Two Projects
Feb 3, 2012 19:32:21 #
I thought of two photo projects I'm going to try, probably when the weather gets better (warmer and prettier). I'm going to travel around my rural community taking pictures of stores, etc, at night. Anything that looks good lit up. I've already scouted locations, and there are lots of possibilities.
My second project will be photographing various signs in the town, and there are lots of them. There is one in Kingston (NY) that always gives me a laugh, "Sewers Wanted." Lawyers? Waste systems? No, they want people who can sew - as in needle and thread.
My second project will be photographing various signs in the town, and there are lots of them. There is one in Kingston (NY) that always gives me a laugh, "Sewers Wanted." Lawyers? Waste systems? No, they want people who can sew - as in needle and thread.
Feb 4, 2012 08:59:45 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I thought of two photo projects I'm going to try, ... (show quote)
Those both sound like interesting, enjoyable projects. I especially like the idea of stores at night.
Feb 4, 2012 09:13:46 #
Jerry sounds like a fun project :). My father loved photography and from about 1995 to 1998 he traveled all the counties in Iowa and took pictures of court houses. My family still treasures this project that he passed on to us. Have fun.
Feb 4, 2012 12:21:30 #
daplight
Loc: Kansas
Excellent idea! When you are done you might check with local colleges, or even a local gallery that might be willing to display your results. Great idea, I may even borrow on that idea myself-here in Kansas. Thanks for sharing.
Feb 4, 2012 12:57:39 #
daplight wrote:
Excellent idea! When you are done you might check with local colleges, or even a local gallery that might be willing to display your results. Great idea, I may even borrow on that idea myself-here in Kansas. Thanks for sharing.
Good idea.
Feb 4, 2012 14:12:24 #
Feb 4, 2012 18:14:34 #
Jerry, sounds like a great project. There are a lot if interesting signs around there with even stranger names. Good luck. Let us know how it turns out.
Feb 4, 2012 20:35:54 #
EarthArts wrote:
Jerry, sounds like a great project. There are a lot if interesting signs around there with even stranger names. Good luck. Let us know how it turns out.
This will probably be a long, drawn-out project. It would be nice to put them on CD and sell them at the libraries - as some people do - but I don't want to be worrying about some business sewing me because I'm selling pictures of his building.
It should be a fun project, something I can do at my own pace.
Feb 5, 2012 01:42:45 #
Feb 5, 2012 02:22:40 #
Jerry, Good idea. Im a board member of our local historical soc. We photograph most all the old buildings and events. In our town and ask people if they have any old photos at home to bring them in to us so we can scan them for our arcives.
Feb 5, 2012 08:06:36 #
Hal81 wrote:
Jerry, Good idea. Im a board member of our local historical soc. We photograph most all the old buildings and events. In our town and ask people if they have any old photos at home to bring them in to us so we can scan them for our arcives.
Speaking of archives, I've read a few articles saying that historians are concerned about having documents available for the future. When people carved things into rocks thousands of years ago, that tended to last. Even paper documents from hundreds of years ago can still be read.
What they are concerned about is digital preservation and retrieval. Not many of us have machines that can read 8" floppies, or play open reel audio tapes. I copied old Super 8mm films to VHS tape, then to 8mm tape, and then to DVD. What's the next step? The gold plated record that NASA sent into space had better find a civilization that has phonographs.
I'd like to peer into the future and see how people will deal with data storage and retrieval.
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