Archive for December, 2010

The Blind Buzz on Photography


10 Winter Photography Tips That Everyone Should Know « The Phoblographer


50pm – new iPad-only photography magazine | D-Photo and The Photographer


Apple Issues Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.5 » Photography Bay
– RAW compatibility extended to several more cameras.


ArtAbility on ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitioners
– More than 400 works of art by artists with physical, cognitive, hearing and visual disabilities are on view at the 15th annual Art Ability Exhibit at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital in Malvern, PA, through .Jan. 16, 2011. This year’s exhibit features paintings, sculpture, photography, pastels, jewelry, stained and mosaic glass, and metalwork by artists from 32 states and five countries.


Arts by blind and visually impaired photographers | Evil Sunday – World Religion, Culture, People
– a rather oddly-written article about the New York ;Seeing With Photography Collective, with photos.


Book Review: The Wild Side of Photography: Unconventional and Creative Techniques by Cyrill Harnischmacher


CHRIS FRIEL
– chris friel is a british colour blind painter who bought a camera in 2006 and has not painted since. shortlisted for the sunday times landscape photographer of the year 2008, 2009 and 2010.


Computational Photography May Help Us See Around Corners – NYTimes.com


Famous faces on message for Royal Blind exhibition – Scotsman.com News
– Edinburgh exhibition of paintings and photography by blind and partially sighted people supported by celebrities messaging in Braille to celebrate Braille Week.


Free Online Photography Magazine for Download: PhotographyBB Launches 35th Edition
– get tips on photography and post-processing.


PhotoLA (13-16 Jan, 2011) will include the Blind Photographers’ Guild (Bruce Hall, Pete Eckert and Alex de Jong) – Bruce Hall, News & Events
 

PhotoLA web site


PhotoVoice Participatory Training Workshops in London


Teaching Photography to Blind Learners – RSCWMWiki


The Blind Photographer – A Dog’s Dinner – Blipfoto
– a brief encounter with Rosita McKenzie, well-known Scottish blind photographer.

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The Blind Buzz on Photography

For more background infromation on blind people and photography, please visit
Vince’s Parallax: Blind Photography
and
Resources on Photography and Blindness – Blind With Camera



Not a Crime
– British Journal of Photography launches a campaign to combat the British paranoia about photographers. Most photographers are not paedophiles, terrorists or health and safety hazards!

Also visit
Not A Crime – group on Flickr



[Video] Blind Photographer: Full of Focus
– one of Drew Bedo’s photos will be featured at Houston’s center for photography.


Captivating Hues | Articles | Ohio Magazine
– Traci Parks’ luminous images reflect her unique talent and perspective. More on Traci Parks on
Vince’s Parallax: Blind Photography


Papworth Trust Photography Competition | East of England | Creative Boom Magazine
– the theme for the competition is independence.


re-thinking visual » angels resurrect the listening post
– photography and sound by Alex de Jong and laetitia Boulud.


Shooting blind
– using a camera without looking through the viewfinder.


The Beginner’s Guide to Photography Terminology « The Phoblographer


Third Eye Views
– blog by julie krantz, who is legally blind in one eye, and not too good in the other. 

RSS Feed
. You may also like to visit
julie krantz’ Picasa Web Albums
and her Twitter account,
thirdeye_views

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The Blind Buzz on Photography

For more information on blind people and photography, please visit
Vince’s Parallax: Blind Photography

For a very accessible insight into many blind photographers and their worlds, I’d like to recommend th
Blind Photographers Blog

And if you’re feeling brave, you might like to try my slide shows on YouTube –
My Channel



A new focus on life: Photographer unfazed after surgery leaves him blind – Green Valley News & Sun
– Howard Benedict has certainly had a life-changing experience, but life goes on.


Albert Watson – Scotland on Sunday
– Albert Watson has made a career out of photographing the bold and the beautiful but his Scottish roots keep pulling him to new projects … and potential retirement.


Andrew Follows’ profile on Arts Access Victoria


Blind Photography Block | Losing Vision Gaining Insight
– Belinda Brasley faces a crisis in confidence.


Can I be successful if I’m color blind?: Beginners Questions Forum: Digital Photography Review
– forum discussion.


Field Test: Apple iPhone 4 Camera « The Phoblographer


Mobile 3D Display With Pen That Feels What You See (video) | Singularity Hub
– with any luck, this could be helpful in displaying photographs to blind people.


Oliver Sacks Discusses Vision and ‘The Mind’s Eye’ : NPR
– Oliver Sacks, who has a passion for stereo photography, talks about the loss of sight in one of his eyes, amongst other things. Incidentally, "The Mind’s Eye" is available in
alternative formats
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Polaroid CES 2011 Teaser Promises Resurrection of Instant Photography – Softpedia
– but it’s uncertain what the future holds.

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