FotoDave@aol.com
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 01:11:37 -0400 (EDT)
Rules for Traveling Portfolio 1999C
(latest update: 10/12/1999)
Basic Idea
The basic idea is to gather prints (alternative processes only) and circulate
them in a portfolio that is mailed around. Currently the circulation is only
within the United States of America.
Goal:
- to experience work in a way that downloaded images cannot match
- to see what other people are doing
- to provide topics for discussion
Dates:
11/8/99 (Mon.) deadline for notification by email that you want to
participate
11/15/99 (Mon.) deadline for print submission
Circulation
The portfolio will be circulated first among "contributors" (those who
submitted prints to the portfolio), then among "viewers" (those who do not
submit any print but request to see the portfolio). The number of viewers
will be limited. After the portfolio completes the circulation, the prints
will be sent back to the contributors.
Submission Requirement
There is no particular theme to this portfolio. Send whatever subject that
interests you, or any work on which you would like to receive comments. The
print must be done in one of the alternative processes.
Once you indicate that you will participate in a portfolio, you will receive,
through email, the mailing address where you should send your print.
Print Specification
- printed with alternative process
- any size up to 11x14 inches (absolute maximum including borders)
- unmounted
- up to two prints per round per portfolio
Label some place with contact information:
- name (some email addresses are very different from actual names!)
- email address
- phone number (optional)
- address (optional)
Also label some place with print information:
- process
- paper
- optional and if applicable: sizing, pigment, number of coats, formula, or
other information you would like to include
*** Remember to send a self-addressed, stamped envelop for returning your
prints.
Risks
Send nothing irreplacable. These pictures will be subject to loss in the
mail, and much handling. There is no guarantee that it will arrive back in
good shape, or arrive back at all.
Copying
Note that you should *not* copy these works. If you want a copy, contact the
original printer of the work.
Mailing List and Web Site
The traveling portfolio has a mailing list for the discussion of images in
the portfolio. To subscribe to the mailing list, please send your
subscription request to Majordomo@opusis.com
with the line "subscribe altphoto-exchange" (without the quotation marks) in
the message body.
To post a message to the mailing list, send your message to:
altphoto-exchange@opusis.com
The traveling portfolio also has a web site showing the images from the
current portfolio. The address of the site is
http://members.aol.com/fotodave/TravelPortfolio/
Circulating Prints and Tracking:
After the prints are gathered, the portfolio, along with a circulation list,
will be sent out to the first person on the list. The recipient should:
- Send a note to the traveling portfolio mailing list notifying the receival
of the portfolio.
- Keep the portfolio for at most a week (less is appreciated).
- Sends comments upon it to the mailing list.
- Send a note to the mailing list upon sending the portfolio to the next
person in the circulation.
Each person is responsible for paying postage to send the portfolio to the
next person in the list.
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