Take it easy kid, I gotta finish this article
Image by Ed Yourdon
Note: this photo was published in an Apr 8, 2010 Mexican blog titled Podcast #42: Maternidad sobreinformada." It was also published in a May 27, 2010 blog titled "Strategies for the Work-Bound Stay-At-Home-Moms (and Dads)." And it was published in a Dec 10, 2010 At Home Moms blog, with the same title and detailed notes as what I had written on this Flickr page.
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in a Feb 6, 2011 blog titled "The top 5 benefits of being a work at home mom."
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This was taken on the east side of Broadway, between 86th and 87th Street. I thought it was intriguing that the woman was concentrating so completely on whatever she was reading, while absently patting her baby -- who looked like it was desperately trying to reach the bottle of milk that was just a little too far.
I stopped in front of them, and took a good 10-15 seconds to frame and focus the shot. The mother didn't notice me at all...
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This is part of an evolving photo-project, which will probably continue throughout the summer of 2008, and perhaps beyond: a random collection of "interesting" people in a broad stretch of the Upper West Side of Manhattan -- between 72nd Street and 104th Street, especially along Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.
I don't like to intrude on people's privacy, so I normally use a telephoto lens in order to photograph them while they're still 50-100 feet away from me; but that means I have to continue focusing my attention on the people and activities half a block away, rather than on what's right in front of me.
I've also learned that, in many cases, the opportunities for an interesting picture are very fleeting -- literally a matter of a couple of seconds, before the person(s) in question move on, turn away, or stop doing whatever was interesting. So I've learned to keep the camera switched on (which contradicts my traditional urge to conserve battery power), and not worry so much about zooming in for a perfectly-framed picture ... after all, once the digital image is uploaded to my computer, it's pretty trivial to crop out the parts unrelated to the main subject.
For the most part, I've deliberately avoided photographing bums, drunks, drunks, and crazy people. There are a few of them around, and they would certainly create some dramatic pictures; but they generally don't want to be photographed, and I don't want to feel like I'm taking advantage of them. I'm still looking for opportunities to take some "sympathetic" pictures of such people, which might inspire others to reach out and help them. We'll see how it goes ...
The only other thing I've noticed, thus far, is that while there are lots of interesting people to photograph, there are far, far, *far* more people who are *not* so interesting. They're probably fine people, and they might even be more interesting than the ones I've photographed ... but there was just nothing memorable about them.
Stroller
Image by Ed Yourdon
This was taken at a children's playground on Amsterday Avenue and 77th Street, where a water sprinkler was keeping several young children cool and wet in the hot summer afternoon...
Note: this photo was published in an Aug 16, 2010 blog titled "10 Do’s & Dont’s for your Email Marketing." It was also published in an Oct 18, 2010 blog titled "Mid-South women hosting meet-ups for moms."
Moving on to 2011, the photo was published in a Jun 12, 2011 blog titled "GUIDA ALL’ACQUISTO DEL PASSEGGINO E DELLA CARROZZINA – quinta parte."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Mar 31, 2012 blog titled "Baby Doll Stroller In The Water Sprinkler."
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This is part of an evolving photo-project, which will probably continue throughout the summer of 2008, and perhaps beyond: a random collection of "interesting" people in a broad stretch of the Upper West Side of Manhattan -- between 72nd Street and 104th Street, especially along Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.
I don't like to intrude on people's privacy, so I normally use a telephoto lens in order to photograph them while they're still 50-100 feet away from me; but that means I have to continue focusing my attention on the people and activities half a block away, rather than on what's right in front of me.
I've also learned that, in many cases, the opportunities for an interesting picture are very fleeting -- literally a matter of a couple of seconds, before the person(s) in question move on, turn away, or stop doing whatever was interesting. So I've learned to keep the camera switched on (which contradicts my traditional urge to conserve battery power), and not worry so much about zooming in for a perfectly-framed picture ... after all, once the digital image is uploaded to my computer, it's pretty trivial to crop out the parts unrelated to the main subject.
For the most part, I've deliberately avoided photographing bums, drunks, drunks, and crazy people. There are a few of them around, and they would certainly create some dramatic pictures; but they generally don't want to be photographed, and I don't want to feel like I'm taking advantage of them. I'm still looking for opportunities to take some "sympathetic" pictures of such people, which might inspire others to reach out and help them. We'll see how it goes ...
