Here's a stupid idea.

[eugegall]

Why don't we do a calendar?

Each winning photo from each months photography competition gets to feature in the following years calendar, the month of which they won. Not sure what you would do with the December one and printing in time for Jan 2013 but we could do it for charity? Any profits that is? Extra incentive to get more people to enter hopefully.

Just an idea.

 

[Joe#]

Good idea actually.

 

[Revels]

It's been mentioned before.

Couple of problems. Cost being one.

Quality of photos is the main problem. No offence to some winners, but there's no way I'd want it on my wall.

 

[eugegall]

It's been mentioned before.

Couple of problems. Cost being one.

Quality of photos is the main problem. No offence to some winners, but there's no way I'd want it on my wall.

Lol even if its a mini A5 calendar. At that size it should be ok for any winning picture. And cheaper to produce?

I have no idea of cost involved though so this may be the stumbling block.

 

[eugegall]

p.s If its mini and non car related it shouldn't detract from the official CS one.

 

[Revels]

Realistically, you'll not sell more than 15 I wouldn't have thought. Which is where it costs more money are you're not ordering enough to get the price down.

It depends on a load of factors really.

If a select few won every month, then yeah. It would be a good idea.

 

[Revels]

Easiest way to do it would probably be something like this..

http://www.photobox.co.uk/shop/calendars-and-diaries/desk-calendar

I *think* you can share you design. So someone makes it. Adds the pictures in. Then whoever wants one just follows the link and orders.

Not the cheapest way, but they're good quality and nobody has to mess about collecting money, getting them printed, sending them out etc.

 

[The Fatty]

Are you saying that some of the winning pictures are a load of crap then Revels?! lol.

 

[dk]

i am not sure the idea is that great, as we are all pretty much amateur photographers in here, then we will be taking our own pics throughout the year and so are more likely to want our own pics on the wall on a calendar, i do a yearly calendar with photo box with my own pics, i wouldn't want other peoples though, i might as well buy a professional one otherwise.

So your audience is then the rest of the forum, and if they aren't already into the photography section, are they even going to bother?

i just don't think its worth it, although you can indeed do the thing revels said with photo box, i did a photobook of a holiday and people bought it off the site if they wanted it. because they are personalised, they aren't cheap though.

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Sounds like a good idea, I won one of these on Talkphotography last year for the cover shot. Really nice feeling knowing people have your photo in their homes if you manage to make it into the calender!