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On this page, I will soon be displaying images of various photos I have created. Those images will be offered for sale in the form of fine art photo prints, giclee prints and other products, in order to help me to support myself and in order to help to finance the development of this web site and this online ministry.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but the sales of these prints will also enable me to survive this period of unemployment without being evicted from the building in which I currently live! You've heard the term "starving artist"? Well, I've never literally starved, but I've come pretty close to having to live in the streets on occasions. It's probably just a character flaw of mine, but I admit that I'm partial to having food in my stomach and a roof over my head.
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CATALOG PAGES
To view my 2-page catalog of images which are currently available in the form of affordable 8x10 photo prints, you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader, so that you can open both of these PDF files:
www.artisticchristians.com/pdf/ThumbnailSheet1.pdf
www.artisticchristians.com/pdf/ThumbnailSheet2.pdf
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In all fairness, I should warn you that the preceding PDF files may take a while for you to download, especially if you have a dialup modem like the one I still use. The first file is 3.82 megabytes (almost 4 megabytes) and the second file is 2.19 megabytes.
I could have compressed the files more when creating these catalog sheets, in order to reduce download time, but I chose not to do so because I wanted to insure that the images looked their best when printed. For that matter, I think they look nicer on the computer screen than they would look if they were heavily compressed.
Once you've downloaded the PDF files listed above, I recommend that you save them to your hard drive. That way, you can view them even when you are not online, which is a distinct advantage in comparison with a standard web-based gallery. And of course, saving them to your hard drive means you won't have to download them again if you want to view them later on.
Unlike an HTML file, these PDF files have no navigational elements whatsoever to detract from the images themselves. If you were to take the downloaded files to a print shop such as FedEx Kinkos and make lettersize color laser prints, I think you'd be very, very impressed with the print quality. (And you're free to do that, as long as you don't try to sell the prints without my permission.)
If I could, I'd mail out really nice printed catalogs to those who asked for such catalogs, but I just can't afford to do that. Offering these high quality PDF files instead is the next best thing.
Regarding the download time, I like to think they're worth the wait. You'll still get them much, much faster than you would have gotten a printed catalog in the old days, when folks typically received printed catalogs by mailing off prepaid "reader response" cards and then waiting for weeks to get their catalogs.
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Initially, the images shown on this page (or via a link placed here on this page) will be offered only in the form of affordable 8x10 photo prints (printed on Fuji Crystal Archive photo paper, for long life without fading). The primary reason I'm starting out with small print sizes is that it makes shipping much easier. 8x10 prints fit into standard Priority Mail envelopes from the U.S. Post Office. Therefore, I can already state in advance that I know (provided that the USPS doesn't raise Priority Mail prices) that it will cost $4.00 to ship each 8x10 print via Priority Mail, regardless of where any individual customer may live (as long as it is within the continental United States). In addition to the $4.00 flat rate Priority Mail fee, a $2.40 Certified Mail fee will be included, as a precaution against the possibility of disputes regarding whether or not packages were shipped and whether or not packages were received.
I realize that it would be nice in some respects to be able to order your prints already framed, but doing so would dramatically increase prices, shipping costs, turnaround time and the overall complexity of placing and fulfilling your order. Unless you live hundreds of miles from the nearest town, chances are good that you already have a competent frame shop nearby which can frame your prints far more effectively than I can. But I'm open to making an exception in special cases, provided that you understand that your costs will very likely be much higher than they would be for the standard unframed prints.
When I consider various factors pertaining to the production and marketing of these prints, I have decided to set the price for 8x10 photo prints at $30.00 per unmatted, unmounted, unframed print. That price (which is subject to future revision) includes the $4.00 shipping charge and the $2.40 Certified Mail fee.
Regarding that $30 price, keep in mind that while these are inexpensive prints as photographic prints go, they are still actual photo prints, created from the original digital file on a "made to order" basis. They are not posters created in mass quantities on an offset printing press and then stored in a warehouse waiting to be sold.
If you ask me to sign your print on the back, I will happy to do so for no extra charge, using archival, photo-safe ink.
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HOW TO ORDER
For information about how to order prints from the images shown in the two PDF files listed above, visit the following link:
HOW TO ORDER PRINTS
Alternatively, you can read the following instructions, which contain a little bit of additional information:
For each print order, the process is as follows:
- When browsing through my catalog of available images, write down the catalog number for each image you want printed, along with the total number of 8x10 prints you want for each particular image. The Catalog Number is the Image Number (such as 0001) followed by a dash and a 4-digit number representing the size and orientation of the image. So, for example, a Catalog Number of 0030-0810 might mean that you wished to order an 8x10 print (8 inches wide by 10 inches high) featuring Image Number 0030. Eventually, there may be additional codes indicating such things as type of paper (e.g., matte or glossy), type of printing (photo printing or giclee), etc. For the time being, all 8x10 prints will be on glossy Fuji Crystal Archive photo paper. I do plan, at some point, to offer limited edition prints (such as giclees or much larger prints) from my images. However, those will be specifically designated as such. For the time being, all of the prints I'm offering are in "open" (unlimited) editions. They're priced accordingly.
- Multiply the total number of 8x10 prints you want by $30.00 in order to determine the total amount to send for each order. (That amount includes sales tax if applicable.) If you want two 8x10 prints of one image and one 8x10 print of another image, that would be $90.00 altogether.
- Send me an e-mail message containing an itemized list of all items you want (including the composite Catalog Number, the number of prints you want for each Catalog Number, the amount of money you're sending for each Catalog Number, and the total amount of your payment), plus the following information: 1.) Your full (first and last) name; 2.) Your complete mailing address; 3.) the Ship To name and address (if different from your mailing address); 4.) the total amount of the order or personal check in terms of dollars and cents; 5.) the date of the order; and 6.) the money order number or check number for the money order or check with which you plan to pay. (You'll need to buy the money order before sending me the e-mail in order to obtain that information.) This last piece of information is for the purpose of enabling me to more effectively track specific orders in order to insure that all orders are shipped out in a timely manner.
- At this point, I will either send you a message to let you know that you need to provide additional information (if you neglected to include the proper information in your initial e-mail order) or I will send you a confirmation e-mail message containing a unique order confirmation number (tied to a database I'll be creating for the purpose of tracking orders), as well as a repeat of all the information you sent to me earlier, in order to insure that we have not gotten our signals crossed.
- Write the confirmation number I send to you directly on the money order or personal check when sending your payment to me through the mail. This is essential in order to prevent me from getting your order mixed up with someone else's order. (Note: If you pay with a personal check, I will have to wait until the check has cleared before sending your order to you. Therefore, if you care at all about turnaround time, it would be much better for you to pay with a money order.)
- As soon as I get your payment in the mail, and as soon as the money order or check clears, I will send you an e-mail message letting you know that payment has been received and that your print order is on the way to you.
- If you don't receive your Priority Mail package within 7 (seven) days from the time when I sent you the e-mail confirmation, please send me an e-mail message to let me know that's the case, and I will try to find out what happened to the package. If you need to have the package tracked, that may cost extra. I'll have to check with the post office on that issue.
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If you have any further questions which I have not addressed in the above list, please feel free to write to me at the following address:
mark_w_pettigrew hotmail[dot]com.
... Mark W. Pettigrew
Webmaster and Christian Renaissance Man
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