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Japan Disaster Relief Print Sale

Jeff Singer — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:54:13 +0000

Last year when the Haiti disaster struck I offered prints sales where all of the proceeds went towards the Haiti disaster relief. Well, sadly a year later we have another disaster that needs our hep. I made some print sales from the Haiti print offer so, I’m offering the same deal for the Japan disaster. It’s not much, but anything will help.:

I will be donating 100% of the proceeds from the next ten print sales* from my etsy page to The American Red Cross to help with the Japan disaster relief . Print prices range from $50 – $200 depending on the size of the print, so the larger the print the more money will be going to Japan relief. All prints are individually custom printed by me.

You can visit my Etsy page here for more information about the available prints:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/jeffsingerphoto

I have limited images on my etsy page so if an image you’d like a print of isn’t on my etsy page let me know and I will print any image on my website.

You can also make your own donation to The American Red Cross here.

Please forward or retweet to spread the word and hopefully get some much needed money to the Japan disaster relief efforts.

*100% of the print sale will be donated after any paypal/etsy fees, shipping or taxes. Just mention this blog post or Japan disaster relief when ordering. Good through the end of April 2011.

Tosca Cafe – San Francisco

Jeff Singer — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:38:02 +0000

Last week I went to Rayko Photo Center to do some large format printing and made a 30″x40″ print of this image of Tosca Cafe in San Francisco. I loved the way it came out so I thought I’d offer a 25% discount on this print in my Etsy shop through the end of February 2011. Just use the coupon code TOSCA when checking out (here’s a secret… you can use the code on any print really). Here’s a link to the Tosca Cafe image on Etsy.

If you’ve never been to Tosca Cafe you should check it out next time you’re in San Francisco. It’s a great little bar that makes you feel like you’ve been taken back to the 1940′s.

World Cup Fever

Jeff Singer — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:38:51 +0000

Now that the US is out of the world cup I need something to make the rest of the games more exciting. Because when watching the US matches, every minute was really exciting (especially with their tendency to go down a goal early). But now I find that I’m just not that into the games. They’re still fun to watch, but I have nothing vested in them.

So, to make the World Cup a bit more exciting for me I’m going be offering free prints via Twitter to randomly chosen people who retweet about the giveaway and my selected team loses. This should increase my excitement a bit since I don’t particularly want to take the time to make and send out free prints. So, stay tuned to my Twitter feed during select matches and maybe you’ll get a free 5×6 print of one of the images above.

More about my prints here.

Sunday June 27th Match:
Mexico vs. Argentina: Giving away 2 prints if Argentina wins. Results: Argentina wins 3-1 (although it should have been 2-1). 2 prints given away.

Monday June 28th Match:
Brazil vs. Chile: Giving away 4 prints if Chile wins. Results: Brazil wins 3-0

Tuesday June 29th Match:
Spain vs. Portugal: Giving away 1 print if Portugal wins: Results: Spain wins 1-0

Friday July 2nd Match:
Uruguay vs. Ghana: Giving away 2 prints if Ghana wins: Results: Uruguay wins in penalty kicks. It was such an amazing finish I’m giving out one of the prints anyway.

Saturday July 3rd Match:
Argentina vs. Germany: Giving away 1 print if Germany wins: Results: Germany dominates 4-0. 1 print given away.

Tuesday July 6th Match:
Netherlands vs. Uruguay: Giving away 2 prints if Uruguay wins: Results: Netherlands win 3-2.

Wednesday July 7th Match:
Germany vs Spain: Giving away 1 print if Spain wins: Results: Spain wins 1-0. 1 Print given away

Saturday July 10th Match:
Uruguay vs Germany: Giving away 1 print if Germany wins: Germany wins 3-2. 1 Print given away

Sunday July 11th Match… THE FINALS:
Spain vs Netherlands: Giving away 1 8×10 print if The Netherlands win: Results: Spain wins 1-0.

