Call For Photos: Be on the PhotoVu Frame Feed!

Andy · April 28, 2006

:wave Hi Everyone,

We've recently hooked up with PhotoVu, who makes some of the new hotness in Digital Photo Frames - wireless, fully RSS-Feed integrated! They make custom-built frames, top quality, large, gorgeous photos. The photos on the wall are breathtaking in these frames. How cool is this, you can have your frame show Birds in the morning, landscapes at night. Or whatever! We love these frames, they really allow folks to get more enjoyment and more use out of their digital photos. Combined with SmugMug Feeds - Popular, Recent, etc, you've got constantly updated art on the walls :thumb

So, how can you get in on this? Well, in our discussions with PhotoVu, it became apparent that it'd be great to have a ready-to-go feed available for folks as soon as they hook up their new frame. The photographers of Dgrin to the rescue! We want to set up a a couple galleries on Dgrin's SmugMug Site that will be the source of these feeds that PhotoVu customers can have, right "out of the box."

So, here's what we're looking for, and the details:

Stunning landscapes - EYE CANDY
Animals - exotic, wild, fluffy & cute, too.
Flowers - macros, as well as those gorgeous tulip fields, too
Resolution - 1280 x 1024 minimum
Free of added frames, borders, adornments, watermarks, signatures etc
Rights - you're giving SmugMug the right to push these photos out via an RSS/ATOM feed to anyone who might subscribe to it
Photographer's credit - you'll have a credit, in the gallery, photo caption, with a link back to your website
PhotoVu customers will have a card, which will say on it "the gorgeous photos you are viewing come from the photographers of SmugMug and Dgrin - click here to see their work and find more.
Submit your entry here in this thread - embed a large (800px longest side) photo, we can get the larger size from you if your photo is chosen.

We're really excited about this, and hope that you Dgrinners are, too!

All the best,

Andy

PS:
Here's some more info on PhotoVu Frames.

And a recent Press Release.

JimM · April 28, 2006

Any way to get a heck of a discount on the frames?

Andy · April 28, 2006

JimM wrote:

Any way to get a heck of a discount on the frames?

Yeah- there are some nice coupons in the works for SmugMug customers

JimM · April 28, 2006

Andy wrote:

Yeah- there are some nice coupons in the works for SmugMug customers

Now we are talking!

Ann McRae · April 28, 2006

Limits per person?

JimM · April 28, 2006

Not sure if these are what you are looking for, but I am happy to share:

StevenV · April 28, 2006

landscapes
(or should I say seascapes?)

here are a few from http://miltonsports.smugmug.com/gallery/1408654/

Harryb · April 28, 2006

Feel free to use any of the shots I posted here http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=31796

Mike Lane · April 28, 2006

My god, what a fantastic idea!

I've got a bunch of tulip field photos that I need to get fixed up and submitted. I think maybe some of them will be good for this!

DJ-S1 · April 28, 2006

Any of these would be available -

Jeffro · April 28, 2006

I'vr got to ask, what's in it for SmugMug? Obviously the SmugMug name is on the PhotoVu site, which will bring more customers...or should. I'm all for "partnerships" if the return is fair. This is the second "call for photos" I've seen in the last month...I caught heck last time..:D A link and photo credit are something, but not a guarentee of anything, wouldn't it be nice if your photos were selected, and then maybe get a discount on your SmugMug account?

Especially if you are using a PRO account. Just a thought.

Now if you feel like dontating to PhotoVu go ahead, but I'll have to pass.

gus · April 28, 2006

Smugmug are always welcome to anything they may like from my album linked below in the sig.

If they do want any then just ask me.

Gus

DanielB · April 28, 2006

here ya go...

Flowers:
http://StandOutphoto.smugmug.com/photos/64582309-L-2.jpg
http://StandOutphoto.smugmug.com/photos/56466556-L-1.jpg

Landscapes/Seascapes:

http://StandOutphoto.smugmug.com/photos/66116805-L-1.jpg
http://StandOutphoto.smugmug.com/photos/51638426-L-1.jpg

Odds and ends:

http://StandOutphoto.smugmug.com/photos/51629486-L-1.jpg
http://StandOutphoto.smugmug.com/photos/51628076-L-1.jpg

thanks

mercphoto · April 28, 2006

I'm assuming you want landscape orientation photos?

Hamilton Pool, Texas:
http://mercphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/340822

Air show, vintage WWII planes:
http://mercphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/475750

Mike Lane · April 28, 2006

Wowza, those photovu things are huge ... and pricy! $700 for the baseline 17" model and $1200 for the 19"

Here's hoping we get serious discounts for being smugmuggers/dgrinners or if our photos are chosen...

Andy · April 28, 2006

Jeffro wrote:

I'vr got to ask, what's in it for SmugMug? Obviously the SmugMug name is on the PhotoVu site, which will bring more customers...or should. I'm all for "partnerships" if the return is fair. This is the second "call for photos" I've seen in the last month...I caught heck last time..:D A link and photo credit are something, but not a guarentee of anything, wouldn't it be nice if your photos were selected, and then maybe get a discount on your SmugMug account? Especially if you are using a PRO account. Just a thought.

Now if you feel like dontating to PhotoVu go ahead, but I'll have to pass.

Hi Jeffro- yep and we may have more call for photos, too. There's no requirement for participation, none whatsoever. We know there are gobs of SmugMuggers who like the thought of giving a photo, and getting their name out. That said, it sounds like it's not for you, and that's cool

Hey, I sell and license plenty of my work, but I'll be donating some shots, too.

Nikolai · April 28, 2006

Where do I start..:-)

More here:
http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/137544

Good luck!

TristanP · April 28, 2006

Flyinggina · April 28, 2006

Photos from this gallery are available. I have disabled viewing of photos at the original size, but can change that if there is interest in any of the photos and it is necessary.

Virginia

Khaos · April 28, 2006

I'm going like Humungus and will also open up my galleries to whatever you might deem worthy. Just let me know. Link is in my sig.

snapapple · April 28, 2006

I've got lot's of stuff too.
Landscapes:

Travel Shots:

I forgot about the frames on some of these. I'll have to upload the originals. No problem though. Can do.

Flowers:

This is taking too much space.
Feel free to look at my site and let me know if you see anything you like. Link is in my signature.

Jeffro · April 28, 2006

Never?

Andy wrote:

Hi Jeffro- yep and we may have more call for photos, too. There's no requirement for participation, none whatsoever. We know there are gobs of SmugMuggers who like the thought of giving a photo, and getting their name out. That said, it sounds like it's not for you, and that's cool Hey, I sell and license plenty of my work, but I'll be donating some shots, too.

I'll never say never!:D