Blind Print Exchange Round 4

Marc Leest · Feb 8, 2006

I 'm in again. And helaas no conference in Canada.

M.

vet173 · Feb 8, 2006

Count me in, not attending the conference.

David H. Bebbington · Feb 9, 2006

Would like to participate (having both sent and received a print in round #3). Thanks to organizer for all his efforts!

Mick Fagan · Feb 9, 2006

I'm for this round.

I send my prints in tubes, they may get a curl, but at least they survive unscathed.

Many thanks for organising this event.

I won't be going to the conference.

Mick.

joeyk49 · Feb 9, 2006

Please include me. Alas, I won't be attending the conference.

I hope the others don't mind getting prints from a novice like myself. It may seem selfish, but the last (and the first) exchange that I entered caused me to spend some qualtity time in the darkroom, working on skills/technique. As a result my prints improved noticably. Not to the point where I'm ready to have a gallery exposition...but I'm starting to smile a little (just a little) when I turn on the light, in stead of flinging stuff across the room in the direction of the trash can. So I use the exchange as a source of motivation and as a way to get feedback on my finished work.

If there's an expectation of a particular skill level (whatever that is), please let me know. I'd really hate to disappoint someone because my print medium is still rather basic.

photobum · Feb 9, 2006

joeyk49, The difference between you and Adams, Weston, Strand etc. is that they had a bigger garbage can. I try to always remember to keep my darkroom garbage can filled.

reellis67 · Feb 10, 2006

joeyk49 said:
If there's an expectation of a particular skill level (whatever that is), please let me know. I'd really hate to disappoint someone because my print medium is still rather basic.

As a fellow novice, I can say that everyone that I have exchanged with has shown a great level of professionalism when viewing my work. In my first exchange I sent an unmounted RC print and was very worried that the recipient would bin it straight away. I felt the same thing for the alt. print exchange because I sent some of my first attempts at cyanoytype, and in comparison to what I got, my stuff deserved the bin. But I never heard a single word of complaint from anyone, only words of encouragement came my way.

I think that you will find that by participating in these exchanges you will continue to grow in skill and understanding. I know I have.

- Randy

reellis67 · Feb 10, 2006

Mick Fagan said:
I send my prints in tubes, they may get a curl, but at least they survive unscathed.

That's a great idea! Are any other people doing this? I always worry about damged corners and this seem to be a great solution.

- Randy

Travis Nunn · Feb 10, 2006

reellis67 said:
That's a great idea! Are any other people doing this? I always worry about damged corners and this seem to be a great solution.

- Randy

I find that placing the print in an archival bag, taping the bag to a piece of oversized foamcore, and sandwiching it with another piece of foamcore and then placing the "sandwich" in a bubble envelope makes for a very sturdy way to send prints. It can absorb a large amount of abuse and the print will still arrive in good shape.

reellis67 · Feb 10, 2006

t_nunn said:
I find that placing the print in an archival bag, taping the bag to a piece of oversized foamcore, and sandwiching it with another piece of foamcore and then placing the "sandwich" in a bubble envelope makes for a very sturdy way to send prints. It can absorb a large amount of abuse and the print will still arrive in good shape.

Interestingly enough, I was considering doing something similar. I am ordering a couple sizes of "Crystal Clear" bags from Light Impressions anyway and was thinking of using some 2 ply board as a wide protector for shipping, but I think your method sounds more reliable than what I was planning on doing. Thanks!

- Randy

jd callow · Feb 10, 2006

I use tubes, I have seen major galleries use tubes as well. not to say the connection is any more than the tubes.

Claire Senft · Feb 10, 2006

Count me in. Since my spouse is very community minded and is not angry at Canada I will not be allowed to get a pass to leave the yard. I hope that the rest of you have a very nice conference. Sorry am I not to be there to spoil it for you.

Travis Nunn · Feb 10, 2006

reellis67 said:
Interestingly enough, I was considering doing something similar. I am ordering a couple sizes of "Crystal Clear" bags from Light Impressions anyway and was thinking of using some 2 ply board as a wide protector for shipping, but I think your method sounds more reliable than what I was planning on doing. Thanks!

