Re: Pictures

["Bob Plank" <bobplankmail@aol.com>]

Will someone on the Board please move that the Managing Editor direct the Editor to reinstate the Bulletin position of Photo Coordinator.

Bob Plank, last of the old time Photo Coordnators
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From: "Terry Aitken" <terry@flowerfantasy.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:14:12 
To: <aisdiscuss@aisboard.org>
Subject: RE: [AISdiscuss] Pictures

Hi Bob
I found the Wiki interesting.
I happen to agree with a need for multiple photographers.
This spring, I returned home from the National Convention with about 400
photos on my digital camera. About a week or two later, my camera was stolen
complete with all convention shots. Rita Gormley put out a call for help and
several sets of pictures came in. Also, fortunately, Kelly Norris and I went
through every garden as if we were writing each one up ourselves. The glitch
in this system is that the actual garden writer may come through the garden
on an entirely different day and see different irises. We do what we can and
we do get help. We (Kelly and I) do take note of other "good" photographers
who are on the tour. "Good" also means equipment - large digital cameras
that take high resolution images. Bulletin covers don't come easily!
Somewhere down the road, I would also anticipate a need to borrow pictures
from the Wiki. How big a problem is this sizing and are there any options?
This is just speculation on my part. Listing the photographer as a resource
could be very helpful and probably solves the problem.
Having a reference library of pictures is highly beneficial for the society.
Now, how much can we charge for access? (I am thinking in terms of AIS
membership, a benefit for AIS members?) Join AIS!
Terry

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From: owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org [mailto:owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org]
On Behalf Of Robert Pries
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 5:21 PM
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Pictures

I will confirm what Janet and Jim have said in that there never seems to be
enough good photos for the myriad of projects in AIS. Perhaps this post
should be restored. As the website improves, I can forsee an even greater
demand. It seems we often discover we needed more photographers after the
fact. Assigning a team of photographers for certain events could be
beneficial and finding ways of storing the shots is important. May I suggest
the new Iris wiki. Its only defect is the pictures are all small and not
dense.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet Smith" <ypauls@sti.net>
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 6:46:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Larry Stayer

I am sorry for the loss!

As to the "official photographer" and "no longer had relevance and
was  discontinued"!

The AIS Slides and Digital Programs Chair says there is a relavance
to the need of photographers for the different garden tours.

Without them you don't get a Convention Program!  Or any other
program for that matter.

Iris Resources
Slides and Digital Programs
Chair
Janet

---- Original Message ----
From: MORRISJE1@aol.com
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Larry Stayer
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:22:37 EDT

>In a message dated 10/14/2009 11:53:42 A.M. Central Standard Time,
>bobplankmail@aol.com writes:
>
>
>Way  back when Ron was editor of the Bulletin there was a position
>known as
> the
>Photo Coordinator.  The job description was to get  various
>member-photographers that planned to attend the spring convention
>each
>year to
>be designated the official photographer for a particular  garden on
>the
>trek,
>and to submit the slides to Ron after getting them  developed and
>pre-selected.
>I succeeded Larry in this job by appointment by  Claire, with the
>approval
>of
>Ron. When photographer-editor Terry took over  from Ron this position
>no
>longer
>had relevance and was  discontinued.
>
>
>
>Bob
>
>
>Thanks to you and your lovely wife Jeanne for refreshing my memory on
>the
>photographer assignment.  I like the idea of pictures from assigned
>photographers.  I did that when I was guest editor for the July 2007
>Bulletin.
>Terry has such a good eye that he seems to always get good shots  but
>
>sometimes different perspectives from different people are helpful.
>
>Jim M.
>
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