do the book anyway, but looking for a moderately large local non-profit
nature organization is the best for this kind of thing. you probably don't
have the rigor and coverage that an educational institution would require.
along with the images, i suggest setting up an education fund to continue
your work and related activities for documenting the flowers. as for stock
photos, how many are we talking about here? most won't want to deal with you
unless you promise you are going to continue to add content. also, you may
have to categorize and look up their scientific names.
Herb...
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From: "Sid Barras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pentax discussion list Pentax discussion" <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:03 PM
Subject: Any way of donating my flower/orchid/bromeliad/etc transparencies?
But I fear for their longevity after my own is done. I don't think my
wife or children will have much interest in them after I'm gone, other
than keeping them on the top shelf of the closet, and eventually, when
they are gone too, the slides will be thrown away by some progeny I
didn't know, and didn't know me.
Therefore, I'm thinking-- is there some educational institution,
database, etc. that would want these?
Most are labeled with their common names, but not their scientific names,
and many are not simple "record shots." I tried to compose in an "artful"
manner, in many cases. And I think many are successful, beautifully
composed and rendered, but I wonder, how can I preserve these for the
future? I realize flower photos are as ubiquitous as cute kid photos. And
I also realize that stock photo agencies are a possibility, and I do
believe my photos have a "style" and "signature" that makes them mine,
but I don't know if it better or different enough to attract a stock
photo buyer's eye.
