----- Original Message ----- From: "nod" <nod@bouncing.org> ************************************* > > * Warning: Major 'drool'-in-progress* > > ************************************* > > I'd like to point out that I have no problems with drooling, but I do have > no idea what anyone is wittering on about in this thread. I've got as far as > "some people sent some postcards", but WHY ? > Hi nod! Welcome back! Here is the scoop on Luis' Postcard Exchange..........you'll be joining the next project, right? :) cheers! Colette ----- Original Message ----- From: "*- CHILLED DELIRIUM-*" <sfunp@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:51 AM Subject: Print Exchange I Opens > > THE PRINT EXCHANGE IS OPEN > ************************** > > > > Dear Fellow PF'ers --- > Thinking of a participatory event for > PF members, I have come up with the idea of a print exchange. > The idea is for the participants to end up with prints from > each other, reviews would be welcome. > > There is no committee involved. The buck starts and stops here. > > There is no contest. No website (unless someone is insane enough > to make me an offer). No competition. No theme (for this first > one). Only a friendly way to share physical prints. > > The way it will work is... > > * To keep things manageable, the exchanges will be broken up > into circles of ten members each. Once a circle has ten (10) > members, it will be closed off, and another one opened. > > * To avoid repeats, on this first exchange, individuals are only > to exchange one print with each other. Duplicate membership > in other circles does not mean duplicate exchanges. For example, > if persons X & Y are on circle #1, and #3, they will only exchange > prints on #1, unless they want to do so privately, of course. > > * The medium of exchange will be via postcard ONLY. This means B&W > prints made on postcard papers, or color neg/Chromogenic prints > put on postcard backing. These are available at most photo > stores. I encourage every sender to send greetings and some > comment on the image on the other side. PLEASE do not send > archival, fine art prints ! ****** > > > I want this to be simple. > > > * No digital prints allowed, unless they are Lyson, > Cone/piezographs, or Fuji Pictographs on Crystal Paper. > > [This for reasons of durability and consistency] > > * Projected costs: Drugstore color prints can be had for less > than .45 U$D, each postcard back runs about .35, and then > there is postage, so the cost for each circle one belongs to > will run about $10.00 for US members, more for those overseas. > > * In any print exchange, there is always someone who will end > up not fulfilling their obligation. To limit the damage from > this possibility, for this first exchange, each person will > be limited to membership in a maximum of two circles. > > * Anyone who fails to fulfil their exchanges will be dropped > from any other future exchanges, unless all of the circle > members who were shorted unanimously vote to let that person > participate again. > > * If there's too many circles for me to handle, I may appoint > a circle leader(s) to assist. > > * The time deadline will be 30 (thirty) earth-days. > > * To join a circle, please reply directly and privately to me > now at: sfunp@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us > > * Please include the name and snail-mail address you want your > prints to go to. > > * Once the circles are complete and closed, I will send e-mail to > all the members of that circle, with the list of participants > and their snail-mail addresses. From that day, there is a 30-day > deadline to get the prints to the other members. > > * Suggestions and comments are welcome. > > > > --- Luis > > > >
