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  1. New Theme

    • 09h04, 13 Apr
      2011
    • 17
    1. Karabo_Ngoatle

      Let's do a theme next month for mothers day, everybody must atleast shoot their mothers ( I know that sounds wrong) Alive or dead.

      What do you think of that Tom?

    2. lebogang nkoane

      Yeah — we need a new theme!

      Aside, 19th April — birth date of 75 is next week Tuesday — we could do something on that day? Any ideas?

    3. Tom Stewart

      Mothers day works for me, although my mom hates her pic being taken :P

      I was also thinking about Autumn, seeing as the season is upon us?

      @ltdn - I will be away next week, so won't be able to upload :-/

    4. Uno

      Isn't the 22nd Earth Day? How about a Mother Earth Theme?

    5. Khumbelo

      yeah it's about time... i dig all suggested above. i think on the 19th April we could maybe upload a graph with 75 on it, be it the number 75, the words 'seventy five', 75 subjects (good luck counting). there's lots of ways one can get creative really.

      my2¢

    6. Jeff Rikhotso

      75th B-Day Theme sounds more convincing for me....upload something that shows the number 75....HARD TO FIND I KNOW, BE CREATIVE.

    7. lebogang nkoane

      Alright!

      Two themes — 19th we rock 75;

      On mother's day we rock mom's right.

      I'll set up the system accordingly.

      :-)

    8. lebogang nkoane

      Wait — on the 19th it will the 4th year running — shouldn't then rock the number FOUR instead?

    9. Karabo_Ngoatle

      Four Folla di-line

    10. Zash

      possible theme, Music and photography. with each picture you post, give the name of a song (or post a youtube link) that has the same sort of feeling as the picture itself.

    11. Khumbelo

      @Lebogang hmm four you say? i down with that.

    12. lebogang nkoane

      It is set, the 4th theme — I'll add the mother's day towards end of April.

      @Tom, you can post one — a prior your departure and I'll add it to the theme on the day if you want? or you can to a after-the-fact post. :-)

    13. Tom Stewart

      Awesome, loving the ideas!

      @ltdn - Lemme see if i can do it beforehand otherwise i'll add it afterwards ;-)

      Thanks for all the great ideas, should be fun!

    14. yizzi25

      hey, what about the 27th? freedom day?
      shoot anything that represents freedom.
      what do you guys think?

    15. lebogang nkoane

      Yes!

    16. Jeff Rikhotso

      Agree with FD theme

    17. Karabo_Ngoatle

      Happy 4 year @75

  2. 12 Decades Exhibition

    • 17h13, 07 Apr
      2011
    • 05
    1. Neil Acid

      YAY! can't wait! =]

    2. Jeff Rikhotso

      Hey Daz, when we met outside last weekend at MSL, i went up but the pics were on the floor leaning against the wall all around, was that prep for this weekend or thats how the exhibition's done.

    3. Daz

      @Jeff: Opening was yesterday ... so previous w/end you saw the prep work methinks.
      Good to see you yesterday. Hope you enjoyed the pics! Dunno if too many 75ers were there ... just you, me, Matt & Neil. :-(

    4. Uno

      And what a trio... would've love to been there, can you guys post some photos of the event/exhibition?

    5. Daz

      @Uno: Its on for a month. And then we're planning a party on the roof, with a 'Meet the Photographers' evening (sundowner). Make a plan to get there ... we'll also post the images on Facebook. Possibly on the Joburg Photowalkers website.

  3. Why I don't Watermark my photos

    • 16h30, 30 Mar
      2011
    • 10
    1. Mphela

      hmmmm...I had this argument with someone at some point. we can to the conclusion most designers don't like their hard work stolen from them...and If it has to go the it shall go at a price, yet most artist and some multimedia designer (them in particular) don't really mind and take their product being take as good thing, because that means someone out there like their work and is using it in some way or another. and in that sense it keep the people coming back to see more of your work...

      ...personally I love putting my tag on my work depending on my liking of it...if I like it, its will have the 1ove...M on it, then again thats not quite a watermark is it!

    2. Neil Acid

      I make Art for the sake of Art. And even though I stray sometimes, I am glad I always knock some sense into my mind and get back to being happy. The way I see it is that, I love sharing things that make me happy [that being art, though it took me quite a long while before I was comfortable with sharing my Art and I'm still trying to get the hang of it. Photography has been the easiest.] and I want to see what makes other people happy too. I've been hearing a lot of artists [photographers mostly] shun uploading photographs on the net and so on because of copyright issues. But seriously, if someone steals a low resolution photograph of yours, what's the most they can get out of it? seriously? [I think this is the same as music artists complaining about piracy] . Though the worst they can do, I think, is when they take your photograph, edit it and publish it with your watermark still there and the photograph looking awful!
      Alas, I think people should just chill out on this.
      I sometimes add watermarks to my photographs [small text though] when I remember how sad I get when I see an amazing photograph and yearn to see more from artist but have no clue where to start looking.

    3. Buchu

      "What's the worst that could happen? Someone takes a low-res photo of mine, and copies it, or tries to make money on it, or god forbid, publishes it? MEH..."

      - Exactly!

      I agree with Neil though, when you have a watermark on the picture, it helps
      people to find you. I'm not against the watermark as long as its tastefully done.
      (Unlike my previous watermark experiments)
      :)

    4. Uno

      Interesting discussion/topic.
      I've been contemplating adding a logo/watermark to my photographs, not because I don't want people to take it (as long as it's done respectfully), but maybe because in a way it validates the artistic creation behind it, the same way painters and sculptors sign their work, why not do it with photography? Why not create a way for people to identify one's work now and in the future, when it has been removed from its original context (75, blog, facebook, e-mail, etc.) and when there's no other clue to associate it to its creator?

    5. Diaan

      I watermark so people who are interested in my photos have a starting point for finding me (and thus more photos). That means that like a good, caring parent, I don't orphan my photos. They always have a way to return to their daddy. :P

      All my photos (on here and on my site) have CC licenses anyway.

      As far as the art for the sake of art argument goes, I'm completely against that. Artists need to realise that the more income they have from their art, the easier it becomes for them to develop and grow and eventually make *better* art.

      You need money, yo.

    6. Jeff Rikhotso

      I don watermark, low or high res....i've never thought of it that way......Hmmmmm

    7. Daz

      I don't watermark, because I think it ruins the pic.
      But ... I understand Diaan's points:
      * The pics become orphaned (I include details in EXIF data for that, though its not ideal)
      * You need money, yo.
      That said, I have grown used to seeing Diaan's signature on his pics .... and he nails it, because it is more like a 'signed' work of art, than a 'watermarked logo' ... I like that.
      ... ;-)

    8. Diaan

      Maybe I'm just weird, but I don't like sharing my EXIF data with strangers.

    9. Mphela

      I agree with the signature...Its like an art work.

    10. yizzi25

      hmmm.... very interesting points

  4. For Sale

    • 17h50, 27 Mar
      2011
    • 01
      rodney

      good day matt,

      my email is rodney@zodiaceng.co.za, please contact me regarding the camera.

  5. This is Amazing

    • 13h20, 25 Mar
      2011
    • 01
    1. Daz

      Thanks for the link. Love it!

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