[Nfb-krafters-korner] pictures

Wed Feb 4 03:05:22 UTC 2009

Hi,
I could never see enough to focus in that tiny hole.  I still love 
pictures. I could see someuntil I was about thirty five or so.  But I 
still see everything now.  In fact, I can see the lights on when they 
are off. lol  The other night I put my hand in front of the light 
bulb to see if it was on. I saw my fingers. I was in a totally dark room.

The doctor told me once, that it a brain thing.  My brain isn't 
blind.  I always discribe blindness to kids as, "like if you pulled a 
shade down in front of you on an opened window.  You still know all 
you knew. You hear all you heard, but all you see is the shade in the way".

I plan on getting the camera out tomorrow and having my Husband teach 
me about it. If I have the record function I am in!!!!
HenriettaAt 07:26 PM 2/3/2009, you wrote:

>That is not unusual. I am the same way. I had eyesight until age 35 
>so I haven't been totally blind that long I lost it heygradually and 
>when I do my beadwork, I still see all the colors as if I could 
>actually see them. Unfortunately, my parents who are both blind took 
>very few pictures. When I had 20/200 I had one of those disk cameras 
>and I even though I could see, I like the auto focus especially for 
>action shots. In college, I had to take some professional 
>photographs for a documentary projectt in my mixed media classes. 
>So, I got to try the stuff that the professionals use. I used a 
>measuring method similar to the one cindy used to take the pictures. 
>I could have gotten someone sighted to do it, but I'm glad for the 
>experience. Back then I had enough sight to focus the camera a 
>little bit, but have never used this method being totally blind.
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Lappland" <lappland at bellsouth.net>
>To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 4:12 PM
>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] pictures
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>>terry,
>>i believe most folks would be curious as to how a totally blind 
>>person could enjoy pictures. in my case, i was sighted until in my 
>>teens. at that time, my eyes stopped seeing but my visual brain never did.
>>i don't see black but pictures of everything i hear. for example, i 
>>imagine that i see the computer in front of me, the room with the 
>>furniture i'm sitting in and the doors and rooms off of this one.
>>i still dream in full color and pictures too. my husband will tell 
>>you that out of anyone in our family, i am the one always wanting a 
>>photo taken of someone.
>>
>>HTH,
>>carolyn
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) 
>>[E]" <powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov>
>>To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:03 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] pictures
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>>>Joyce;
>>>I used to feal that way, too, but I then saw totally blind people taking
>>>pictures at convention.  I can see a partial enjoying this craft, but I
>>>do not, and most likely never will ever understand how a totally blind
>>>person can enjoy something they can not see, tutch or even smell.  A
>>>majority of our other crafts can be enjoyed atleast with one or two of
>>>our sences.
>>>If there is a total interested in this, please describe to all, where
>>>you get your joy.
>>>I am not saying this to be harsh on anyone, it is just a mistory.  Just
>>>like reading is a mistory to me.  I can see part of or a hole letter,
>>>but a whole word, no way!
>>>
>>>Terry Powers
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Blindhands at aol.com [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com]
>>>Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 12:25 PM
>>>To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] pictures
>>>
>>>Gee whiz all these questions and ansers on pictures.  This is just a
>>>project I have been planning with my Southern Connecticut Chapter!
>>>
>>>In the Spring I am working on having some  come to our meeting and I  am
>>>inviting blind children and their families to take pictures out in the
>>>Green  of thetown we meet at.  I then am planning to have the pictures
>>>developed  at one of the places to do it quickly.  Then go back to our
>>>meeting to  share and have the sighted folks and blind folks share
>>>everyone's  pictures.
>>>
>>>I have not used a camera since I suddenly went blind and never thought
>>>of picking one up since then.  I had read something about this being
>>>done and thought, why not?
>>>
>>>I will let you know how it goes, butg it will not be until the warm
>>>weather returns.
>>>
>>>Joycephotographers
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