Ron and Dorothy Strasser
And remember when looking for sponsors... the printer and or graphic
designer could be sponsors!
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Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] OBRA Fund raising
> Fish...if you want to push this idea forward, I'd be willing to help
> out.
>
> I don't think the initial filtering process would be that hard. Let
> each photographer that wants to contribute pick out a handful of their
> favorite shots (the ones they are most proud of and want to showcase)
> and submit them for consideration. That will narrow the pool down
> considerably.
>
> If you run with the concept of showcasing OBRA's diverse racing and
> participants, you could ask the photographers to submit photos for each
> category (juniors, beginners, cross, track etc....). A TTT photo would
> be really cool. Would the photographer need to get the rider's
> permission to use the shot (particularly for juniors)?
>
>>From there, someone (or a group) would need to decide on what shots make
> the final cut.
>
> Maybe one of the many OBRA bloggers could show the finalists on a blog
> with a poll. Let OBRA at large vote for the best shot in each category.
>
>
> The categories could be something like this:
>
> 1. Road
> 2. Track
> 3. Mtb
> 4. Cross
> 5. TT
> 6. TTT
> 7. Juniors (any discipline)
> 8. Women (any discipline)
> 9. Master (any discipline)
> 10. Beginner (any discipline)
> 11. Pro/celeb (any discipline)
> 12. Pro/celeb (maybe an OBRA national champion in a podium shot).
> 13. Best Overall (cover shot)
>
> Here are some considerations in pushing this forward:
>
> 1. Is there enough time to get the calendars put together for this year,
> seeing as January is coming fast? This could become a yearly thing, and
> would make for a great gift idea.
>
> 2. Are there any graphic designers out there in OBRA that have the tools
> and the know how to make it look professional and are willing to
> contribute?
>
> 3. Anybody have an idea on printing/binding costs and where to get them
> done. Kinko's, or are there better options?
>
> 4. Also, logistics on who fronts the money for the printing costs (i.e.
> OBRA, or does an individual have to float it)?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis) [mailto:jim.fischer@hp.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:54 AM
> To: Dye, Todd/CVO; obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] OBRA Fund raising
>
> Todd,
>
> Great points.
>
> This would prove much easier to do (since the shots already exist).
> We'd need a way to filter the thousands of pics and find the ones that
> would be selected.
>
> Ted, Shane and the rest of you photographers out there, would this be
> something you'd be willing to help with?
>
> Other ideas?
>
> Fish
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd.Dye@CH2M.com [mailto:Todd.Dye@CH2M.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:49 AM
> To: Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis); obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] OBRA Fund raising
>
> Hey Fish,
>
> I really like the idea of an OBRA calendar. That sounds like a really
> good concept....BUT (...not BUTT) the flip side is that I'd imagine a
> number of team sponsors wouldn't be so thrilled to see their name
> associated with a clothing optional calendar (particularly if these are
> team photo shoots with sponsors named).
>
> It's definitely something each team would need to contact their sponsor
> about, and even then calling up a sponsor to ask permission might raise
> some concerns with certain sponsors. With 70+ teams, I suppose there
> might be 12 sponsors that would be cool with it. You never know.
>
> However, running with that concept a bit further, why not an OBRA
> calendar that shows race shots? There are a ton of great photographers
> shooting incredible shots at many OBRA events.
>
> If there are 12 photographers willing to donate a good photo (or several
> for consideration) to the cause I think we could end up with a great
> calendar and there wouldn't even need to be a photo shoot. The material
> is already out there. In exchange for the photo, the photographer would
> get a full photo credit and put a website address and maybe a small logo
> under the shot.
>
> This would be great advertising for the photographers, and the concept
> is already working with photos donated for the OBRA website.
>
> The calendar could feature shots from each racing discipline, and
> feature junior and women racers, maybe a couple shots of beginner
> racers. In addition to fund raising it could be an avenue for promoting
> growth in the sport. Of course, it would be cool to have some good hard
> core race shots featuring some notable OBRA racers too.
>
> I'd definitely put down some money to buy a calendar I could hang on my
> wall at work.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> Behalf Of Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis)
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:04 AM
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] OBRA Fund raising
>
> When Candi asked for donations to help pay for road signs, I immediately
> thought of a recent fund raising effort I and a few other cyclists
> participated in locally for a youth shelter. If you've ever seen the
> movie "Calendar Girls", you already are familiar with the concept of a
> calendar capturing staged shots of regular folks in their birthday
> suits, but done so in a tasteful way so as not to really show anything
> better left to the imagination. I have had no luck conctacting the
> photographer who did the last three Men of the Willamette Valley
> Calendars. If you've see one of these, you get the idea.
>
> I've asked our own Ted Turner to be our man behind the lens. He's
> already storyboarding, looking into production costs, etc. If any of
> you have seen Ted's photos of bike events, he does very fine work when
> he's not officiating. Shane Young may also be helping out with the
> photos, and you have likely seen his work from many of his pics last
> season covering bike races of all types all year long all over the
> state.
>
> Reproducing this concept with our cycling crew, I envisioned a calendar
> with one of our 70+ teams as the primary pic for each month. We could
> do insets around certain big events and could even put the race dates on
> the calendar if would could get concrete dates in time for the printing.
>
> The shots will be staged, but it will likely happen either at races, or
> at nearby venues on the same day as some of the big races. Hopefully,
> we won't "need bigger buns" to keep the shots "clean".
>
> I need a show of hands from teams who would be willing to provide 5-10
> subjects for these shoots. Gentle Lovers and S&M, I know you guys are
> already in, so no need to respond. ;-)
>
> I'm hoping for a mix of male and female squads, so ladies, don't be shy!
>
> Please let me know if you're interested in buying one, or interested in
> being on one, or both! Cost will likely be $25 and I'm hoping all OBRA
> members will buy one to help support the organization.
>
> Details to follow as Ted and I solidify the plan. Nothing will likely
> happen until after Cherry Pie and no shoots will be staged until we have
> a little warmer weather. ;-)
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Fischer
> Cycling Exhibitionist...err...Fund Raiser
>
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