WillCAD
09-21-2009, 12:28 PM
Time once again to sign up for a PhotoPass CD share group! Sign in here and I'll add your name to the list.
Who's In:
Group 1
1. WillCAD (coordinator)
2. WDWNJ & BigRed
3. Ripkensnana
4. sjh801
5. Zakerdog & Cruiser
6. Bookwood
7. Wdwr
8. Kathleena
9. Spinner
10. Tdelaney
11. BriarRose
12. BetsyAnn
What is a PhotoPass share?
For those who don't know - A PhotoPass CD share is when a group of friends and family combine all of their PhotoPass cards into a single account, then split the cost of the CD equally.
How much does it cost?
A PhotoPass CD costs $99 if you pre-order it (which we will), and about $6 shipping, for a total of $105. If we have 10 people, that's $10.50 each. Throw in an extra $3 per person to cover the cost of the blank CD and shipping from the coordinator to each person, and the total cost for each member of a 10-person share is $13.50 - way better than the $105 that it would cost you if you got the CD yourself. This is especially important for those of us who come home with only a few PhotoPass pics.
How does it work?
The share coordinator (in this case, me) is the one who orders the CD, copies it, and sends the copies to everyone in the group. This will be the 4th year for the Tagrel share group.
Will I get just my pics, or everybody's?
Share groups on other sites typically split up the pics, so that each member only gets their own. But since our group is more like an extended family than a group of strangers, it was agreed that first year that everybody wanted to see everybody else's pics. This is only dangerous when certain Photoshop-savvy persons (who shall remain nameless at this juncture) join the group.
How many people will be in the group?
As with last year, I am limiting each group to 10 participants (each participant can be an individual, couple, or family). In 2007 we had 16, and with that many pics, the PhotoPass web site became impossibly slow to load when we logged on to add borders and graphics to our pics.
If we get more than 10 people signed up, I will split them into two or more equal groups, each with their own separate PhotoPass account. For instance, if we have 16 people, they will be split into two groups of 8 each, making the cost per person $16. When more than one group is needed, I will ask for volunteers to act as coordinators for each group.
Okay, I'm in - what do I do?
1) Everybody gets their own PhotoPass cards and has pics taken normally
HINT: Write down or take a digital pic of your PhotoPass card numbers when you get them in case you lose the card.
2) I will create a PhotoPass account for the group and sends the user name and password info to all members in advance. If more than one group is needed, I will ask for volunteers to act as coordinators for each group.
EDITED TO ADD: Earliest day you can add your PhotoPass cards to the group accounts - October 28, 2009. Add the cards any earlier, and the pics will start to expire before the CDs are ordered on November 27!
3) Everybody in the share enters their PP card numbers in the group account(s) and reviews or modifies their pics.
NOTE: PhotoPass cards can only be entered in ONE account, so your pics must be entered only in the share's account. If they are entered in your own account, then they cannot be entered in the share account, and they will NOT be on the CD!
4) Everybody shares the cost by sending some money to the share coordinator. In my case, you can either send me the money in advance via PayPal, or you can give it to me in cash when we meet at MouseFest.
5) After MouseFest is over, we all enter our PhotoPass cards into the share account(s), and add borders and graphics and crop our pics as much as we wish.
6) Once everybody has entered their numbers, reviewed and modified their pics, and sent in their share of the cost, the share coordinator orders the CD.
7) When the CD arrives, the share coordinator makes copies for each member of the share and sends them out. Since our pics generally fill up more than one CD, I consolidate them onto a single DVD when I copy them; this makes it a lot easier to copy them, cheaper to mail them, and easier to browse the pics.
Tagomania 2009 PhotoPass Share Schedule:
Deadline for signing up - October 14, 2008 (one week prior to Tagomania)
EDITED TO ADD: Earliest day you can add your PhotoPass cards to the group accounts - October 28, 2009. Add the cards any earlier, and the pics will start to expire before the CDs are ordered on November 27!
Deadline for modifying your pics - Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2009 (the CDs will be ordered from PhotoPass on November 27)
Approximate date the coordinators will get the CDs - around December 3.
