Welcome everyone to this special meeting of the Eden Photographers Club! I’m a bit embarrassed to say, though, that this meeting will not quite cover what I had hoped it would. Unfortunately, I am still waiting to hear back from the powers-that-be about what the overall theme will be for the calendar. I was hoping that would have happened by now, but it simply hasn’t.

But all is not lost. Instead, what I’m going to do is present you the five themes I came up with, and I’d like to hear your feedback on which one you prefer. I have a preference and Gary has a preference, but I’d like to hear from you which of them you prefer. If there is an overwhelming favorite(s), I can bring that information to Gary, and he can from it up with the boss man, and we can go from there. If there is an overwhelming favorite(s), we can even discuss monthly themes.

We’ll also discuss the timeline tonight. I’d like to hear your feedback on how to structure things so that we can have everything wrapped up by mid-December.
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Welcome everyone to this special meeting of the Eden Photographers Club! I’m a bit embarrassed to say, though, that this meeting will not quite cover what I had hoped it would. Unfortunately, I am still waiting to hear back from the powers-that-be about what the overall theme will be for the calendar. I was hoping that would have happened by now, but it simply hasn’t.

But all is not lost. Instead, what I’m going to do is present you the five themes I came up with, and I’d like to hear your feedback on which one you prefer. I have a preference and Gary has a preference, but I’d like to hear from you which of them you prefer. If there is an overwhelming favorite(s), I can bring that information to Gary, and he can from it up with the boss man, and we can go from there. If there is an overwhelming favorite(s), we can even discuss monthly themes.

We’ll also discuss the timeline tonight. I’d like to hear your feedback on how to structure things so that we can have everything wrapped up by mid-December.
Sound good? less

Welcome everyone to this special meeting of the Eden Photographers Club! I’m a bit embarrassed to say, though, that this meeting will not quite cover what I had hoped it would. Unfortunately, I am still waiting to hear back from the powers-that-be about what the overall theme will be for the calendar. I was hoping that would have happened by now, but it simply hasn’t.

But all is not lost. Instead, what I’m going to do is present you the five themes I came up with, and I’d like to hear your feedback on which one you prefer. I have a preference and Gary has a preference, but I’d like to hear from you which of them you prefer. If there is an overwhelming favorite(s), I can bring that information to Gary, and he can from it up with the boss man, and we can go from there. If there is an overwhelming favorite(s), we can even discuss monthly themes.

We’ll also discuss the timeline tonight. I’d like to hear your feedback on how to structure things so that we can have everything wrapped up by mid-December.
Sound good? less

Welcome everyone to this special meeting of the Eden Photographers Club! I’m a bit embarrassed to say, though, that this meeting will not quite cover what I had hoped it would. Unfortunately, I am still waiting to hear back from the powers-that-be about what the overall theme will be for the calendar. I was hoping that would have happened by now, but it simply hasn’t.

But all is not lost. Instead, what I’m going to do is present you the five themes I came up with, and I’d like to hear your feedback on which one you prefer. I have a preference and Gary has a preference, but I’d like to hear from you which of them you prefer. If there is an overwhelming favorite(s), I can bring that information to Gary, and he can from it up with the boss man, and we can go from there. If there is an overwhelming favorite(s), we can even discuss monthly themes.

We’ll also discuss the timeline tonight. I’d like to hear your feedback on how to structure things so that we can have everything wrapped up by mid-December.
Sound good? less

Alrighty, then...


OK, so first of all, here are the five ideas I came up with (listed alphabetically). Let me know which ones you would like to see as the overall theme for this calendar.
Birthstones:
One theme could work around birthstones - the colors in particular. For instance, January is garnet, which is deep red (usually). The theme that month could be something that is deep red. For February, it is amethyst, which is usually purple, so the theme that month would be something purple. And so on. We could also go the route of working with what the stones are said to signigy. For example, garnet is supposed to signify eternal friendship and trust, amethyst is supposed to keep the wearer clear-headed in the face of wine and ecstasy (the sensation, not the drug).

