Thread: 2010 Haunted Ontario Calendar

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So it's time to go through all your photos and send in your best shot (or 2) for the 2010 HAUNTED ONTARIO CALENDAR! It doesn't matter whether you think your haunt measures up or not - we want to see them all. Yard Haunt, Garage/Back Yard Walkthrough, Amateur & Professional Haunt, large or small it doesn't matter.

The calendar will be 8.5" x 11" when folded opening to 11" x 17", full colour, printed on good quality glossy paper and cover. Depending on cost it will either be saddle stitched (stapled) or ring bound. There will be a large area for photos at the top part of each month with plenty of space to write each day's appointments. I'm even thinking of putting in a Halloween countdown so we know exactly how many days it is until our favourite holiday rolls around again.

I'm going to try and keep the cost for each calendar in the $15-20 range plus shipping.

In order for me to gauge the response and figure out final printing numbers/calendar cost I will make the assumption that those submitting photos will want at least 1 copy of the finished calendar. If submissions are too low to either fill the calendar or justify printing costs I will be forced to unfortunately cancel the calendar so please send in those photos or indicate if you will be purchasing one (or many!)

I will to allocate some space each month for a small banner ad for those with a Halloween related business/professional Haunt that wish to advertise. The final size of the banner has yet to be determined but it should be around 1" x 4.5" for approx. $60. Please contact me if you would be interested in this option. You could supply your own ad to my specs or I could design something for you for a small fee.

Here are the Photo Submission Guidelines:

- Basically the largest shot your camera can do is best. Anything above a 3+ MegaPixel camera should be fine. Files should be, at minimum, over 1 MB filesize. If you aren't sure, send me the photo and I can tell you if it is acceptable or not.

- Images that have been saved for the web are generally too small to use. The larger or better quality photo you send the larger or more prominent I will use it (when possible).

- Send a maximum of 1-4 photos. I will choose the best depending on the calendar layout. Email me at halloween@hectorturner.com

- include with each photo your name, haunt name (if any) & location. For example mine would read:

Hector Turner
A Haunted Halloween at Blackstone Cemetery, Brampton

- also include "HAUNTED ONTARIO" in your subject line when you submit your photos so I can try and keep the spam filters from catching it. I will send out a confirmation once I have received your submission so if you don't hear anything back from me within a week, please try to contact me.

- I reserve the right to have final say as to which photos will and will not be included, however I will endeavour to include at least 1 photo from each person that submits their shots.

That's it for now, let's get those photos rolling in so I can get started. If everything goes according to plan I would hope to have the calendars ready to ship by the 1st week of January 2010. This promises to be a great showcase for all the haunting community that Ontario has to offer and a great way to keep the Halloween spirit all year long!

Hector

Just wanted to post a follow-up to the calendar project.

Here is a rough layout of what I was thinking how the photos would look. This isn't exactly how January will look - I just threw in some shots I've received so things will shift around once I get all the photos in and decide what goes where. Generally I plan on having one large main image and 3-4 supporting images/month. I haven't laid out the actual calendar date pages yet but my thinking is that there will be space for the ads in those months where there are blank days at the beginning or end of each month. Some months will have 1 ad and others will have 2 ads. That way the ads and photos don't detract from one another.

Keep sending your photos in by the way. If you haven't submitted yet there is still time. Don't worry if you think your photos aren't good enough we want to see everyone's shots - a real cross-section of Halloween in Ontario. I'll be setting a cut-off date sometime in December where I make the decision, based on the number of photos and interest, whether to go ahead or not.