Guatadopt 2009 12 x 12 Calendar
Celebration of our Children from Guatemala
benefiting The Do Good Charitable Foundation's: Orphanage Relief Project
SUBMISSIONS
STOP AND READ: It is very important that you read the requirements below. If you do not take the time to follow directions, you probably will not see your photos in the calendar.
We have a user group on YAHOO to answer any questions you have or discuss the calendar: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GuatCal
Purpose of the Calendar: As the title suggests, we are celebrating our children. These calendars are distributed all over the US and Guatemala. Each year, Guatadopt collects hundreds of photos for our calendar and each year our calendar gets a little bigger to accomodate the entries.
LIMITATIONS: While we can not promise that every child will be included in the calendar, we do everything in our power to include them. However, your involvement is necessary. In the past, we have been sad to see that photos were left out when the photo never made it to us...or because of a corrupted photo. If you do not receive a confirmation, please use the Yahoo group to ask for assistance. We have a few volunteers who are helping with various aspects of the project.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING: OCT 1st, 2008
PRE-ORDERS: Pre-Ordering is scheduled through Nov. 1st. This year, you must pre-order a calendar to receive one.
SHIPPING: UPS will be used for the initial shipment (we will NOT be using any other carriers...as we were not satisfied with last year's shipment)
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
1. Locate 2 photos you would like to submit. One for cool weather and one for warm weather.
2. RENAME THE PHOTO: ChildsFirstName_ChildsLastName_C.jpg for cold weather and ChildsFirstName_ChildsLastName_W.jpg for warm weather. For example:
Julia_Smith_W.jpg This would be the Warm Weather photo
Julia_Smith_C.jpg This would be the Cool Weather photo
Joe_and_Julie_Smith_W.jpg3. Resize photos to be between about 500 and 1024 ultimately.
We can take photos up to 3MB, but your email system may not work well with such large photos.
4. Submit the form below.
5. One you submit, do NOT close window until you see a confirmation screen.
STATUS: We will try and periodically provide a summary so that you may check photo submissions. This will only be available on the Calendar Forum.
PHOTO REQUIREMENTS:
The child(ren) or teen(s) has/have been adopted from Guatemala and the adoption(s) have been finalized in Guatemala.
You may submit up to 3 photos per child ( 1 in Winter/Fall clothing, 1 in Summer/Spring clothing and 1 in neutral dress). If you have 2 or more children from Guatemala, we encourage photos of the children together. If you decide to submit just one, please make it a neutral clothing photo.
The submitter must have custody of the child or be able to obtain and provide written permission from the parent if requested.
Rectangular shaped photos only.
Do not use digital frames or effects that change the edging.
Color photos only.
Please refrain from unusual digital effects (mild enhancements are OK as long as the photo looks normal).
Pictures should be proportional to standard photo size and print without space or distortion on an 8 x 10.
Each picture should have *space* around the main subject so that if lightly cropped, it will not affect the picture's content.
Please do not crop photos to odd sizes.
Avoid odd positions where the child is laying down, upside down or angled.
Pictures must be in a JPG format. NO GIF photos please!
Due to time constraints, we cannot accept mailed or separately emailed photos.
Please refer questions to our Yahoo Group if you are having trouble.
Finally, we cannot accept photos taken by a professional lab due to copyright issues. COPYRIGHT PHOTOS: ** Please note that most professional studios own the copy right on photos. By default, we will not accept studio photos. However, if you are the photographer, please make a note in the comments.
Children MUST be fully clothed.
Recommendations
FACE SHOTS ARE USUALLY BEST!
We love photos of your child with family members, grandparents, friends, etc.
We encourage smiling, funny or amusing photos.
Generally, pictures should reflect the spirit of adoption and family.
Creative use of light and color
Candid, non posed
Happy, laughing pictures
Interesting settings (beach, Antigua, mountains, sunsets, etc.)
Unique props (big hats, grown up clothes, streamers, etc.)
Avoid typical shots (birthday cake faces, Spaghetti shots, etc.)
Please note that Photos will be resized and cropped to fit.
PRIVACY:
Your family's privacy is very important to us. Guatadopt.com will not share any personal information with any other organization or individual. The following information will not be published on the calendar nor displayed in the database (except to you and the Guatadopt team)
The following information MAY be published publicly:
