Digital BW, The Print

Hi Tom-

I'd love to participate if there is room.


Bill Morse
PhotoProspect
Cambridge, MA USA


on 5/29/03 7:51 PM, Tom OConnell wrote:

> 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
> -------------------------------
> 
> 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.
> 
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