The Internet is exploding with photos and videos. Amateurs create much of what you see, so if you think you can't cash in on the trend, you're wrong.
There are many opportunities to earn cash from your photos and videos. You won't get rich, but you can supplement your income nicely.
There's one obvious caveat: You must have talent. Your work will be competing with that of many others.
Stock photography
Stock photos appear on the Internet and in print publications. Publishers license the photos for a specific use. They use stock photos instead of hiring a photographer.
Before you start seeing dollar signs, there are some considerations. Your photos must be impeccable. The composition, lighting and technical quality must be outstanding. The photos should be high-resolution and free of noise.
You can photograph any subject, but some subjects are in higher demand. For example, travel photos and photos of people sell well.
You can list your photos on sites like iStockphoto (www.istockphoto.com), Dreamstime (www.dreamstime.com) and BigStockPhoto (www.bigstockphoto.com). They'll take a cut of sales.
Upload as many photos as you can. Post on multiple sites, provided there is no exclusivity clause in the sites' terms. This increases your ability to sell.
Photography contests
Some photo contests award cash or other prizes. Read the rules carefully before you enter.
Some contests have separate categories for amateurs and professionals. Others are limited to amateurs. Selling stock photos may disqualify you as an amateur.
You'll find many different types of contests. National Geographic and other publications of the National Geographic Society (www.nationalgeographic.com) sponsor photo contests. The Everyman contest (www.theeveryman.com) awards cash prizes. So does Smithsonian magazine (www.smithsonianmagazine.com).
You'll find more contests online or in your favorite photography magazines. Make sure they're reputable. Some charge entry fees and are probably legitimate, but I would not pay for the privilege of entering a contest.
News organizations
News organizations are beginning to accept individuals' photos and videos. This is true of local, national and international news outlets.
This trend is still in its infancy and many publishers do not pay. However, Reuters pays for photos it distributes for publication. Reuters has partnered with Yahoo for user-submitted video (http://news.yahoo.com/you-witness-news).
The photos and video can be shot with your camera phone. Quality isn't as important as with stock photos or contest submissions. However, the work must be newsworthy. You must catch an event at the right moment. This could prove difficult.
If you're going to a sporting event or concert, visit SpyMedia (www.spymedia.com) first. It is similar to stock photography sites, but buyers can request photos of particular events. The event you're attending could be included. You can also post photos in your collection.
Video sites
YouTube is one of the hottest Internet sensations. Visitors upload and share their videos for free, but that could soon change.
YouTube plans to start sharing advertising revenue with its members. Revenue would be generated by an advertisement at the beginning or end of a video. It could happen as early as this year.
Other sites have beaten YouTube to the punch. Revver (http://one.revver.com/revver) is a video-sharing site that splits advertising revenue evenly with the video's creator. Brightcove (http://brightcove.com) also shares 50 percent of ad revenue. In addition, you can sell your videos for syndication on other sites.
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
50th Annual World Press Photo Contest
For those of you with a photo hobbie, this is a very good example a how a simple image could be your next hit no make you famous, its just a matter of being in the right place at the right time and always ready. Now show us what you can do for the next year.
"The international jury of the 50th annual World Press Photo Contest selected a color image of the US photographer Spencer Platt of Getty Images as World Press Photo of the Year 2006.World Press Photo is run as an independent, non-profit organization with its office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where World Press Photo was founded in 1955.irst and foremost, World Press Photo is known for organizing the world’s largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest. Prizewinning photographs are assembled into a traveling exhibition that is visited by over two million people in some 45 countries worldwide. A yearbook presenting all prizewinning entries is published annually in six languages."
more at Trend Hunter Magazine :
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"The international jury of the 50th annual World Press Photo Contest selected a color image of the US photographer Spencer Platt of Getty Images as World Press Photo of the Year 2006.World Press Photo is run as an independent, non-profit organization with its office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where World Press Photo was founded in 1955.irst and foremost, World Press Photo is known for organizing the world’s largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest. Prizewinning photographs are assembled into a traveling exhibition that is visited by over two million people in some 45 countries worldwide. A yearbook presenting all prizewinning entries is published annually in six languages."
more at Trend Hunter Magazine :
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/50th-annual-world-press-photo-contest/
http://www.ct-graphics.com/architecture/manhattan-background-2577.html
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Friday, February 09, 2007
Blind photographers turn to cameras to show their world
Reaching above her dark glasses, Riki Fritsh held a compact camera to her forehead and snapped away at a group of passengers boarding a bus. Most of the travelers were caught off guard by the camera's flash. But they were even more surprised to learn that Fritsh is blind.
Fritsh is one of nine blind photographers featured in an exhibition at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
'When people see the photos, they are proud of me,' said Fritsh, 50, who has been completely blind since birth. 'They can't believe that I took these pictures.'
Organizers said one of their goals is to let visitors see what it's like to be blind.
'When we follow the things that they decide to shoot, it reveals their world to us,' said Iris Shinar, one of the group's instructors.
Some of the photos in the exhibit are out of focus. Some don't show the subjects' faces, but all provide candid glimpses into the lives of the photographers.
One photo shows a darkened apartment and another shows the blurry image of the artist in an ornate mirror. A sultry woman _ the girlfriend of one of the photographers _ lounges on a couch. A 90-year-old grandmother takes a nap in the afternoon sun.
An annual exhibit of blind photographers in Tokyo inspired Shinar and fellow photographer Kfir Sivan to start their own program in Israel. They hope similar programs will start in other countries as well.
Several groups exist worldwide for partially blind and otherwise disabled photographers, but completely blind photography is still quite rare, said Shirley Britton of the Disabled Photographers Society in the United Kingdom.
'There seems to be a lot of people who are partially sighted,' Britton said. 'But I don't know if a completely blind person could really do photography.'
Shinar and Sivan weren't sure how it would work either. Before the class started, they experimented by blindfolding themselves and taking pictures to see what would work. They discovered that holding the camera to the forehead, like a third eye, was the best way to stabilize and aim the camera.
They found volunteer participants from the Herzliya Center for the Blind, near Tel Aviv, and started teaching. Since last March, they have been teaching the group on a volunteer basis, providing the students with cameras, film and other supplies. The classes covered composition, fundamentals, and a history of photography, among other subjects. The results impressed even the instructors.
'Every week Riki brings me a roll and in every roll there are winning shots,' Shinar said.
Since she started photographing people on her bus route Fritsh, 50, has become well-known and several people call out to her by name as they board. One bus passenger even asked her to be the official photographer for a party at a local nursing home.
