Tuesday, April 23, 2013

How To Put Your Dog On A Magazine Cover

By Alyssa Riggs


If you love animals then you may be generally proud of your pet and you may want to show them off to the world. It is possible to put your dog on a magazine cover. This can be achieved using various methods. You can opt to take one approach or you can use more than one approach to boost your chances.

Major publications normally hold contests at least once in a year, where they invite members of the public to submit images of their pets. You can take advantage of such offers to gain exposure for your pet. Take high resolution photos at different angles. You can get your pet to pose or take a photo of it doing something interesting. Make sure to capture it up close so that it is clearly visible.

Carefully choose which publication you want your pet to be featured in. It may be more challenging to have your pet featured in a national publication, as the publication probably receives a lot of submissions from pet owners. Your best chance lies in submitting to local publications. You need to be patient as it may take some time for your pet to be featured and some editors prefer to take their time and know a pet first before including them in their publications.

Your other option would be to get an agent for your pet. Some specific agencies represent canines only and they may be able to get your pet featured in a publication. Some agents work with human beings but they may occasionally agree to take on a pet. The advantage of using agencies is that they are generally familiar with different magazines and they may be able to put in a good word for you with editors.

Chances of having your pet featured increases if the publication runs a story about it. This means that you should point out anything extraordinary about your pet when making your pitch on why it should be on the front page. Point out anything that may fascinate the readers.

If possible, have your pet professionally trained on how to model and pose for photos. This will increase the likelihood that publications may want to work with it. It takes skills and discipline for a pet to go through a photo shoot. Agents may be willing to train your pet to see if it is cut out for the modeling industry.

A more hassle free way of getting your pet on the front page is by coming up with your own publication. You can do this on the Internet by taking advantage of websites that offer this service for free. All you will need to do is to upload a photo of your pet, customize the background and headlines and save the image in your computer.

Networking increases the chances of having your pet featured in major publications. Photographers normally attend dog events with the intention of head hunting for pets. You may easily be able to find someone who want to put your dog on a magazine cover at such events.




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