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Quick Tip #65

Category: Photoshoots
For: Male & Female Models
(Freelance & Agency Repped)

The great thing about magazine publications becoming digital is that it opens the doors to models of all types, shapes and sizes to be eligible for submitting their images for consideration. However, it can be tricky to figure out how to determine which publications you'll want to submit to and what to send.

Already have images from a shoot you've done that you feel belong in a magazine? While the hard part has been taken care of (getting the photos), it can be challenging to then match up what magazines you'll want to send your submission to.

To make the process a bit easier to navigate, think in terms of theme. Do the images you have follow a specific theme or concept (i.e. glamour, summer fun, fantasy, winter, extreme beauty looks)? If so, narrow down your search by looking for publications that would match your theme.

Many magazines (both print and digital) specialize in certain looks and concepts, such as high fashion, dark/emo/goth, fetish, beauty, lifestyle, etc.

Doing a general online search for "fashion magazines" will pull up a ton of results that will overwhelm you. Instead, do a search on Facebook and Instagram. Although you'll still get a fairly large amount of results to wade through, because they are heavily image-based and even organized by hashtags, this will help dramatically with weeding out the potentials much faster.

Don't have photos already lined up? That's actually a good thing because each magazine publication has specific themes and looks they cast for depending on how often they come out with a new issue. This means you can literally plan your shoot according to the publications you are interested in sending photos to.

Check out their websites or social media profiles to find out when the next round of submission deadlines are due and what themes they are looking for. Opting for a theme they are in need of for an upcoming issue is a great way to increase the odds of your submission being viewed and accepted, compared to randomly sending photos with themes and looks they currently aren't in the market for or that may not fall in line with their branding.
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