'At first, it was a bit odd,' said Shira Yehzkia, an 18-year-old passenger whose grandfather is also blind. 'But I get really excited to see blind people do things that are not regular for them.'
While some might be skeptical that a blind person can create visual art, professor Gerald Pryor, head of the photography department at New York University, said the concept makes sense.
'They see the world with their bodies,' Pryor said. 'They sense the world in a different way, and they can manifest that world in a photograph.'
The art, however, doesn't just share the artists' world, Shinar said, it also helps the artists themselves connect to the people around them.
Shinar said some students like to document their travels and activities for their grandchildren. One woman photographed her Passover feast preparations for more than 30 family members.
The exhibit closed on Tuesday after a three-week run that attracted crowds of more than 400 people. Shinar said the class will continue.
'We can't stop now,' she said. 'We are like family.'
The photos can still be viewed online at
http://www.theblindphotographer.com/
credits: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/09/blind.photographers.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press.
http://www.ct-graphics.com/miscellaneous/london-dragon-2575.html
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Fritsh is one of nine blind photographers featured in an exhibition at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
'When people see the photos, they are proud of me,' said Fritsh, 50, who has been completely blind since birth. 'They can't believe that I took these pictures.'
Organizers said one of their goals is to let visitors see what it's like to be blind.
'When we follow the things that they decide to shoot, it reveals their world to us,' said Iris Shinar, one of the group's instructors.
Some of the photos in the exhibit are out of focus. Some don't show the subjects' faces, but all provide candid glimpses into the lives of the photographers.
One photo shows a darkened apartment and another shows the blurry image of the artist in an ornate mirror. A sultry woman _ the girlfriend of one of the photographers _ lounges on a couch. A 90-year-old grandmother takes a nap in the afternoon sun.
An annual exhibit of blind photographers in Tokyo inspired Shinar and fellow photographer Kfir Sivan to start their own program in Israel. They hope similar programs will start in other countries as well.
Several groups exist worldwide for partially blind and otherwise disabled photographers, but completely blind photography is still quite rare, said Shirley Britton of the Disabled Photographers Society in the United Kingdom.
'There seems to be a lot of people who are partially sighted,' Britton said. 'But I don't know if a completely blind person could really do photography.'
Shinar and Sivan weren't sure how it would work either. Before the class started, they experimented by blindfolding themselves and taking pictures to see what would work. They discovered that holding the camera to the forehead, like a third eye, was the best way to stabilize and aim the camera.
They found volunteer participants from the Herzliya Center for the Blind, near Tel Aviv, and started teaching. Since last March, they have been teaching the group on a volunteer basis, providing the students with cameras, film and other supplies. The classes covered composition, fundamentals, and a history of photography, among other subjects. The results impressed even the instructors.
'Every week Riki brings me a roll and in every roll there are winning shots,' Shinar said.
Since she started photographing people on her bus route Fritsh, 50, has become well-known and several people call out to her by name as they board. One bus passenger even asked her to be the official photographer for a party at a local nursing home.
'At first, it was a bit odd,' said Shira Yehzkia, an 18-year-old passenger whose grandfather is also blind. 'But I get really excited to see blind people do things that are not regular for them.'
While some might be skeptical that a blind person can create visual art, professor Gerald Pryor, head of the photography department at New York University, said the concept makes sense.
'They see the world with their bodies,' Pryor said. 'They sense the world in a different way, and they can manifest that world in a photograph.'
The art, however, doesn't just share the artists' world, Shinar said, it also helps the artists themselves connect to the people around them.
Shinar said some students like to document their travels and activities for their grandchildren. One woman photographed her Passover feast preparations for more than 30 family members.
The exhibit closed on Tuesday after a three-week run that attracted crowds of more than 400 people. Shinar said the class will continue.
'We can't stop now,' she said. 'We are like family.'
The photos can still be viewed online at
http://www.theblindphotographer.com/
credits: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/09/blind.photographers.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press.
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Ansel Adams exhibit opening in Fitchburg
Sentinel & Enterprise
FITCHBURG -- Fitchburg Art Museum presents a groundbreaking exhibition of never-before-exhibited photographs by American master, Ansel Adams, sponsored by Workers' Credit Union, opening Sunday, Feb. 11, and running through June 3.
"Ansel Adams in the East: Cruising the Inland Waterway in 1940" depicts more than four dozen square proofs, gelatin silver prints and enlargements from 2.25 inch negatives of a Thanksgiving week cruise on the Inland Waterway by Adams and his friend David Hunter McAlpin, who helped establish the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York.
This exhibition focuses on the themes of travel, exploration and a journey, along with the museum's other two winter/spring exhibitions: "Exploring with Pictures and Print: Children's Book Illustrations," and "Frank Gohlke: A Photographic Essay of the Sudbury River."
The public programs for this exhibition include a gallery talk on Sunday, March 4, from 1 to 2 p.m. with the curator of the exhibition, Stephen Jareckie, and a free workshop for teachers on Wednesday, March 28 from 3 to 5 p.m.
"In 2003, Fitchburg Art Museum presented the first exhibition of recently discovered photographic proofs by Adams which depicted his camping trip throughout the Southwest with McAlpin and their friend Georgia O'Keeffe," explains Jareckie, "This collection is equally intriguing as an example of Adams' private photographic work, and will have a wide appeal."
The exhibition is sponsored by Workers' Credit Union. "This is a unique opportunity for our community to see this breathtaking work by Ansel Adams," comments Frederick D. Healey, president and CEO of Workers' Credit Union. "The inland waterways photographs are a fascinating departure for Adams, who is primarily noted for his portraits of the majestic landscapes in the Southwest."
Adults are $7, students age 13 and up and seniors, $5, children 12 and under free. Wheelchair accessible. The Fitchburg Art Museum is located on Merriam Parkway in Fitchburg. For more information call (978) 345-4207, or visit http://www.fitchburgartmuseum.org.
source: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/ci_5184462
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FITCHBURG -- Fitchburg Art Museum presents a groundbreaking exhibition of never-before-exhibited photographs by American master, Ansel Adams, sponsored by Workers' Credit Union, opening Sunday, Feb. 11, and running through June 3.
"Ansel Adams in the East: Cruising the Inland Waterway in 1940" depicts more than four dozen square proofs, gelatin silver prints and enlargements from 2.25 inch negatives of a Thanksgiving week cruise on the Inland Waterway by Adams and his friend David Hunter McAlpin, who helped establish the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York.
This exhibition focuses on the themes of travel, exploration and a journey, along with the museum's other two winter/spring exhibitions: "Exploring with Pictures and Print: Children's Book Illustrations," and "Frank Gohlke: A Photographic Essay of the Sudbury River."
