[Leica] [OM] IMGS: Syrian Refugees

[Gerry Walden]

Tina

I am pleased they will have a ‘how to help’ message on them which makes then far more palatable to me, but personally I would go for b&w. Is there a way I can contribute through Paypal?

Gerry


> On 19 May 2016, at 15:22, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Gerry  -
> 
> I didn't choose to do the notecards.  It was determined by a committee who
> wanted to offer options to those who could not afford to buy a print but
> still wanted to contribute to the scholarship fund.  The notecards will
> have a message on them about the children and how to help.  We are also
> having barbecues and other fund-raisers throughout the year.  There will be
> lots of college students attending who will not be able to afford much!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 10:10 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I am with those that vote for b&w. In my opinion, whilst 100%
>> well-meaning, the whole idea of making refugees into some kind of greeting
>> card/notelet goes against my good feelings. I appreciate fully the idea,
>> and admire the work you are doing (the refugees sure as hell need help!)
>> but I just have issues with the notelets idea - sorry!
>> 
>> Gerry
>> 
>> 
>>> On 19 May 2016, at 14:27, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> If you have to sell the stuff, I prefer the sepia, it is more
>> romanticized
>>> and idealized, and tugs at the heartstrings better.
>>> 
>>> If you just have to exhibit, the standard gray scale is my preference!
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>> 
>>> On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 6:28 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> How did I know you would say that?
>>>> 
>>>> I'll post the straight B&W later today.  The sepia ones would only be
>> for
>>>> note-cards.  The exhibit and prints will all be B&W.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Tina
>>>> 
>>>> On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 12:43 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I prefer the straight B&W style, but that’s just one person’s
>> preference.
>>>>> Let the public vote with their wallets ;-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Nathan
>>>>> 
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>>>>>> On 18 May 2016, at 21:24, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> PESO:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I've had to put Iran on hold for now and work on a project that's
>>>> coming
>>>>> up
>>>>>> too soon.  Winthrop University and several churches are sponsoring a
>>>>>> project to help Syrian refugees.  As a part of the fund-raising, I
>> will
>>>>> be
>>>>>> having an exhibit in the Winthrop gallery called Putting a Face on
>>>> Syria.
>>>>>> It will consist of life-sized black and white prints of Syrian
>> refugees
>>>>>> (mostly children) that I have met in Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iran.
>>>>> The
>>>>>> prints will be for sale, but I'll also be selling note-cards for a
>>>> whole
>>>>>> lot less. For every $25 we raise, we can send a Syrian child to school
>>>>> for
>>>>>> a year.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I thought I'd make the note-cards a contrast to the prints with a
>>>> dreamy,
>>>>>> sepia look instead of the direct, confrontational black and white of
>>>> the
>>>>>> big prints.  I've put a few up on my website to think about them for a
>>>>> few
>>>>>> days before I do any more.  I will only choose one of each child but I
>>>>> have
>>>>>> lots more children to go.  Each one will include the name of the
>> child.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What do you think?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery/Syrian-Refugees/G0000rQI3x98XfMI/
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Tina
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