February 1, 2012

Dear Friends,

Thank you to all who invested in my 2011 Collectors Print Specials! The images for this year have been selected and with a savings of 45% off the full retail price of each print, this is an affordable way to add prints to your personal collection.

Barber Chair, Saloon, Bannack State Park, MT, 2011

There is one big change in this this year’s print specials: Each print will be offered as a limited edition of 25 at the 5” x 7” platinum print size. Images will continue to be available for $225.00 (which includes shipping). The “special” price will only be available during the month the print is on special. The full retail price ($500.00 plus shipping) begins on the first day of the following month. If you buy all four prints during the year, you will receive a free bonus print in December.

In addition, if you know that you plan to invest in all four images, register with us when you order the February print special and arrange to keep your billing information on file. This will insure you don’t miss a single image in this year’s series!

The Collectors Print Special (IX) for February 2012 is a 5 x7 vertical platinum print from Montana. Barber Chair, Saloon, Bannack State Park, MT was shot in 2011 during an exploratory trip for the new Ghost Towns of Montana workshop. Gold was discovered in Bannack, Montana’s first territorial capital, and approximately 3000 people called it home by 1863. It is an intact, high plains western town containing nineteen buildings, including a saloon, school, Masonic Hall, two hotels, jail and a variety of other businesses and houses. In the saloon, the incongruity of the barber chair on one side of the narrow room and the long bar down the other side gave pause for thought as I photographed the changing shadows on its surface. The image was made with a Heliar 240 mm lens on my 5 x 7 Canum camera.

In summary, the specifics for the 2012 Collectors Print Special are:

• 5 x 7 platinum print, signed, numbered and unmated
• Quarterly offerings: February, May, August & November
• Discounted price $225.00 includes shipping
• Special pricing only available during month of offer
• Buy all 4 prints – get bonus print FREE!
• Reserve all four prints at the beginning of the year to insure you don’t miss out on any Collectors Print Special in 2012!

The order form can be downloaded for both snail mail and e-mail or you can call in your order to (207) 230-0199. Just be sure to order before February 29, 2012 to reserve your copy of this first print in the 2012 Collectors Print Special!

All the best,

Tillman

www.tillmancrane.com

PS. In case you missed out on the 2011 Collectors Print Specials, they can soon be viewed in the Portfolio section of the website.

Cathedral Woods, Monhegan, Maine, 2009

The final Collectors Print Special (VIII) for 2011 is an image from Maine. Cathedral Woods, Monhegan, ME was shot in 2009. I spent a September weekend on Monhegan island, exploring and photographing while contemplating the area for a workshop location. This small, rocky island (less than a square mile in area) is accessible only by boat. For over 100 years generations of artists have sought out the quiet isolation and wild beauty of Monhegan to do their work. With approximately 12 miles of trails taking you through wooded areas, over rocky ledges, up high cliffs and down to the rocky shore it is easy to find creative stimulation. I made this image on a gray, misty morning with the Kodak 305 soft focus portrait lens on my 5 x 7 camera. The day and resulting image remind me of being in the woods in Scotland.

This final image of the 2011 series is available for $225.00 (price includes shipping) only from November 1 – 3o, 2011. (The regular price of $500.00 for this size platinum print, plus a shipping charge, will begin at the close of this offer.) Your print will arrive signed and un-matted, no later than the end of December. Included with this special offer is the continued pledge that if you purchase all four images in this year’s collection you will receive a “surprise” bonus image free with the mailing of this fourth print.

Download the CPSVIII Order Form here or CONTACT me before November 30, 2011.

Thank you for your order!

Tillman Crane

August 1, 2011

Dear Friends,

I hope the summer is going well for you. We are enjoying a few days of perfect Maine weather and no matter what came before and what comes next, these will be the days we will remember come winter!

Motor, Lock 28B, Newark, NY

The Collectors Print Special (VII) for August 2011 is an image from the Erie Canal in upstate New York. Motor, Lock 28B, Newark, NY was shot in 2010 on the “new” canal, renamed the “New York State Canal System” in 1992. One of only two locks on the canal with the original electric motors from the 1920’s, this lock has a rise of 12 feet.  There are two motors at each lock where these old engines control the flow of water in and out of the lock and the opening and closing of the lock gates. I placed my 5 x 7 pinhole camera on the wall surrounding the motor because I wanted a fully focused, close-up view of the inside of the engine. The exposure was an hour and a half long and fortunately no boats came through during that time to set the engine in motion. The lockmaster was welcoming and friendly and I was able to leave this image “cooking” while I photographed outside the lock houses.

This third image of the 2011 series is available for $225.00 (price includes shipping) only from August 1 – 31, 2011. (The regular price of $500.00 for this size platinum print, plus a shipping charge, will begin at the close of this offer.) Your print will arrive signed and un-matted, no later than the end of September. Included with this special offer is the continued pledge that if you purchase all four images in this year’s collection you will receive a “surprise” bonus image free at the end of the year.

In summary, the specifics for the 2011 Collectors Print Special are:

• 5 x 7 platinum print, signed and unmatted
• Quarterly offerings: February, May, August & November
• Discounted price $225.00 includes shipping
• Special pricing only available during month of offer
• Buy all 4 prints – get bonus print FREE!

The order form can be downloaded for both snail mail and e-mail or you can call in your order to (207) 230-0199. Just a reminder, this print will only be available at the special price of $225.00 until August 31, 2011 after which the price returns to $500.00.

Reserve your copy of the second print in this year’s Collectors Print Special today!

All the best,

Tillman

www.tillmancrane.com

P.S. In case you missed out on the 2010 Collectors Print Specials, they can viewed in the Portfolio section of the website.

The next Collectors Print Special will be available August 2011.

Thank you for your interest in my work.

Tillman