The only other thing I've noticed, thus far, is that while there are lots of interesting people to photograph, there are far, far, *far* more people who are *not* so interesting. They're probably fine people, and they might even be more interesting than the ones I've photographed ... but there was just nothing memorable about them.
Drypers Learn & Love in-store event in Malaysia - SCA
Image by SCA Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget
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To support this initiative, a nationwide “Learn & Love” in-store campaign will run for seven weeks at selected major retail outlets across Peninsula and East Malaysia, to generate consumer interest and excitement about this first Drypers special edition range.
Every weekend from now until the first week of September, consumers who purchase any Drypers Wee Wee Dry “Learn & Love” special edition pack will have the chance to get a special family photo taken on-the-spot. The Drypers “Special Moments” family portrait will be photographed at attractive Drypers booths setup in participating retail stores. Photos taken are then instantly printed out and inserted into a specially designed Drypers “Learn & Love” frame, for consumers to take home as a unique memoir of their special family moment together with Drypers!
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Drypers Learn & Love in-store event in Malaysia - SCA
Image by SCA Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget
www.sca.com SCA baby diaper brand Drypers Wee Wee DRY has launched a Learn & Love special edition in Malaysia. The educational diaper design turns diaper changing into a special moment of bonding between moms and babies.
To support this initiative, a nationwide “Learn & Love” in-store campaign will run for seven weeks at selected major retail outlets across Peninsula and East Malaysia, to generate consumer interest and excitement about this first Drypers special edition range.
Every weekend from now until the first week of September, consumers who purchase any Drypers Wee Wee Dry “Learn & Love” special edition pack will have the chance to get a special family photo taken on-the-spot. The Drypers “Special Moments” family portrait will be photographed at attractive Drypers booths setup in participating retail stores. Photos taken are then instantly printed out and inserted into a specially designed Drypers “Learn & Love” frame, for consumers to take home as a unique memoir of their special family moment together with Drypers!
www.facebook.com/SCA
www.twitter.com/SCAeveryday
Sprinkler
Image by Ed Yourdon
This was taken at a children's playground on Amsterday Avenue and 77th Street, where a water sprinkler was keeping several young children cool and wet in the hot summer afternoon...
Note: this photo was published as an illustration in an undated (Nov 2009) Mahalo blog titled "How To Conserve Water," at www-dot-mahalo-dot-com-slash-how-to-conserver-water. It was also published in an Oct 5, 2010 blog titled "A New York Story." And it was published in an undated (mid-Oct 2010) Baby Buggy Products blog, with the same erudite title as the caption that I put on this Flickr page.
Moving into 2011, the photo was also published in a Jul 21, 2011 blog titled "Heat "dome" descends on mid atlantic region: what are the coolest places to visit this summer?"
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This is part of an evolving photo-project, which will probably continue throughout the summer of 2008, and perhaps beyond: a random collection of "interesting" people in a broad stretch of the Upper West Side of Manhattan -- between 72nd Street and 104th Street, especially along Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.
I don't like to intrude on people's privacy, so I normally use a telephoto lens in order to photograph them while they're still 50-100 feet away from me; but that means I have to continue focusing my attention on the people and activities half a block away, rather than on what's right in front of me.
I've also learned that, in many cases, the opportunities for an interesting picture are very fleeting -- literally a matter of a couple of seconds, before the person(s) in question move on, turn away, or stop doing whatever was interesting. So I've learned to keep the camera switched on (which contradicts my traditional urge to conserve battery power), and not worry so much about zooming in for a perfectly-framed picture ... after all, once the digital image is uploaded to my computer, it's pretty trivial to crop out the parts unrelated to the main subject.
For the most part, I've deliberately avoided photographing bums, drunks, drunks, and crazy people. There are a few of them around, and they would certainly create some dramatic pictures; but they generally don't want to be photographed, and I don't want to feel like I'm taking advantage of them. I'm still looking for opportunities to take some "sympathetic" pictures of such people, which might inspire others to reach out and help them. We'll see how it goes ...
The only other thing I've noticed, thus far, is that while there are lots of interesting people to photograph, there are far, far, *far* more people who are *not* so interesting. They're probably fine people, and they might even be more interesting than the ones I've photographed ... but there was just nothing memorable about them.
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