I've been stagnant photographically... Today I'm putting all of my Minolta equipment up for sale on ebay. Switching to Canon D10. Notes on last Gallery Jeff Spirer's "Hellfire and Brimstone" is my pic-o-the week. The image captures my exact feeling of what a carnie looks like. SCARY. Nice work. Scot ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn" <marilyn@rglobal.net> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 7:46 AM Subject: Kick-starting a conversation (maybe) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Talbot" <snapper@st-abbs.fsnet.co.uk> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 6:53 AM > Subject: Re: Weekly update of PF members' gallery - note from Exhibit Staff > > I've had several of my photographs brown-toned and enlarged to 16 X 20s > and I'm using gold-leafing to accent certain areas of several of the > photographs. On some I've used the actual leaves of gold, others just the > "paint-type" gold. > > I like the results. Because they are 16 X 20s, I can't scan them and > submit them, but I'll try to take some photos of the photos and let members > see what they look like. > > A couple are going to be entered in a local exhibit. I just thought gold > leafing on photographs is something some of you may not have thought of and > would like to experiment with. > > Another self-serving report - just for the sake of conversation - yesterday > I sent away a portfolio of 15 photographs and paperwork to England, in order > to apply for the Associateship Distinction from the Royal Photographic > Society. This is the second distinction of three. I won't know if I've > earned the distinction or not for a couple of months, so I'm a wee bit > nervous. > > What are the rest of you up to? > > Marilyn > >