The public programs for this exhibition include a gallery talk on Sunday, March 4, from 1 to 2 p.m. with the curator of the exhibition, Stephen Jareckie, and a free workshop for teachers on Wednesday, March 28 from 3 to 5 p.m.
"In 2003, Fitchburg Art Museum presented the first exhibition of recently discovered photographic proofs by Adams which depicted his camping trip throughout the Southwest with McAlpin and their friend Georgia O'Keeffe," explains Jareckie, "This collection is equally intriguing as an example of Adams' private photographic work, and will have a wide appeal."
The exhibition is sponsored by Workers' Credit Union. "This is a unique opportunity for our community to see this breathtaking work by Ansel Adams," comments Frederick D. Healey, president and CEO of Workers' Credit Union. "The inland waterways photographs are a fascinating departure for Adams, who is primarily noted for his portraits of the majestic landscapes in the Southwest."
Adults are $7, students age 13 and up and seniors, $5, children 12 and under free. Wheelchair accessible. The Fitchburg Art Museum is located on Merriam Parkway in Fitchburg. For more information call (978) 345-4207, or visit http://www.fitchburgartmuseum.org.
source: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/ci_5184462
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Thursday, February 08, 2007
Japan's Nikon enters LCD photomask glass market
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese chip equipment and digital camera maker Nikon Corp. (7731.T) said on Thursday it has invested about 2.3 billion yen ($19 million) to start production of glass substrates for liquid crystal display photomasks.
Nikon has said it planned to start a new business making glass materials for the LCD and semiconductor markets, but this is the first time it has made details of the project public.
A Nikon spokesman said the investment went toward buying equipment and constructing a clean room at an existing factory in Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo. It will aim for 7 billion yen in sales from the business in the year to March 2010.
Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. (4063.T) is the currently the top maker of photomask glass substrates, accounting for more than half of the 20 billion yen market.
Photomasks are used to transfer circuit patterns during the making of semiconductors and liquid crystal displays.
The outlook for LCD photomasks is strong given the fast-growing LCD TV market.
Full article: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2007-02-08T003609Z_01_T348221_RTRUKOC_0_US-NIKON-GLASS.xml
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Nikon has said it planned to start a new business making glass materials for the LCD and semiconductor markets, but this is the first time it has made details of the project public.
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Pictures worth more than a thousand words on upgraded photo sites
LOS ANGELES - Would you pay $40 to $60 a year to ensure that all your digital photographs are safely backed up online and that you can access them from anywhere? What if you could also share these pictures on the Internet, without bugging your friends to buy prints, in a beautiful display?
That's the offer from SmugMug and Phanfare, two photo sites with significant new upgrades. If the only photo-sharing you're familiar with is via Kodak EasyShare Gallery, Snapfish or another mainstream service whose aim is to sell you lots of products, these sites are definitely worth a look.
Tabblo is a free photo-sharing site, which looks nothing like its mainstream competitors. Tabblo lets you create snazzy, book-style online layouts of your pictures and share them at the Tabblo site, your blog and other photo sites, including Yahoo's Flickr.
Here's a look at each:
•SmugMug:
Great display. SmugMug, which has been around since 2002, has 120,000 paying customers who like the endless controls father and son co-founders Don and Chris MacAskill offer.
For instance, you don't have to present your pictures in the usual visual of a white background and 15 thumbnails. SmugMug offers more than 30 templates - including Travel, Halloween, Christmas and old-fashioned photo album - with multiple colors and the ability to present the pictures really large.
Take a visit to a commercial photo site such as Kodak EasyShare Gallery (kodakgallery.com), and you'll see the difference. Pictures are presented smaller, and there are frequent pitches to buy prints.
SmugMug's upgrade offers pictures that upload faster and have larger displays. Also, SmugMug can figure out how big your computer monitor is and adjust the images on the screen accordingly.
Someone with a 15-inch monitor might see one large image and 15 thumbnails to the side. On a 20-inch monitor, 20 thumbnails would be there, to make use of the extra space.
The visuals are the good news. Figuring your way around SmugMug can entail a steep learning curve, and while SmugMug boasts of responsive customer service, it's only via e-mail and often not specific. Phone support isn't offered.
•Phanfare:
Photos and video. Phanfare will speak to its customers via a toll-free number, and while its pages aren't as visually stunning as SmugMug's, they do look awfully nice.
Phanfare also lets subscribers display pictures and videos without ads or clutter and has a cool slide-show feature that, at the click of a button, shows your work in sequence with music in the background.
Getting images onto Phanfare is fast and easy to manage. Rather than uploading photos directly to the site yourself, you dump your pictures into a Phanfare desktop application, edit and move things around, and then Phanfare uploads the pictures to the Web in the background.
Even for those of us with fast connections, it's a lot easier to work on the desktop with a group of photos than to wait to get a big group onto the Web. I much prefer working with the Phanfare method for getting pictures online.
Phanfare and SmugMug are similar in theory to Flickr. That service also appeals to those who want more control of photos, but the screen space is shared with Yahoo ads and product pitches. While Flickr is nominally free, you can upload only 100 megabytes of photos monthly. That amounts to about 40 pictures on today's 6- to 8-megapixel cameras. Flickr Pro accounts with unlimited storage are $24.95 yearly.
Pictures on Flickr look great, but it's more of a place to show photos and have others discuss them in a social-networking fashion.
•Tabblo:
Nice blend of tools. Throw in one part social networking, such as Flickr, add blogging tools such as Google's Blogger and the visuals of a coffee-table art book, and you've got Tabblo.
There are no ads. And like SmugMug and Phanfare, Tabblo has unlimited storage.
The idea isn't just to dump a bunch of pictures into a gallery, but to turn it into an online portfolio of your work. And it looks really cool.
But be warned: Spend some time there, and you'll forget to get your chores done. It takes a good deal of time to work your way through the system. You need a really fast connection and patience.
Once there, you're sure to love the result.
All in all
The bottom line on these three services: Pictures look better than anywhere else, and I love the idea of unlimited storage/backup. Because I take so many pictures, I'm always running out of room on external hard drives and buying new ones every year.
These Web services are cheaper than buying extra drives as an archive. Having everything backed up outside of the home in case of a disaster is just about perfect.
creadits: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2007-02-07-photo-sharing-sites_x.htm
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Tabblo is a free photo-sharing site, which looks nothing like its mainstream competitors. Tabblo lets you create snazzy, book-style online layouts of your pictures and share them at the Tabblo site, your blog and other photo sites, including Yahoo's Flickr.
