Re-publish your calendar for 2016: It’s easy!

If you want to publish your 2015 calendar again for the next year and in fact any year after, we’ve made things easy for you. The “flexible calendar grid” option in our online editor guarantees that dates are automatically updated. You might not remember if you have clicked that option when initially setting up your calendar so please check and do so now:

–       Go to “Projects approved by Calvendo” in your account

–       Click on the grey button with the cog wheel symbol to the right of your published
project(s) (My Project Management)

–       Click the option “Flexible calendar grid” in the window that’s opening

–       Click on save. All done and no need to re-submit your work!

2015 calendars will automatically be updated over the coming months and in time before the next calendar sale season starts. We’ll let you know!

One more thing: If you’ve integrated the year in a text field on your calendar cover, the system will recognise that when the automatic calendar update gets under way and change it to 2016. However, if you’ve created a separate image for the cover image that integrates the year as part of the photo, our software won’t recognise that and we’ll have to ask you to change the year yourself and re-submit your project.

CALVENDO self-publishers in conversation: Nadia Attura

Award-winning artist Nadia Attura, who says about herself that she’s a ‘photographer who loves the rain’, mixes fine art and photojournalism in her very unique and unmistakable style. In our series ‘Calvendo self-publishers in conversation’ she tells us why for a photographer it’s all about the light and what kind of Calvendo calendar ideas she’s got for the next season.

A keen eye: Nadia at work

A keen eye: Nadia at work

1. Nadia, your work mixes fine art with photojournalism. Can you talk a bit about how you developed your style and what characterises your pictures?

I work as a travel photojournalist and the images are not manipulated. They have no post production work. I also work as a portrait photographer and shoot ten weddings a year, and for this type of photography I continue working in post production by using filters and layers to make the images appear to be retro, taken with a vintage camera. About a year ago, I decided to implement these techniques in my new landscape work and loved the results. I later mixed darkroom techniques with various collected textures, sketch book drawings and paint, combining all these elements into one print. I find this way of working deeply satisfying, and I am able to bring together the two disciplines I studied, fine art and photojournalism.

2. Looking at your portfolio, travelling and travel photography certainly play an important part in your life. Any favourite destinations and images you brought back from there? And is there a special place on your agenda for this year? Continue reading

Merry christmas!

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Elisabeth Cölfen: Frohe Weihnachten – Merry Christmas!

We’re interrupting you on a busy day, we know. Last minute shopping, wrapping presents, preparing the Christmas feast. So, we’ll try to keep it brief because basically we’d just like to wish you a – surprise, surprise – very happy Christmas.

This has been a special year for Calvendo because, together with you, our calendar and poster book self-publishing platform has taken some big steps, from our base in Germany to international markets with our launches in the UK and France. We’re delighted about many new self-publishers and our ever growing product gallery. We know that there have been hiccups on the way, and we very much appreciate your patience on the occasions when things didn’t run as smoothly as they should have.

International expansions is quite a task, not least because of the many new partners in different countries that we now collaborate with. Rest assured that the Calvendo team will work very hard next year on improving procedures and optimise what we’ve established so far. It’s our aim to provide the best possible service for our self-publishers plus deliver high quality products to consumers.

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Hang on, we wanted to keep this brief, didn’t we … So, time to wrap up and extend a big thank you to everyone who’s come on board with us this year and to all our partners – we’re looking forward to an exciting 2015 with you!

Have a very joyful Christmas and happy New Year,
best wishes from
Your CALVENDO Team