[QueensPhoto] progress

[Matthew Dingley]

Hi Everyone,

I agree with Oli that we've got a great selection of photos to choose 
from for the exhibition - we just need to get hold of some of the 
printed/slide photos we saw in digital form and there won't be too much 
whittling down to do on Wednesday.

I put together a book over the holiday of all my family's travel photos 
as a present for my parents and the whole process went really well. If 
anyone wants to have a look, I used a company in America called Blurb 
(www.blurb.com <http://www.blurb.com>) and putting the book together 
with the software they provide was pretty easy and it would offer lots 
of flexibility for us to do something similar. There doesn't seem to be 
much competition at the moment but the prices were fairly reasonable - 
about £16-18 per 10x8" hardback book plus varying postage and packaging 
options taking it to around £25 (but with a bulk order we could get it 
down to £20). We can also put the book up for sale on their website and 
they will print them to order for anyone else who wants it (with a 
little profit going our way if we choose). It might be a good thing to 
look at once we've got the exhibition sorted anyway.

Just two more things to mention - I've had an email from Dr Holmes 
asking whether we have any photos he can use for the Record (the 
magazine sent out to all old members of Queens') so if anyone has 
anything to offer, please could you email the files to me ASAP and I'll 
forward them on.

Also, for anyone who doesn't yet know, Oli and I went out and bought a 
new tripod for anyone in the society to use a few days ago. It's well 
built and should be excellent for anyone wanting to try a bit of night 
photography (or anything else you might need it for). It's currently 
residing in Oli's room but I think it'll probably be living in mine 
(CC37) in the not too distant future so if you want to use it, it will 
probably help if you give both of us an email in advance if you can. 
But, if you have any spur of the moment urges to take photos, still feel 
free to pop round and pick it up whenever you want. If I'm not in my 
room when you need it, my mobile number is 07950 886856.

Sorry it's been a bit of a long email but I hope to see everyone on 
Wednesday.

Matt

O.J. Beardon wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> We had a small but epic meeting yesterday, and saw some excellent 
> pictures. Things are looking good for the exhibition! We narrowed the 
> choice down a bit, but we need to have further discussions. Can we 
> meet in my room F2 at 9.30pm on Wednesday? Sorry it's a bit late, but 
> if we are efficient we should be over before it gets too late, and it 
> gives people time to get some work done first. I can promise tea and 
> biscuits! Let me know if there are any difficulties with that.
>
> Matt came up with a wonderful idea yesterday which I didn't even know 
> was possible - to produce a book: Queens College Photographic Society 
> 2005-2008, how about it? Seeing as there are so many wonderful 
> pictures - far too many to show in an exhibition - I think this would 
> be a cracking thing to do. It costs about £25 but I'm sure Matthew can 
> tell us more at the meeting.
>
> Hope to see you there, bring any more great shots we havn't already seen.
>
> Oliver
>
>
>
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