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Friday Photos: Old School

19 Aug

Old school…..decades of albums, prints (multiple sizes), boxes, negatives, framed….meets digital.  This project is brought to you by my “27 cubic feet” reduction goal (of personal papers and stuff).  Photo archives account for nearly 3 cubic feet.

  1. Sort  2.  Scan  3.  Save for others

Scan, scan, scan….also, rather than disposing of most of the vacation, birthday and holiday prints…I chose three albums to reconfigure with photos selected especially for three adult children.  Perhaps that just stalls my effort or mission.  My hope is it will bring smiles and fond memories…. without the hours of searching to find their precious moments.  😉

Albums with personalized content

Albums with personalized content

Shelved

Shelved

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Encore! Photo Service

21 Sep
Eagle Creek watershed

Eagle Creek watershed

Douglas Lake, Japanese maple, Mission Beach

Douglas Lake, Japanese maple, Mission Beach

Hot air balloon, Peony, Asiatic lilies

Hot air balloon, Peony, Asiatic lillies

The first time I put my photography up for sale was four years ago in a Silent Auction fund-raiser for Aspiration Awards for young women pursuing degrees in technology, math and science.  Now we are getting ready for a fourth auction and again my contribution are ten 8″ X 10″ matted prints.

Most of my images for 2010 were taken at McCormick Place in Chicago.  Since the 2011 auction was held at a holiday networking event, I choose mostly floral images.  2012 my choice images are from London and Hawaii.

Originally, I used Kodakgallery.com followed by MPix.com.  The paper was not as heavy, but the same metallic glossy finish.  The prints are very good quality.  This year I used shutterfly.com for expediency.  The metallic glossy finish was not an option.  However, I am pleased with the results.  To keep my costs down, I procured mats from GoldenStateArt.com.  Excellent source.  They even include a sealable plastic wrap/envelope for each mat.

Silent Auction Contribution 2012

Everything sold in the last three auctions.  ENCORE!

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