Put Your Fashion Pictorial in the Public Eye
Learning how to publish your photo fashion editorial spread is a good way to turn your talent for photography and your eye for beauty and fashion into a freelance business that allows you to earn a living doing what you love to do. While getting your fashion spreads in glossy magazines is challenging, hard work and talent together are the tools you need to pursue this goal.

1. Prepare yourself to pursue. You won't be able to jump right in to the big time, but you can work your way up. Start small. Work from your home and begin by submitting your photographs to as many paying markets as you can to build a portfolio of published work. Purchase a copy of the "Photographer's Market" or sign up with the "Artist's Market" to get access to submission guidelines. The "Photographer's Market" also features articles by top professionals that give advice to beginners about the business of publishing photo fashion spreads.

2. Look through the submission guidelines and select magazines that accept the type of work you do. Choose two or three of these markets and study the submission guidelines. Submission guidelines will tell you the type of photographs the magazine will publish, how much you will be paid for the photographs, how to submit your work for consideration, and where to send the work. It's essential you follow these guidelines. They vary from one magazine to the next. Following guidelines specific to each market is the way to best ensure your success. IF the fashion editor of the magazine wants you to send a selection of images in low resolution on disc, send only that type of photograph. If the editor asks for a selection of fashion shots featuring women in Brazilian-cut bikinis, those are the types of images you should send. Don't make the mistake of thinking you can send more of your work and impress the editor so much she will decide to work with you. Following guidelines is important to your success.

3. Determine which of the markets best suit you and the photographs you have to sell. There's nothing wrong with starting with top-paying glossy magazines. You can always try for smaller publications if your images don't work out with more prominent magazines.

4. The key is persistence. Don't send out samples of your work to one magazine and wait for an answer. This process can take several months or more. Choose another set of fashion photography photos and another magazine to approach with them. If you want to make a living as a freelance fashion editorial photographer, you need to create a cycle of income. This means not only submitting your work to the magazines that do the fashion editorials, but taking out other freelance assignments to help finance your freelance efforts, such as advertising photographer for clients of all types. It can take years to build a successful career as a fashion editorial photographer, but the hard work and persistence will pay off.