BLIND PRINT EXCHANGE ROUND 21 (BPX21) - STATUS AND UPDATES

TheToadMen · Sep 29, 2014

Hello all,
The BPX Round 21 has started!! We're on a 4 month cycle, so the important dates to remember are:

BPX - Round 21
Signup: September 2015 (already closed for this round, sorry)
Print and Send: October - December 2014 (but beware of the X-mas holidays!!)
R&R: January 2015

Next BPX - Round 22
Signup: January 2015 (ending 24th of January)
Print and Send: February - April 2015
R&R: May 2015

Here is the list with participants for BPX21:

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BPX21

name

TheToadMen

Dali

anikin

StoneNYC

scheimfluger_77

BirgerA

Pelo78

adelorenzo

JimO

madhatter

AndreasT

Myxine

Mark-S

UK-John

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I have just sent out a PM to all members so if you didn't get one please let me know ASAP. Do not send your print until October 6th to allow for address corrections just in case, heaven forbid, I screwed something up or someone moved since they sent their address and forgot to tell me. Your PM will also contain your own address; please check it and notify me at once if it is incorrect or out of date.

Please keep us informed and post here when you've sent or received your print.
Optionally, once the print makes it to the destination, you can upload the image of the print to this thread and the Gallerythere was a url link here which no longer exists)
(You have to be a paying member to be able to upload to the Gallery)

The original BPX Introduction Thread is here: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

I wish you all a lot of fun in this BPX with printing, sending & receiving

"Have fun and catch that light beam"
Bert from Holland
http://thetoadmen.blogspot.nl

copy of PM sent by TheToadMen to all participants of BPX21 on Sept. 30th said:
BPX21 assignment
Hi,
Here is your address and the address of your recipient.
If your address needs correcting, PM me ASAP!
Please wait until October 6th before sending.

Your address:
(...)

Your assignment:
(...)

It’s not obligated, but it would be nice to include a note or a letter explaining what, when, where & how then image/print was made. And maybe telling a bit about who and where you are? It’s always nice to receive a letter with your print.
Please don’t forget to mention your name, so the recipient knows who the sender is.

Please try to print and mail your image before the deadline. Someone else is making an effort to send you a print as well.
If life interferes with your darkroom time, don’t worry. It happens. Health, family and work are important too. Just let us know you will be running late. If for some reason you can’t fulfill your obligation at all, just PM me as soon as possible.

Please post on the BPX21 thread when you actually dropped off the package at the post office and when you received a print from another member. Mounting and boarding the print is not obligated, but would be a nice bonus. Please pack the print carefully. If you ”just” stick it in an envelope, all corners will be bent on arrival. At least stick it between two layers of oversized cardboard for protection.

It would be nice if you could scan your print before sending it, and post the image (after the recipient confirmed receiving it) to the BPX21 thread (and the APUG Gallery). If you can’t scan the image, you could make a photo of it with a digital camera, to give us an impression of your gift.

Thank you,
Bert from Holland (TheToadMen)

adelorenzo · Oct 1, 2014

Thanks Bert! There are no problems with my address.

I have spent the last couple of nights making a print to send on the 6th. I think I'm happy but I'll take another look after the weekend and make sure it's the one I want.

Looking forward to this!

TheToadMen · Oct 1, 2014

Wow, you're fast!

adelorenzo said:
Thanks Bert! There are no problems with my address.

I have spent the last couple of nights making a print to send on the 6th. I think I'm happy but I'll take another look after the weekend and make sure it's the one I want.

Looking forward to this!

Mark_S · Nov 10, 2014

My print is in the mail and on it's way across the ocean!

TheToadMen said:
Hello all,
The BPX Round 21 has started!! We're on a 4 month cycle, so the important dates to remember are:

Print and Send: October - December 2014 (but beware of the X-mas holidays!!)
R&R: January 2015

"Have fun and catch that light beam"
Bert from Holland
http://thetoadmen.blogspot.nl

UKJohn · Nov 30, 2014

Hi, I'm experiencing a slight delay so it looks like my print will be in post early January.

