Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Shulman wrote: > Until fairly recently, any somewhat good-looking book required several > things: > Content > A professional graphic designer > A bag of money for color separations, proofing, and printing. > Delays from the printer. > A significant pre-order. > > Almost all that's changed, thanks to digital printing and the > micropublishing revolution. With free software it's now fairly easy to > create a decent-looking color book, hardcover or paperback, which can be > ordered one copy at a time. > > Which brings me to the point: a LUG 2006 Yearbook > I'd be happy to spearhead a LUG yearbook, which I would assemble and made > available to anyone who wants to purchase a copy. > > What I'd need are submissions. If we have thirty LUG folks who submit > images to me by 12/31/06, then I'll go ahead and put a book together. > > Since the book can be well over 100 pages, if desired, the more the > merrier. > > Parameters: > MINIMUM image file size of one meg. Remember, this is print and not the > web. > Larger is fine. If you have something truly humongo, please post it to a > site where I can download the file. Tina did this for me a few weeks > ago--much thanks again! > Full-page images use the dimension of 8.5" high x 10" wide (landscape). > For > other dimension images, there will be space around the picture. > Please make all color corrections, contrast adjustments, and edits > yourself. > I'll just take the files and paste them into the templates. > Maximum of two submissions per LUGger. > Include any technical details, including descriptions. > If you wish, feel free to include a portrait of the photographer <g>. > PLEASE SEND ALL INFO TO ME OFFLINE, jshul@comcast.net, IN ONE E-MAIL!!! > > I'm sure we'd love an introductory essay from the saloonkeeper. > > The book, of course, will note that all copyrights are the property of > individual photographers. > Hi Jim, I second the proposal to use the pictures of FOM2. These have been judged and therefore will also ensure some level of quality. There are however 500 of them. Cheers, Michiel Fokkema