience
or location
- Images
including people must be accompanies with a signed
model release form.
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Images must not be larger than a 5 MB in size.
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Maximum submissions per month are 5 images.
- No
image submitted may contain any depictions of sexuality
or violence.
- Please
note that any submissions are not automatically published
through Canadian Destinations but must adhere to standards
of quality set by Canadian Destinations.
- Canadian
Destinations solely has the right to refuse to publish
any image at any time and at its sole discretion.
- Please
be aware that your accepted submission means that
you agree to allow Canadian Destinations to publish
your photograph on it’s website and in company
materials without restrictions.
- You
agree to authorize Canadian Destinations to represent
you and your accepted submission. This means we can
negotiate on your behalf, bill the buyer and send
you 75% of the fee.
- You
agree to allow Canadian Destinations publish your
name as creator of your article.
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Quality
Standards Guidelines |
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Restrictions
to Images Submitted: |
Since we want to develop a database of the highest quality
and unique images possible, it is important for all
who submit to understand the process of our evaluation
factors. Some of the factors associated with our evaluation
include the following:
- Is
there a clear center of interest?
- Is
the image composed well?
- Is
the focus crisp and is the exposure appropriate? With
the exception of photos that either intentionally
show motion or are taken as soft-focus images (such
as a portrait), tack-sharp focus is one of the first
things that everyone notices first about an image.
- Does
the photo tell a story? This is one of the most important
evaluation points we look for in photographer images
we want to add to our database.
- Does
the lighting enhance the subject and message? Whether
in shooting or evaluating photos, light should be
used to its maximum potential to reveal what's important
in the image and to set the overall tone of the photo.
- Is
the approach creative?
- Is
the photography unique? We do not want, for example,
average shots of Niagara Falls, which has been done
to death. We want a shot that no one else has taken…a
one of a kind.
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Pornographic or offensive photos will not be considered.
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Photos that are derivative work based on other copyrighted
photos (unless you are able to submit written releases
from the copyright owners).
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Photos with your own embedded copyright notice, watermark,
or a timestamp.
Series of several identical photos. Choose the best
one and submit it.
- Photos
which were not properly rotated, photos with main
subject not sharp (unless blur is intentional), and
too underexposed (dark) or too overexposed (bright)
photos.
- Photos
that have no artistic, aesthetic, stock or editorial
value to photo buyers.
- Family
photos, vacation snapshots, casual posed portraits,
casual photos of pets, and other photos more suitable
for family albums.
- Photos
displaying copyrighted logos or trademarks, product
names, company names, product brands or trademarked
and patented designs.
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Photos of copyrighted buildings and properties.
- Photos
of modern maps, documents where names are mentioned,
computer screenshots, branded toys, watches, computers
and other licensed products.
- Photos
of artworks (including publicly displayed), advertisements,
posters, or photos of other photos.
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Photos of uniquely identifiable people or private
property without properly signed releases.
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