[Leica] 2011 LUG Yearbook: Now we are 52

[gpinkcp at msn.com (Gary Pinkerton)]

I'm in :)
'Preciate it, Jim

> From: jshulman at judgecrater.com
> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:30:41 -0500
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] 2011 LUG Yearbook: Now we are 52
> 
> Photographers submitting images, that is, for the LUG yearbook.
> 
> 
> 
> I am currently up to date with entries.  If you have sent me images but I
> have not confirmed your caption, assume that the images were not rec?d on
> my end!  Please keep trying?email these days is trying enough!!
> 
> 
> 
> If you haven?t sent in pictures for this yearbook, please do so!  More than
> a few lurkers have surfaced from the primeval sludge with great stuff.
> 
> 
> 
> The yearbook does NOT require any purchase!
> 
> The images are NOT edited?send any two you?ve shot this year, with any
> camera, so long as they?re .jpg format and the file size is at least one
> meg.
> 
> All proceeds from the yearbook go to Project H.O.M.E., a non-profit in
> Philadelphia that provides housing, medical care, and vocational training
> to homeless individuals.
> 
> 
> 
> A review of the instructions:
> 
> The LUG Yearbook
> New not-very-revised instructions for 2011
> 
> (Last updated 25 May 2011)
> 
> Each year since 2006, the LUG has produced a yearbook of images.  These
> images may or may not have been captured with Leica-branded equipment, but
> they were all produced during the calendar year of the yearbook (which in
> this case is anytime after January 1, 2011.)
> 
> Submission Instructions: Images must be sent to Jim Shulman at
> jshulman at judgecrater.com before December 31st, 2011 for inclusion in the
> yearbook.  *The images must be at least 1 meg. size, .jpg format. *  
> Smaller
> images will likely not reproduce adequately.
> 
> There is a limit of TWO images per photographer.  Please attach the images
> to an e-mail to Jim Shulman?DO NOT E-MAIL IMAGES TO THE LUG LIST!  The
> submission should include your name (as you wish it to appear in the
> yearbook), the titles of your images, and technical information
> (camera/lens/film as applicable.)  Please submit all images and caption
> information together in one email.
> 
> Please consider submitting images earlier, rather than later, in December.
> This helps me avoid an onslaught of last-minute work.
> 
> All submissions will receive a confirmation e-mail, with a sample of the
> caption.  If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail, then assume that
> your image(s) have not been received!  Allow about a day or two for a reply
> from the time of submission for the reply e-mail.
> 
> Some FAQs About the LUG Yearbook Project
> 
> *Do I have to be a professional photographer to submit images?*
> 
> NO!!!  Anyone can submit images, from rank amateurs to seasoned pros.
> 
> *What if my images aren?t good enough?  Will they be rejected?*
> 
> NO!!!  There?s no such thing as ?not good enough? for the LUG Yearbook.
> All images are accepted as long as they meet the very basic standards of
> size (one meg+ .jpg images.)  This is not a judged collection?it?s a
> voluntary anthology of the LUG?s photographic efforts during the year.
> 
> *What if I don?t use a Leica for my submitted images?*
> 
> Don?t worry?the images you submit are more than welcome, so long as you?re
> a supporter and enthusiast of the LUG.  Your editor joined the LUG before
> he owned a Leica, and now shoots regularly with a large collection of Leica
> and non-Leica equipment.  The important point is to just start.
> 
> *Give me technical details!*
> 
> If you insist. For best results, your JPEG file should be sRGB. No, make
> that "For best results, your JPEG file should be submitted by the
> deadline". If you are obsessive, then you might want to know sRGB, 300DPI.
> The verso page full bleed is 2888 x 2475 and the recto page is 2271 x 1588
> (which leaves room for a caption underneath).
> 
> *Can I use images that were featured on the LUG (or elsewhere?)*
> 
> YES!!  So long as the images were captured during 2011, they?re fair game
> for the book.
> 
> *If I submit images, do I have to buy a copy of the book?*
> 
> Absolutely not!  Since this book is printed on demand, we have no minimum
> order requirements for the book.  Moreover, the book will not go out of
> print (so long as blurb.com exists in more or less its present
> configuration.)  If you want to see previous yearbooks?or buy copies?you
> can now.  Go to blurb.com and search for ?Leica?
> ?LUG?<http://www.blurb.com/search/site_search?search=leica+lug>to see
> existing yearbooks.
> 
> *Can my spouse/child/pet also submit images?*
> 
> Why not?  So long as the images are in the correct formation, and contain
> their name, the image(s) title(s), and the camera/lens/film (if applicable)
> used, that?s fine.
> 
> *I submitted images last year.  Will you automatically remind me to send
> more this year?*
> 
> Unfortunately, I?m not that organized.  I sincerely hope you check the
> e-mail (and digest) regularly for updates.
> 
> *Do you need help with the yearbook?*
> 
> Thanks, but I?m OK.  Blurb.com templates help simplify matters
> considerably.
> 
> *When will the yearbook be produced?*
> 
> I close the yearbook at midnight on December 31st, and make it available
> for purchase as soon as possible.  Last year ?as soon as possible? was
> about 3AM on January 1st.
> 
> *How much does the yearbook cost?*
> 
> That depends on whether you purchase a hardcover or paperback version.  See
> previous blurb.com LUG yearbooks, and you?ll get an idea.  The price of the
> yearbook depends upon the page count.  There is a $5 surcharge for either
> the paperback or hardcover version of the book, with all profit proceeds
> going to Project H.O.M.E.  (www.projecthome.org )
> 
> *Can you supply more specific technical information for preparing my
> submissions?*
> 
> If you want to be more technical, please visit the blurb.com website.  They
> provide a wide array of technical information for more advanced
> photographers/graphic artists.
> 
> *Will you produce the book in large format?*
> 
> The book will retain its format of the past five years.  I have made this
> decision in the interests of economy (to make the book as affordable as
> possible) and simplicity.  Depending on the page count, you may be able to
> elect an upgrade in paper stock at an additional cost.
> 
> *Can I see examples from previous yearbooks?*
> 
> Yes. Here are the yearbooks for
> 2006<http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/32512>,
> 2007 <http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/156991>,
> 2008<http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/522986>,
> 2009 <http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1120157>, and
> 2010<http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1896084>.
> You can look at the first 15 pages or so of each book online, or you can
> buy a copy.
> 
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