Submission Tips

Below are just some general guidelines that models and photographers can take into consideration when doing a shoot that would help increase your chances of having photos chosen for publication when submitting to Delicious Dolls magazine. 

 

We prefer bright, vibrant, colorful images with interesting sets and creative poses. If you are just standing in the shot it may not have as strong an impact. So think creative, interesting poses. Highlight the body lines. Think Elvgren pinup, sexy tease.

 

Always try to nail the wardrobe and props for a great retro feel.

 

We do also accept modern and alternative pinup shots. Remember to integrate some of the 50's pinup influences in your modern sets (hair styling, flower in hair, Cuban heel stockings)

 

We rarely publish B/W photos. We prefer color. So your chances are better if the images are in color. Not to say we won't publish B/W but they simply don't pop as much as a color set.

 

Overly desaturated or "aged" images are not tops on our list. It really has to be done well to keep from losing image clarity. At full page images they sometimes look soft or blurry So we opt not to use them a lot. But if done well, and you are able to maintain the image clarity, you've got a great shot.

 

We receive TONS of fashion shots. That falls outside our core content. BUT.....we do show some flexibility in the content area when doing artist or photographer spotlights. You may sometimes see a spotlight with only fashion or alternative shots.  This is simply because we are highlighting a photographers or artist style.  

 

We will of course on occasion publish shots that are slightly outside our core content criteria. But your chances are def better if the set has a pinup essence to it.

 

COVERS

 

Everyone has a chance at a cover with Delicious Dolls, from experienced models to newcomers.  Images must simply be professional quality.  And by professional quality we simply mean well done with a good finished processing. Below are some cover guidelines to follow that help improve your chances of possibly getting on the cover.

 

1.  Vertical compositions.  We will rarely crop a horizontal composition to make a vertical.

2.  Vibrant colors, interesting poses, perfect wardrobe, great sets.  All these contribute to a great final shot.  the attention is in the details.  Always choose Cuban heel stockings vs. regular stockings, get the pinup hair style going, flower in your hair, etc.

3.  Leave some open area on upper left of the shot for the Delicious Dolls magazine logo. Leave open areas on both vertical sides for text placement.

4.  Minimize extreme color variations on vertical sides.  This makes it harder for us to insert readable text if the color shift is too extreme (black to white)

 

And our last bit of advice. . . the #1 reason most sets are not selected is plain and simple image quality. Images must be professional quality. Processed images will always take precedent over non processed images. It's really that simple. We do not turn images down due to the models looks.  We might turn them down if the styling is not pinup inspired enough.  But the main reason is typically image quality.  If we try to print an image at full page size, any quality issues (out of focus, aged processing) are amplified.  The image would then look blurry or "soft".  Not ideal for a feature spread.

 

Hope this helps some of you out there to better focus your content themes for future sets.

 

When submitting, we highly recommend a follow up email if you don't hear back from us in 7 days. We try to respond to everyone within 1 week. But we get about 600 emails a week. Some will fall through the cracks. So please follow up!  Hope this helps.  Thanks!

Delicious Dolls Team

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