The Blind Buzz on Photography

Please also refer to my
Blind Photography Web Page for more resources on blind photography.

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My recent blind photography slide shows on
YouTube visigoth999 channel

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  Dark November
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  Water and Wood
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  Near to Sunset
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  The Mystery of Clouds
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  Into Autumn

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Blind photographer takes aim at life – karene203m – Sue McLeod, a Sygney woman, uses her other senses to frame her shots.

Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers – Neil Leifer – Huffington Post – this 30-minute documentary features Pete Eckert, Bruce Hall, and Henry Butler.

[Book] Journeys Through Darkness | By Alina Oswald, Photographs by Kurt Weston – this is the story of Kurt Weston, a long-term AIDS survivor and legally blind fine art photographer.

“Miracle of Sight,” photography by people who were once blind but can now see – Denver Post – Saturday-Nov. 24. Reception: 7-10 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $35, $25 in advance. Appetizers, wine and a silent auction is included. The photographers have had corneal transplants.

Partho Bhowmick’s Blind with Camera Photography School launches its Beyond Sight exhibition at Liverpool Cathedral – Liverpool Arts – Entertainment – Liverpool Daily Post – exhibition goe on until December 3rd.

The Blind Buzz on Photography

<p><a href=”http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2010/sep/22/albert-watson-royal-photographic-society-medal”&gt;
Albert Watson, Royal Photographic Society centenary medal winner | Art and design | guardian.co.uk</a> – this article has some of his best shots.</p>
<p><a href=”http://www.androidcentral.com/android-quick-app-vignette”&gt;
Android Quick-App: Vignette | Android Central</a> – examples of what camera apps can do on an Android phone.</p>
<p><a href=”http://www.artbeyondsight.org/change/aw-crashcourse.shtml”&gt;
Art Beyond Sight: Telephone Conference Crash Course</a></p>
<p><a href=”http://scottwyden.com/color-blind-photographer-shout-out/”&gt;
Color Blind Photographer Shout Out – Mozilla Firefox</a> – if you are a colourblind photographer, Scott Wyden would like to have your link and information about how you operate.</p>
<p><a href=”http://thephoblographer.com/2010/09/23/hands-on-sony-bloggie%C2%A0touch/”&gt;
Hands On: Sony Bloggie Touch « The Phoblographer</a> – useful snapshot (sorry) of this pocket camcorder</p>
<p><a href=”http://behindthecurtain.us/2010/06/12/my-first-week-with-the-iphone/”&gt;
My First Week with the iPhoneBehind the Curtain | Behind the Curtain</a> – using the Color Idintifier app.</p>
<p><a href=”http://leestranahan.com/?p=911″&gt;
My Triple Whammy</a> – Lee Stranahan is a film-maker who is facing many challenges, including the possibility of going blind through diabetes.</p>
<p><a href=”http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/welcomes-introductions/218477-new-canada.html”&gt;
New from Canada – The Photo Forum – Photography Discussion Forum</a> – would-be professional photographer who is legally blind through achromatopsia open to reactions from others.</p>
<p><a href=”http://www.abetterphotograph.com/home/2010/9/12/photographing-fall-colors.html”&gt;
Photographing fall colors – home – A Better Photograph</a> – not specifically aimed at blind photographers, but some handy hints on handling color/colour in the autumn/fall.</p>
<p><a href=”http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/photography/articles/40216.aspx”&gt;
Shooting Tethered – Digital Camera Tips</a> – tethering is having your camera (typically a DSLR) connected to a computer so that you have all the advantages of the big screen.</p>
<p><a href=”http://www.parmfarm.com/blog1/?p=1724″&gt;
The Vision of a Blind Film Director | ParmFarm</a> – Joe Monks has directed a political / horror drama, &quot;The Bunker&quot;, He is raising funds to enhance the quality of the filmn.. If you want to donate by September 30th, please visit the <a href=”http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sightunseenpictures/blind-directors-feature-film-the-bunker/pledge/new?clicked_reward=false&amp;logged_in=false&amp;p=0&amp;v=u”&gt;
Kickstarter page for this project</a>.</p>
<p><a href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3eyDiIgcVQ”&gt;
[Video] The John Dugdale School of 19th Century Photography and Aesthetics  </a> – short film about the building of a new school by famed photographer John Dugdale, who is blind. It offers an intimate look into the life in his upstate NY farmhouse and his mission to create a one of a kind school. At the end, there’s an opportunity for people to purchase specially priced limited edition prints to help build the school.</p>
<p><a href=”http://alinaoswald.blogspot.com/2010/09/reflections-on-lifetime-of-living-with.html”&gt;
Writing/Photography: Reflections on a Lifetime of Living with AIDS (Excerpt from my book, Journeys Through Darkness) </a> by Alina Oswald, who has aIDS-related retinitis.</p>