I live in Texas. One of the problems that I am having is keeping the camera
level. I am thinking about getting a level bubble stick-on for my camera. I
can check with our lock fine art museam. We have a good messeam district here
in Houston.
Thanks,
Steven
On Thu, 29 May 2003 11:11:11 -0400
"Valerie Lewis" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Hi Steven,
>
>I don't know where you live, but if you are anywhere in the New York area,
>the Metropolitan Museum of Art has a camera/picture taking program for
>people who are visually impaired. It might be worth contacting them for
>information.
>
>Valerie
>
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>Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 10:54 AM
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>Subject: Digital Photography
>
>
>Hi all,
>
>This may be a little off topic for this group. I am not sure, though.
>
>Despite being visually impaired, I am interested in getting into digital
>photography. I would like to hear from ohter VI folks. Let me explain my
>vision the best I can. Due to surgeries when I was vry young (Cataracts as
>a
>baby), I essentially don't have lenses in my eyes. But, I see prety good
>considering. I have excellent color vision. Lately, I have had surgery for
>a
>detached retina. So the vision in my left eye is 20/400 and my right eye is
>20/200. The best way to describe my vision is that it is like looking
>though
>the view finder of a cheap disposable. That is, the image is smaller (less
>detail) and there is not one really good focal point.
>
>With that said, I've got a good eye, yet untraianed, for what could make a
>good
>photograph. I bought a Casio EX-Z3. I figured that a point and shoot
>camera
>would be best for me. Manual focus probably won't do me any good. For the
>small size, it has a big 2" LCD. Plus the icons and menus are easy to read
>even outside.
>
>I don't expect to become a professional photographer but I want to do the
>best
>that I can do. My uses for the photos will be for web pages, desktop
>backgrounds (1600x1200), virtual photo alboms, and a few (very few) prints.
>In
>a few weeks I will get stronger half height reading glasses to make reading
>of
>the camera's LCD (as well as my PDA) easier.
>
>Basically, I would like to hear how folks with not so perfect vision cope
>with
>the challenges of photography.
>
>Thanks,
>Steven
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