[stylist] Blindness and photography

Sat Aug 7 01:40:10 UTC 2010

 Well, Donna and Elizabeth, looks like some discussion is needed about blind
guys taking photos? (Hmm, rather thought provoking) 

I believe that for a blind guy, today, snapping a good photo is more likely
of success than ever before! When I take pictures, my greatest challenge is
getting the subject centered or --- otherwise properly placed on the
finished picture. Meaning, I'll some times be too high or too low or off to
the right or left and will not capture enough of my subject. But hey, many
times I do catch an interesting pic! I mainly use my cell phone; super easy
to delete those photos that are not acceptable. I use my ears to zero in on
where my subject is located; auditorially spot, then snap. what I think I
need to do is --- do it more often. And as for a blind guy becoming a photo
artist or other photo professional? Well, could be! It is like most things
in life, some of us have it and some of us do not. 

Hey, maybe we could put on a contest of who can come up with the best photo
and/or series of 6 or a dozen photos! How many of you out there have a
camera phone? Up for the challenge? 

(Elisabeth, I'm not sure what your feelings are about blindness and
photography, but it seemed by your response to Dona's and mine, that you
were in opposition to our excitement over the message I sent to the list on
the course/info page on the blind taking photos and maybe making something
of that in --- well our lives or in a career. So how say you? (This
discussion would be respectful and well, instructive.)

Robert Leslie Newman
President NFB Writers' division 
Writers' Division Website-
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Personal Website- 
http://www.thoughtprovoker.info

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Donna Hill
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 2:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Blindness and photography

Thanks Robert! If more blind people took pictures, we would have more media
outlets for our stories!
Donna

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On 8/6/2010 1:24 PM, Robert Leslie Newman wrote:
> Hey STYLIST members, here is an interesting site to check out. It's 
> not about writing, but it deals with an skill that is often associated 
> with writing (like in the news paper or books, etc.)
>
> Blind With Camera School of Photography is a virtual school with 
> step-by-step tutorials for the visually impaired to get started with 
> photography and guidance to sighted photographers for starting 
> photographic workshops with local visually impaired people.
>
>
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> INGrImyzskNBaClBHACQhKfKyTWq2GPy>  
> INGrImyzskNBaClBHACQhKfKyTWq2GPy> http://www.blindwithcameraschool.org
>
> Robert Leslie Newman
> President NFB Writers' division
> Writers' Division Website-
> http://www.nfb-writers-division.org<http://www.nfb-writers-division.or
> g/>
> Personal Website-
> http://www.thoughtprovoker.info
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