Today Jim Staub lead the discussion for f8...in an area near and dear to JIm..."Postcards" JIm as we now know is both a creator and collector of postcards for many years. Before we hear in his own words and see a few examples, search Wikipedia for "Postcard History"... great discussion During the meeting we chatted about "chrome cards"...here is a definition of what they are: Chrome Postcards (CHR) - Any card after 1939 with a shiny paper surface. The term is derived from Kodachrome. These are modern glossy cards and are most prevalent among traders. They are the most common type of card you will find on postcard racks today. Chrome refers to a process used to make the cards. Jim showed a number of postcards of old...several examples below Finally here are some words directly from Jim:
"My headlong venture into self- produced silver halide darkroom photo postcards began in ernest in1990 and tapered off about 2005. I had succumbed to the digital revolution by then. Postcard collecting had been in my blood for several years prior to becoming a publisher of my own cards, so I know much about the medium, and what had been committed to published commercial postcards. There was a good deal missing of Southern California. I set about therefore, as a citizen documentarian, to fill these gaps, or update scenes and locations commonly found on postcards. The cards required at least a minimum description to fulfill their mission at communicating to the viewer the locale, so following the model of many postcards I added a caption. Since many of these cards were on the mundane side I often interjected some satirical or social commentary about curious juxtapositions and what not. In conclusion not having the constrictions of a publisher/agent afforded me free range to explore material not often found on the typical postcard. It also meant that I have all these boxes of cards I made down in the basement." Finally here are two examples of hand made Jim Staub postcards...the last caption is classic "Jim"...enjoy
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Jim Staub
3/27/2017 08:45:51 pm
Thanks to those who made it to the presentation I made on, The Postcard. Someone asked in the course of discussion if Walker Evans ever made postcards. I said "no". My mistake. I forgot that Evans cut down to postcard size prints from his 8x10" camera. Didn't do many and they're of course quite rare.
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