(DE-FI)ance Magazine also provides opportunities for talent not in the incubator to contribute your work and have it published in a high end, well respected Independent publication. Being published in (DE-FI)ances exposes your work to industry professionals, photographers, models, designers, and other creatives around the country, as well as those who have previously been published in (DE-FI)ance and have gained more interest in their work & landed jobs from the platform that we have afforded them.
When submitting please follow the guidelines outlined on this page. Upon reviewing submissions, (DE-FI) Global INC reserves the rights to Accept or Deny any submission we receive. Submissions are reviewed based on its content, quality, relevance, and the availability of space in the issue its being submitted to be published.
We do NOT provide free print copies, as presently the publication is printed exclusively through Magcloud; Magcloud prints-by-purchase. We also don’t pay for submissions, all photo shoot expenses for a submission to the magazine is covered by the team conducting the project. We are looking for only UNPUBLISHED editorials.
If your photographs are published in (DE-FI)ance Magazine, they must be ONLY published in (DE-FI)ance Magazine, if we find out that they are published by another magazine they will be removed immediately. Once your submissions are accepted they must not be posted online or any social media until the magazine is released. We choose the cover that we like. Do NOT ask for the Cover.
We accept Fashion, Beauty & Written Submissions
* All submission should be between 6-8 images. If your submissions are over 10 images, we won’t publish all images, a maximum of 8 and a minimum of 4 will be chosen, unless it is a cover story or special feature. Once your submission is accepted for publication the files sizes required are: 8.5X11 for Portraits at 300dpi. We use mostly portrait images; the less landscape is better.
* When submitting for consideration, always submit your images in low-resolution as attachments, include the photographers name and a title for the story. Please do not submit high resolution attachments, or zipped files for review. If you are submitting the editorial and are not the photographer, please confirm and present to us permission/release form from the photographer that owns the copyright to the images.
* For fashion submissions, wardrobe credits are required. It must contain wardrobe and/or accessories from emerging or independent designers and brands (major brands are not allowed). For Beauty submissions, makeup credits are required. All editorials must have 2-4 different looks, editorials with one look won’t be accepted.
* Team credits are essential for all submissions, if we have accepted your submission and you provide the high resolution images without team credits, your submission will not be published. We won’t be held accountable for any missing or misspelled credit. Be sure to double check that all persons involved in the submission are included in the credits and their names are spelled correctly. If for any reason a submission is published and an individual/s credit is missing, the person who submitted the feature will be held responsible. Along with model’s name be sure the list the agency name. Be sure to send credits as an editable pdf files or Word Files.
Common credits include:
Photography by _____________
Photography assistant _____________
Style by _________________
Hair by _____________
Makeup by _____________
Nails by _______________
Retouched by _____________
Models: First name and first initial of last name of model (agency name)
**If there were multiple people helping in any of the roles, use commas to separate their names. If any member of the team is being repped by a talent agency or a salon, please be sure to include that as well.
*Please include the clothing credits along with the team credits as a text editable document (word doc or text file. Please do not send PDF file) along with your proofs.
*The credit should list the item and the item brand, store name where item was purchased. Please use commas to separate the item, from the brand and the store, and start each new item on a new line.
* Rename your files to match each look credit i.e. JaneDoeLook1.jpg, JaneDoeLook2.jpg , etc.
* Once an image is accepted to be published, it grants us the permission to use your work in any of our publications, websites, videos, marketing pieces, advertisements, and any other mediums or formats used in the creation, dissemination, and monetization of (DE-FI)ance Magazine.
* Once a submission is accepted by (DE-FI)ance Magazine, it must not be published in any other magazine, website, blog, or Social Media networks. Once we realize that the images are published in these mediums before the particular issue is being released, we reserve the right to pull that submission from our issue without your consent.
Rejection Reasons:
* There is little or no space left for the issue submitted for.
* Work was submitted after the deadline.
* The quality of the images isn’t to our standard.
* The submission doesn’t fit the issue.
Although your rejection could be due to any of the above stated reasons, we will not have time to state which of the reason applied to the submission. Please note that all submissions will NOT be replied to, you will receive an acceptance email once your submission has been accepted, if you don’t receive a reply 2 weeks before the release date, then it wasn’t accepted; you do not need to send multiple emails to receive a reply.
Deadline:
* All submissions must be sent before the stated deadline of an issue.
* If a submission is being accepted and the final pieces aren’t sent before the deadline, that submission will not be published in the issue for which it was accepted.
Purchase:
* Once an issue is being released it is available for purchase via Magcloud.
* The purchase link will be posted on our social media pages as well as our website. To get immediate updates and purchase information please like check the mentioned locations.
IMPORTANT:
Not all information and updates can be sent to everyone that is or has been associated to (DE-FI)ance Magazine as we don’t have the emails of everyone. To get all updates and information please follow our social media pages and this website.
Digital Submissions:
Photography submissions to our featured image of the day are accepted year-round. We are specifically interested in fashion and beauty editorials; however, we are also open to creative portraits as well. Submissions are welcomed from photographers from around the U.S.
Guidelines for digital submissions are as follows:
* Please send a minimum of (5) different looks for fashion and beauty editorials that have a common theme, story-line, trend or concept.; no more than 15 images should be submitted.
* Submit low resolution .jpeg files only. Images should be 2000px on the long side and not any bigger. They should be cropped the same way with no watermarks or borders. Include at least 2 options for a header image. Images need to be horizontal format in 2:1 ratio.
* Send images via Dropbox and email info@defiglobalinc.com with a shareable link.
* Include credits for talent along with links to their websites and/or social media handles.
* Team credits are essential for all submissions, if we have accepted your submissions and you provide the high resolution images without team credits, your submission will not be published. We won’t be held accountable for any missing or misspelled credits. Be sure to double check that all persons involved in the submission are included in the credits and their names are spelled correctly. If for any reason a submission is published and a individual/s credit is missing, the person who submitted the feature will be held responsible. Along with model’s name be sure the list the agency name. Be sure to send credits as editable pdf files or Word Files.
Common credits include:
Photography by _____________
Photography assistant _____________
Style by _________________
Hair by _____________
Makeup by _____________
Nails by _______________
Retouched by _____________
Models:
First name and first initial of last name of model (agency name)
*The Deadline for Digital submissions will take place on a rolling time frame throughout the year and will be published on a quarterly basis.
**If there were multiple people helping in any of the roles, use commas to separate their names. If any member of the team is being repped by a talent agency or a salon, please be sure to include that as well.
*Please include the clothing credits along with the team credits as a text editable document (word doc or text file. Please do not send PDF file) along with your proofs.
*The credit should list the item and the item brand, store name where item was purchased. Please use commas to separate the item, from the brand, the store, and start each new item on a new line.
* Rename your files to match each look credit ie JaneDoeLook1.jpg, JaneDoeLook2.jpg, and etc.
Please email us at info@defiglobalinc.com for Advertisers Agreement. Once the agreement has been completed, please email it along with your advertisement to info@defigloalinc.com.
Once we have received, reviewed, and accepted your application and ad, we will contact you to make payment arrangements.
All advertisement, payments and Ad Agreements are due by the deadlines listed below. Missed deadlines will result in your ad being omitted from (DE-FI)ance Magazine. Please note, that there are no refunds. (DE-FI) Global INC reserves the right to refuse an ad. All ads must adhere to our decency guidelines and MUST be family friendly. All advertisements must be submitted as 300dpi jpg and emailed to info@defiglobalinc.com.
The deadline is as follows:
Layout assistance is available for an additional cost. Deadline for submission December 31st, 2024; debut March 23, 2025.
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