I "won" that contest too, even though I never remember entering it.
I'll give them credit, the mailing they sent me was very nicely done.
But I could still read between the lines, and determined this is a
"vanity" publishing scam. The photographer/snapshooter pays for the
privilege of getting published, but "published" is not quite the right
term to use. More like paying someone to make a print for you, and
then they use paper with other people's prints on the sheet also, so
they can maximize their revenue-per-page.
The six-photos per page layout is really cheesy, and not worth a dime
to me. I can print out a beautiful 13x19 glossy wall print for the
small cost of a sheet of Epson photo paper plus ink.
Most of the sample photos in the ad for the vanity book were
snapshots. Including mine. But *my* photo was a *good* snapshot, as
opposed to the cute-ducky snapshots I usually take ;-)
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Happy Trails,
Texdance
http://members.fortunecity.com/texdance
http://members1.clubphoto.com/john8202
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