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RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy
In, please.

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RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy
I want to throw the question of how this is going to be curated out there, because I think that is a necessity if we want this to suck as little as possible!!

So what are some ideas for preventing the worst of the worst photos from being in this?

Thanks,
RangerScum

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy

ansel autisms posted:

As long as you're comfortable rejecting submissions I think this is a good idea.

Or if you are on the fence about some and would like an open discussion about them feel free to post it in here. Maybe people will get butthurt for a little bit but that's what makes this forum ~the best~.

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy
2

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy
We sticking to one photo per page for consistency?

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy
So now that the selection process is over, what's the next step and what sort of timeline are we looking at? Is there any help that will be needed with anything?

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy

ansel autisms posted:

Working on the list right now, finishing it today.

The last question I have: how should I be announcing things? I can either email everything to elgarbo in secret (and individually to each person saying what went in), or I can just post here with names & filenames which are mostly ambiguous enough that only the submitter should know what the images are.

Thoughts?

I suppose emails preserves the surprise the best, but IMO whatever is easiest.

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy
Just spitballin' here, but either blank or maybe a reciprocity chart. Fake comedy option is a QR code for the dorkroom.

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy

elgarbo posted:

Some... interesting ideas. I like the idea of the reciprocity chart, makes sense.

In other news: I just got a quote from the publisher. At 80 pages, with perfect binding, matte 216 gsm art paper cover and 150 gsm silk finish pages we're looking at about AUD $15 per copy. That's about $10.80 in real American dollars.

There are obviously some other costs that will also need to be factored in; postage obviously is a big one, shipping materials (protective mailers, board to prevent bending etc), payment processing fees and lastly the cost of producing a proof before we go into final production. All up I'd estimate it'll come in at around AUD $25 including worldwide shipping.

No rush on this information since I know it's not something you'd just know offhand, but say I wanted to order 3-5 copies, does shipping go down a bit per copy?

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy

Shellman posted:

I like the idea of including a reciprocity chart for Portra 400 as well.

Not that I shoot film, but yeah that was the assumed chart. :p

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy

elgarbo posted:

There's 19 8x20 pieces of paper, folded in half and double sided at 150 gsm plus one 8x20 cover page at 216 gsm to get a zine with a total of 80 pages with cover.

Like I said, though, I'll probably need to shrink it down to keep shipping costs reasonable. 6x7 or thereabouts will likely work better.

Can we get a shipping quote first before we make our zine tiny? I'd gladly pay an extra $20 shipping to have a book that's way larger.

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy
Another thing worth mentioning is that Whitezombie literally works at a printer and said he could get us a quote for the same book, and that way it'd be printed in USA where shipping costs aren't an issue for most people. Also we can drive to his house and kick his rear end if they screw anything up.

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy
Just wanted to thanks all involved for keeping this moving, and for putting in time to help get it to this stage so smoothly. :)

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy

elgarbo posted:

I spoke to the printing company yesterday. The proof should be printed today or tomorrow, and therefore in my hands in a couple of days.

I'll post a few teaser images here and set up the Kickstarter before the end of January.

Awesome, thanks for putting in all the work!

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy

elgarbo posted:

And the huge surge of goon support has thrust us into the Featured Projects for photography.

:lol:

Also, bought 4 copies.

elgarbo posted:

If you would like one of your photos to be included as a preview just say so here and I'll edit it in. Didn't want to spoil the surprise but if we want to coax randoms into buying this thing we'll need to show some content, I guess.


I'm okay with either of mine being in there though I dunno if they are ideal candidates for a preview.

RangerScum fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Feb 1, 2016

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy

alkanphel posted:

Use it to buy yourself a beer after shipping out so many goddamn copies.

Seriously this, I feel bad that you are stuck being the only person who can do any of the shipping stuff. :(

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy
Outside open submissions? gently caress that. If people want to participate they have to register and post in here and not get banned or heckled to the point of quitting and deleting their flickr in a rage. It's the right of passage.

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy

daspope posted:

Some people can't deal with a nipple or knob

srsly?

RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy
I bought 4.

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RangerScum
Apr 6, 2006

lol hey there buddy

ohrwurm posted:

Show of hands: who ordered 3+ and haven't received their's yet?

Mine haven't arrived in Illinois yet.

edit: oops nm they came

RangerScum fucked around with this message at 12:54 on May 9, 2016

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