Large Format Texans..... let unite.... (more than we already do)

[scootermm]

So Ive been batting around the idea of starting a website/group for large format photographers in this great state of Texas I love so.

I was fooling around just now in photoshop (doing my best to not actually work) and I came up with a logo-ish thing and the thought of making Tshirts of it would be kind of fun.

heres what I came up with.

would anyone be interested? I think Cafepress.com is a pretty economical place to get Tshirts printed.... (also... all Texans at heart are of course welcome )

 

[Jim Chinn]

Hey Matt thats a nice logo. Heck I would even buy one. kind of like buying a Harley-Davidson T-shirt from different dealerships.

 

[rbarker]

A cool idea for "y'all".

Do Large Format Texans have a greater mirth girth than others?

 

[Dan's45]

hey scoot,
got your back bud! what do you need help with? i live in washington state now but could help support your cause by a donation. let me know what you decide!
Dan

 

[wilhelm]

I'd be in. It would be great to meet some other LFers from nearby.

How many of us are there around the great nation of Texas, anyway? I've only ever seen one, and that was a couple years ago before I was back doing 4x5.

Austin's a great town to shoot. You're a lucky guy to live there, scooter!

 

[roteague]

I would be interested.

I've given some serious consideration to moving to Texas (the moisture and humidity of Hawaii is starting to affect my health) - I haven't made any decision yet though. I also have a lot of family near Austin, who I haven't seen in years.

 

[mark]

So Ive been batting around the idea of starting a website/group for large format photographers in this great state of Texas I love so.

I was fooling around just now in photoshop (doing my best to not actually work) and I came up with a logo-ish thing and the thought of making Tshirts of it would be kind of fun.

heres what I came up with.

would anyone be interested? I think Cafepress.com is a pretty economical place to get Tshirts printed.... (also... all Texans at heart are of course welcome )

Dad is from Texas (we try not to mention this in public) and this would make a great novelty gift for him. So, here is another non-texan, throwing in support.

 

[Dorothy Blum Cooper]

Keep us posted (hubby & I) as there's a slight chance we would end up there in Texas next year if my husband attends law school in Ft. Worth (it's one of the few he's applying right now). Regardless, we're neighbors here in Louisiana. I'd definitely be interested in what you coordinate for a large format group.

 

[Peter Schrager]

Texans

Matt-does Connecticut count? I still want a T-shirt!
Peter

 

[Foto Ludens]

Heck, bubba, I'm fixin' to become halfway good at my large formatrophy, and I'd be mighy glad to join all y'all fellow texans one of these fine days. I've done met Mr. Jeremy Moore, and he is a mighty good fellah, and I'd be delighted to meet more of y'all.

Please pardon my mixed up southern calligracophy, but I've been awatchin a bit too much of squidbillies, and its affecting my brain.

Well, gotta haul butt to work. Keep me in mind for whatever get togethers you folks come up with. It would be great to squeeze some group large format shooting between school and work, man.

take care,

André

 

[lee]

great idea Matt

Ralph this Texas largeformatter is more girth than mirth. and I am in.


lee\c

 

[Lee L]

I'm a 7th generation Texan, but in absentia since 1979 due to school and jobs. Height is still slightly greater than girth. Mirth level is a matter of taste. I'd be interested in the design on a shirt.

BTW, I know some postmodernists who would say the design is panorama-centric, but with scooterman on the job, what are ya gonna do? I'm open-minded enough to accept it for what it is. Maybe for the postmodern among us you could put it on the rear of spandex shorts so that it assumes the proportions of the wearer, but that assumes that people look like their cameras as well as their pets.

Lee L

 

[Mateo]

Hey Matt,

iffen ya learn how to spell Texican I'd gladly order up one of them dealies

 

[clay]

(silent nod under cowboy hat)

 

[Zebra]

Under duress I moved to North Carolina this year but I'm once a Texan always I suppose. Count me in.

 

[photomc]

Yeeeeeeeehhhhh Haaahhhhhh!!!! Well I'll be dipped...that's one heck on an idea Matt.
Being a native and die-hard son of the Long Star State I think we not only need a T-shirt, but that logo might look good on a ball-cap or even as a patch on the old photo vest.

Count me in,

 

[Jeremy]

Can we get one in an 8x10 neg frame for us non-7x17 guys

Of course I'm in!

 

[celluloidpropaganda]

I'd buy one (and I'd definitely buy a hat, too).

I don't remember if cafepress lets you decide the t-shirt maker, but if American Apparel is one of their options, I highly recommend them. Second-most comfortable t-shirts I own, just the right thickness and soft.

 

[scootermm]

alright all.... I made some slight changes.... Red box white text looked better I thought.

http://www.cafepress.com/lgformattexans

enjoy. I didnt do any mark up on the prices. so Im not making any money off it. Just doing it for fun.

 

[Jeremy]

oh, that is fantastic! i love the "unofficial association"

just bought mine--maybe it will be in by next Friday so I can wear it for our meet-up!

 

[photomc]

alright all.... I made some slight changes.... Red box white text looked better I thought.

http://www.cafepress.com/lgformattexans

enjoy. I didnt do any mark up on the prices. so Im not making any money off it. Just doing it for fun.

Well, since I have more girth than mirth...went with the ball cap...already ordered. Thanks Matt..cool idea

 

[scootermm]

Mike I added a Polo to the store as well.
Just an FYI.

 

[Rob Skeoch]

I've seen the Cowboys play once... so I'm in.
-Rob Skeoch
Ontario (just real north of Texas)

 

[dphphoto]

Hey: I was in Texas once, does that count? (O.K, so all I did was change flights at Dallas-Fort Worth. That ramp to the plane was dang hot!) Dean

 

[photomc]

Hey: I was in Texas once, does that count? (O.K, so all I did was change flights at Dallas-Fort Worth. That ramp to the plane was dang hot!) Dean

Well Dean, if the ramp was hot you must have been in Texas

So sure, it counts...