First letter of the month name:
Although it would result in an unnatural number of themes that begin with the letter “J”, the theme for each month’s photo could revolve around what letter that month begins with. January could have the theme of “joy”, February could be “feathers”, and so on.

Holidays:
There are plenty of holidays out there, some widely celebrated, others more obscure. Regardless, every month has at least one holday that could represent the theme. The negative would be that religious holidays could offend those who don’t share that religion and national holidays could exclude people from other countries.

Movies:
The theme for each month could either revolve around when the star of the flick was born. For example, Nicholas Cage was born in January, so the theme could be about one of his famous (infamous?) movies. Joe Peschi was born during February, so that month could be themed based on one of his movies. Voting on the themes would be two-tiered, though (first the actor, then the movie), so that would take more time.

Origins of month names:
January is named after Janus, the God of the Doorway (no, seriously). The theme that month could feature a doorway. February is named after Februa, a purification ritual. Thus, the photo that month could deal with purification. And so on and so forth. less

Alrighty, then...


OK, so first of all, here are the five ideas I came up with (listed alphabetically). Let me know which ones you would like to see as the overall theme for this calendar.
Birthstones:
One theme could work around birthstones - the colors in particular. For instance, January is garnet, which is deep red (usually). The theme that month could be something that is deep red. For February, it is amethyst, which is usually purple, so the theme that month would be something purple. And so on. We could also go the route of working with what the stones are said to signigy. For example, garnet is supposed to signify eternal friendship and trust, amethyst is supposed to keep the wearer clear-headed in the face of wine and ecstasy (the sensation, not the drug).

First letter of the month name:
Although it would result in an unnatural number of themes that begin with the letter “J”, the theme for each month’s photo could revolve around what letter that month begins with. January could have the theme of “joy”, February could be “feathers”, and so on.

Holidays:
There are plenty of holidays out there, some widely celebrated, others more obscure. Regardless, every month has at least one holday that could represent the theme. The negative would be that religious holidays could offend those who don’t share that religion and national holidays could exclude people from other countries.

Movies:
The theme for each month could either revolve around when the star of the flick was born. For example, Nicholas Cage was born in January, so the theme could be about one of his famous (infamous?) movies. Joe Peschi was born during February, so that month could be themed based on one of his movies. Voting on the themes would be two-tiered, though (first the actor, then the movie), so that would take more time.

Origins of month names:
January is named after Janus, the God of the Doorway (no, seriously). The theme that month could feature a doorway. February is named after Februa, a purification ritual. Thus, the photo that month could deal with purification. And so on and so forth. less

Alrighty, then...


OK, so first of all, here are the five ideas I came up with (listed alphabetically). Let me know which ones you would like to see as the overall theme for this calendar.
Birthstones:
One theme could work around birthstones - the colors in particular. For instance, January is garnet, which is deep red (usually). The theme that month could be something that is deep red. For February, it is amethyst, which is usually purple, so the theme that month would be something purple. And so on. We could also go the route of working with what the stones are said to signigy. For example, garnet is supposed to signify eternal friendship and trust, amethyst is supposed to keep the wearer clear-headed in the face of wine and ecstasy (the sensation, not the drug).

First letter of the month name:
Although it would result in an unnatural number of themes that begin with the letter “J”, the theme for each month’s photo could revolve around what letter that month begins with. January could have the theme of “joy”, February could be “feathers”, and so on.

Holidays:
There are plenty of holidays out there, some widely celebrated, others more obscure. Regardless, every month has at least one holday that could represent the theme. The negative would be that religious holidays could offend those who don’t share that religion and national holidays could exclude people from other countries.

Movies:
The theme for each month could either revolve around when the star of the flick was born. For example, Nicholas Cage was born in January, so the theme could be about one of his famous (infamous?) movies. Joe Peschi was born during February, so that month could be themed based on one of his movies. Voting on the themes would be two-tiered, though (first the actor, then the movie), so that would take more time.

Origins of month names:
January is named after Janus, the God of the Doorway (no, seriously). The theme that month could feature a doorway. February is named after Februa, a purification ritual. Thus, the photo that month could deal with purification. And so on and so forth. less

I thought the idea was to use photographs that members of EF actually took? I don't know that many of us would have to opportunity to photograph movie stars.

