Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk Update
Oct 9, 2017 15:27:20 #
toughmandave
Loc: The Villages, Florida
This past Saturday, October 7th, thousands of walkers worldwide took to the streets taking photographs to enter this year's contest. All donations from the walk go to The Springs of Hope Orphanage, Kenya. We had 48 walkers and 1 leader show up plus 10 additional spouses. The photos are now coming in and they are awesome. Cody's Restaurant provided all the food for lunch afterwards and all proceeds, $300.00, went to the orphanage. The Villages Daily Sun Newspaper, The Villages, FL. covered the event and ran a half page article with pictures. This was my first year to lead a walk and I enjoyed every minute organizing and following up with all the photographers. Next year if you hear about this event, give it a try and become a leader in your area. David
Oct 9, 2017 15:46:00 #
Surprised I didn't hear about it here....BEFORE it happened. Might have wanted to participate.
Oct 9, 2017 15:55:19 #
I went on one of the four held in Downtown Dallas, my third walk! Great meeting new photographers and getting better acquainted with a couple of them I already kind of knew from the Dallas Camera Club!
If you ever go on one, you'll get an invitation every year from then on.
If you ever go on one, you'll get an invitation every year from then on.
Oct 9, 2017 16:05:30 #
toughmandave
Loc: The Villages, Florida
The way I heard about it is I am a member of Kelbyone.com Other than that I'm not sure who you might have heard it from. Keep it in mind for next year..............
Oct 10, 2017 06:54:26 #
toughmandave wrote:
This past Saturday, October 7th, thousands of walk... (show quote)
There's never been one close enough to me, but I'll keep looking.
Oct 10, 2017 08:02:32 #
toughmandave
Loc: The Villages, Florida
Jerry - Scott Kelby will have another one next year. When you sign up as a "leader", you start your own in your city or town. Then you gather a number of photographers together as "walkers". Go to www.worldwidephotowalk.com and you can see all the details and the magnitude of this event. So next year if you register as a "leader" there will be one in your town........... David
Oct 10, 2017 08:38:34 #
The walk in Pensacola was cancled because of Nate. Sure was excited about it and disappointed that Nate had to ruin it.
Oct 10, 2017 10:46:02 #
toughmandave
Loc: The Villages, Florida
Did it rain on Saturday? We had ours from 9am to 11am with lunch until 1pm. It was hot, humid but no rain. I was going to run it rain or shine because I had so many people and I ran a local contest with the same photographers and I had accumulated 20 local prizes from donations to our clubs. So I had to run it no matter what..... Sorry yours was cancelled because of Nate.
Oct 10, 2017 13:08:56 #
Our walk in Mobile was completed early on Saturday morning, before landfall. I hear there are a lot of great pictures. Great cause.
Oct 10, 2017 15:11:54 #
toughmandave
Loc: The Villages, Florida
Kelbyone just came out with a new video on how to judge your own photos. It is about 3 hours long but he does a great job on how to critique a photograph. Well, he is going to have a bunch to critique very soon.
Oct 10, 2017 16:02:20 #
toughmandave wrote:
This past Saturday, October 7th, thousands of walk... (show quote)
I went the previous 2 years and would have gone again this year, but there were no walks near me.
Oct 10, 2017 16:23:55 #
toughmandave
Loc: The Villages, Florida
lowkick - You should have started one you being the leader. Then you would have one in your town.
Oct 10, 2017 16:41:22 #
toughmandave wrote:
lowkick - You should have started one you being the leader. Then you would have one in your town.
I have neither the time or the inclination to lead a walk. I just want to go on one, do a little good, meet some other photographers and have a good time.
Oct 10, 2017 16:51:03 #
toughmandave
Loc: The Villages, Florida
I fully understand. I have spent hours and hours organizing this one, making a file which includes all 49 photographs so I can show our local 3 photo clubs in The Villages all the pictures next week, setting up lunch, answering questions before, during and after the event, building a spreadsheet to record all the names, clubs and their photo names, etc. etc. I do get enjoyment out of it, met many new faces and I love the challenge. So being a leader is not for every body, that's for sure!
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