I Use Zazzle for Calendars

My photographs appear on Calendars, Jigsaw Puzzles, Ornaments, Prints and more at Zazzle.

Yes, people still buy and use calendars and the first day of a new year is an appropriate time to bring this up. Just this morning, New Years Day, I received an email inquiry from a fellow artist at Fine Art America (FAA) inquiring about where I have my calendars produced. There have been quite a few discussions on the FAA Forum about the possibility of offering calendars there. For a number of reasons I doubt that will happen. Below is the gist of my answer…

My 2022 Assateague Pony Calendar Offering

I am certainly willing to share information with fellow artists about calendars. I use Zazzle, another quality POD (Print On Demand company) that make about a gazillion products. I sell calendars, ornaments, jigsaw puzzles, calendars and (yes) even some prints there. I no longer promote the puzzles at Zazzle because I prefer the ones offered at FAA. However, I had started offering puzzles and calendars with Zazzle six years ago and they still sell – a lot. I suppose that is because they have been in their internal search for so long and, because of that, Zazzle actually promotes them with Google ads. The same with the calendars they offer – calendars with my photographs, that is.

Zazzle provides the template but the whole system is not very intuitive – It takes a good while to get used to it. But they also have a very active forum – for info, advice, help, etc. There are a few FAA members also active at Zazzle.

Here is a link to my Assateague Pony Calendar: https://www.zazzle.com/z/301dowpa

Here is a link to the much of what I currently have at Zazzle: https://www.zazzle.com/mbr/238675969062853179/stores

Try a search for – Assateague Pony Calendar – on google and see if you can understand why I sell a lot at Zazzle. The wild horses of Assateague Island are quite popular.

Regards,

Bill


BTW – here is the text of the original email inquiry. I actually receive frequent questions similar to this…

Hi Bill,
I read your response to the discussion thread on calendars. Wondering if you would please share the company you used to do this with? And if they supplied a template or if you had to create with a particular software or app, which one?
Thanks & Happy New Year!

New York Magazine Covers As Wall Art

Fine Art America/Pixels now offers New York Magazine Wall Art

I have relied on the professional quality of Fine Art America / Pixels for many years as my primary production company for my photography wall art and decor items. Their servers also host my primary online gallery. They just announce this exciting news…

New York Magazine has selected Pixels to power their new e-commerce website and sell canvas prints, framed prints, metal prints, and wood prints of their iconic magazine covers!

Click the display below to shop 50+ covers from New York Magazine’s portfolio.

New York Magazine joins many other globally-recognized brands such as Sports IllustratedMajor League BaseballVanity FairThe New YorkerVogueAnne Geddes, and the NBA that sell through Pixels.com and power their websites with Pixels.com technology.

A Pirate and an American Flag

Skull & Crossbones with Yacht Ensign on a Fence in Ocean City, MD.

This presents, for comparison, two nearly identical, outdoor still-life style photographs. The first has been edited with a gold-tone filter to give it more of an “old time” feel/appearance and the second is almost at captured by the camera.

Please feel free to leave a comment saying which one you prefer – and why. Thank you.

(Yes, the links do work to browse prints for sale at Fine Art America/Pixels Gallery. )

Skull and Crossbones with Yacht Ensign in a gold tone edit.
Pirate and American Flag (yacht ensign style) as photographed – no edit, other than cropping.

Link: Edited Photograph Prints

Link: Natural Photograph Prints

Can you identify the location in Ocean City, Maryland where this display can be seen in person? Hint: it is near a dune crossing.