How To Make Great Fundraising Calendars With Beautiful Models
The best kind of fundraising ideas out there are the ones involving beautiful models
. Yes! I kid you not. In this special tutorial, we will teach you about creating fundraising calendars with beautiful models as subjects. That is right! It is actually very easy to develop fundraising calendars with beautiful models today. You do not have to be a veteran photographer or designer to do it. Just follow the seven steps below and you should not be lost in developing this wonderful and profitable fundraising venture.
1. Picking your theme First, before you bring on the models, you should decide on the theme. This is very important because your decision will guide everything from the designs to the printing. So do an initial brainstorming session and start coming up with appropriate themes. It is best to actually do a little market research if you can afford it to determine which themes are popular today for your target markets. Try to review other related themes and then start developing something original.
2. Picking your models With a theme already decided upon, you should then have a good idea of what type of models you will want. To look for your models you have several options depending on your resources. If you do have some significant resources for your fundraising calendars, you can actually go online for modeling agencies and you can hire from there. There should be a feature typically where you can look for models in your area. If you are just doing this as a small fundraising project, then you will have to do some footwork and try to use your social network to get those models.
Now it is important to be careful with your choice of models. Male or female, they will be the ones who will be selling the calendar. So make sure that they look attractive of course. One advice I can give here is to make sure that you look for models that look natural. Nobody likes seeing a calendar with overly constructed models. So be careful and look for people who are nice and natural.
3. The pictorial Once you have the list of your models, it is time for the pictorial. The key here is the expertise and the lighting. No model can really survive a bad photographer and bad lighting. So make sure that you have the proper skills and equipment for the pictorial or you should hire a professional to do it for you. If you are doing this for a small project and have limited resources, I suggest doing the photo shoot at the day time in an area with lots of sunlight, or indoors with plenty of artificial light (downloading photography guides should help). Make sure that the light covers every angle of the model with little to no shadows to make them look as beautiful or handsome as possible.
Finally, I suggest that you take A LOT of pictures. Do not just take a few shots. Take shots with different angles, lighting, poses etc. The more pictures you have the more options there are for the design. So take a minimum of around 25-30 shots per model, or even more if possible. With the use of a digital camera it should not be too hard to do this.
4. The preparation Great! After getting the important image raw materials, the next stage is preparation. You will need to get some basic design elements and tools to start developing your fundraising calendar design. Here are the things you will need:
a. Design Software Software like Microsoft Publisher and Adobe InDesign is recommended to create your own calendars. Also, applications like CorelDraw and Adobe Photoshop are great for enhancing your model images.
b. Calendar Templates Templates will help you design calendars faster. Get them from calendar printing company websites for free.
c. Supporting Graphics Sometimes, you will need symbols logos, border lines etc. Remember to acquire all the other supporting graphics early on so that the design process flows smoothly. Get these at free image sites from the Internet.
d. Extra Fonts It is also possible that you might want to get some extra fonts. Download free ones from font databases online.
5. The design stage Afterward, you enter the design stage. Once all the raw materials are ready, all you have to do is put them together. Just load up the calendar template you chose and then start assembling your fundraising calendar. Remember to practice good taste and be coherent with your calendar theme. Enhance the model shots whenever possible, but never alter it too much to make it look unnatural. Make sure all the blending of background and foreground elements are seamless and integrate the calendar table appropriately to your designs. You should be able to create a great working draft within an hour or so.
6. Testing and refinement Do not forget to review, test and refine your draft once it is finished. Feedback is important from a calendar design since you will be selling these of course. So try to test out your designs. Print a sample of it and then show it to friends, family and colleagues. Consider all the constructive criticisms and refine your designs accordingly.
7. Printing Finally we come to printing. The main thing you should worry about here is the quality of the materials. To make sure that your calendar models look pristine you will have to spend on some good quality paper and coatings. Try to ask your calendar printing company to use the best paper materials possible for your fundraising calendars. This should help make those models look really attractive.
The best printers today can be found online. Try to order your prints from online calendar printing companies to get the best high quality color calendars quickly.
Great! That is the whole process for printing calendars with models for fundraising. Good luck with your own model calendars!
by: Kaitlyn Miller
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