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•SmugMug:
Great display. SmugMug, which has been around since 2002, has 120,000 paying customers who like the endless controls father and son co-founders Don and Chris MacAskill offer.
For instance, you don't have to present your pictures in the usual visual of a white background and 15 thumbnails. SmugMug offers more than 30 templates - including Travel, Halloween, Christmas and old-fashioned photo album - with multiple colors and the ability to present the pictures really large.
Take a visit to a commercial photo site such as Kodak EasyShare Gallery (kodakgallery.com), and you'll see the difference. Pictures are presented smaller, and there are frequent pitches to buy prints.
SmugMug's upgrade offers pictures that upload faster and have larger displays. Also, SmugMug can figure out how big your computer monitor is and adjust the images on the screen accordingly.
Someone with a 15-inch monitor might see one large image and 15 thumbnails to the side. On a 20-inch monitor, 20 thumbnails would be there, to make use of the extra space.
The visuals are the good news. Figuring your way around SmugMug can entail a steep learning curve, and while SmugMug boasts of responsive customer service, it's only via e-mail and often not specific. Phone support isn't offered.
•Phanfare:
Photos and video. Phanfare will speak to its customers via a toll-free number, and while its pages aren't as visually stunning as SmugMug's, they do look awfully nice.
Phanfare also lets subscribers display pictures and videos without ads or clutter and has a cool slide-show feature that, at the click of a button, shows your work in sequence with music in the background.
Getting images onto Phanfare is fast and easy to manage. Rather than uploading photos directly to the site yourself, you dump your pictures into a Phanfare desktop application, edit and move things around, and then Phanfare uploads the pictures to the Web in the background.
Even for those of us with fast connections, it's a lot easier to work on the desktop with a group of photos than to wait to get a big group onto the Web. I much prefer working with the Phanfare method for getting pictures online.
Phanfare and SmugMug are similar in theory to Flickr. That service also appeals to those who want more control of photos, but the screen space is shared with Yahoo ads and product pitches. While Flickr is nominally free, you can upload only 100 megabytes of photos monthly. That amounts to about 40 pictures on today's 6- to 8-megapixel cameras. Flickr Pro accounts with unlimited storage are $24.95 yearly.
Pictures on Flickr look great, but it's more of a place to show photos and have others discuss them in a social-networking fashion.
•Tabblo:
Nice blend of tools. Throw in one part social networking, such as Flickr, add blogging tools such as Google's Blogger and the visuals of a coffee-table art book, and you've got Tabblo.
There are no ads. And like SmugMug and Phanfare, Tabblo has unlimited storage.
The idea isn't just to dump a bunch of pictures into a gallery, but to turn it into an online portfolio of your work. And it looks really cool.
But be warned: Spend some time there, and you'll forget to get your chores done. It takes a good deal of time to work your way through the system. You need a really fast connection and patience.
Once there, you're sure to love the result.
All in all
The bottom line on these three services: Pictures look better than anywhere else, and I love the idea of unlimited storage/backup. Because I take so many pictures, I'm always running out of room on external hard drives and buying new ones every year.
These Web services are cheaper than buying extra drives as an archive. Having everything backed up outside of the home in case of a disaster is just about perfect.
creadits: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2007-02-07-photo-sharing-sites_x.htm
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Kodak plans to sell inkjet printers with cheaper ink
http://www.USATODAY.com - Tue Feb 6, 10:01 AM ET
Struggling photo giant Eastman Kodak is launching a new line of inkjet printers aimed at luring digital shutterbugs back to Kodak paper. The pitch: cheap ink.
Kodak's ink will sell for about $25 when the printers hit stores in March. That's far less than the $60 to $80 it typically costs for replacement ink for photo printers.
"Consumers aren't printing as much as they could, because home printing is so expensive, and the quality isn't as good as the lab," says Kodak marketing director Bob Ohlweiler. "We have the technology to solve these issues."
For years, companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Epson, Canon and Lexmark have sold inexpensive consumer-grade inkjet printers - many are about $100 or so - and made up the difference in ink sales.
Manufacturers can make as much as 75% profit on the sale of ink cartridges, says Jim Forrest, an analyst at Lyra Research. Printer ink is a $32 billion market worldwide, he says.
Inkjet manufacturers have never lowered their prices or engaged in a price war, Forrest says. But that could happen if Kodak's printers take off.
Ohlweiler says Kodak will profit handily on its ink sales, even if the margins are lower than competitors'. He says Kodak will include more ink in its cartridges than competitors do.
About 56% of digital-camera owners print images on home printers, according to research firm IDC.
Kodak's first two printers initially will be sold exclusively at Best Buy and Kodak.com, for $149 to $199. Kodak currently has a line of printer docks, but they don't print documents and work only with Kodak cameras.
IDC analyst Chris Chute says Kodak has a "decent chance" of making a dent in the printing market. "They have proven with digital cameras that they can effectively market their products."
A successful printing business won't make up for lost film sales, but by putting Kodak into a market it wasn't in, "It moves them forward," he says.
Epson Vice President Keith Kratzberg isn't worried. "Selling lower-priced ink doesn't sound like much to go on," he says. "Kodak will have to exceed our level of quality, which won't be easy."
full article: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2007-02-06-kodak-printer_x.htm
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Struggling photo giant Eastman Kodak is launching a new line of inkjet printers aimed at luring digital shutterbugs back to Kodak paper. The pitch: cheap ink.
Kodak's ink will sell for about $25 when the printers hit stores in March. That's far less than the $60 to $80 it typically costs for replacement ink for photo printers.
"Consumers aren't printing as much as they could, because home printing is so expensive, and the quality isn't as good as the lab," says Kodak marketing director Bob Ohlweiler. "We have the technology to solve these issues."
For years, companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Epson, Canon and Lexmark have sold inexpensive consumer-grade inkjet printers - many are about $100 or so - and made up the difference in ink sales.
Manufacturers can make as much as 75% profit on the sale of ink cartridges, says Jim Forrest, an analyst at Lyra Research. Printer ink is a $32 billion market worldwide, he says.
Inkjet manufacturers have never lowered their prices or engaged in a price war, Forrest says. But that could happen if Kodak's printers take off.
Ohlweiler says Kodak will profit handily on its ink sales, even if the margins are lower than competitors'. He says Kodak will include more ink in its cartridges than competitors do.
About 56% of digital-camera owners print images on home printers, according to research firm IDC.
Kodak's first two printers initially will be sold exclusively at Best Buy and Kodak.com, for $149 to $199. Kodak currently has a line of printer docks, but they don't print documents and work only with Kodak cameras.
