Well, its getting to be that time of year, the time when you should think about getting out and shooting the pride of your garage for the 2007 annual Z33 wall calendar. I know some of you are going to be like, it’s only September...why do I need to worry about it now. Well...



• Each year people straggle on submissions all the way to the end and beyond. I want to give everyone plenty of time to get out and have some fun photographing their Z.

• Each year people email me and complain, why didn’t you do this when the weather was still good. Well, it’s September the time of year when the first hint of Fall is in the air or if you live in Florida like me the time of year when first notice the temp at night dropping below 85, lol.

***** Time Frames ******------------------------------------
October 20th, 2006
All Photo Submissions are Due

October 27th, 2006
Community Votes For 12 Featured Months

November 3rd, 2006
Calendars go on sale for preorders

November 27th, 2006
Calendars begin to ship





So, those things in mind I would like to encourage everyone to get out and explore their photographic aptitudes. Below, you will find a timeline and the submission guide lines we have developed for the 2007 calendar. Secondly, if anyone would like some pointers please feel free to contact me via email or aim as I am always willing to offer whatever advice I can. If you are living in central Florida I would be more than happy to help you shoot your car. Arrangements may also be possibly made for those of you in Denver as I know Chris has done a phenomenal job previously with Tim’s car. Some of our west coast photographers may also be interested, but more on that later.







The calendar will be the same size, spec and format at the 2006 calendar.

Size: 11" x 8.5"

Binding: Saddle Stitched

Drill: 1/8"

Paper: 80# Gloss Text

Count: 28 Pages

Color: 4/4



***** Submission Guidelines ******-------------------



1.) Image Quality: Please submit images of no less than 5 mega pixels. 6MP or 3008 x 2000 is the ideal size image. ( In an ideal world we would all be shooting on DSLR's but today's point and shoots are very capable so I feel secure in raising the resolution bar to 5/6MP's.)



2.) Content: While I think we can all appreciate the female form, please do not make submissions featuring a "model" of any sort. Each year I receive these and that is not what the calendar is about.



3.) Composition: Please do not submit photos of your car taken in your driveway. While some of you have terrific houses and lawns the point of the calendar is inspiration through design (The Z) and composition (The Background). Please try and submit photos with interesting thematic backgrounds. Seasonal works great, a perfect example being



This photo inspires me every time I see it. (Living in Florida I can only dream of seasonal variation like that!)



4.) Quantity: We need several images of your car, not just one. Please provide no less than 4 images and no more than 8.



5.) Its all in the Details: Each year we ask for a spec sheet, name, contact information, etc... and usually we are lucky if we get that from 30% of people. Then people complain, "Why is the year not on there, or the specs", well that is why. It would look retarded to have 4 or 5 months with info and the rest without. So, please take a moment to download our new photo submission form which includes a photo release that you will need to digitally sign and return with your photo submissions. ****** PLEASE RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE THIS PHOTO RELEASE / SPEC SHEET AND RETURN IT FILLED OUT WITH YOUR CALENDAR SUBMISSION! *******

Download the Spec Sheet / Photo Release Here



6.) Submissions: Photos and submissions forms can be submitted any one of three ways.


• Email: Please email your submissions to: calendar.uploads@downshiftonline.com



• FTP: I always suggest using email for ease of use, but for those of you savvy enough please fee free to use the following FTP account. If you are using FTP I ask that you archive your photo submissions and completed form into a .rar or .zip archive. Please do not place unarchived files on the server. Once you have logged in via your FTP client you will find a folder labeled 300ZX, place your zip or rar file here.

Address: ftp://downshiftonline.com User: calendars@downshiftonline.com Password: calendars



• Snail Mail: By all means feel free to submit your photo submission via the good old USPS. Our mailing address is as follows.



Down Shift, LLC

Attn: 2007 Calendars

PO Box 340442

Tampa, FL 33694-0442



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***** Time Frames ******------------------------------------
October 20th, 2006
All Photo Submissions are Due

October 27th, 2006
Community Votes For 12 Featured Months

November 3rd, 2006
Calendars go on sale for preorders

November 27th, 2006
Calendars begin to ship

 

Awesome! Looking forward to this!!

 

nice pics...
-subscribing for pics-

 

I have a few submissions!





i EMAILED THE REST!

 

^ awesome pics. Where in Cincinnati is that? I'm from Cincy too. I live in Corryville.

 

I live in Anderson. The Pic were taken at my friends manor and on the street leading to his house! Its a 1/2 mile long driveway and he was snapping shots as I was leaving!

 

I'll submit some new photos for this year I still have one sitting on my wall

 

You should give us regular guys a chance how can we compare!

Beautiful Car though, loved last years!

 

hehehe, I think this year's calendar will be much better as more people continue to modify their cars.

Thanks for the compliment man

 

Good deal. Looking forward to seeing everyone's photos this year.

 

will email my pics soon. Thanks for keeping us informed on this Rob.

 

No, problem. I'll be keeping an eye out for the photos.

 

I have emailed my pics and spec sheet and info but I do not have Microsoft XLS so I just made up a small photo release! Is this acceptable?

 

I'll be sending you a 6MB picture of this one and some others:

 

Didn't someone say something about no nice houses and lawns?

The first one was pimp though.

 

Its fine. The main thing is just getting people to supply information, each previous year its always been here and there so I made the spec sheet/release. Btw, if anyone does not have Excel you can always download Open Office free of charge which handles all aspects that MS Office does; Access, Word, Excel etc.. I keep a copy on one of my thumb drives for boxes that dont have office.
Open Office

 

Good deal, I'll be looking for them.

 

True. That is aimed more at the people who grab a shot of their car sitting in the driveway with other houses in the background, some one out mowing the grass, some kids playing in the street, etc.. LOL

 

Submitted via email. Will being in the calendar prior hold us back from being in it again? Didn't understand why that question was on the form?