http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/05/spam-from-photo-agencies-and-free-lance-artists/ www.visualeditors.com/apple Mon, 21 May 2012 18:08:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/05/spam-from-photo-agencies-and-free-lance-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-9195 Gabriel Utasi Tue, 06 May 2008 01:21:01 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/05/spam-from-photo-agencies-and-free-lance-artists/#comment-9195 I wouldn't go so far as considering some of the freelance artists work spam. If they are spending a little bit of time to at least craft a letter of interest directed to you and your paper specifically, you gotta give them credit. My first illustration gig I ever got was from sending an awful promo like those above with 3 of my illustrations on it to the art director at Yahoo! Internet life magazine. Sure, newspapers really never hire freelance illustrators, but you know they are probably just college kids and trying. Gabe I wouldn’t go so far as considering some of the freelance artists work spam. If they are spending a little bit of time to at least craft a letter of interest directed to you and your paper specifically, you gotta give them credit.
My first illustration gig I ever got was from sending an awful promo like those above with 3 of my illustrations on it to the art director at Yahoo! Internet life magazine.
Sure, newspapers really never hire freelance illustrators, but you know they are probably just college kids and trying.
Gabe

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