[stylist] Blindness and photography

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Blindness and photography

> 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-
> http://www.nfb-writers-division.org
> 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
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Blindness and photography
>
> Thanks Robert! If more blind people took pictures, we would have more 
> media
> outlets for our stories!
> Donna
>
> Read Donna's articles on
> Suite 101:
> www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/donna_hill
> American Chronicle:
> www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/3885
>
> Connect with Donna on
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> LinkedIn:
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> FaceBook:
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>
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>
> Check out the "Sound in Sight" CD project Donna is Head of Media Relations
> for the nonprofit Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of 
> the
> Blind:
> www.padnfb.org
>
>
> 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.
> >
> >
> > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103601039185&s=3910&e=001PsgFa0OJYOsU6m
> > li68as
> > FX7oGcOcZRAqA-mEOYBq2vk334oeaLxtCx-GpDgMf2vU3FbXtJyE1cQ4lsJK8cvdmXLbW6
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> > INGrImyzskNBaClBHACQhKfKyTWq2GPy>
> > INGrImyzskNBaClBHACQhKfKyTWq2GPy> http://www.blindwithcameraschool.org
> >
> > Robert Leslie Newman
> > President NFB Writers' division
> > Writers' Division Website-
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> > g/>
> > Personal Website-
> > http://www.thoughtprovoker.info
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