Apple’s new iPad has had me doing some thinking about its potential impact fro the visually impaired, particularly for blind photographers. Reading an article today (thanks, Dad) about a new e-book reader software, Blio, soon to be put out by a company run by Ray Kurzweil, prompted me to consider a new issue, accessible...
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From my time in the tech industry, I've tested cameras of almost every brand and make. Some cameras are better than others in certain aspects. If you're having problems with your vision even more than before (as I am) there are a couple of cameras that may actually be able to help you out...
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More than two weeks ago I wrote about my excitement concerning the iPhone 3GS, because I figured it would be an accessible camera. By now I’ve got more than two weeks’ worth of practice behind me. So how did the iPhone work out for me as a camera? First of all, I think I...
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When you ask anyone who is visually impaired, what is the one adaptive “tool” that aids in their everyday quality of life, I am almost certain they will say it is the personal computer. When I lost almost 80% of my vision following glaucoma surgery gone bad, I shuddered at the thought of having...
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I have always loved the look and feel of film. I am very taken by the lo-fi shots from the LC-A, Diana, Holga, etc… Last February my girlfriend gave me a vintage Diana 151 in mint condition (complete with box!). I fell in love with this camera immediately. The results were wonderful! To lessen...
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(also posted here) This time last year I was bemoaning the general state of accessibility and new technology and grieving for the accessible camera that might never be (accessibility vaporware) But now, you get a fully accessible camera and you get a great smartphone to go with it, the iPhone 3GS. Reading the flood of...
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Just yesterday, I received the following question over email: The person who told me your name, or more specifically about your group, is lion42 and obviously a visually impaired person. I forgot the ratio she can see, but finding out about she got into photography and her subject matter. wasn’t fun. So. I will...
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A year ago, a photo editor at the Chapel Hill News suggested I check out the Strobist blog. I want home that day and have been hooked since. David Hobby, the longtime newspaper photographer, has caused quite a stir in photographic circles with his guide to and thoughts on lighting. From What is Strobist?: This...
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