Apex Publications is Canada's #1 publisher of photography magazines: Photo Life, Photo Solution, Buyers' Guide, and Master Guide. It has one objective: deliver the very best of the Art, Culture, and Science of Photography to all photographers, professionals and enthusiasts alike.
Photo Life For over 30 years, Canadian photography amateurs and professionals have turned to Photo Life as a partner in furthering their photographic skills. Covering all aspects of photography, including industry news, photographic techniques and tips, field tests, travel, digital, secrets of the trade, and much more. Photo Life has something for everyone, plus it’s supplemented with images from some of the country’s best photographers, including those of our readers.
Photo Life’s Contact Sheet Have big ideas? Little budget? Photo Life's Contact Sheet is your ideal advertising venue. Benefit from the exposure that the big guys profit from: advertise your tours, workshops, seminars, classes, specials, and anything else photo for a very small investment.
Photo Solution From the same team that produced Photo Sélection, Photo Solution is the essential photo magazine for anyone interested in photography, especially newcomers and digital aficionados. Each issue of Photo Solution offers an editorial content that is both entertaining and instructive, with new regular features and articles. Photo Solution is also a direct link to anyone involved in photography: exhibitions and events organisers, galleries, clubs, and schools.
Master Guide An essential tool for all Canadian photo and video dealers, the Master Guide is distributed once a year to upwards of 8500 independent photo retailers, chains, mini-labs, and photo departments of major national chains and drugstores. The Master Guide is an easy-to-use tool that references all photo and video products, be they conventional or digital. The Master Guide: a direct link to those who sell your products.
Buyers' Guide The Buyers’ Guide is a Canadian guide that specializes in digital and traditional photography equipment. From photo printers to the best SLRs, to image-editing software to dozens of accessories, the Buyers’ Guide offers informative articles, advice, and buying tips in addition to listing the main characteristics and street prices for selected products. The Photo Life Buyers' Guide is an invaluable year-round reference for photographers of all types amateurs and professionals, comes in colour, which effectively enhances the presentation of the featured products in this comprehensive perfect-bound listing.
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Technical Requirements Trim size: 8 1/4“ x 10 7/8“ Bleed requirements: 1/4” of bleed outside of trim size.
QuarkXpress version 6.5 for Macintosh file or a PDFX1a file All fonts, photos, and EPS files must be included Colour photos in CMYK, not RGB
Photolife.com, Photosolution.ca, and Photo Life's Newsletter The Photo Life and Photo Solution Web sites and the Photo Life Newsletter are meant to be portals to all things photo. They aspire to peak the visitor's interest as well as be a valuable source of information. Ideal and efficient components to any marketing effort, they deliver your message to your target clientele--photography enthusiasts, they are from the publisher of Canada's #1 photography magazines, and they offer a wide range of media sizes and placements. Ad specifications: 468 pixels wide by 60 pixels high for horizontal banner, 120 x 600, 120 x 240, 120 x 90, or 120 x 60 pixels for left banners and buttons; 216 Web-safe colours; 20K maximum; click-through URLs must be active prior to upload date. Animated gif and gif images are accepted.
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For further informations, please contact:
Guy J. Poirier Publisher and Media Sales Director Tel.: (800) 905-7468 ext. 101 E-mail: gpoirier@photolife.com
Richard Payette Account Executive, Media Sales Tel.: (514) 952-0840 or (416) 500-4347 E-mail: rpayette@photolife.com
Apex Publications Inc. 185 St. Paul Street Quebec City, QC Canada G1K 3W2 Tel.: (800) 905-7468 Fax: (800) 664-2739
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