Concert-Pictures.com is now accepting album reviews, concert reviews, and concert photos.
To contribute, view the guidelines below and send an email to contribute@concert-pictures.com.

• You are an excellent music critic with great writing style and have a desire to share your opinions.
• You go to many concerts and can verbalize what makes and breaks a concert performance.
• You are an experienced concert photographer and want to build your reputation and exposure.
• You are just starting as a photographer, writer, or music critic and need real world experience.
• You have your own website and you want to increase traffic and share in the music community.

• Check grammar and spelling
• Quality content is a must
• Include a 50-100 word personal bio and up to 2 URLs you'd like linked to
• Include a personal headshot to be posted along with your bio (optional)

• No local bands or demo CD reviews
• The album or artist must be well-known enough and able to be found on Amazon.com or in iTunes
• Reviews must include at least 300 words
• Be objective and provide a quality review of the album that would benefit the reader
• Links to artist/band/record label/Wikipedia/Myspace sites welcome
• All musical genres are welcome

• No local bands or demo CD reviews
• The album or artist must be well-known enough and able to be found on Amazon.com or in iTunes, some exceptions can be made for hot up-and-coming artists/bands
• Be objective and provide a quality review of the concert that would benefit the reader
• Attempt to know all or part of the set-list, but not required
• Include the date and location of the performance
• Include the band members' names
• Links to artist/band/record label/Wikipedia/Myspace sites welcome

• Local bands are permitted - with enough submissions a local band category will be created
• Photos must be of professional or semi-pro quality. Poor quality photos will not be published
• Include a brief (or extended) review of the concert from your perspective. Explain the highlights about the performance or artist that was unique during this performance.
• Include the date and location of the performance
• Include the band members' names
• Submit 4-12 pictures per individual musician from a single performance. Example: If you have 8 pictures each of 4 members of a band, (32 total pictures) that is acceptable. You may also submit up to 12 pictures of 1 musician (lead singer perhaps) per performance.

Photographer's Copyright
Add your "© Your Name" on the lower right-hand corner of the Full Size image only. Use a 10 or 11pt, Verdana, Arial, or Tahoma font, in white. Adding small a black outline or drop shadow behind the white text is permitted.

File Names
Use the musician's first and last name with the date of the performance (year/month/day) in the file name.

File Names - Large size
Firstname-Lastname-20060120-01.jpg (2006 January 20th)
Firstname-Lastname-20060120-02.jpg
Firstname-Lastname-20060120-03.jpg

File Names - Thumbnail(add an "x" to the end for thumbnail sizes)
Firstname-Lastname-20061220-01x.jpg
Firstname-Lastname-20061220-02x.jpg
Firstname-Lastname-20061220-03x.jpg

File sizes
Thumbnails must be 125px by 125px at 72dpi
Full size - Max height: 650px, Max width: 750px;
Any aspect ratio is fine, example: 750px by 300px would be a nice panoramic shot.

File Delivery
.Zip files are required when sending more than 6 Full size and thumbnail images in one email.

Disclaimer
Contributing content is voluntarily
Concert-Pictures.com will credit the author or photographer of submitted content
Concert-Pictures.com will notify the contributor of the publication status of his/her content
Concert-Pictures.com reserves the right to add or remove contributed content at any time
Concert-Pictures.com reserves the right to add "Concert-Pictures.com" to the lower left-hand corner of submitted photography
Submitted content does not guarantee publication