blind photographer doc
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- pr2
Since you all are supposed to be visually oriented and like ideas this might be of an interest to you. Our documentary about artists that went through some traumatic experience (that strongly influence their art) just go off the ground.
We are filming first part (with blind photographer) in mid May and we need your help, so if you can donate please do so:
If you ever wondered how a person having lost their eyesight perceives images, or what you think about when facing death, or what it takes to reinvent yourself in different art form - or other lofty ideas then this project might be of interest to you.
Thanks!
- pr2-3
oh yeah, forgot to add, even though the tax season is behind us if you want to prep for the one that's coming up... every donation is tax deductible because we got fiscal-sponsorship for this film.
- monospaced0
"If you ever wondered how a person having lost their eyesight perceives images..."
I haven't wondered this, actually. I didn't believe someone without eyesight could perceive images at all.
- Memory of images is not erased when you lose eyesight. Actually.ebertzjaw
- damn, our whole doc is based on people who outright lie!!!pr2
- when you start loosing eyesight you start seeing colors in 3d.pr2
- our blind photographer works from memory but also is listening to change in breathing when people describe part of the image to her.pr2
- to her.pr2
- Fascinating. Too bad they can't see any images they produce (photograph).monospaced
- that's definitely a very interesting question we are looking for answers to.pr2
- LOSING EYESITE, LOSING. NOT LOOSING, LOSING.seeessess
- bjladams0
^ i don't know man. i lost my hearing 2 years ago now, but can still recollect songs - and thru reading sheet music i can mimic new tunes that i've never heard. the mind is truly amazing. - i know it's not the same as blind remembering images... but still...
- wordmonospaced
- how do you loose it? (if you don't mind sharing)pr2
- acute sensory loss. went from perfect to zero over 6 weeks. no explanation found.bjladams
- there is a deaf composer, Evelyn Glennie. Were you working primarily in visual field?pr2
- yes, i'd just opened my own design studio 2 weeks prior--- but, my phone bill is usually low. ;-)bjladams
- haha! well if you know of artist who went through somethings similar - ideal that the "loss" was part of their work/art making let me know.pr2
- me know as we are still searching for 2 more artists.pr2
- if i find someone who's ideally lost their senses, i'll send them your way.bjladams
- Have you seen that skin-transducer/phon... thing ? Stimulates the nerves to respond to sound thru the skin..mikotondria3
- albums0
bjladams, you're the first one I thought of when I read the post. I wondered your input as you've experienced both sides during your ordeal.
- well.. the worst is getting a journey song stuck in my head and then i can't get it out for weeks.bjladams
- i can't design a logo with "don't stop believing' screeching thru my mind.bjladams
- oh man, your disposition is perfect, you take it in such a well mannered stride :Dalbums
- < what albums said.
You seem like such a top bloke bjladams, you deal with it with such class.Hombre_Lobo
- utopian0
exciting project, good luck.
- zoozoo0
blind photographer, brilliant
- lodef0
very interesting subject matter. I added it to my favorites on indiegogo... I know not as good as contributing but I wish you good luck with it :]
- pr2-3
There is a number of photographers that have lost sight. A number of them picked up photography after the loss. For instance, the subject of our doc was a sculptor before.
- sea_sea0
very inspiring, congrats. can't wait to see the film.
- too bad the blind photographers won't be able to see it, thoughmonospaced
- derp.sea_sea
- pr2-3
- pr2-2
3 days into our super short campaign we are almost 1/4 of the way to our goal. You can still show your support for unique films by donating:
(any amount helps!)
- pr2-3
- is the bottom half to simulate how a blind person might read it? ;-)bjladams
- hmm, well now it's working... here's what i was seeing... http://farm8.staticf…bjladams
- haha - works fine here - just click it so it opens larger
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- pr2-3
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