IDC analyst Chris Chute says Kodak has a "decent chance" of making a dent in the printing market. "They have proven with digital cameras that they can effectively market their products."
A successful printing business won't make up for lost film sales, but by putting Kodak into a market it wasn't in, "It moves them forward," he says.
Epson Vice President Keith Kratzberg isn't worried. "Selling lower-priced ink doesn't sound like much to go on," he says. "Kodak will have to exceed our level of quality, which won't be easy."
full article: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2007-02-06-kodak-printer_x.htm
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'Through his eyes'
http://www.thetimesherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007702030321
Art can be an effective means of preserving history. Russell Sawyer used his cameras to do just that.
Born in Port Huron in 1907, Sawyer was an auto mechanic by trade. Photography, however, became his love.
As a freelance photographer, Sawyer's work appeared in Lookand Lifemagazines. The Times Herald, however, was a primary source. From 1938 to 1989, the year of his death, Sawyer's photos helped document the history of the Blue Water Area. The V-J Day celebrations in Port Huron that marked the end of World War II and the 1949 fire that destroyed Port Huron's City Hall are part of his work.
The Port Huron Museum Carnegie Center will honor his art. The exhibit, Through His Eyes: Russell Sawyer, Photographer, opens Sunday with a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. and continues through April 1.
The retrospective's diversity is unique. Sawyer, who was black, also photographed members of Port Huron's African-American community.
Through His Eyesis a rare opportunity to savor our community's history - especially as Port Huron celebrates its 150th birthday. The exhibit should not be missed.
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Art can be an effective means of preserving history. Russell Sawyer used his cameras to do just that.
Born in Port Huron in 1907, Sawyer was an auto mechanic by trade. Photography, however, became his love.
As a freelance photographer, Sawyer's work appeared in Lookand Lifemagazines. The Times Herald, however, was a primary source. From 1938 to 1989, the year of his death, Sawyer's photos helped document the history of the Blue Water Area. The V-J Day celebrations in Port Huron that marked the end of World War II and the 1949 fire that destroyed Port Huron's City Hall are part of his work.
The Port Huron Museum Carnegie Center will honor his art. The exhibit, Through His Eyes: Russell Sawyer, Photographer, opens Sunday with a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. and continues through April 1.
The retrospective's diversity is unique. Sawyer, who was black, also photographed members of Port Huron's African-American community.
Through His Eyesis a rare opportunity to savor our community's history - especially as Port Huron celebrates its 150th birthday. The exhibit should not be missed.
http://www.ct-graphics.com/recreation-sports/dune-buggy-2573.html
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Stan creates online space for artists
MySpace took the music industry by storm launching the international careers of several major bands.
Following in its wake Art-SX aims to do for the unknown artist what the web based music site did for the fledgling musician.
www.art-sx.co.uk is a website which enables artists to create their own galleries online and to sell their work.
The website was designed and set-up by Stan Denton of Westcliff, who at the time knew absolutely nothing about website design.
"I was going through a difficult time in my life and needed to work from home," he explains, "I'd started painting and doing amateur photography, then my friend suggested that I exhibit online.
"I did a free trial and actually managed to sell some of my art, I was so surprised I decided to build my own website. I learnt as I went along - I bought a book on it and just went from there."
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All of this happened a year ago and now celebrating its first birthday Art-SX has over 40 members and is viewed in more than 60 different countries around the globe.
Unlike with most art exhibitiors, Art-SX in a non-profit project, charging only a nominal fee of £10 a year to ensure only those serious about their art sign up.
Artists are not charged commission on pieces that are sold and all the registration fees go back into promoting art in Essex or into helping charitable organisations.
One Art-SX enthusiast is Agata Mantaj from Poland who liked the project so much she went to visit Stan in Westcliff when she came to Southend to see her fiance.
Agata, who studied art and media in Poland, was searching for animators in England when she found Art-SX and thought it would be the perfect place to exhibit her work.
Art-SX is not an exclusive project Stan explains: "We host artists from all walks of life, be they professional, or amateur, anyone that loves creativity."
This includes animators and film-makers, photographers and graffiti artists, poets and painters.
Stan also aims for the site to help promote the future of art and particularly artists in Essex with some of the registration money used to arrange exhibitions in Southend for its members.
However the site is not just a gallery, it also hosts 'Your Space' pages, which allow artists to create their own five-page websites.
Although this is not a reference to MySpace Stan is quick to point out.
"I had no idea MySpace even existed until very recently, I still don't really know what it is," he laughs, "I chose the name 'Your Space' because the technical name was too long to fit on the button. It's lucky I didn't chose MySpace or I'd be in whole lot of bother now!"
When a member joins the site they are guided step-by-step through how to set-up their web pages and Stan is always on hand to give technical assistance if it's needed.
Stan puts an enormous amount of work into maintaing the website for no profit and he does admit to having a hidden agenda: "We're working to bring Art-SX out into the open so that one day we might be able to start a community gallery."
read on
http://www.thisissouthend.co.uk/mostpopular.var.898668.mostviewed.stan_creates_online_space_for_artists.php
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Following in its wake Art-SX aims to do for the unknown artist what the web based music site did for the fledgling musician.
www.art-sx.co.uk is a website which enables artists to create their own galleries online and to sell their work.
The website was designed and set-up by Stan Denton of Westcliff, who at the time knew absolutely nothing about website design.
"I was going through a difficult time in my life and needed to work from home," he explains, "I'd started painting and doing amateur photography, then my friend suggested that I exhibit online.
"I did a free trial and actually managed to sell some of my art, I was so surprised I decided to build my own website. I learnt as I went along - I bought a book on it and just went from there."
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All of this happened a year ago and now celebrating its first birthday Art-SX has over 40 members and is viewed in more than 60 different countries around the globe.
Unlike with most art exhibitiors, Art-SX in a non-profit project, charging only a nominal fee of £10 a year to ensure only those serious about their art sign up.
Artists are not charged commission on pieces that are sold and all the registration fees go back into promoting art in Essex or into helping charitable organisations.
One Art-SX enthusiast is Agata Mantaj from Poland who liked the project so much she went to visit Stan in Westcliff when she came to Southend to see her fiance.
Agata, who studied art and media in Poland, was searching for animators in England when she found Art-SX and thought it would be the perfect place to exhibit her work.
Art-SX is not an exclusive project Stan explains: "We host artists from all walks of life, be they professional, or amateur, anyone that loves creativity."
This includes animators and film-makers, photographers and graffiti artists, poets and painters.
