Submissions

I just want to make a clearer submission guideline

This group is intended for sporting dogs (as in those that belong in the sporting group) or for dogs of any breed doing some sort of action/sporting event. I have let it slide in the past, allowing non-action, non-sporting dog images, however, I think this group needs to return to its original intent

Also, official rules for submissions! This group has gotten larger so I think it's time to set some official rules/guidelines so that both people submitting and those getting the submissions in their inbox will be happy.

Please remember anything rejected is rejected for a reason - me nor my contributors are trying to be mean! If you follow this guideline you should have no troubles with the submission process. If you don't, however, your photograph may be subject to being declined. If this happens I will be sure to post the reason why before you even have to ask! If you would like an in depth explanation or a critique you may ask for it as well.


Official Rules & Guidelines

All photographs should be sporting dog related. The only breeds that are allowed to be in a still shot are those in the Sporting dog category as represented by the AKC. If you're unsure if your dog is in that group you may submit, but please be aware you are risking a decline. ALL breeds are welcomed as long as they are moving or in a sporting enviornment. For example, if you have a Boxer posed in front of agility equipment, this IS allowed. If you have him posed in just a general setting, however, it will be declined. I love all breeds of dogs, believe me, however this is a sporting dogs group, so I'd like to stick to the title and reason this group was made
There is still no submission limit; however, if you choose to enter 10 photographs in one day I will hold out and only accept a few of them a day.
All photographs MUST be of decent quality - this means no red eye, no blurring, etc. If there is slight blurring it's ok. For example if a dog is running and it's feet are blurry that is fine. The photograph must be relatively clear and must be a step above a "snapshot". "Snapshots" in my rulebook are simple photographs taken without artistic intent; if you took a photograph to post a a facebook thing, chances are it is a snapshot
All writing pieces should be literate in the sense of grammar and spelling. Of course I will not care if there are a few mistakes, but it shouldn't be full of them.
All drawings should appear as though time was taken to make them. Since drawings are not my specialty I will probably allow most of them to slide, however please don't post doodles or silly things that you draw in your notebook while bored in class (unless you draw cool stuff, then, ya know, that's ok) I will probably not be able to give you heavy critique in this matter if your deviation gets declined, however I have a few art friends who would probably volunteer to help you out
Please remember to put all art in the correct categories. They will be declined and you will be asked to resubmit to the proper category


Hope this helps with submissions! Thanks to everyone for reading this ^^