Walk Postponement
Due to reason that are because of me (Tony Fleming) and me alone I have to postpone the Mobile Photowalk. Once I get these issues resolved I will try to find a new date for the walk.
Due to reason that are because of me (Tony Fleming) and me alone I have to postpone the Mobile Photowalk. Once I get these issues resolved I will try to find a new date for the walk.
The DC Mobile Photo Walk 2010 is drawing near, and we are pretty excited for our first S.A.D. event. At the event, we will be giving away free S.A.D. stuff, including stickers, buttons, water bottles, and shirts. We are very happy that you are able to attend the event, so we want to show our gratitude.
If you are unable to make the event, and want to show your support, please visit our online store today.
There will also be other free giveaways, including memory cards, online photo accounts, etc., so if you are in the DC area, you have nothing to lose by participating.
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The first-ever Chengdu leg of the Worldwide Photo Walk was held July 24, drawing nearly a dozen Chengdu-based photographers to lead a photographic exploration of the area around Jinli for several hours.
Click here to view more photos from the Chengdu walk.
"Photo-walking is about photography and learning, but even more it is about networking," explained event organizer Aric Berger. "We are intent on developing a photo community here in Sichuan, and this photo-walk was a step in that direction. After the walk, we all gathered at a nearby restaurant to share our photos and fellowship."
Participant Olivia Schmid added, "I think we all agreed that [this year's walk] was a major success! ... We talked, met new people, and made contacts we will keep for years."
The Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk, dubbed by some the
Another success. We know that the DC Mobile Photo Walk will be a success as well. Come out and join us on October 23rd.
This past Saturday, photographers of all sorts came out to the Erie Canal Basin, Marina, and Naval Yard to participate in Scott Kelby's Third Annual World Wide Photo Walk. Led by Annie Levay, the group met in the ruins found alongside the Commercial Slip's stunning waterfall.View imageOnce the photographers had an opportunity to wander the ruins they scattered to explore the rest of the Harbor and Marina. After the walk, most gathered together at Pearl Street Grill & Brewery to share lunch, drinks, photos, and stories. A lively group of folks who were happy to show off their pictures, share advice with novices, and to talk about their possible award winning submissions.
Walkers have until Saturday the 31st to submit their photos to the contest, and Ms. Levay will have until the 7th of August to select Buffalo's winner. To see Buffalo's Photo Walk page got to:
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The group's photos on Flickr
Lighthouse photo: Mike Mulhisen
We hope that our photo walk will be as successful as this one was. Check out their Flickr group. It is very inspiring.
Clayton Hauck | everyoneisfamous.com
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Mauricio Vaca never intended to become a martyr for free and open parks. He just wanted to enjoy the Pitchfork Music Festival with his girlfriend and maybe snap some pictures of the acts.
But after trying to sneak in the wrong kind of camera, he was kicked out of Union Park. "I'm the last person I'd have thought this would happen to," says Vaca, an options trader. "I love music festivals."
Vaca arrived at the park about 6 PM on Friday, July 16, dashing over by cab from his apartment in Lakeview. "I had my camera bag with me and I opened it for the security guard at the gate to search it," says Vaca. "And the guard tells me, 'Bad news. It's not your lucky day.'"
The guard was referring to the Nikon D5000 camera with detachable lens in Vaca's bag. It turned out Pitchfork had a rule—no "professional" cameras, no detachable lenses. "I didn't know that rule," says Vaca. "Or believe me, I wouldn't have brought that lens."
He asked the guard if he could check the camera bag. "I'd be willing to pay to check it," he says. "But she said no."
As he saw it, at that point he had two options. He could take the camera home—a round trip to Lakeview that would have taken at least a couple hours in rush-hour traffic. Or he could try to sneak it in.
He went for option two.
His girlfriend, Emily Kagan, gave the guards her ticket and went into the festival. Then they crept along the fence, one on each side, until they were beyond the watchful eyes of the guards at the entrance—or so they thought. Vaca tossed his camera bag over the fence to Kagan.
Alas, a guard saw it all—busted. "It was a big guy—way bigger than my girlfriend," says Vaca. "He tells her, 'You're done.' He takes her to the security tent. And goes through my camera bag—takes apart the camera. Like he's looking for contraband or something. Give me a break."
The guard ushered Kagan out of the concert. Vaca was waiting for her on Ashland.
"That was that," says Vaca. "Once Emily got kicked out that was it for the evening."
He gave his ticket to a kid on the street and went home. He came back the next day and the day after that, but even so, the incident left a bitter taste in his mouth. "What they did was absurd, it was ridiculous," he says. "The more I think about it, the more ridiculous it seems."
So why go back?
"I'm telling you," he says with a laugh. "I'm a sucker for these festivals. I love festivals. But there is a larger issue here."
Which is this: Does Pitchfork, Lollapalooza (which has pretty much the same no detachable lens policy), or anyone else who rents out a public park for a private event have the right to limit the type of cameras people can bring in?
We've posed this question to Park District officials, concert promoters, and civil libertarians, and they all agree: Yes, so long as the Park District gave them that right in the lease they signed.
Great question posed about restricting photography in public parks. What do you think? Should they be restricted?
A couple of weeks ago, my friend Tony, who is an avid photographer, approached me with one of the best ideas I have heard in awhile. He said that he wanted to organize a photowalk in DC. The clincher is that instead of people needing digital or film cameras, they would be using their mobile phones. With most smartphones coming equipped with cameras over five megapixels, and the increase of popularity of having them, a mobile photowalk sounded better than ever.
The first official DC Mobile Photowalk will be on October 23, 2010 and it is planned to be a walking tour of the DC monuments and museums. We are still finalizing the details, but we will be putting them out as soon as we know. Please come equipped with your iPhones, Androids, Blackberries, Palms, and any other smartphones I failed to mention. A Flickr group has been created so everyone can upload their photographs in a central location. A Tumblr site was also setup for the same purpose as well.
First and foremost, this is a fun social event where people, who love taking photographs, can meet and have a good time. S.A.D, Inc. will be the featured cause at this event. We are very happy and honored to be in the forefront of an event that is going to grow because of its innovation and sense of community. We will be giving prizes and holding contests leading up to the photowalk and during, so it’s a win-win for all involved.
The first question I always gets when I tell them about the DC Mobile Photowalk is "Ummm...what is a photowalk?" A photowalk is a very simple concept. You meet at a designated location with other photographers. All of you walk around while you take photographs of anything that grabs you. While you are snapping away, you are having wonderful conversations, tips, and laughs with one another. It’d be great if everyone had a little extra time to sit down to talk after the photowalk. One thing about picture taking is that everyone has a different point of view, so not two photographs will be the same. They will have their unique twist to it. There might even be things that another photographers snaps that you didn’t even pay attention to, and now you are amazed at its beauty.
Please come out and join us. To get updates of the first DC Mobile Photowalk, please follow us on Twitter. In the near future, we will be having a Facebook Page if you prefer following our updates on there. If you are thinking, well, I’d love to go, but I don’t really have the greatest smartphone, please come. We would love for you to join us with whatever camera you have. It is preferably calling for mobile phones, but it is also a way for avid photographers to meet one another.
Set the date! Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 will be the first (At least that we have head of) DC mobile phone photo walk. More details to come. Keep watching.
