How do I get my photographs published in magazines?

SovereignCookies asked: What sort of form should I send photographs to magazines? Is it best to send prints via postal mail? How many should be in any given set and is it proper to do this unsolicited? Do I include a letter? How much should I expect to be paid for using my photographs?

How do I get a close up subject and a landscape back round both in focus at the same time?

Nick C asked: Example, if you wanted to take a headshot of a person in focus and close up, but you wanted the beach and horizon behind them, all in focus. I see this in magazines, but I can’t do it with my Nikon d60 cause I don’t know what I’m doing. P.S. I [...]