Stan also aims for the site to help promote the future of art and particularly artists in Essex with some of the registration money used to arrange exhibitions in Southend for its members.
However the site is not just a gallery, it also hosts 'Your Space' pages, which allow artists to create their own five-page websites.
Although this is not a reference to MySpace Stan is quick to point out.
"I had no idea MySpace even existed until very recently, I still don't really know what it is," he laughs, "I chose the name 'Your Space' because the technical name was too long to fit on the button. It's lucky I didn't chose MySpace or I'd be in whole lot of bother now!"
When a member joins the site they are guided step-by-step through how to set-up their web pages and Stan is always on hand to give technical assistance if it's needed.
Stan puts an enormous amount of work into maintaing the website for no profit and he does admit to having a hidden agenda: "We're working to bring Art-SX out into the open so that one day we might be able to start a community gallery."
read on
http://www.thisissouthend.co.uk/mostpopular.var.898668.mostviewed.stan_creates_online_space_for_artists.php
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Capturing spiritual moments
Hampton Roads Daily Press
The photos of mimes and steppers, a minister praying over a baby or a church member lifting their arms and shouting in praise all started as a search for God.
"How do you show somebody God? He's a spiritual being that we have not seen, but can you show the spirituality in the faces of the worshippers, in their body language and their movement," said Jason Miccolo Johnson, the photographer whose work is on display at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk. "That was my personal challenge ... I wanted to see if I could show it in pictures so I could show it to others."
Over the last decade, Johnson has traveled to black churches across the country taking thousands of pictures, which have culminated in his book, "Soul Sanctuary: Images of the African American Worship Experience." The exhibit of the same name in Norfolk features Hampton Roads churches, though some of them aren't in the book.
His goal was to capture the familiar images he remembers from the church of his childhood in Memphis, Tenn., he said in his book. Things like Sunday school in the sanctuary, the men's shiny shoes or the fancy hats the church ladies wear. He also wanted to document what he considers one of the most important institutions of the black community - the church."
Our early schools began in churches, our early politicians came out of the churches, the Civil Rights movement was organized in the churches," said Johnson, who now lives in Washington, D.C.On a flurry-filled afternoon late last week, the second floor space for the exhibit at the museum was nearly empty and almost quiet. Gospel artists like Fred Hammond were praising the Lord on CD. Track lighting shone on black-and-white photos of elements of Sunday services. In one photo, Bishop Samuel L. Green Jr. of St. Johns Church of God in Christ in Newport News is praying over a curly-haired baby. In another photo, a group of praise mimes at Gethsemane Baptist Church in Newport News are performing. Peggy Horn and her son, Travis, stopped by the exhibit to take a look. He's into photography."
I like the fact that the shots are candid and that it's getting people in the everyday worship experience. There are things that you wouldn't necessarily see in a white church, like the mimes or the dancers," said Peggy Horn, who is white and lives in Virginia Beach.That's what Johnson, who is black, figured he'd find when he set out to do this. That most black churches - from small to large, coast to coast or in different denominations - would operate with a universality of worship that remains from their African roots."
The rhythms in the music and the body language is reflective of the same rhythm and movement that was brought over from Africa," he said.Of course, Johnson also said that not every black church has people running in place or jumping up and down. That there are some black churches that are more subdued.
"But overall, I think we can classify the black church experience as one that is about movement and song and call-and-response," he said.Back at the museum, the Horns found elements in the exhibit that they didn't see as necessarily specific to black churches." The idea of getting together with friends and the power of prayer, focusing energies on God's name," said Travis."The tradition is so tied up in African-American history, and everything centered around the church," his mother cut in. "And with white churches, too. I'd say a lot of them."
"If not all of them," said Travis."Maybe in the African-American community the church did provide a whole lot for people. Socially, educationally, politically," said Peggy. "But in the country and smaller towns the church is also the focal point, so it's not necessarily unique (to black churches)."
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The photos of mimes and steppers, a minister praying over a baby or a church member lifting their arms and shouting in praise all started as a search for God.
"How do you show somebody God? He's a spiritual being that we have not seen, but can you show the spirituality in the faces of the worshippers, in their body language and their movement," said Jason Miccolo Johnson, the photographer whose work is on display at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk. "That was my personal challenge ... I wanted to see if I could show it in pictures so I could show it to others."
Over the last decade, Johnson has traveled to black churches across the country taking thousands of pictures, which have culminated in his book, "Soul Sanctuary: Images of the African American Worship Experience." The exhibit of the same name in Norfolk features Hampton Roads churches, though some of them aren't in the book.
His goal was to capture the familiar images he remembers from the church of his childhood in Memphis, Tenn., he said in his book. Things like Sunday school in the sanctuary, the men's shiny shoes or the fancy hats the church ladies wear. He also wanted to document what he considers one of the most important institutions of the black community - the church."
Our early schools began in churches, our early politicians came out of the churches, the Civil Rights movement was organized in the churches," said Johnson, who now lives in Washington, D.C.On a flurry-filled afternoon late last week, the second floor space for the exhibit at the museum was nearly empty and almost quiet. Gospel artists like Fred Hammond were praising the Lord on CD. Track lighting shone on black-and-white photos of elements of Sunday services. In one photo, Bishop Samuel L. Green Jr. of St. Johns Church of God in Christ in Newport News is praying over a curly-haired baby. In another photo, a group of praise mimes at Gethsemane Baptist Church in Newport News are performing. Peggy Horn and her son, Travis, stopped by the exhibit to take a look. He's into photography."
I like the fact that the shots are candid and that it's getting people in the everyday worship experience. There are things that you wouldn't necessarily see in a white church, like the mimes or the dancers," said Peggy Horn, who is white and lives in Virginia Beach.That's what Johnson, who is black, figured he'd find when he set out to do this. That most black churches - from small to large, coast to coast or in different denominations - would operate with a universality of worship that remains from their African roots."
The rhythms in the music and the body language is reflective of the same rhythm and movement that was brought over from Africa," he said.Of course, Johnson also said that not every black church has people running in place or jumping up and down. That there are some black churches that are more subdued.
"But overall, I think we can classify the black church experience as one that is about movement and song and call-and-response," he said.Back at the museum, the Horns found elements in the exhibit that they didn't see as necessarily specific to black churches." The idea of getting together with friends and the power of prayer, focusing energies on God's name," said Travis."The tradition is so tied up in African-American history, and everything centered around the church," his mother cut in. "And with white churches, too. I'd say a lot of them."
"If not all of them," said Travis."Maybe in the African-American community the church did provide a whole lot for people. Socially, educationally, politically," said Peggy. "But in the country and smaller towns the church is also the focal point, so it's not necessarily unique (to black churches)."
