Mezzoblue
30th Nov 2006, 10:42 pm
Snow! Here on this corner of the continent we got hit by a big dump of it the other day. (You east coasters are allowed to gloat over the weather. Just this once.)
http://static.flickr.com/107/308391981_1b0bd5da74_m.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/mezzoblue/308391981/)
So, camera in tow, I braved the elements to take a few pictures (http://flickr.com/photos/mezzoblue/tags/winter). One of them showed up over here (http://airbagindustries.com/), then it showed up over here (http://flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/), and the people seem to like it.
A certain Mr. Storey (http://airbagindustries.com/) has made the suggestion that I turn this photo into a Christmas card. Given the relative popularity, it's not a bad idea, I could get a few sets of a dozen done up and offer them for sale around these parts. Might be worth a shot... I'm just afraid it's too late for this year.
Printing and shipping mean probably a week or so before I'd have something in my hands, and if I decided to sell them, add an extra week of shipping out from here. That takes us to mid-December, and that's probably just way too late for Christmas cards.
So I'll pose the question to all of you -- should I bother this year? I'm wondering who would be interested in a set of 12 cards with that photo (no text, blank interior, thick glossy stock), and if the timing is a problem. Perhaps it's possible that people would just order them anyway and use them next year if it came to that, but that's what I need you to tell me. And if anyone has any suggestions for printers that could turn this around in a hurry, I'm all ears.
More... (http://mezzoblue.com/archives/2006/11/30/seasons_gre/)
http://static.flickr.com/107/308391981_1b0bd5da74_m.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/mezzoblue/308391981/)
So, camera in tow, I braved the elements to take a few pictures (http://flickr.com/photos/mezzoblue/tags/winter). One of them showed up over here (http://airbagindustries.com/), then it showed up over here (http://flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/), and the people seem to like it.
A certain Mr. Storey (http://airbagindustries.com/) has made the suggestion that I turn this photo into a Christmas card. Given the relative popularity, it's not a bad idea, I could get a few sets of a dozen done up and offer them for sale around these parts. Might be worth a shot... I'm just afraid it's too late for this year.
Printing and shipping mean probably a week or so before I'd have something in my hands, and if I decided to sell them, add an extra week of shipping out from here. That takes us to mid-December, and that's probably just way too late for Christmas cards.
So I'll pose the question to all of you -- should I bother this year? I'm wondering who would be interested in a set of 12 cards with that photo (no text, blank interior, thick glossy stock), and if the timing is a problem. Perhaps it's possible that people would just order them anyway and use them next year if it came to that, but that's what I need you to tell me. And if anyone has any suggestions for printers that could turn this around in a hurry, I'm all ears.
More... (http://mezzoblue.com/archives/2006/11/30/seasons_gre/)