You know you could actually put more than 1 photo per month. If someone took a few photos for each month & made it into a college then you could easily include 4-5 even 6 photos on every month vs. just 1. This would be nice since there are so many members & so many beautiful doggies & I'm sure most individuals would want to see their B in the calendar!
Me too!!!
Okay…that apparently is too short to be a message!
We only want your deep thoughts.:D 
I think BCOA is doing a calendar for 2009…pretty sure I read that on their website...the theme is puppy pics and the deadline is end of March.
Pat, seeing as you are a board member...do you know where the proceeds from that will go or could you find out?
The proceeds for that will go to fund the 2008 National Specialty, I think.
The proceeds for that will go to fund the 2008 National Specialty, I think.
That is true and any extra will go into the BCOA general fund.
Perhaps a theme for each month with 4-6 photos selected to make the collage for the month?
Perhaps a theme for each month with 4-6 photos selected to make the collage for the month?
I was thinking the same thing. Like December we could pic 4-6 pictures of basenjis in the snow or in their winter coats. Maybe July we could try to find 4-6 with dogs in the water? Etc etc.
Also it should be limited to one picture per person. It would also sell better the more people here can contribute. All should be welcome. There are a lot of great photos here, it will be tough to choose.
Criteria should be-
I believe you need high resolution pictures for printing so some people's pictures may not work, quality wise. I think it's 300 DPI & up?
Pictures should be in focus to best degree.
Voting on polls for each month is a great idea. People can submit pictures in a thread, those culled into a voting poll thread sticky.
Also it should be limited to one picture per person. It would also sell better the more people here can contribute. All should be welcome. There are a lot of great photos here, it will be tough to choose.
Criteria should be-
I believe you need high resolution pictures for printing so some people's pictures may not work, quality wise. I think it's 300 DPI & up?
Pictures should be in focus to best degree.
Voting on polls for each month is a great idea. People can submit pictures in a thread, those culled into a voting poll thread sticky.
I don't think it should be limited to one per person…maybe three or so. But I know there are some folks who have SOME awesome pics, and I would hate to have them limited to just one.
We only want your deep thoughts.:D
Uh, at this point in the afternoon, I have NO deep thoughts 
We will create a calendar photo voting poll/thread shortly. Thank you everyone for your suggestions and ideas. Keep them coming.
The proceeds from all sales will help pay for the costs associated with running Basenji Forums and the rest will be devided equally between BRAT and Basenji Health Endowment.
I think it would be fun if we nominate photos that are not our own. Maybe everyone submits a photo or number of photos.
I think it would be fun if we nominate photos that are not our own. Maybe everyone submits a photo or number of photos.
That's what we were thinking too, nominate any photos from Basenji Forums or your own gallery for each month. We will then contact the owner of the photo so they can release it to us.
That's what we were thinking too, nominate any photos from Basenji Forums or your own gallery for each month. We will then contact the owner of the photo so they can release it to us.
Will the proceeds still go to the Health Endowment?
I believe you need high resolution pictures for printing so some people's pictures may not work, quality wise. I think it's 300 DPI & up?
That is correct…300dpi & up for the resolution for print...
However, if you have photos that are 72dpi and measure big, those would work as well. For instance a 72dpi image that measures 36w x 42h can be resized to 8 x 10 300dpi.
If you guys can decide the final measurement of each pic as it will appear in the calendar, I can tell you what size they need to be if they are 72dpi.
Will the proceeds still go to the Health Endowment?
The proceeds from all sales will help pay for the costs associated with running Basenji Forums and the rest will be devided equally between BRAT and Basenji Health Endowment.
That's what we were thinking too, nominate any photos from Basenji Forums or your own gallery for each month. We will then contact the owner of the photo so they can release it to us.
Great idea. I can already think of about 10 pictures I would nominate.
I would order at least three depending on how much they cost.
I hope everyone has a Paypal account?
The proceeds from all sales will help pay for the costs associated with running Basenji Forums and the rest will be devided equally between BRAT and Basenji Health Endowment.
BRAT has a lot of their own fundraising efforts whereas the BHE has no ongoing fundraising project. I personally would be far more likely to buy something that was going to support the BHE then something where the proceeds were going to be split. I also think saying help pay for costs is nebulous because that means there is no garuntee that any money will be donated to the specified non-profits.
BRAT has a lot of their own fundraising efforts whereas the BHE has no ongoing fundraising project. I personally would be far more likely to buy something that was going to support the BHE then something where the proceeds were going to be split. I also think saying help pay for costs is nebulous because that means there is no garuntee that any money will be donated to the specified non-profits.
You are right there is no guarantee. It all depends how many members will buy the calendar. We will set the voting poll, so the community will decide where the rest of the proceeds will go, whether it's BRAT or BHE.
But with so many members, how do we decide whose dogs are in and whose are out? 
I mean, I KNOW mine would be in, but what about the others?
Seriously, I think it's a great idea and if we do it for the endowment, then all the better!
It will be decided with a voting poll, everyone will get to vote once we open the polls.
We are thinking to give a time window for all the submissions for each calendar month. Once the submission windows is closed and the entries are in, we will open the poll.
More definitive rules and guidelines will be posted shortly.