Final Tally: 6 Prints given away

Some rules:
* Only one entry per person per match
* Your retweet must have been sent before the match starts
* You must also be following me on Twitter
* These rules may change at any time

Vote Early And Vote Often: Digital Camera Giveaway

Jeff Singer — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:42:56 +0000

One of my pictures of The Golden Gate Bridge is a “finalist” for inclusion into Pingg’s San Francisco Designer Series. If my image wins the vote, I would get a Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR digital camera. Well, as we all know the best way to win any election is to buy your votes… so, if you head over to the Pingg voting page and vote for me and then retweet the following, I will give away the camera to one lucky person (if I win it that is):
RT @jeffsinger Digital Camera Giveaway: http://bit.ly/6OCg7q

Here is the voting page:
http://www.pingg.com/content/san-frans-finest-vote-now/

Of course, I have no way of knowing if you actually voted for me… and you should vote for the picture you like best, but if you win the camera and can live with yourself, that’s between you and your therapist. Then again… if I don’t win, you don’t win.

What’s that you say? You don’t tweet? What, do you have a life or something? Well, if you don’t tweet you can also leave a comment in the comment section and that will count as an entry. But, a retweet and a comment will get you two entries.

Oh, and if you want a print of the Golden Gate Bridge image, click here.

The Fine print: There is no fine print. I’ll even pay for shipping. But, if I don’t win the camera, then I don’t give one away. The voting ends December 14th, so hurry on over and vote.

F&CK Digital Part 3

Jeff Singer — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:09:19 +0000

Here’s one more for the revival of film. The folks over at The Impossible Project are in the process of bringing back Polaroid film. Here’s to hoping they’ll have something like Type-55.

Head over to their website and show your support:

http://www.the-impossible-project.com/

A.P.E. Likes Me

Jeff Singer — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:47:01 +0000

Seems that I made the cut over at Rob Haggart’s A Photo Editor slideshow of photographers he likes. You can head over to the Fickr page or the slideshow website and check out a lot of great work.

Just remember to come back here and hire me.

Yelp Exhibition At The Space Gallery Aug 6th – Aug20th

Jeff Singer — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:33:10 +0000

Iâ€™ve never really pursued having my work shown in galleries or exhibits. Its not that I donâ€™t want to show work in galleries, it just hasnâ€™t been my primary focus so far. However, starting on August 6th and running until Augu19th I will have four pieces in a group exehbition at the Space Gallery in San Francisco. The exhibit is being put in by Yelp and The Space Gallery. The theme of the exhibit is Reflections on City Life & Community. There will be an artists reception which is open to the public on August 16th from 7:30pm to 11pm. You can follow the Space Gallery link to find more information.

Give them more than they expect!

Jeff Singer — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:37:00 +0000

I was contacted by Southwest Airlines to do a shoot for the in-flight magazine Southwest Spirit. They were doing an article on “Vintage San Francisco” and they wanted it shot in B&W. It sounded like a great project and I was excited to get it. Then the Photo Editor said something I couldn’t believe… she said that it was ok to shoot digitally.

As she was describing the project I was already envisioning how I was going to shoot the project. Getting a request for a B&W shoot is rare enough now days, but a story about Vintage San Francisco that contains primarily architecture and wanting it in B&W is even rarer still. I thought there is no way I’m going to shoot this with a 35mm digital camera! (which was the equipment I had at time) Don’t get me wrong. I’m no “anti-digital” purist. I am a tech nerd through and through (yes, I got the iPhone days within release). Tech was even what I used to do in a past life before photography. I am fully digital, 35mm to Medium Format and Large Format. But if there was ever a project that called for using a large format View Camera and Polaroid Type 55 film, this was it. At the time i didn’t have a View Camera and had never used Type 55 film, but it was something that I’ve always wanted to use. So, I went out and bought the equipment and learned on this shoot. It was great traveling all around the city and looking at places I’ve seen every day in a whole new light.

The Photo Editor loved the results and I think the images were far better than a 35mm digital camera could have produced. I know its not the equipment that makes a photograph, but there is something a little more soulful to taking a picture with a View Camera and Polaroid film. For me, its like the difference between Vinyl and an MP3… sure there are pops and scratches on the vinyl but it gives a different mood and warmth that can’t be matched, even if it is just in my mind.