Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'll get out my 50 Summitar and try to get something that looks nostalgic. Jeffery > On Aug 30, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > I will start a LUG book file today! Thanks for doing this. I'd hate for > there to be a gap in the series. > > Tina > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 4:57 AM, Richard Man <richard at > richardmanphoto.com> > wrote: > >> Alright - if no one else steps forward, I will take over the LUG book 2015 >> task. I will contact Jim and Geoff and get the information. >> >> *ONE ADDITIONAL RULE:** No whining and no rudeness.* Any more >> transgression >> after one warning, I will drop and block you. >> >> I will take contribution starting from (now) to midnight PST Dec 15, 2015. >> *No >> exceptions.* >> >> The rest is mostly lifted from Geoff's message from last year, with one >> minor change of the charity. >> >> **** >> It will follow the same format that Jim Shulman and Geoff Hopkinson used >> for previous editions. The address contribution is >> richard at richardmanphoto.com <hopsternew at icloud.com> >> >> This will be a non-profit, not juried/judged compilation of photos by any >> interested photographer. Anyone may contribute and any brand of >> equipment may be used. Please send photos that you have made during 2015. >> There will be no obligation to buy the book which will be >> published by Blurb and there will be hardcover, softcover printed versions >> offered and an eBook for iPad. There will be a small surcharge only >> applied >> for each purchase. For 2015 this will be the Second Harvest Food Bank in >> the Silicon Valley. While a 3-bedroom starter home starts at 1.5 million >> USD in Palo Alto, there are people who do not have enough to eat, even >> here. >> >> *Please send two image files, ideally as attachments to one or two email >> messages.* Be aware that some email clients may reduce the sizes of images >> within messages by default. >> >> Ideal image files are JPEG files around 2000 to 3000 pixels on the long >> side with file sizes of 1 to 2 megabytes. The sRGB color space >> will be used when they are reproduced. >> >> The book will be in our usual 10 inches x 8 inches (20x25cm) landscape >> layout. Whether in landscape or portrait orientation your images will not >> be cropped or altered by the editor. They will be fitted into the standard >> image layouts used. The Blurb software will size the images >> to fit. >> Midnight PST >> For the left hand page that will be a box 2680 pixels wide and 2250 pixels >> high with a plain margin or as a full bleed image (with small >> overlap of edges) of 2888 pixels wide x 2475 pixels high. >> >> For the right hand page that will be a box 1500 pixels wide x 1796 pixels >> high (for a portrait orientation) or 2271 pixels wide x 1588 >> pixels high (for a landscape orientation). Both right hand page options >> leave room for a single caption for both images underneath. >> >> In the text of your email, *please provide a single caption for both >> images. *This will be your name, and preferably a title for each >> image. You may also like to include details of the equipment or similar >> *short *comment. Here is an example: >> >> *Firstname Lastname* Opposite: 'left image title' Leica M3, Elmar 50 >> f/3.5 >> Above: 'Cats eating sushi' Fujifilm X-E1 XF 18-55, Boston LUG meetup >> >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto >> // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information