Chortle Chook Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Has any Omleteer ever appeared in a magazine (not necessarily a chicken magazine)? I've been wondering how the editors find their interviewees. For instance, I love housy magazines and was wondering how they find the houses that they cover. Are they friends or friends of friends of the editors or do they try a bit harder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 We had our kitchen featured in the magazine of the company who installed it. It was really funny as they brought a male model who pretended to have a bowl of cerial and read the paper. I was shocked at how much equipment they needed, great big lights, etc just for a couple of photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Yes, I was in an eaarly issue of my favourite recipes magazine - with my rice pud. He he! I got £25 for it, which was a lovely surprise. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Yes, I was in a dog magazine last year! LINKY The dog trainer whose classes we were taking Tango to at the time asked if we would mind being the subject of an article, as he writes for a dog magazine and thought chickens and dogs would make an interesting piece. We didn't have to do much, just pose for a few photos (he already knew what we were doing in terms of working with Tango) and we didn't receive anything for it except a copy of the magazine and 5 minutes of fame! All good fun though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I was in a camping magazine! Some friends and I wrote in to tell them of our love for traditional canvas tents and sent them some pictures. They featured me and my canvas pyramid tent in a short article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrisonFamily Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I was in a VW campers magazine as a surfing babe....along time ago but I still have the photo.....I never had a VW but was in surfing lessons with the people writing the article................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Nicholas and I were in The Daily Mail about 4 years ago -does that count!? It was an article about breast milk banks (for prems whose Mums were unable to produce any/enough milk) and I had expressed with both boys and donated 123 litres to the bank. Sally Inch, who runs the breastfeeding clinic and milk bank at the JR in Oxford dropped me in it !!No fee tho I did ask if they would make a donation to the breastfeeding clinic! We had a make up artist as well as photographer but I still managed to look a complete idiot (had just had a disasterous haircut about 10 days before they contacted me and could'nt do anything about it!!!) Nicholas looked very sweet, tho slightly dribbly. Not sure how to do linky things so thankfully you are spared the results! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loumabel Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I had my previous house featured in 'Ideal Home' magazine a few years ago now. I used to own an interiors shop in a town near to my home and one day a couple of ladies came in and asked me if I had a nice house. I said that I liked it and they turned out to be freelance stylists and photographers for homes magazines and asked if they could come and photograph my house. As I had a business to promote I was more than happy for them to do it and it did get me a lot of business If you want your home featured in one of these magazines, I would email the features editor with some pics of yours house detailing a bit about yourself and any work you have done on your home and see if they get back to you. Good Luck and let us know if you get featured so we can buy the magazine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Not me but friends had their kitchen featured in a homes magazine, the designer of their kitchen had contacted the magazine as it was a good advert for them. we were very amused to see that the magazine stylist had to add clutter for the picture For ours they would be chucking stuff off counters into big crates to get it out of the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaJuliet Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Not in a magazine but I'm a poster girl for BRSCC In my first year or so of marshalling we had a car upside down at the hairpin at Mallory Park. A photo exists of a group of marshals, including me, around the car preparing to do a controlled roll (driver was still in it). The BRSCC used a copy of that photo as a poster to promote marshalling and it still regularly appears (probably 6 years later) in race programmes. PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I've edited a few magazines so can answer this one (I've been in a few, but it's many years since I was decorative enough to do that ) Journalists always start sourcing material through what they know - so that may well be friends, friends of friends etc. And all journalists are expected to have a bulging contacts book (well, it was a book in my day, guess it would be a full iphone now), so if you wanted, say, a beekeeper with a retro kitchen and photogenic children you'd ring around various companies, organisations, charities you'd featured etc etc until someone suggested what you wanted Some features come by people suggesting themselves - writing to the magazine and suggesting an article. Most of these don't meet the requirements (there needs to be a story angle, not just a nice pic), but some will be used These days, unfortunately, with dramatically slashed budgets, the PR companies have greater sway and they're likely to be the first port of call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I was in "Which" magazine earlier this year after their money advice line staff helped me extract money from an old account I had with Santander. Basically the bank were hopeless, fobbed me off for weeks, but after Which got involved their attitude could not have been more different - got a cheque the next day ! The magazine sent out a photographer with lots of fancy kit, but sadly no make-up artist. They also sent me a book token when the magazine was published which was a nice surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 No but was on the telly taking a Blood pressure in the 1990s. it was a hoot -the patient was foreign and kept grinning and I had the furry microphone thing practically up my nose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloss-Hen Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 About a year and half ago I appeared in the wildlife magaziene because at primary school we did a nature quiz and we came second in the county and my group still holds the record at my primary school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Palmer Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I was featured as the Star Letter (with photos) on the letters page of my craft magazine Papercraft Essentials in the summer after I sent them some photos of the item I'd made for the Omlet Easter Crafty Swap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcountrygirl Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Period Living magazine is always on the lookout for people who have done up their houses (has to be a period one) especially people who have sourced their finds from car boots sales etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Period Living magazine is always on the lookout for people who have done up their houses (has to be a period one) especially people who have sourced their finds from car boots sales etc. We've sourced all too much from car boot sales to the point where I don't think Period Living would ever get their cameras in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hl050 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I was in a radiography magazine when I was a student because of an article I'd written - looking all gawky in my uniform, not exactly a great claim to fame. I think my appearence on John Cravens newsround was much more exciting! (still in gawky uniform though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I was in the Funday Times (Sunday Times kids supplement) a few years ago and won a Gameboy for my piece and have been in a few chicken magazines Have been in The Gallery pages of Practical Poultry and written articles for a couple others. Your Chickens was the first one and started the "Dr Chicken" nickname and after that I now regularly do articles for Fancy Fowl I guess its getting yourself known to the editors which if you can send photos in, would be a great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
