My laptop became a telephone, camera and an extension of myself today. I never thought I would make a meaningful image with a laptop. I also never thought my Mac G4 would become more than a machine. It goes with me almost everywhere, an extension of myself. The above image is a screen capture. Snapshot [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Screen Captured
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Apple Store, Aspen Grove, Camtasia, Laptop, Russell Stannard, Screen Capture, skype, University of Westminster on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Human Connection 02
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Afghanistan, International Photography Hall of Fame, Korengal Valley, Roger Tooth, The Walk to Paradise Garden, Tim Hetherington, University of Westminster, W. Eugene Smith, World Press Photo on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My post before last mentioned Roger Tooth’s comments on the most recent World Press Photo exhibition. Positive pictures are important. This post develops that thought further. Tim Heathrington’s Image Tim Hetherington’s image of a US soldier sinking into a bunker embankment in Afghanistan won World Press Photo 2008. Hetherington said that the soldiers he photographed [...]
Bells
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bell Ringing, Christmas, East London, St. John At Hackney Church on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a shortage of bell ringers for England’s churches. Bell ringing is a craft that many ringers continue learning over a lifetime. Enjoy and merry Christmas. Listen to this episode
The Human Connection
Posted in Uncategorized on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A son comforts his injured father and is himself comforted. This image is important because photojournalism chronicles all aspects of life. The world needs images that show love as much as those that reveal conflict. News photographers frequently document suffering and cruelty. Images that show our humanity matter because they can guide us. Roger Tooth’s [...]
Finding Pictures on the Web
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Blogging, Copyright, Finding Pictures on the Web on December 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
People have been asking where to find pictures on the web and when an image is under copyright. TASI’s list of copyright FAQs is a good place to start. Down the list is a link to finding images online.
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just found a better way to do screenshots!
Composition of Pairs
Posted in Uncategorized on December 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I like the pairings in this image. Two trees, to lamp posts and two people. The synchronized stepping enhances the coupling theme.
Lots of Drink Few Problems
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alcohol, Alcohol Promotions, Area 51, BBC Radio 4, Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations, Happy Mondaze, Harrow, Home Affairs Select Committee, Jim Chapman, Keith Vaz, Today, University of Westminster on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jim Chapman, the manager of a student bar at the University of Westminster’s Harrow campus, said the establishment’s Monday night drink promotion makes the place crowded but not chaotic. Chapman manages Area 51, the university’s bar which is run as a student club. His comments follow recent efforts by MPs to introduce legislation setting a [...]
Campaigning For The Hijab
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anthony Glees, Cambridge University, Center for Social Cohesion, Comment is Free, Dr. June Edmunds, Erab Fuqaha, headscarf, hijab, Islam, Islam on Campus, Islamic Extremism, Karim Hacine, Mortarboard Blog, Muslim Council of Britain, Muslims, niqab, public relations, The Guardian, University of Westminster on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
_ Four students at the University of Westminster want the UK’s state schools to recognize that the hijab is not hostile. This message may get tougher to deliver because current research has renewed debate over the threat that Islamic political views pose at British universities. The four Westminster students, two of them Muslim, are all [...]
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