I do like the Origins of the months names, but July and August would be somewhat limited since they were simply named for rulers who wanted a month named after them. less

I thought the idea was to use photographs that members of EF actually took? I don't know that many of us would have to opportunity to photograph movie stars.

I do like the Origins of the months names, but July and August would be somewhat limited since they were simply named for rulers who wanted a month named after them. less

Now that y’all have had your say, let me tell you which one I like. Personally, I prefer the birthstones, followed closely by origins of month names.

Since most of you seemed to go for these two options as well, let’s discuss them a bit. For reference, here are the birthstones:


January: Garnet
February: Amethyst
March: Aquamarine
April: Diamond
May: Emerald
June: Pearl or Alexandrite
July: Ruby
August: Peridot
September: Sapphire
October: Tourmaline or opal
November: Topaz or Citrine
December: Tanzanite, Zircon, or Turquoise


Obviously, there is some wiggle room here with some of the colors. We could go general and make the theme for each month the color(s) of the stones or we could be more specific and pick particular objects that embody those colors. We could even choose the theme that signifies what each birthstone is said to represent.


Ideas? Opinions? less

Now that y’all have had your say, let me tell you which one I like. Personally, I prefer the birthstones, followed closely by origins of month names.

Since most of you seemed to go for these two options as well, let’s discuss them a bit. For reference, here are the birthstones:


January: Garnet
February: Amethyst
March: Aquamarine
April: Diamond
May: Emerald
June: Pearl or Alexandrite
July: Ruby
August: Peridot
September: Sapphire
October: Tourmaline or opal
November: Topaz or Citrine
December: Tanzanite, Zircon, or Turquoise


Obviously, there is some wiggle room here with some of the colors. We could go general and make the theme for each month the color(s) of the stones or we could be more specific and pick particular objects that embody those colors. We could even choose the theme that signifies what each birthstone is said to represent.


Ideas? Opinions? less

Now that y’all have had your say, let me tell you which one I like. Personally, I prefer the birthstones, followed closely by origins of month names.

Since most of you seemed to go for these two options as well, let’s discuss them a bit. For reference, here are the birthstones:


January: Garnet
February: Amethyst
March: Aquamarine
April: Diamond
May: Emerald
June: Pearl or Alexandrite
July: Ruby
August: Peridot
September: Sapphire
October: Tourmaline or opal
November: Topaz or Citrine
December: Tanzanite, Zircon, or Turquoise


Obviously, there is some wiggle room here with some of the colors. We could go general and make the theme for each month the color(s) of the stones or we could be more specific and pick particular objects that embody those colors. We could even choose the theme that signifies what each birthstone is said to represent.


Ideas? Opinions? less

Now that y’all have had your say, let me tell you which one I like. Personally, I prefer the birthstones, followed closely by origins of month names.

Since most of you seemed to go for these two options as well, let’s discuss them a bit. For reference, here are the birthstones:


January: Garnet
February: Amethyst
March: Aquamarine
April: Diamond
May: Emerald
June: Pearl or Alexandrite
July: Ruby
August: Peridot
September: Sapphire
October: Tourmaline or opal
November: Topaz or Citrine
December: Tanzanite, Zircon, or Turquoise


Obviously, there is some wiggle room here with some of the colors. We could go general and make the theme for each month the color(s) of the stones or we could be more specific and pick particular objects that embody those colors. We could even choose the theme that signifies what each birthstone is said to represent.


Ideas? Opinions? less

I would prefer to not limit it specifically to the color. I think you might get more interesting interpretations with the stones themselves. However, if you want a calendar that has a more obvious theme flowing throughout, color would be the preferred way. less

The overall theme is simply to make it easier to come up with the monthly themes. Unfortunately, given the time constraints for making this calendar, it's really hard to make things that have something to do with each month. For example, when I think of January and February, I inevitably think about snow and ice. I can find that without too much trouble where I live, but it would be prohibitively expensive and difficult to do so for most of you. less