- Randy

The prints I've been sent by other apug members have been packaged in the following ways:

rolled in a tube
the "sandwich" method I use
Print placed between 2 pieces of 2-ply board sent in a standard manilla envelope (board and envelope roughly the same size as the print)

The tube method works very well, the sandwich method works very well, the print being placed between 2 pieces of 2-ply board in a manilla envelope doesn't work very well.

hankins27 · Feb 10, 2006

I'm in...not sure if I will be at the conference or not but will like to participate in the print exchange.

gr82bart · Feb 11, 2006

In all the excitement, I forgot to mention that if you haven't already PMed me your real name and mailing address from a previous round, another exchange, or if your addy info has changed, please PM me.

Good turnout so far. Gearing up to be a great exchange round. Particpants so far...

David A Goldfarb - conference maybe
Ole
argus <--got your new addy thanks
dschneller - conference
Peter Rosckstroh
photobum
NikoSperi
reellis67
dylder <---I need you to PM me your name and mail addy
bobfowler
TheFlyingCamera - conference maybe <--I need you to PM me your name and mail addy
BWKate
mhv - conference maybe <--It's just one Via train ride away!
t_nunn - conference
magic823
Bastiann <--got your addy thanks
BWGirl - conference
Rlibersky
Dave Miller
darkroom
MrCallow - conference
Suzanne Revy - conference
mikeg
Marc Leest
vet123
David H Bebbington
Mick Fagan
joeyk49
ClaireSenft
hankins27 <--I need you to PM me your name and mail addy

Thanks, Art.

BWGirl · Feb 11, 2006

gr82bart said:
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<yes...Conference!

gr82bart · Feb 11, 2006

BWGirl said:
<yes...Conference!

Oops, sorry, got you mixed up with BWKate! Corrected.

Art.

Lachlan Young · Feb 11, 2006

Art, count me in for the print exchange. I won't be at the conference.

Lachlan

roteague · Feb 11, 2006

I'll participate, if no one objects to a color image. I'll be at the conference.

reellis67 · Feb 14, 2006

roteague said:
I'll participate, if no one objects to a color image.

I really like the color images that I have seen from APUG members; I just wish that I had the time and money to do Ilfochromes like you guys! I'm working on it, but so far my work is all black and white...

- Randy

BWKate · Feb 14, 2006

No problem Robert!

Your colour work is beautiful and to receive a colour print from you would be fortunate. I think that whatever kind of work you do, is what you exchange. I'm still trying to decide if I should send a fibre print or a RC one. And then there's the size?
On 8 x 10 paper or 11 x 14?

BWKate

Jeremy · Feb 14, 2006

I would like to join in again... won't be able to make it to the conference, though.

BWKate · Feb 14, 2006

Jeremy,

What happened to the rest of your Japan trip? You stopped posting about it. Did you shoot lots of film? Sorry for being so nosy but I enjoyed reading your travel posts about your trip.

BWKate

Jeremy · Feb 14, 2006

BWKate said:
Jeremy,

What happened to the rest of your Japan trip? You stopped posting about it. Did you shoot lots of film? Sorry for being so nosy but I enjoyed reading your travel posts about your trip.

BWKate

Yep, shot lots of film, but an over-enthusiastic x-ray operator jumped the base-fog of my negatives into the stratosphere so I am still trying to print successfully. Today I have started contact printing them on silver as 2 hour exposures in the UV box weren't enough to print through the fog

BWKate · Feb 14, 2006

That's too bad, Jeremy! I'm sure that was very upsetting.

I'm having nightmares about when I go to China and try to shoot B&W Infrared film and not have to have any of my film x-rayed or have anyone take the exposed film out of the black plastic film canisters. I am considering sending all my exposed film back to Canada via DHL in Shanghai to Vancouver.

I hope you can do something to be able to print your exposed film successfully. I bet someone on APUG can give you some good advice. I wish you good luck and sorry about those x-rays!

BWKate

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