Thanks for doing this you three. I'll be sending in my best. Is it as discussed earlier, a limit of two photos. Does it have to be in 2008. or is this a true best of......
No problems with the sharpeing thing. I shoot jpeg 99% of the time, which seems to piss of a Pentax forum member, and if i DO shoot Raw, its Raw + Jpeg.:-) Dave Dave On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 11:43 AM, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm cc'ing myself to make sure I keep this info... > > Thanks for the allowance of Pentax lens on "other" camera since photos need > to have been taken > in 2008 > > > Or someone can lend me their Optio -hehe - > > ann > > > Mark Roberts wrote: > >> After a flurry of emails bouncing around the globe and a bit of >> last-minute html/php coding, Scott Loveless, Bill Robb and I have decided to >> have a go at producing a PDML photo book. So everyone start going through >> your shots from this year and pick out your best work! >> >> The Plan: >> The 2008 PDML Photo Annual (yes, we want to make this an annual >> publication) will be a book of photos by the PDML, plus the annual >> quotations list. We're going to go through Blurb.com for printing. The book >> will probably be 8 x 10 inch landscape format, 80-120 pages, so we expect >> the hardcover version to be around $45.00 and the softcover to be around >> $35.00. These are just estimates at the moment as actual pricing will depend >> on bulk purchases (and some built-in profit which we want to donate to the >> NCCF like we do with the PDML schwag -- >> http://www.cafepress.com/robertstech) >> >> Publication Date: >> We're aiming for early spring. >> >> Photos: >> Each PDML member (lurkers included!) can submit up to two shots. Deadline >> is tentatively January 31, 2009 or whenever we fill up the page count, >> whichever comes first. But we may extend the deadline (or page count) if >> necessary. >> >> Photos should have been shot during 2008 with a Pentax camera (although we >> may be willing to negotiate if you happen to have a monstrosity like some >> other brand camera that shoots with Pentax lenses modified to fit <cough, >> cough>). >> >> Image File Requirements: >> * File Format: JPEG >> * Color Space: sRGB (embed the ICC color profile if you can) >> * Maximum File Size: 3 megabytes >> * Rename your file with a unique file name >> * Image Dimensions: Max height, 2400 pixels; Max width, 3000 pixels >> * You may crop to any aspect ratio you like (but wide panos won't fit) >> * Please don't apply any sharpening to the image >> * Please don't add decorative borders, visible (or invisible) watermarks >> >> Some of these requirements are determined by Blurb (the color space, for >> example), some by the physical size of the book and some by the workflow >> we're planning on. The three editors are all experienced Photoshop experts >> and Bill and I have produced books through Blurb, so please trust us to take >> care of things like sharpening. Contact one of us directly if you have any >> questions or concerns. >> >> Note the request for a *unique* file name. We don't want things like >> "IMGP5854" (default Pentax format) or things like "untitled" or really >> common phrases, because it will make file management difficult and raise the >> possibility of one person's image overwriting someone else's on the server >> or on our local drives. >> >> How to Submit Photos: >> Please don't send them by email! I've set up a web page where you can >> upload your photos: >> http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook.php >> >> I've tested this page on Firefox, Opera, Safari (latest versions) and >> Internet Explorer 5.5, 6 and 7 (it fails catastrophically on version 5 and >> earlier and that may or may not get fixed in the future...) >> If you have problems with the page please contact me. >> >> So hop to it! We want your *best* shots. Knock people's socks off! >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
