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PHOTOGRAPHY letter challenge GLOBAL

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Group:Crafting Queens
Swap Coordinator:RyeRye (contact)
Swap categories: Photography 
Number of people in swap:12
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:January 31, 2011
Date items must be sent by:March 1, 2011
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

I am setting a large time frame between sign up deadline and send by dates so that there is NO reason for anyone to send late~

Once partners are assigned you will contact who you send to and get their last name. Then you will search for items that LOOK like the letters of that last name.

It can be with food for instance. That pretzel looks like a "Q" or that squash looks like a "J". Oh, that orange can be an "O".

You can look for things in your home like bracket shelving looks like a "T" or my sock laying on the floor looks like an "L".

It is also fine to take a picture of the actual letter seen, say on a sign, a fence, a mailbox a marquee and the like.

YOU CANNOT, and I mean NO WAY take all of your pictures using the same item. Like don't go to your fridge and take individual pictures of your alphabet letters on your fridge and call it a day. You will be flogged.

You can also make a letter out of things. Get creative. If you can trim a branch from a tree to get a "K", then by all means, saw that puppy up.

The actual required letter MUST be the object of the picture. It must CLEARLY be seen by any eyes as a letter. Be careful of background business that can take away from the actual object.

You will then take the film and get each letter blown up to a 5 x 7 for your partner.

When shipping photo's please make sure to add a piece or two of sturdy cardboard so they don't get bent. Also write 'DO NOT BEND, CONTAINS PHOTOS' or something to that effect clearly on the outside of the envelope.

It will help if your envelope isn't so big that it won't fit w/o being folded to fit in your mailbox. IN other words, don't overkill the size of the envie compared to the contents.

Lightweight swap so GLOBAL. Everyone can join.

Yes, I clearly understand that some names are super short and some may contain many letters, this is the luck of the draw. Take the challenge and have fun with it.

On this swaps comment section if you get neat ideas for letters, feel free to share what you are doing to maybe help someone out.

NO requests for color, matte, glossy or black and white. This is up to the photographer. If you would rather have your first name, that is fine. If you want it to say 'Grandma or kitchen or something like, family' that is also fine. You get the idea. Any word as in singular.

No words over 9 letters. Unless your partner agrees to it.

ONE word only!!

Address any questions here on the comment section in case someone else has the same question.

This is gonna be fun.

I'll get a Flickr group started for everyone to display what they are doing for letters.

HAVE BLAST!

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Discussion

katiewoo 01/16/2011 #

What a great idea for a swap - so original!! I'm really excited and can't wait to find out my partner so I can get started. If anyone's interested i'd like mine to say 'Kate'! Thanks!

Lauriez 01/16/2011 #

i love just about any kind of photo swap! This will be fun! I'd like mine to read: CREATE! (thanks!) If anyone else is into photography swaps, don't forget that there are 2 great groups on here which are always running cool photo swaps: "Shutter Me Up" and "Sharp Shooters"! Check them out too!

queenelisheba 01/16/2011 #

Ok...I'm confused. Is it supposed to be our last name or a word we choose?

queenelisheba 01/17/2011 #

Reread...and I got it. I want mine to be elizabeth...my last name also has 9 letters. Let me know if this if a problem. Thank you!

RyeRye 01/17/2011 #

I edited to clarify.

luckycharms 01/21/2011 #

This site has great ideas for letters http://www.letter-photo.com/

ColorInFusion 01/23/2011 #

Could I please have the word Boston. Thank you.

craftycol 01/25/2011 #

ok I get the concept but I don't have flicker it confuses me can i just send as an e-mail?

craftycol 01/25/2011 #

also my last name has double l in it does my partner have to have 2 things that look like L. I shall watch till i get answers. Smiles Col

luckycharms 01/25/2011 #

I would like my word to be " INSPIRE"

RyeRye 01/25/2011 #

no. CQ doesn't do email swaps at all. Sorry. Half the fun is getting a package in the mail. Yes, your partner will be happy to do two "L's".

hugs baby

RyeRye 01/25/2011 #

I am doing the whole alphabet so when the swap is ready I will have what I need. I will most likely send the whole alphabet to my partner I've been wanting to do the word EAT for my kitchen anyway. fun fun fun stuff.

CJ 01/27/2011 #

I would love to have the word "IMAGINE"

HGoodbrad 01/31/2011 #

I would like to have HEATHER

leecytx 01/31/2011 #

I would like my first name Alyce

redsockz 02/ 6/2011 #

I shot a message to my partner....I would like G&H or PLAY (she can choose)

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