Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Pinkerton" <gpinkcp at msn.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] What does the LUG Yearbook Have in Common with the Famous Artists School? > > Well, if I finally got up the nerve to submit a couple of shots, then I > know there's got to be a load of y'all that should too... > >> From: jshul at comcast.net >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 16:19:00 -0500 >> Subject: [Leica] What does the LUG Yearbook Have in Common with the >> Famous Artists School? >> >> Many years ago, there was a institution of higher learning called the >> Famous >> Artists School: they ran small black and white ads where you were urged >> to >> "Draw Winky" (or some such cartoon animal) and submit it to the school >> for >> an evaluation. Basically, if you were blindfolded and drew "Winky" with a >> pencil in your mouth, you were in. As a joke, a group of my friends sent >> in >> a stick-figure pencil sketch with a fake name and received the following >> reply, "Dear Herbert Swoze, We believe that your submission has merit, >> and >> are proud to welcome you as a student at the Famous Artists School." In >> other words, you couldn't miss. >> >> >> >> That's the same with the LUG yearbook: submit an image, and it's in the >> book. Simple as that. In the past five years EVERY IMAGE SUBMITTED HAS >> BEEN ACCEPTED! You can't go wrong, and as Dr. Ted noted you're in print >> in >> a book! So, shots from a war zone? Fine. Levitating nudes? Fine. >> Grandkids with digits up the proboscis? Fine, too. Moody shot of shadows >> on lawn furniture? Fine. You get the idea. >> >> >> >> Simple instructions here: http://leica-users.org/LUG-yearbook.html >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Jim Shulman >> >> Wynnewood, PA >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information