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Monday, February 05, 2007
The MicroHDTV camera
Canon's HV20 launch has illustrated that high-definiton camcorders can be delivered in small packages nowadays. An extreme case is the MicroHDTV camera developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany. Measuring only 4 by 4 by 8 cm, the camera is smaller than a bar of soap and can even be accommodated in a cramped racing-car cockpit or a ski jumper's helmet. The camera's electronics have a very low power usage, and thus little heat is generated and the housing can be kept very small.
OVERVIEW
A novel miniature camera allows viewers to enjoy a new live experi-ence and watch a ski jump or a car race in high resolution from the actor's perspective. The camera is so tiny that it even fits inside the cramped cockpit of a racing car.
It is fascinating for a television audience to be able to watch a car race live from the driver's perspective and see the surroundings rushing past. Until recently, this could only be done in standard TV resolution. Now these images have made the leap to 'high-definition TV' (HDTV), thanks to a mini-camera developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen. Several licensees will soon be putting the camera into series production.
Measuring 4 by 4 by 8 centimeters, the camera is smaller than a bar of soap and can even be accommodated in a cramped racing-car cockpit or a ski jumper's helmet. "The MicroHDTV model is one of the smallest HDTV cameras currently available,« says Stephan Gick, group leader at the IIS. We achieved this chiefly by taking two different approaches: The camera's electronics have a very low power loss, which means that little heat is generated and the housing can thus be kept very small. By using highly integrated parts, we were able to fit all of the components such as the image sensor, the analog-to-digital converter, the color processor and several interfaces into the tiny space available inside the camera."
With its format of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a variable frame rate of up to 60 frames per second, the camera meets all the requirements expected of a professional HDTV production. All parameters – such as color settings, white balance, image format and frame rate – can be controlled using the integrated software. All it takes is to open a web browser, connect the camera to the notebook via a local network and set the desired parameters. "Because the camera is so small and can be controlled via the Internet, it can deliver pictures of scenes that could not be viewed in the same way before – for example, recordings of sports events or applications that require the camera to be installed in difficult-to-reach places," says Gick. Another of the camera's advantages is that it can be operated using standard optical systems.
The MicroHDTV camera will be on display at the CeBIT trade fair (Hall 9, Stand B36), which will take place in Hanover from March 15 to 21.
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OVERVIEW
A novel miniature camera allows viewers to enjoy a new live experi-ence and watch a ski jump or a car race in high resolution from the actor's perspective. The camera is so tiny that it even fits inside the cramped cockpit of a racing car.
It is fascinating for a television audience to be able to watch a car race live from the driver's perspective and see the surroundings rushing past. Until recently, this could only be done in standard TV resolution. Now these images have made the leap to 'high-definition TV' (HDTV), thanks to a mini-camera developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen. Several licensees will soon be putting the camera into series production.
Measuring 4 by 4 by 8 centimeters, the camera is smaller than a bar of soap and can even be accommodated in a cramped racing-car cockpit or a ski jumper's helmet. "The MicroHDTV model is one of the smallest HDTV cameras currently available,« says Stephan Gick, group leader at the IIS. We achieved this chiefly by taking two different approaches: The camera's electronics have a very low power loss, which means that little heat is generated and the housing can thus be kept very small. By using highly integrated parts, we were able to fit all of the components such as the image sensor, the analog-to-digital converter, the color processor and several interfaces into the tiny space available inside the camera."
With its format of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a variable frame rate of up to 60 frames per second, the camera meets all the requirements expected of a professional HDTV production. All parameters – such as color settings, white balance, image format and frame rate – can be controlled using the integrated software. All it takes is to open a web browser, connect the camera to the notebook via a local network and set the desired parameters. "Because the camera is so small and can be controlled via the Internet, it can deliver pictures of scenes that could not be viewed in the same way before – for example, recordings of sports events or applications that require the camera to be installed in difficult-to-reach places," says Gick. Another of the camera's advantages is that it can be operated using standard optical systems.
The MicroHDTV camera will be on display at the CeBIT trade fair (Hall 9, Stand B36), which will take place in Hanover from March 15 to 21.
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Konica Minolta Service Advisory
Konica Minolta releases a Service Advisory for the Maxxum / Dynax 5D and 7D. The company recently discovered that some of its digital cameras may show the following symptom after not being used for a long time. When you take the initial photo, "Err" is displayed in the view finder and the image turns black or dark blue. In most cases, the "Err" indication can be cancelled by turning the main switch again and then photos can be taken normally. Konica Minolta will offer repair free of charge for the products exhibiting the above-mentioned symptom...
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As Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc. ceased the camera business on March 31, 2006. As of April 1st, 2006, Sony Corporation is providing customer service for Konica’s, Minolta’s, and Konica Minolta’s cameras (excluding Film-In) and camera-related products except for the binoculars.
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Sunday, February 04, 2007
A Matter of Perception 2007: Juried Exhibition by Artists with Disabilities gallery talk Feb 10
ROCKPORT (Feb 3): The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) in Rockport will present a gallery talk about its current exhibition A Matter of Perception 2007: Juried Exhibition by Artists with Disabilities" on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. The exhibition, which features work by more than 40 artists in a variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and more, was organized by VSA Arts of Maine and was juried by Suzette McAvoy, Dennis Pinette, Alan Crichton, and Wally Mason, among many other notable jurors. The exhibition will travel across Maine throughout 2007.
VSA Arts of Maine is a nonprofit organization providing arts, educational, and cultural opportunities for children and adults with disabilities. VSA Arts of Maine is affiliated with VSA Arts, an international organization founded in 1974 by Jean Kennedy Smith.
Formerly known as "Very Special Arts," the organization changed its name in 1999 to reflect the progress that had been made by disabled people. It now stands for "Vision of an inclusive community, Strength in shared resources, and Artistic expression that unites us all." Funding for the exhibition was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
For the CMCA gallery talk, Rachel Spatz,VSA Arts of Maine program director, will be joined by artists in the exhibition who will share insights about their pieces and how making art affects their lives. Spatz will present information about the organization's innovative and inclusive arts programs that also provide artist residencies in schools, workshops for teachers and artists, mentoring for adult artists with disabilities, exhibitions of work by artists with disabilities, and partnerships with cultural venues throughout the state to improve accessibility. CMCA is an accessible venue.
People who attend the gallery talk will also have an opportunity to view two other exhibitions at CMCA: Start Here: Camden-Rockport High School Alumni, and Time Out: Art Created During Residencies.
