Be careful what you wish for Luke.... ;) Anyway, that bloke is from Guernsey, and aren't they all Germans?
On 30 March 2010 04:29, Steve G <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Jack. The cover is really important. However, it was in > fact > the very first thing I noticed about this years issue as well which made me > think something was odd about it. If Jack's statement is correct, was this > a sudden realisation? This is the first time it's happened if I remember > correctly. If "anything goes" on the cover to give it a more mass appeal > it's almost certain that a quick trip to Scobal Wiggins website will often > find a better picture than any UK photographer might have captured (no > offence to UK picture snappers she's a highly paid American professional > photographer with kit that costs more than most people earn in a year). > Here's an example > > http://photos.scobelwigginsphotography.com/v/ultimate_001/album/gbrvtpe2/07-21+GBR+v+TPE+2+SW228s72.jpg.html > < > http://photos.scobelwigginsphotography.com/v/ultimate_001/album/gbrvtpe2/07-21+GBR+v+TPE+2+SW228s72.jpg.html > >Oh > wait that does feature a UK player. > > Maybe what got me thinking was that it is the UK Ultimate magazine paid for > by the members of the UK Ultimate Association. Wow I just realised that > the > words UK Ultimate repeated there. > > Anyhow I don't know much about magazines. I do know that STUFF magazine is > about tech gadgets and its cover always has a very sexy lady on it so there > must be something to the cover argument. There always is a gadget as > well... somewhere. > > On 29 March 2010 22:35, Jack <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Luke > > > > The aim of the cover of a magazine is all about getting people to pick it > > up and have a look, not just ultimate players, but also people who might > be > > interested in starting playing, or even the family and friends of someone > > who does play. > > > > With this in mind, I try to choose the most exciting photo that I feel > will > > have most impact for the cover, regardless of the nationality of the > > photographer or players. > > > > If you want to see yourself pictured in ultimatum, try to make more > > spectacular plays while there are photographers watching the game. > > > > Cheers > > Jack > > > > > > On 29 Mar 2010, at 22:15, Luke Hartley wrote: > > > > Hello all. > >> > >> Just got my copy of Ultimatum. As usual, top quality production and > very > >> enjoyable read. > >> > >> One query. Although the photo on the front cover was fantastic and I > >> appreciated seeing it, given that Ultimatum is the UK's yearly ultimate > >> magazine, would the front cover not be best used to showcase the best > >> British talent? > >> > >> Please forgive my ignorance if the photographer or either of the players > >> are British, but as someone who's always been keen to have a photo of > myself > >> in Ultimatum (and not just my calves and shiny orange and white Nike > Speed > >> TDs on the sideline in the photo on page 20), I would have thought the > front > >> cover would be a pretty awesome achievement for a UK player or > photographer. > >> > >> Could there be a seperate section for best international photos and save > >> the front/back cover for the Brits? > >> > >> Thanks again for the magazine and to all the contributors. > >> > >> Luke (Fire #18) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> __________________________________________________ > >> BritDisc mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > >> Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed > >> > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > BritDisc mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > > Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed > > > > > > -- > ------------------ > __________________________________________________ > BritDisc mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed > __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
