§ August 28th, 2008
Yesterday I blogged about the obstacles with doing the pink portraits event as a way to raise funds as an Irish twist on the internet’s Pink for October.
However the words of the worlds most unlikely guru, Pat Phelan of MaxRoam came to me.
When asked about doing a business idea he said “Just [effin] do it”. (I’m censoring)
The application has been dropped in. I’m waiting for PinkForOctoberIreland.org to resolve. I might end up meeting the four horseman of the internet, but I’m going to do it.
It may end up being a small quite pairing off of photographers and models rather than an officially sanctioned flash mob of people getting wonderful portraits taken, then those prints get donated to the Irish Cancer Society shop for display and sale. But something is going to happen.
Want to help?
Want to join in?
If this is unofficial, I want photographers and willing models. If you want to be part of this, then comment below, and I’ll contact you when the site is ready to accept people. While I’m looking at making this a sanctioned and not illegal event on September 20 2008 (I’m trying to get the use of Daunt Square as it is almost beside the Irish Cancer Society shop on Castle Street, the collection would make a great photosynth), there is nothing to stop a blind date between a photographer and a model. The web site will allow that.
You don’t have to be in Cork. If you are willing to create an event (and ask your town/city/conty council for permission. Do it. This is a charity event (where no money changes hands at the event) so it possible that the authorities will permit it. If you are willing to briefly pair up, (I can see more photographers agreeing than models) then something a little less official is always possible (blind date style). However a local organiser or administrator or coordinator is needed.
Even if approval is not given, its an excuse for a photowalk.
Don’t get mad: Volunteer.
If you’re willing to help out with a Joomla based site: Comment below and volunteer.
If you’re willing to pose for a photoblogger and then buy a print of that session from an Irish Cancer Society shop: Comment below and volunteer.
If you’re willing to take portraits of the above volunteers, modify the shots, create prints and donate them to an Irish Cancer Society shop: Comment below and volunteer.
If you’re willing to organise a meeting of photographers and models: Comment below and volunteer.
If you’ve been touched by cancer and are willing to be interviewed by a blogger : Comment below and volunteer (or blog about it yourself).
If you want to see a difference, you need to make difference.
Let’s see if we can change the world,
Will Knott
§ August 28th, 2008
..livin’ the Dublin lifestyle. They sing it in the streets.
Lesson 1:
In Finglas though, they’re too busy advertising their services for that malarkey.
§ August 28th, 2008
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The path to the top of Black Hill in County Wicklow. The path loops around that boggy area.
This was taken in early spring this year. I can't wait to get back up there in the winter. The summer has been so wet and miserable I'm looking forward to taking some interesting winter shots...hopefully.
§ August 28th, 2008
Whenever I look back on my old photographs of the last few years I always notice how much I like each new image so much more than the last. And so an image taken 2 years ago, is hard to enjoy as much as one taken yesterday.
This is true with this image. I remember taking a photograph of this same ornamental twig-thing at my parents house which I posted on my blog on 5th Feb 2008. I loved the photograph then. Looking back, it really isn’t so good. So when I was there on Sunday, wandering around with my camera in my hand, ‘cos theres nothing good on T.V., I thought of having another go.
The result is this image, and yesterdays, which is another part of it.
I remember a fellow photographer saying to me that I will hate all these photographs in a few years time. That was 2 1/2 years ago. He was indeed correct. Okay, there are definitely some that I like. Even printed and framed one recently that I took using my old compact camera. But it doesn’t happen often.
I still don’t know half as much about photography as I would like, and the best part is learning more every time I take a new photograph.
§ August 28th, 2008
What the hell is this all about, I hear you ask, well I love Twitter, so much so that I reckon Twinkle (a twitter application for the iPhone) is my most used app on the phone. I use it constantly, on the bus, in work, at home and if you have not got into twitter you should, its a great way to meet like minded people and have a chat or laugh or even gain useful information.
One thing I tried on Tuesday while on the bus into work, was to ask a question and see what sort of replies I got, I was amazed at the amount of people that replied and so decided to have a question each Tuesday and Thursday morning between 8am and 8-15am.
Todays question was in relation to the iPhone and its location capabilities. On twinkle for instance, your position in the world is found and sent to other twinkle users. Because of this you sometimes find people who you have never heard of or met replying to something you may have said.
So the question was “With the location features on the iPhone, do you find this advantageous or plain ole stalkerish”
BluPsych was first to take the bait and said “One less question for me to ask is one advantage! I use it every day in about half the programs I use”
bigstevie1275 was next up, he finds that its “a bit of both really, its good to know where other iPhone users are, but not so good if your out sick and your boss could check where you are.”
Topgold made some very valid and interesting points “You have to be comfortable with permission based stalking whenever you open your personal gear to public tracking” he continued with “Some people don’t like their passports telling near field sniffers that they are walking by! just like some people getting toothed by long range bluetooth snipers that sit outside dublin and cork cafes!”
I asked these guys what sort of distance have they set the phone at to search for people?
Bigstevie was first on here “Being that Im from Northern Ireland I’ve got mine set to 1000km so it covers both Ireland and the UK” In essence Bigstevie can see tweets from other twinkle users 1000km away.
sineadcochrane joined in at this point saying “Location based services will be great to interact with in the future, if implemented properly” things like “billboards in London train stations will send you ringtones and mp3’s. Kinda niffty. Opt out by turning bluetooth off.”
Topgold added to this with “I get a freaky feeling when a location sends me something. It’s quite lively in old East Berlin. Escorts send promo videos. Closer to home, turn bluetooth on near the Burlington during your normal work day. Book your evening entertainment over the air!”
Icedcoffee and debbiemet, 2 people who have yet to own an iPhone, did join in aswell but found it hard to know what we were on about, when I tried to explain to debbiemet, I got the reply “oh that sounds quite cool. Want.”
So it looks like location based devices are going to stay from those answers. Personally I love it, its a great way to interact with people all over the world. I can see a lot of people getting a bit freaked out by it all, I was the same when I first started using twinkle and got spoken to by people I had never heard of, but all in all my twitter questions would never have happened if it was not there!
On the other side though I have set the phone to look for twinkle users everywhere (the world) and saw some stuff to be honest I don’t think the people would have liked me to have seen! some very personal things indeed.
Many thanks to all that took the time to chat this morning on Twitter (twinkle), it was a great hour of chat and debate and I look forward to next Tuesday’s question time.
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