Photo-call... help please!

[Nick Fiddes]

Hi all,

When I released my wee "Kilts and Tartans Made Easy" e-book (see message footer) a couple of years ago, I was amazed by the generally complimentary response. Quite a few people suggested I should consider getting it published 'for real'. Well, eventually, I got around to actually looking into this. And I'm delighted to say that I've signed a contract with a respected specialist publisher in Edinburgh, and we're hoping to have it out later this year.

And here's where I need your help. I'm going to be replacing a lot of the images with improved higher quality versions. I have no shortage of good 'formal' shots of men's and ladies' kilt outfits. (If you've not checked out our site recently, you'll see we've been doing some fab photoshoots this summer.) But what I do need are a few more 'fun' and informal shots. So you guys came to mind!! :-)

I'm not looking for anything specific. Just great images of people in kilts or featuring tartan. (And long shot... anything featuring celebs would also be of interest.) To be useable, they'd need to be at a decent quality resolution (i.e. probably not cameraphone pics). And they should be either (a) interesting; or (b) unusual; or (c) beautiful; or (d) have some other distinctive merit about them. I'm sure you get the idea!

Please note that we won't be able to pay for their use, and if used you'll be asked to sign a release giving permission for their use in this form in perpetuity. But you will of course receive a credit, and the inestimable pleasure of having your image seen by millions (well, hopefully at least thousands!) of kilt buyers. Oh, and I guess I can arrange a free copy. Oh, alright then, signed by the author... if you insist.

I won't be responsible for selection. But I've told the publishers I'll try to gather a bunch of suitable images for them to choose from. So if you think you might have something suitable, please email me a copy! (Even if you're not sure it would be right, there's no harm in sending something anyway.)

PLEASE NOTE, if you're contacting me with images or questions about this, I'd be grateful if you could use a special email address to help me keep organised:

bookpics AT nickfiddes DOT com

Any general questions I'll answer here. Thanks all!