how do you ship/insure photo submissions for shows
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Posted by larry palumbo on March 23, 2006 at 10:29 AM
ive been sending out show sumbissions all fancy and protected, spending $10 to ship them and putting about $100 insurance for each image (not even close to what i hope they will gross/net me someday).
how do those of you more experienced in show submissions go about insurance. or do you even bother? how could i substantiate a claim anyway. film is a difficult thing to put a price on. i started to wonder why im even insuring it since i think the usps would give me trouble trying to make a claim.
and the shipping part. like i said i send them out in protective sleeves and the first 2 shows ive been accepted to has sent them back to me in the SASE envelope protected by the literature they send with the approval. i guess im wondering why bother for all the added protective sleeves and larger shipping expense, maybe just send them tucked in cardboard, although thats not very presentable.
again, just looking for a little insight for those who have experience with how show sumbissions work. thanks......larry.
Obviously the best scenario is to send dupes and not worry about it. Some places accept prints and CDs which may be another safe option.
If you have ever sold an image and can prove its value by submitting a copy of the receipt, I don't think the USPS can refuse your claim. Then again I've had bad experience tryign to recover insurance fom them in the past so who knows. For $10 you can probably go with FedEx or UPS Ground instead.
Guy
Posted by Mark Windom on March 23, 2006 at 11:34 PM
Are you sending 35mm slides taken of your original art for screening purposes?? If that's the case, and I hope it is, then I wouldn't bother with insurance; at least I never did. I always took several shots of each piece so I never was too concerned if one got lost or damaged.
If you are sending your original transparencies (those that you took in the field and are making prints from?, for sale) I would stop doing so. I never applied for a show that asked for the original.
As for shipping I sent them in protective sleeves which were sandwiched between two pieces of cardboard and placed in a cardboard mailer.
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2 replieshow do those of you more experienced in show submissions go about insurance. or do you even bother? how could i substantiate a claim anyway. film is a difficult thing to put a price on. i started to wonder why im even insuring it since i think the usps would give me trouble trying to make a claim.
and the shipping part. like i said i send them out in protective sleeves and the first 2 shows ive been accepted to has sent them back to me in the SASE envelope protected by the literature they send with the approval. i guess im wondering why bother for all the added protective sleeves and larger shipping expense, maybe just send them tucked in cardboard, although thats not very presentable.
again, just looking for a little insight for those who have experience with how show sumbissions work. thanks......larry.
If you have ever sold an image and can prove its value by submitting a copy of the receipt, I don't think the USPS can refuse your claim. Then again I've had bad experience tryign to recover insurance fom them in the past so who knows. For $10 you can probably go with FedEx or UPS Ground instead.
Guy
If you are sending your original transparencies (those that you took in the field and are making prints from?, for sale) I would stop doing so. I never applied for a show that asked for the original.
As for shipping I sent them in protective sleeves which were sandwiched between two pieces of cardboard and placed in a cardboard mailer.