John

adelorenzo · Dec 8, 2014

I didn't send a print in October. After further reflection I decided it wasn't the one to send and I'm glad I didn't. I've now made something I like a lot better.

Happy to report that, as of today, my print is now headed somewhere across the Atlantic Ocean. Fingers crossed that it makes it!

BirgerA · Jan 4, 2015

My carefully laid plan of printing over the xmas holiday failed, too much holiday and family and not enough darkroom time.

I'll ship my print as soon as I can.

TheToadMen · Jan 4, 2015

Hi everyone. I wish you all the best for 2015!!

Could everyone tell me his/her status, if you've sent your print and/or received one, by sending me a PM?
If you haven't been able to send one yet, don't worry but please let me know. Sometimes life intervenes, I know.
I posted mine just recently as well.

If for some reason you won't be able to fulfill your obligation in this BPX please PM me ASAP, so I can arrange something.

I'll make an update at the end of the week.

Bert from Holland

anikin · Jan 6, 2015

I just came back from the post office. My prints are in the mail! Sorry about being late.

StoneNYC · Jan 6, 2015

Somehow I got unsubscribed from this thread... weird... anyway, I have not sent my print as I lost my previous darkroom and haven't been able to get my 8x10 saltzman up and running yet, is it ok to send two 8x10's instead of the larger 11x14 I had planned? Or should I wait another month and when I can actually print, then send the 11x14?

Also as a side note, I still have not received the print from the previous BPX from the other person, nor the current BPX.

anikin · Jan 7, 2015

Stone,

As far as I remember, there are no minimum or maximum size limitations in BPX. Do what works best. This time I sent 8x10 prints, since the current set works best at this size. A few exchanges back I sent 20x30. Whatever works best for you.

Eugene.

StoneNYC · Jan 7, 2015

anikin said:
Stone,

As far as I remember, there are no minimum or maximum size limitations in BPX. Do what works best. This time I sent 8x10 prints, since the current set works best at this size. A few exchanges back I sent 20x30. Whatever works best for you.

Eugene.

Thanks, my impression was that 11x14 or larger was expected because it was a single print (VS many for say the postcard exchange) so that's why I asked.

adelorenzo · Jan 10, 2015

Print size is covered in the (there was a url link here which no longer exists):

Generally, a decent 8x10 or larger is the norm. Send whatever you feel like printing to get your vision across. If your neg looks best as a 4x4 inch square print or as a 24x36 inch print, just do it and have fun.

Myxine · Jan 11, 2015

Hey all,
Wanted to apologize for being late in sending my print. The print is ready, but want to see if I can get an even better one... Anyway, it will be in the mail very soon

Arnaud

jvo · Jan 12, 2015

just to acknowledge

i'm late.... due to family issues, the months have flown by... my commitment is to get my recipient a print in the next 2 weeks... please excuse my delay

jvo

adelorenzo · Jan 14, 2015

It's been five weeks since I shipped my print. If it hasn't arrived by now I fear it has been lost or damaged in the mail.

I'll start printing another one, I guess.

TheToadMen · Jan 15, 2015

adelorenzo said:
It's been five weeks since I shipped my print. If it hasn't arrived by now I fear it has been lost or damaged in the mail.

I'll start printing another one, I guess.

Did you PM the recipient asking if he received it? Maybe he did receive it but wasn't able (or forgot) to post here?

UKJohn · Jan 16, 2015

Apologies to Adelorenzo (I have sent a PM as well), print received a week or so ago and been a little busy and not been able to find a few spare moments to post a reply.

Received a super print from the Yukon, beautiful range of tones and detail and so pleased to have received it. The print is currently on display in the dining room being enjoyed by all who pass through. Thanks for sharing and just love these print exchanges.

Thanks for sharing.

