May Print Exchange Sign Up NOW OPEN
2004-04-09 by Tom OConnell
The May print exchange is now open for sign up. * Digital BW LETTER SIZED (or A4) prints * 15 participants plus 3 alternates * You send 14 prints, get 14 back * Everyone includes info sheet with workflow notes * Due West Coast USA on May 11 New participants welcome and encouraged. Email me offline with questions or to sign up Tom O'Connell ---------------------------------- MAY Print Exchange Info sheet * Sign up will be limited to the first 15 PLUS 3 alternates. * Sign up by EMAILING me (use the link in the "from" field above) *Prints are digital BW on either letter (8x5 x 11) or A4 (European letter equivalent). * Will also accept prints from 3 or more alternates (if not needed, they will automatically be the first included in the next 3 spots available (one of the next two months). * Prints must arrive on West Coast U.S. by MAY 11. * Prints can be shipped to me any way you like, but must include a prepaid return shipping box for either UPS or FEDEX ONLY for domestic shipments (international participants will be returned via USPS, generally costing about $12 USD to Europe). To save money, the return can now be via UPS or FedEx ground (but both services require that ground shipments strictly be in "your own packaging" not the 2-day air boxes). * Remember that prints will be BOTH Letter and A4. This is a shipping challenge. It is imperative that all prints be shipped in a container that will accommodate BOTH SIZES of paper since the return will include both sizes. The MEDIUM Fedex box fits the SMALL Fedex Box inside for very easy return and the SMALL BOX neatly holds both sizes of print. DO NOT SEAL THE SMALL BOX... Maybe add a little tissue or newspaper for protection. PLEASE FIX THE RETURN LABEL ON THE SMALL BOX SO I DON'T MESS UP WHOM THE PRINTS GO TO. This would be the method STRONGLY PREFERRED for quick easy turnaround. Sending prints in the manufacturer's paper box WILL NOT WORK... A4 will not fit in letter, nor will letter fit in A4. Again, please attach your shipping label correctly to the box...this is occasionally critical as it gets confusing sorting. (side note: tape is the biggest threat to a print...most new users tape waaaaay too much). * Prints should all be enclosed in individual glassine/plastic holders with a description sheet facing the back (for sorting). PLEASE NOTE THE EXCHANGE MONTH THE PRINTS ARE ENTERED FOR (I usually have 3 months being shipped at once). The print protectors are available from many sources, small quantities are for sale at inkjetart.com... larger quantities all over the internet. The description should include at least: Print title, your name, shooting data, printing data. At a minimum this should include printer, inkset, software (including print driver/software). Any comments or stories on workflow would be very interesting and welcome. Don't forget to sign the print. * After I receive 15 sign ups and 3 alternates (who will send in prints), I will post a "closed" on the forum. The alternates are necessary to fill the exchange if we have a "drop out" or "late shipper" but I will not enlarge past the 15 level so those who chose to can print early and mail off the 14 prints. If any of the 15 participants are late, their prints will be replaced by any I might have from Alternates so we can start shipping prints on the due date and accommodate all those people who always get them in on time.