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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