Gloom Nation is an open community supporting alternative photographers and models from all around the world. It is a place to interact, promote our work, and be seen. In a nutshell here is what Gloom Nation is: Gloom Nation is a FREE alt modeling community website where photographers from all around the world can submit sets of their work (around 20 images) and be published on the Gloom website.

Here is what you need to do to become a Gloom Nation Photographer. First you need to set up a photoshoot with a model, the photoshoot should be sexy, creative, and implied nude For your first few shoots we request that you email us proofs (low res jpg) of the 15 or 20 images you want to use for Gloom Nation. When you are ready to email them you can email them to brian-at-gloomnation-dot-com for our review. Once we approve the set we will give you the Gloom Nation template so you can paste your images into the Photoshop template. Once you do that you are set to go and your images should be ready to go live on the site within a week.

Last Gloom Nation shoots are exclusive to Gloom. Meaning that you should not give out other pictures of the set to the models or post them on your myspace, Model Mayhem, or anywhere else if the pictures DO NOT have the official Gloom border/logo on them. If they DO have the Gloom logo then feel free to post them anywhere you want. If you are a photographer and you want to use your Gloom Nation photos with out the logo on them for your professional website/book, print, or gallery showing that is perfectly OK! You do own the pictures and that is your right. We just feel the photos will not be exclusive, making them less special if they are plastered on every networking site with out the Gloom Logo.

If we find you or your model is posting pictures from the set with out the Gloom logo we will remove your set from Gloom Nation. For sets submitted in the past we are letting this slide. We believe one of the most important things is to give the photographer creative rights and ownership of their work. That right there is what separates us from all the other sites.

What do I the photographer get out of shooting for Gloom Nation? Well a lot things! The chance to be published online and be part of a growing online community. As of Nov 2007 Gloomnation.com is averaging 42,120 hits a day.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Q: How old do models need to be for Gloom Nation?
A: 18 years of age since photoshoots are implied nude.

Q: Do I need the models to sign a Model Release?
A: Yes you should always required a model to sign a model release before you start shooting. The model release should be your own personal one you always use. If you need a sample of a model release let me know and I can get you one.

Q: Can I charge girls to shoot with me?
A: Since Gloom Nation is a FREE artistic community all photoshoots should be TFP (TRADE FOR PICTURES).

Q: How many pictures will I submit?
A: Anywhere from 10 to 30 photos using the gloom Nation photoshop template. We like to use the best 15 to 20 pictures from the shoot.

Q: What images should I give to the model?
A: You should always give the models the pictures that have the Gloom Nation border. Being a Gloom Nation Photographer is something to be proud of and your are going to be seen by millions of people on our site. When you give models pictures from the set with out the Gloom logo you are taking away from the authenticity of the set.

Q: Who owns the rights to the pictures?
A: You the photographer owns the rights to the pictures you take. They are 100% yours and you are allowing Gloom Nation to display our border/logo on your pictures to help promote your work.

Q: Do the models need to get naked on the shoot?
A: It all depends on the what outfits and what the goal of your shoot is. I always tell my models that more than likely they will have to get nude to get the right shots.

Q: I have a friend that is an MUA (MakeUp Artist), Clothing Designer, Stylist, ... Do they get credit?
A: They will get credit and a link to their Gloom Profile.

Q: Can I submit nude photos?
A: DO NOT submit fully nude pictures showing nipples or vaginas! We are a family site and pride ourselves no not being 18+ Don't get me wrong I love nude girls just as much as you do but for this site to work and stay FREE we need to make it implied nude and teasing shoots only.

Q: How can I become a Gloom Nation Photographer?
A: First thing to do is set up a Gloom Profile (they are FREE), upload some pictures of your work and then leave Brian Patrick Wade a comment or message. You can also email him at: brian-at-gloommagazine-dot-com

Q: I have a Question you did not answer?
A: Ask it on this forum so I can update these Questions & Answers

-Alexander Grim

Post edited by: brianpatrickwade, at: 2008/08/01 18:33

I would love to help you with your Web site I have one model that I have shot with all ready and would love to submit my pictures to you also if you are ever contacted by anyone in the LA area that is looking for a photographer willing to shoot for you website i would be more than happy to help.

Bryan D
SoCal Digital Images

I'm interested (Philadelphia area but can travel if compensated), however I do not and will not offer any TFP, I do this for a living full time, so that'd be silly. But i am all about giving my models and my work more exposure as well as networking them within the alt fashion, fashion and fetish communities.

Jeff
x-pose.net Photography

Post edited by: xposephotography, at: 2007/11/18 23:49

We currently do not pay photographers its not fair to the models who are not payed either. Its about the exposure. The top Gloom photographers will be published in the print magazine and have a directory listing in the magazine. The viewable audience will be over 100,000 people.

I'll be submitting a set or two very soon

Dark Moon Photography wrote:
I'll be submitting a set or two very soon We look forward to seeing your work on Gloom Nation

I have a set that I neeed to process my 15 or 20 images and then I will be submitting it by this weekend!

Tate Hemlock wrote:
I have a set that I neeed to process my 15 or 20 images and then I will be submitting it by this weekend!Cool I look forward to seeing your work on Gloom Nation

i may be sounding a little dense at this point but i don't know at what point i'll be able to shoot a gloom model and no one knows what my work looks like at this point. is it possible to put up past work just for models to see my style?this is basically where i was going with the thread i started. the images i would use are of people who will not be associated with gloom, at least not as models, and because they were of friends i don't have model releases.does this make sense?

i already contribute but I want to be in the print magazine......please

XXX
tk

wow i want to become a photographer for gloom nation too
now i only have to find a model in or at least near germany ^_^

i have a few shoots lined up for this now
im sooo looking forward to that ^_^
but the girls are not here on gloom nation yet. is it okay when they become a member when its done or do they already have to be members?

I'm in! I will be setting something up very soon! thx for the oppurtunity!
Gwen
Deeeliteful Images

If you like sometihing like this , e-mail me.


Post edited by: FetishArt, at: 2008/02/21 09:20

If you like sometihing like this , e-mail me.

I am definitely interested in submitting. I will set up a shoot and submit ASAP. Until then, I have posted a few shots on my profile. Please check them out.
Ed

Hey man,

I'm based in Melbourne, and there's not many people around here willing to do implied nudes or anything like that... especially unpaid. I'll try my best to get some images together though! Is there any way to register as an official photographer? Also, is there any way to look for models by location? I'd appreciate the help.

Vlad

I lived in Japan and visit Oceanside, San Diego three times a year.
I like to be a Gloom Nation Photographer.
I be willing to shoot the Gloom Models for TFCD while I am in town.
My mail is Jblankemeier@yahoo.com or mail me here.
Thanks,
Jim

So glad I finally found this info!! I'd very much like to be a Gloom Nation Photographer. I'm shooting models all the time, so hopefully I'll find one who wants to participate on here!

*What email address do we send submissions to?*

Post edited by: Vara, at: 2008/05/17 12:21

I am very interested in being a photographer for gloom