UKJohn · Jan 16, 2015

Nw for another apology, I'm a little behind, but in my defence I did shoot before Christmas and printed and then decided I didn't like what I produced so have reshot, film is developed, so now only need to print. Hopefully my contribution will be in the post by the end of the month. Cheers John

Mark_S · Jan 16, 2015

UKJohn said:
Nw for another apology, I'm a little behind, but in my defence I did shoot before Christmas and printed and then decided I didn't like what I produced so have reshot, film is developed, so now only need to print. Hopefully my contribution will be in the post by the end of the month. Cheers John

Question spurred by John's post: I participate in several print exchanges, and sometimes get confused about the 'rules' written and unwritten on each. For this print exchange, I have often taken the opportunity to revisit an older negative and reprint it. There is another where we are strongly encouraged to print a new negative. Is there an expectation in this exchange that the entire process be taken from current work? - Would I be cheating if I were to open up my archives and pull out a print that I did years ago, and to use that for my submission?

Part of why I ask, is that I may be moving, and am facing the possibility of spending some time without a darkroom - would it be legit for me to do some prints in advance of moving so I can still keep a hand in this print exchange (albeit a dry hand), while I am without a darkroom?

Mark

adelorenzo · Jan 16, 2015

UKJohn said:
Apologies to Adelorenzo (I have sent a PM as well), print received a week or so ago and been a little busy and not been able to find a few spare moments to post a reply.

Received a super print from the Yukon, beautiful range of tones and detail and so pleased to have received it. The print is currently on display in the dining room being enjoyed by all who pass through. Thanks for sharing and just love these print exchanges.

Thanks for sharing.

No apology needed I'm just glad to hear the print made it!

TheToadMen · Jan 17, 2015

Mark_S said:
Question spurred by John's post: I participate in several print exchanges, and sometimes get confused about the 'rules' written and unwritten on each. For this print exchange, I have often taken the opportunity to revisit an older negative and reprint it. There is another where we are strongly encouraged to print a new negative. Is there an expectation in this exchange that the entire process be taken from current work? - Would I be cheating if I were to open up my archives and pull out a print that I did years ago, and to use that for my submission?

Part of why I ask, is that I may be moving, and am facing the possibility of spending some time without a darkroom - would it be legit for me to do some prints in advance of moving so I can still keep a hand in this print exchange (albeit a dry hand), while I am without a darkroom?

Mark

Hi Mark,
We always like to motivate people to make new great photographs, but there is no obligation to send "new" work in this BPX. "Old" work is just fine as long as it is of analogue nature
Bert from Holland

UKJohn · Jan 18, 2015

I've never given it a great deal of thought but it has always seemed a natural thing to go out and obtain new images to send as my contribution to the exchange. Bert is right, it does motivate and I find this to be one of the appeals of the exchanges plus of course receiving beautiful prints from like minded individuals in far off places.

TheToadMen · Jan 18, 2015

UKJohn said:
I've never given it a great deal of thought but it has always seemed a natural thing to go out and obtain new images to send as my contribution to the exchange. Bert is right, it does motivate and I find this to be one of the appeals of the exchanges plus of course receiving beautiful prints from like minded individuals in far off places.

Hi John, I agree.
I guess it depends on what your interest is. Sometimes I'm more interested in discovering/practicing different printing techniques and the chosen negative is almost irrelevant. I then don't even mind if it is a negative from someone else. On other instances I like to make a special image regardless the printing technique later on. And sometimes I just want to gout and wander off with a certain camera.

Anyway, I like to go out and use the BPX as an assignment to show what I personally like in photography and to make a negative as a mean to make a beautiful print for the BPX.

Besides all that it can also be rewarding to go back to an old negative and try to print it in a completely new way.
Maybe a negative that seemed unprintable but now may come to a beautiful print. Or using a completely different printing proces.
I for once want to try lith printing sometimes this year. I have some negatives I used for regular printing, alt-photo processes (gum, albumen, carbon, salt) and I would like to see how it will look as a lith print.
Bert from Holland

nostalgix · Jan 20, 2015

I am very sorry, but I am very late to send the print.
I have one ready since October, but I wasn't too happy about it and wanted to do another one when temperatures dropped in the cellar.
I promise that I will send the print soon.

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