Approximate date the coordinators will send the CDs to the group - around December 10.
Who's In:
Group 1
1. WillCAD (coordinator)
2. WDWNJ & BigRed
3. Ripkensnana
4. sjh801
5. Zakerdog & Cruiser
6. Bookwood
7. Wdwr
8. Kathleena
9. Spinner
10. Tdelaney
11. BriarRose
12. BetsyAnn
What is a PhotoPass share?
For those who don't know - A PhotoPass CD share is when a group of friends and family combine all of their PhotoPass cards into a single account, then split the cost of the CD equally.
How much does it cost?
A PhotoPass CD costs $99 if you pre-order it (which we will), and about $6 shipping, for a total of $105. If we have 10 people, that's $10.50 each. Throw in an extra $3 per person to cover the cost of the blank CD and shipping from the coordinator to each person, and the total cost for each member of a 10-person share is $13.50 - way better than the $105 that it would cost you if you got the CD yourself. This is especially important for those of us who come home with only a few PhotoPass pics.
How does it work?
The share coordinator (in this case, me) is the one who orders the CD, copies it, and sends the copies to everyone in the group. This will be the 4th year for the Tagrel share group.
Will I get just my pics, or everybody's?
Share groups on other sites typically split up the pics, so that each member only gets their own. But since our group is more like an extended family than a group of strangers, it was agreed that first year that everybody wanted to see everybody else's pics. This is only dangerous when certain Photoshop-savvy persons (who shall remain nameless at this juncture) join the group.
How many people will be in the group?
As with last year, I am limiting each group to 10 participants (each participant can be an individual, couple, or family). In 2007 we had 16, and with that many pics, the PhotoPass web site became impossibly slow to load when we logged on to add borders and graphics to our pics.
If we get more than 10 people signed up, I will split them into two or more equal groups, each with their own separate PhotoPass account. For instance, if we have 16 people, they will be split into two groups of 8 each, making the cost per person $16. When more than one group is needed, I will ask for volunteers to act as coordinators for each group.
Okay, I'm in - what do I do?
1) Everybody gets their own PhotoPass cards and has pics taken normally
HINT: Write down or take a digital pic of your PhotoPass card numbers when you get them in case you lose the card.
2) I will create a PhotoPass account for the group and sends the user name and password info to all members in advance. If more than one group is needed, I will ask for volunteers to act as coordinators for each group.
EDITED TO ADD: Earliest day you can add your PhotoPass cards to the group accounts - October 28, 2009. Add the cards any earlier, and the pics will start to expire before the CDs are ordered on November 27!
3) Everybody in the share enters their PP card numbers in the group account(s) and reviews or modifies their pics.
NOTE: PhotoPass cards can only be entered in ONE account, so your pics must be entered only in the share's account. If they are entered in your own account, then they cannot be entered in the share account, and they will NOT be on the CD!
4) Everybody shares the cost by sending some money to the share coordinator. In my case, you can either send me the money in advance via PayPal, or you can give it to me in cash when we meet at MouseFest.
5) After MouseFest is over, we all enter our PhotoPass cards into the share account(s), and add borders and graphics and crop our pics as much as we wish.
6) Once everybody has entered their numbers, reviewed and modified their pics, and sent in their share of the cost, the share coordinator orders the CD.
7) When the CD arrives, the share coordinator makes copies for each member of the share and sends them out. Since our pics generally fill up more than one CD, I consolidate them onto a single DVD when I copy them; this makes it a lot easier to copy them, cheaper to mail them, and easier to browse the pics.
Tagomania 2009 PhotoPass Share Schedule:
Deadline for signing up - October 14, 2008 (one week prior to Tagomania)
EDITED TO ADD: Earliest day you can add your PhotoPass cards to the group accounts - October 28, 2009. Add the cards any earlier, and the pics will start to expire before the CDs are ordered on November 27!
Deadline for modifying your pics - Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2009 (the CDs will be ordered from PhotoPass on November 27)
Approximate date the coordinators will get the CDs - around December 3.
Approximate date the coordinators will send the CDs to the group - around December 10.