Well Reg et al, I will accept some blame here. David is now heavily engaged in the marketing side of GFA. A little while ago he was down at the West Beach shed and discussed his ideas on the cover photos with Justine and myself. I thought that it was a great idea to provide an incentive to improve the quality of gliding photos being taken. I thought the spin offs would be great for the marketing side of things.
For example: - Better and more varied photos in the magazine keep the general gliding community interested in the mag. - A new branch of gliding activity could be encouraged: aerial photography. Just ask Justine how hard it is to take a really good pic of a moving object from another moving object. Let alone keep the camera steady as you bounce around in a thermal... - Better and more varied photos could be used by GFA marketing to produce promotional posters/material for schools, pubs, shopping centers, you name it! It is easy to produce the words, try finding a captivating pic to go with them. - Get enough quality photos and you could produce an Australian Gliding Calender. Watch out Wombat, David is on your six and closing. I reckon it is a great initiative. I'm trying to save my pennies to get Justine a better camera. Anthony -----Original Message----- From: rfmoore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 23 November 2004 3:54 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Level 3 and CFI's; anthony smith Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Magazine front cover photos Is Photography a core activity? I find I have to fight to get funding to have Level 3 instructors from the two Northern Territory clubs attend level 3 upgrades each two years. In fact when I did obtain some funding, two years ago, they had not attended an upgrade in five years. To attend this upgrade they, the other level 3's attending, and SAGA had to partly fund their attendance. Funding was not available for them to attend the upgrade this year. No wonder they feel as though they are paying their GFA fees for no return if money is used for non core activities. I have also had to fight for funding for ops status checks to these two clubs. Most of we instructors, club members and club officials volunteer our time for the movement so why can't the photographers donate their photographs? I would much prefer the prize money going to enhance the operational side of the organisation than to a non core activity. I for one would read the magazine no matter what was on the cover. I would also prefer that the $250 annual prize for the best cover photo be abandoned with the money being used more productively. Do these photographs sell more magazines and hence make money for GFA? Reg Moore RTO ops SA/NT > Any of you photo buffs, I'd appreciate your comments and suggestions on > the article below appearing in the January issue > > Cheers > > David > > SOARING AUSTRALIA FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHS > At the GFA AGM/ACM held over the weekend of the 11/12th September, the > new GFA Marketing and Development committee identified improving the > quality and consistency of the front cover photographs of the Soaring > Australia magazine as a worthwhile exercise. In addition it was > recognised that the actual cost and time associated with setting up for > and getting that one great shot was quite significant. Accordingly the > GFA will now pay $150 for any photographs published on the front cover. > There is also an award presented at the AGM/ACM each year for the best > SA cover photograph, and to provide incentive for members a cash prize > of $250 for the best photograph will also be presented. > > Please consult your club's airworthiness or operations personnel > regarding camera mounts and any other issues associated with setting up > for the session. All issues must be carefully considered and > pre-organised beforehand. > > The quality of the photographs is vital. Slides or negatives will be > preferred over a 5x4 print for example which will not reproduce > satisfactorily. The front cover requires a resolution of at least > 3000x2000, so if you are using a digital camera that means at least a 5 > Mega pixel camera, although with some processing good results can be > achieved with lower resolutions. Digital photographs should be provided, > in order of preference, in RAW, TIFF or JPEG format with minimal > compression. > > Note that the front cover is a portrait so digital photos taken in > landscape will need to be cropped which significantly reduces their > resolution and quality. Ideally, frame the photo as a portrait to avoid > this. > > Details including the date, location, names of photographer and pilots, > aircraft and a description of the equipment used to take the photo must > be provided. > > Digital images on CD and slides or negatives can be posted to me at the > address below. Reduced size digital images can be emailed to me at the > address below for preview or comment. > > All photographs provided may be published on the GFA website photo > gallery or in future GFA calendars with acknowledgment of course. > > So, get those cameras out and let's see if we can't smarten up the front > cover of our magazine! > David Conway > GFA Executive Vice President > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > PO Box 1513 Mt Barker SA 5251 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
