Digital BW, The Print

Hi everyone-

I've received a number of emails from people who would like to 
participate but don't have (or particularly want to shoot) a cat 
photo.

Point well taken...the idea here is to honor our memory of Jerry with 
a great print, preferably with a perfect black patch somewhere in the 
frame <g>. This is even more meaningful in light of Keith Krebs idea 
to print an extra set to sell at a fund raiser to cover some of the 
costs of preserving as much of Jerry's work as possible.

Sooooooooooooo...the exchange dates still hold, but CAT PHOTO is only 
SUGGESTED. Again...sign up will be open to everyone through June 2 
and then we will need to make our prints in the next week to 10 days 
and ship them off so we can deliver the set to his mother and the 
gallery in a reasonably timely fashion.

Keep the sign-ups and ideas coming...please contact me offline with 
the email link above.

cheers,

Tom O'Connell
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SPECIAL "JERRY OLSON MEMORIAL" PRINT EXCHANGE

We have to thank Cleavis for this idea… a memorial exchange for Jerry 
…with a CAT theme SUGGESTED ONLY… He loved his cats, he loved 
printing and exchanges, so a good print with a deep black somewhere 
in it will be quite proper.

Sign-up will be open until June 2. I will post a notice here and 
email everyone who signs up how many prints to make (1 for each 
participant plus one for his mother and one for a gallery to sell for 
a fundraiser to preserve Jerry's work…You may want to put a note on 
the print for his mother).
 
Prints will be due to me (west coast USA) by June 16.

Typical print exchange guidelines apply:


* Sign up by EMAILING me using the clicking the link in the "from" 
field above

* Prints are digital BW on either letter (8x5 x 11) or A4 (European
equivalent) paper.

* Prints must arrive on West Coast U.S. by June 16.

* Prints can be shipped to me any way you like, but must include a
prepaid return shipping box for either UPS or FEDEX ONLY (new postal
regulations require in person post office shipping for anything over 
one
pound and downtown SF postal lines are just too onerous). To save
money, the return can be via UPS or FedEx ground (but both services
require that ground shipments strictly be in "you own packaging" not 
the
2-day air boxes). Include your phone number for either UPS or FedEx.

* Again…Prints can be BOTH Letter and A4. This is a shipping 
challenge. It is
imperative that all prints be shipped in a container that will
accommodate BOTH SIZES of paper since the return will include both
sizes. The MEDIUM Fedex box fits the SMALL Fedex Box inside for very
easy return and the SMALL BOX neatly holds both sizes of print. DO NOT
SEAL THE SMALL BOX... Maybe add a little tissue or newspaper for
protection. PLEASE FIX THE RETURN LABEL ON THE SMALL BOX SO I DON'T 
MESS UP WHO THE PRINTS GO TO. This would be the method STRONGLY 
PREFERRED for quick easy turnaround. Sending prints in the 
manufacturer's paper box
WILL NOT WORK... A4 will not fit in letter, nor will letter fit in 
A4. Again, please attach your shipping label correctly to the 
box...this is occasionally critical as it gets confusing sorting. 
(side note: tape is the biggest threat to a print...most new users 
tape waaaaay too much).

* Prints should all be enclosed in individual glassine/plastic 
holders with a description sheet facing the back (for sorting). 
PLEASE MARK THEM "JERRY OLSON EXCHANGE" (I usually have 3 exchanges 
being shipped at once and I'm easily confused <g>). The print 
protectors are available from many sources, small quantities are for 
sale at inkjetart.com... larger quantities all over the internet. The 
description should include at least: Print title, your name, shooting 
data, printing data. At a minimum this should include printer, 
inkset, software (including print driver/software). Any comments or 
stories on workflow would be very interesting and welcome.

* Don't forget to sign the print. Jerry was a stickler on this and 
howled at anyone who didn't…he also liked it on the FRONT…something 
that took some argument to get me to go along, but I am now converted 
on this point.