Print Auction – Now on!!

PRINT AUCTION – Boards Photobook 2012

The BOARDS.ie 2012 Photo Book was launched on Saturday 1st December and contains the images submitted by the wonderful users of the Boards.ie Photography forum. Book can be purchased here for €36.69 – just enter the code Boards2012

This PRINT AUCTION is organised to raise additional funds for the Santa Strike Force - which was helped set up by Tom Murphy (DeVore) one of the founding members of Boards.ie. The SSF are a really cool charity: in the run-up before Christmas, they start quietly collecting toys and when the big day comes, all the SSF elves help Santa to hand out presents to kids who are staying in not-so-nice places. Places likes hospitals and care-centres.

HOW TO BID

If you wish to bid on a print, please place your bid (minimum bid is €25 and includes postage and charity donation) in the comment below each photograph on pix.ie here or email it to boardsbook@gmail.com

If bidding by email, please include the title and user name as it appears in both the book and the photo on pix.ie. If you would like to bid to a maximum, state what your maximum bid would be and we will then comment on your behalf on pix.ie in increments of €5 up to your maximum. E.g. If the maximum amount you want to bid is €50 and actual highest bid at auction is €30, you will get it for €35.

You will receive an email if your maximum bid is exceeded prior to the auction.

PRINT AUCTION DETAILS

**Bidding Commences Monday 3rd December and finishes at midnight Tuesday 11th December.

**Each Print has a starting bid of €25 including charity donation and postage

**Each Print will be 15″x10″ (unmounted) or closest suitable size

**Bids can be made here in the comments on individual photographs here or privately by email to boardsbook@gmail.com

**Printed on Hahnemühle archival quality paper by Steve in 360dpi Printers in Dun Laoghaire

**Payment will be via Paypal on winning the bid

**The starting bid covers both the print and postage – so once you win the bid, the print will arrive on your doorstep within a fortnight

**Copyright of each image belongs to the Photographer named in each image description.

Book Launch – Boards Photobook 2012

It’s that time again and the 2012 Book launch will be held in the Dublin Camera Club on Saturday night, the 1st December at 8pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend to launch the book – all proceeds going to the Santa Strike Force. We are holding a raffle on the night and are actively requesting sponsor prizes – please assist us in reaching out to shops/suppliers etc. who may be able to assist us! All donations welcome no matter the size.

Looking forward to seeing you all on the night to celebrate the 2012 collaboration of over 70 Photographers. Well done to all involved!

There are a few events planned to go with the launch on 01/12

Firstly – SinisterDexter has organized a photowalk to proceed the actual launch.

 Details are as following:

This is being run in conjunction with the Boards Photobook Launch (which takes place in DCC that night, all are welcome).

This walk is open to everyone with a camera.

• You DON’T have to be going to the book launch.
• You DON’T have to have a photo in the book.
• You DON’T need to know what all the settings on your camera do (hell I don’t know half of mine, I just organise walks)
• You DON’T have to start at the start, just text me when you are in the city/nearby

Start Time: 1pm

Start Point: Bottom of Grafton St / Molly Malone Statue end

Going to:

• National Library of Ireland (Nassau to Kildare street)
• St. Stephen’s Green
• National Museum of Ireland (History, Merrion St)
• Merrion Square
• Westland Row (Pearse St Train Station)
• Trinity College (Through Pearse St entrance)
• College Green to Dame Lane
• Dame Lane (should be getting dark by now 4:30ish)
• behind Dublin Castle (Chester Beatty Library)
• TBC
• St. Patricks Cathedral (night)
• stumble back to Against the Grain (6ish) Against the Grain is a small bit down the street from the DCC.

The launch is at 8pm.

• If you have any suggestions for deviations then please message here or PM me.
• As said before – Everybody with a camera is welcome. You might want a Tripod for the dark/night part (but then you got to carry it throughout the day)
• For people new to this ‘Photowalk’ idea – it is always free (well mine always are)
• Tell me here that you will be along at some point so I can PM you my number, and PLEASE pm me back yours.
• See you there!

And lastly, there will be a good auld raffle on the evening! One raffle ticket will set you back €2, but our recession-buster-pack will bring you 3 tickets for a fiver.

The Print Auction will be launched on Sunday 2^nd December – so make sure to visit www.pix.ie/boardsbook  after the launch to put in a bid on your favorite prints in the book.

 

Sign-up for Photobook 2012 now!

We have now opened the sign-up for the 2012 Photobook!

 

Price will be confirmed depending on numbers and will include a donation to charity (Santa Strike Force) as per all previous books. All efforts will be made to keep cost as low as possible, but we will ensure print quality will not be compromised and the book will be better than ever!Submitting one photo means you commit to buying one book, with postage included.

Payment must be made by the deadline once announced to guarantee your space in the book!

Any questions, ask!

Visit the sign-up thread here

Boards Photobook 2012

Discussions are underway for the 2012 Photobook! We would love you to get involved and are very open to suggestions. Please visit the thread here and have your say – BoardsPhotoBook2012

Buy the book yourself!

After a great launchnight, the 2011 BoardPhotobook is now available for general sale through Shakespeare photobooks in Waterford.

You can preview and buy the book through the following link, and enter discount code “BOARDS2011″ to get the price of €46.05. This price includes the book, the €5 donation and shipping within Ireland. If you run into any trouble ordering the book online, you can contact Shakespeare Photobooks on 058 75087 or go to their website.

We currently have a véry limited amount of books left at the special launch price of €35, to get your hands on one of those, contact us by email!

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We launch

TOMORROW!

 

Hope to see you all there?

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Every book counts!

Every year I try to impress on people the difference even a fiver can make to a charity. Its hard to get across that its the little things that can end up being the most important. Last year we used the money raised to buy, among other things, a rocking chair for a hundred euro for an autistic care centre. We got a message back in January that they had put it straight into use on Christmas Eve to calm a boy who can build his frustration into rage. Instead his carer rocked him in our chair and saved everyone a long evening. Sometimes its something as simple as a 2 euro box of paints that can help a kid make a break through or just forget a condition for a while.

The photobook is one of those ways of raising charitable money that I really like. Its a win for everyone. You get a presentation quality book of some of the best photos of the best photographers in Ireland and for a fraction of what you would pay. We get enough profit/donation to buy more toys and entertainment equipment.

We hope you enjoy your book, the kids enjoy the proceeds very much!

Merry Xmas to you all,
Tom Murphy