Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, Ted's advice is good, best to do what you see fit. John <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/get_stuffed> esp. usage note On 12/19/15 3:20 AM, Richard Man wrote: > Here are 4x samples of the pairing that I am considering. May be this will > give some ideas of my visual metaphor approach. There are in fact a few > people's pairing that will stay, by nature of their choosing already, Tina > Manley, Greg Rubenstein, and a couple others. I will respect Bob Adler's > choices as well. > > http://richardmanphoto.com/TMP/Capture-pair.JPG > http://richardmanphoto.com/TMP/Capture-3pairs.JPG > > If anyone does not like this change, email me and I will remove the > pictures. If someone else wants to take over, I can upload all 400+ MB on a > server and they can take over. > > On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 10:35 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Richard my dear friend do your thing and to hell with the whiners and >> bitchers! My response to them politely is? "GET STUFFED!" :-) >> >> The LUG YEAR BOOK was never written in stone how / who / what! Yes we >> started out all images should be the results of a LEICA click! >> And the same wonderful lad JIM SHULMAN put it together right on time and >> everyone was gung ho to go FOR YEARS! >> >> Well for several years Jim Shulman was "BOOK MASTER EXTRAORDINAIRE!" >> It was neat and the crew didn't require any ranting to get photos in as it >> was seen as a "cool showing of our pictures!" ALL OF US! >> As I see it should still be! "WE THE LUG CREW!" >> >> You ain't one of use? Go some place else! Unfortunately there are too many >> losers in our cruel cold world and we need visitors to continue to be as A >> BOOK wonderful looking as we have always been! >> >> UNFORTUNATLEY! We have seen the past few years, the true LUG members >> appear to have dwindled! We've had to reach out to "whomever?" aspects of >> the photographic community worldwide. And I'm first to jump in "WE HAVE >> HAD >> SOME VERY FINE IMAGES ADDED TO THE BOOK!" >> >> So Richard my Son, please do your own thing as the bottom line is? >> "Make it the best damn photography book possible as you see it!!" >> Thank you good Sir! To "heck with the whiners as it hasn't cost them a >> penny!" Your response? GET STUFFED! :-) >> cheers, >> Dr. ted >> >> >> >> nal Message----- >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf >> Of Gene Duprey >> Sent: December-18-15 4:36 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMPORTANT: LUGbook 2015 >> >> Richard, >> >> In past years I think the order was by when they sent in the photos. >> >> As far as I am concerned, it is your project this year and you should >> order >> the photos the way you want to. If you want to mix them then great do it. >> If it makes the photos larger on the page, then that is good for everyone. >> if someone has to look for their photos over several pages, Big Whoop! >> I >> will not be crying, foul or otherwise. *Again It is Your Project this >> year, and you need to do it the way you want.* *If someone does not like >> it, then they can volunteer to do it next year.* >> >> All I care is that I've got my 2 photos in it again this year. If I have >> to look through the whole book to find them, It won't break my heart one >> tiny bit. Do It Your Way! >> >> Thanks for your hard work, >> >> Gene >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 5:07 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: >> >>> Richard?you the man?do it as you like >>> >>> If anyone finds this inconvenient, they should just let us know and we?ll >>> send a couple of photos to do it their way >>> >>> nobody hired you Richard, so we don?t get to boss you around >>> >>> thanks again for your labor >>> >>> ric >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Dec 18, 2015, at 5:03 PM, Richard Man <richard at >>>> richardmanphoto.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear LUG family and contributors: >>>> >>>> I have a received a strong objection to making the change. >> Fundamentally, >>>> it comes down to two things: >>>> >>>> First, the nature of the policy change is unexpected and last minute. >> It >>> is >>>> true, if I have made the decision early on and made the announcement >>>> earlier, then people who may object to this policy can debate or >> withhold >>>> contributions. For this I apologize. >>>> >>>> Second, there are questions of my exerting artistic preference over >> that >>> of >>>> the contributors. I need to digest this, as the mere fact that an >> editor >>>> has to sequence the contributors in some ways regardless, even if we do >>> it >>>> simply by the first name or last name or other arbitrary ordering, >> it's a >>>> decision on our parts. >>>> >>>> The person is correct that this is not "my book", but nominally a "LUG >>> year >>>> book" although even there we have strayed a bit in previous years by >>>> inviting other people into the fold. >>>> >>>> I am somewhat torn on this and I welcome any discussion. I am not >> looking >>>> for sympathy, or people to "beat up" on the person. I know from >> feedback >>>> that someone will be unhappy regardless. However, personally I am more >>>> concerned that it is true that I did not make the policy change early, >>> and >>>> this would appear to be a "bait and switch". >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 9:38 AM, Gene Duprey <geneduprey2015 at >>>> gmail.com >>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Make it your production, If you want to mix the photos, then I'm OK >> with >>>>> it. >>>>> >>>>> Gene >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 4:03 AM, Geoff Hopkinson < >> hopsternew at gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Your call! Why not put your own stamp on the production? >>>>>> Shall be interested to see how this works out...my ex-editor brain is >>>>>> fascinated! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >> .................................................................................................................................. >>>>>> >>>>>> While working on the book, I am making an executive decision: I will >>>>>> sequence the images in some order, and not 2 consecutive images per >>>>>> submitter like previous years. >>>>>> >>>>>> Per usual, I will not edit the images in any way, and the caption and >>> any >>>>>> image placement preference (e.g. some people want full bleed) will be >>>>>> honored. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you have strong feeling that your photos must be kept together, >>> please >>>>>> email me. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>>>>> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto >>>>>> // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Geoff >>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> // 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > >