Kansas Native Plant Society

Wanted: Photos of Kansas Plants

For the Kansas Pocket Guide Series

A series of 70-page full color natural history booklets have been produced by the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita.  Currently underway is a new booklet on Flint Hills Wildflowers and Grasses.  Kansas Native Plant Society has been invited to supply photographs for this publication.   The booklet will be illustrated by professional quality photographs, taken by Kansas Native Plant Society members. 

Digital submission guidelines:

• Submit no more than 2 photos of each species. 
• Image size must be at least 1,200 X 1,200 pixels for a typical image. 
• Files may be either JPEG’s or TIFF’s. 
  
• Each image must be appropriately labeled. 
  • Label the image starting with the species name (copied exactly from the checklist below) followed by an underscore and then your name. 
  • Additional file information can follow your name.  
  • Following is a sample of an image file label:
    Ruellia humilis_Iralee Barnard_1037Kansas.jpg
    
• Submit images on either CD’s or DVD’s.  Sorry, discs will not be returned.

Timeline:

• June 2009:
  • Photo request from KNPS photographers.
• November 2009:
  • Final submissions from KNPS photographers are due. 
• 2010:
  • Expected publication

Photo selection procedure:

Photo submissions will be reviewed and selected by an editorial committee. 

Photo payment:

Sorry, no payment will be made for photographs.  A complimentary copy of the booklet will be available to any photographer with at least one image used in the book.

Photographers Release Form:

Photographers whose images will be used in the book may eventually need to sign a release form.

Submit your photos to the following address:

Note: Please include both your mailing and email address!

Wildflower Pocket Guide
Iralee Barnard
962 300 Avenue
Hope, KS 67451

If you have questions contact findiralee@yahoo.com

Photos needed: