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On 05/15/2012 05:51 PM, Dudley Hanks wrote:
> Well, today I received the first (tentative) acceptance for a freelance
> query I've submitted as a blind freelance journalist / photog /
> videographer.
>
> Assuming everything goes well, within a week or so, the Edmonton Journal
> will be publishing one of my articles, complete with accompanying
> photograph, and posting a video segment on their site.
>
> I have to admit, it feels good.
>
> And, of course, I want to thank all of you guys / gals for all the feedback
> that's helped me develop what little technique I've managed to figure out...
>
>
> Cheers!
> Dudley
>
>
>
>
>





How can you be a blind photographer?

On 05/15/2012 06:55 PM, Dudley Hanks wrote:
> "philo"<> wrote in message
> news:joupo9$pap$...
>> On 05/15/2012 05:51 PM, Dudley Hanks wrote:
>>> Well, today I received the first (tentative) acceptance for a freelance
>>> query I've submitted as a blind freelance journalist / photog /
>>> videographer.
>>>
>>> Assuming everything goes well, within a week or so, the Edmonton Journal
>>> will be publishing one of my articles, complete with accompanying
>>> photograph, and posting a video segment on their site.
>>>
>>> I have to admit, it feels good.
>>>
>>> And, of course, I want to thank all of you guys / gals for all the
>>> feedback
>>> that's helped me develop what little technique I've managed to figure
>>> out...
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>> Dudley
>>>
>>>

>>
>>
>> How can you be a blind photographer?
>
> The question I asked myself is: Why can't I be a blind photographer?
>
> I couldn't come up with a reason, so, "Ta Da!"
>
> Take Care,
> Dudley
>
>

Excellent.

Great attitude!!!!


Many years ago on the radio, someone named Joe Frank did a so called
documentary story on a blind photographer. I soon learned that it was a
well done work of fiction. But now, with you here, I see that such
things are true.

Is there any way photos can be printed in bas-relief so that you can
at least get a feel of what you've photographed.

Do you ask sighted people for feedback?

Just curious how you do it

On 05/16/2012 05:43 AM, Savageduck wrote:
> On 2012-05-16 03:36:46 -0700, Savageduck
> <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> said:
>
>> On 2012-05-16 03:18:10 -0700, philo <> said:
>>
>>> On 05/15/2012 06:55 PM, Dudley Hanks wrote:
>>>> "philo"<> wrote in message
>>>> news:joupo9$pap$...
>>>>> On 05/15/2012 05:51 PM, Dudley Hanks wrote:
>>>>>> Well, today I received the first (tentative) acceptance for a
>>>>>> freelance
>>>>>> query I've submitted as a blind freelance journalist / photog /
>>>>>> videographer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Assuming everything goes well, within a week or so, the Edmonton
>>>>>> Journal
>>>>>> will be publishing one of my articles, complete with accompanying
>>>>>> photograph, and posting a video segment on their site.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have to admit, it feels good.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And, of course, I want to thank all of you guys / gals for all the
>>>>>> feedback
>>>>>> that's helped me develop what little technique I've managed to figure
>>>>>> out...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>>> Dudley
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> How can you be a blind photographer?
>>>>
>>>> The question I asked myself is: Why can't I be a blind photographer?
>>>>
>>>> I couldn't come up with a reason, so, "Ta Da!"
>>>>
>>>> Take Care,
>>>> Dudley
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>> Dudley is one of a group of individuals with a diminished physical
>> sense, we who are sighted take for granted, who have refused to be
>> locked into a stereotype.
>> He is not alone:
>> < http://blog.blindphotographers.org/ >
>> < http://www.time.com/time/photogaller...897093,00.html >
>> < http://laughingsquid.com/peter-ecker...-photographer/ >
>> < http://blog.blindphotographers.org/c...-photographer/ >
>> <
>> http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/loc...124532944.html
>>
>
> <
>>
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...xhibition.html
>>
>
> Damn!
>>
> That was clumsily written.
> I hope you can figure out what I meant when wrote the above. Sheesh!
>


I looked at the last link and the photos were really quite good.
Just wondering how a non-sighted person can enjoy the photos they have
taken?

The whole thing I find fascinating.

On Wed, 16 May 2012 13:59:28 -0500, philo <> wrote:

>>>>>> How can you be a blind photographer?
>>>>>
>>>>> The question I asked myself is: Why can't I be a blind photographer?
>>>>>
>>>>> I couldn't come up with a reason, so, "Ta Da!"
>>>>>
>
>I looked at the last link and the photos were really quite good.
>Just wondering how a non-sighted person can enjoy the photos they have
>taken?
>
>The whole thing I find fascinating.

Evidently, you are not aware of the definition of the human condition
of "blind". It does not mean totally without sight. The condition of
complete inability to discern form or light perception is "total
blindness".

To be legally blind in the US (depending on the state), a person can
still have 20/200 visual acuity in at least one eye. That means that
this person must stand within 20 feet of something to see what a
normally sighted person can see with clarity at 200 feet. Blindness
is also determined by the field of vision when it is limited to 20
degrees. Normally sighted people have a field of vision of 180
degrees.

Dudley, as I understand it, is not totally blind. His sight is
severely impaired, but he sees both light and form to some degree.


--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

On 05/16/2012 06:39 PM, tony cooper wrote:
> On Wed, 16 May 2012 13:59:28 -0500, philo<> wrote:
>
>>>>>>> How can you be a blind photographer?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The question I asked myself is: Why can't I be a blind photographer?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I couldn't come up with a reason, so, "Ta Da!"
>>>>>>
>>
> Evidently, you are not aware of the definition of the human condition
> of "blind". It does not mean totally without sight. The condition of
> complete inability to discern form or light perception is "total
> blindness".
>
> To be legally blind in the US (depending on the state), a person can
> still have 20/200 visual acuity in at least one eye. That means that
> this person must stand within 20 feet of something to see what a
> normally sighted person can see with clarity at 200 feet. Blindness
> is also determined by the field of vision when it is limited to 20
> degrees. Normally sighted people have a field of vision of 180
> degrees.
>
> Dudley, as I understand it, is not totally blind. His sight is
> severely impaired, but he sees both light and form to some degree.
>
>



Thanks for the info...
then hopefully he can see his images

On 05/16/2012 08:26 PM, Dudley Hanks wrote:
> "philo"<> wrote in message
> news:jp1hvi$vgs$...
>> On 05/16/2012 06:39 PM, tony cooper wrote:
>>> On Wed, 16 May 2012 13:59:28 -0500, philo<> wrote:
>>>

<snipped for brevity>

> To me, being a photographer is simply the ability to capture a graphic image
> that can be appreciated by others, that more-or-less intentionally conveys a
> message or emotion, and which invokes some sort of reaction from the viewer.
>
> There is no prerequisite that the photographer must be able to see the
> subject, only that he has to capture an image of one.
>
> "Beauty is in the mind, not the eye."
>
> Take Care,
> Dudley
>
>

Thanks for the wonderful comments!
--
https://www.createspace.com/3707686

On Wed, 16 May 2012 23:20:32 -0600, "Dudley Hanks" <>
wrote:
: Hey, that's cool... I hadn't heard about the phone apps...
:
: If I didn't have such a dislike for Apple, I might be tempted to bite...
:
: Regarding apps, I've written a Perl script that gives me basic histographic
: info, so I can telll if my shots are properly exposed or not. And, I'm
: working on a script to help me put some montages together.
:
: Also, I'm slowly getting a bit of control over Adobe Elements, being able to
: adjust colour temperature, exposures, colour saturation, and apply
: sharpening.
:
: The biggest difficulty with performing editing tasks is to get unbiased,
: critical feedback as to how my changes affect the image.
:
: But, all that will be moot in a few years when the cure for RP is finally
: perfected...

Are they actually hoping for a cure? Since RP is a degenerative condition, I
had assumed that the best they could do (other than directly playing tricks on
the brain) would be to arrest the disease before it has had time to do much
damage to the victim's sight. To me, a "cure" would involve reversal of the
condition, with restoration of a usable amount of sight. That's a fine goal,
but is it achievable, even in principle?

Bob