CMCA is a nonprofit organization advancing contemporary art in Maine through exhibitions and educational programs. Admission to the gallery talk is included in the admission charge of $5, free for CMCA members and Rockport residents. CMCA is located at 162 Russell Avenue in Rockport. For more information phone 207-236-2875 Ext. 303, or visit http://www.cmcanow.org.
credits: Center for Maine Contemporary Art
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Shooting without guns - Young men from Allman Town find hope through a lens
It is one of those communities that people often turn a blind eye to. That is because to many it is just another problematic inner-city community where young men stand or sit on the street corners engaging in idle talk while young women straddle down the streets in loose, short dresses and flip-flops and half naked children play in the roadways.
It is just one more of those inner-city communities where unemploy-ment is high and gun violence is rife, hope is scarce and a chance is worth more than a million dollars.
Looking through a lens
But, fortunately for 20 young men in Allman Town, hope is only a click away and they have found another chance looking through a lens.
They are all part of the Allman Town Male Development Pro-gramme run by the SISTREN Theatre Company through the Ministry of National Security's Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP).
These young men are among the most at risk in the society ranging from ages 17 to 26. Some 10,000 in this exact age group were murdered between 1996 and 2005 crime statistics show, and they are similarly the main perpetrators of violence, committing 50 per cent of all murders.
Under the mother-like guidance of project manager, Myrna McKenzie, these young men have armed themselves with a skill and a medium to express themselves - using photography and video cameras to take the place of what could have been guns.
The idea is a replica of a intervention programme by the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States, McKenzie explains, where young at-risk black males where introduced to 'shooting hoops' instead of guns.
However, these young men are not shooting hoops, but pictures and for them it holds the key to the future. The course, which started in June last year, is aimed at certifying these young men in the art of photography and videography through the help of Creative Production Training Centre (CPTC).
Taking off the streets
For 22-year-old Jameel, it was what would take him off the streets. Unemployed, there has been little for him to do but roam the streets with friends, leaving himself vulnerable sometimes to police abuse.
"The photography now, it give me something thing to do," he said. "The programme came in place at the right time because now one and two of us have a job and doing a little ting; at the time we were all unemployed just at home going out in the nights and sleeping the whole day," Ricardo Smith from Campbell Town recounted. "The programme gave us a meaning."
It has also brought some healing and restoration in this fractious community, bringing together young men from the four factions of Allman Town - Wild Street, Campbell Town, Smith Street and Prince Albert Street.
"For me, it was like a grooming session and a programme that shows like four different set of people can come together and be one," 23-year-old Timion Fross explained.
He grew up in one of the worst sections of Allman Town, Wild Street, where because of political violence guns barked frequently. "It makes me more wise. It opens me up to other things," he said.
And that is because the young men have been exposed to more than just photography, McKenzie explained. They were taken on field trips around the Corporate Area and out of town to expose them to various subjects.
They also participated in workshops discussing various issues impacting on their own lives. "We talked about things happening on the international scene and how they impact us in Jamaica, the war in Iraq, the oil prices, all of those things," related McKenzie. They were also taught social and developmental skills.
Contracted photographers
Now certified, these young men are working photographers contracted by SISTREN on a rotating basis. Some hope to take their skill further working in the media, while others want to become entrepreneurs and handle their own business. They are also working hard to exert positive influence on younger males in the community, although that poses some challenges.
"The ones dem that have the influence are already in the programme," Ricardo said. "And the rest of them minds done make up already," he continued.
The programme will end in 2008. But they all hope Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller keeps her promise and extends the programme for another few years.
thanks to Gareth Manning, Sunday Gleaner Reporter for the article in
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It is just one more of those inner-city communities where unemploy-ment is high and gun violence is rife, hope is scarce and a chance is worth more than a million dollars.
Looking through a lens
But, fortunately for 20 young men in Allman Town, hope is only a click away and they have found another chance looking through a lens.
They are all part of the Allman Town Male Development Pro-gramme run by the SISTREN Theatre Company through the Ministry of National Security's Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP).
These young men are among the most at risk in the society ranging from ages 17 to 26. Some 10,000 in this exact age group were murdered between 1996 and 2005 crime statistics show, and they are similarly the main perpetrators of violence, committing 50 per cent of all murders.
Under the mother-like guidance of project manager, Myrna McKenzie, these young men have armed themselves with a skill and a medium to express themselves - using photography and video cameras to take the place of what could have been guns.
The idea is a replica of a intervention programme by the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States, McKenzie explains, where young at-risk black males where introduced to 'shooting hoops' instead of guns.
However, these young men are not shooting hoops, but pictures and for them it holds the key to the future. The course, which started in June last year, is aimed at certifying these young men in the art of photography and videography through the help of Creative Production Training Centre (CPTC).
Taking off the streets
For 22-year-old Jameel, it was what would take him off the streets. Unemployed, there has been little for him to do but roam the streets with friends, leaving himself vulnerable sometimes to police abuse.
"The photography now, it give me something thing to do," he said. "The programme came in place at the right time because now one and two of us have a job and doing a little ting; at the time we were all unemployed just at home going out in the nights and sleeping the whole day," Ricardo Smith from Campbell Town recounted. "The programme gave us a meaning."
It has also brought some healing and restoration in this fractious community, bringing together young men from the four factions of Allman Town - Wild Street, Campbell Town, Smith Street and Prince Albert Street.
"For me, it was like a grooming session and a programme that shows like four different set of people can come together and be one," 23-year-old Timion Fross explained.
He grew up in one of the worst sections of Allman Town, Wild Street, where because of political violence guns barked frequently. "It makes me more wise. It opens me up to other things," he said.
And that is because the young men have been exposed to more than just photography, McKenzie explained. They were taken on field trips around the Corporate Area and out of town to expose them to various subjects.
They also participated in workshops discussing various issues impacting on their own lives. "We talked about things happening on the international scene and how they impact us in Jamaica, the war in Iraq, the oil prices, all of those things," related McKenzie. They were also taught social and developmental skills.
Contracted photographers
Now certified, these young men are working photographers contracted by SISTREN on a rotating basis. Some hope to take their skill further working in the media, while others want to become entrepreneurs and handle their own business. They are also working hard to exert positive influence on younger males in the community, although that poses some challenges.
"The ones dem that have the influence are already in the programme," Ricardo said. "And the rest of them minds done make up already," he continued.
The programme will end in 2008. But they all hope Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller keeps her promise and extends the programme for another few years.
thanks to Gareth Manning, Sunday Gleaner Reporter for the article in
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070204/news/news5.html
http://www.ct-graphics.com/entertainment/elvis-imitator-2570.html
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