Re: [pinhole-discussion] WWPPD Press Release - Last call for comments!
on 3/12/01 6:45 AM, Guy Glorieux at guy.glori...@sympatico.ca wrote: Colin, just a word to say that your input was tremendously appreciated! I whole heartily agree. James
Re: [pinhole-discussion] WWPPD Press Release - Last call for comments!
Simon Cygielski wrote: This may be too late, as I didn't have a chance to read my mail since Thursday, but I think that Colin's edit of the press release reads better than the one posted on pinholeday.org. Simon Hi Simon! Thanks for your comment. The Press Release, like any other document intending to convey a particular message from a group of people, was developed through the efforts and input of several members of the Coordinating Team. The wording and paragraph structure were chosen following a lot of group discussion and successive iterations on what we believed was the best way of transmitting the message to the media that a group of pinhole photographers were launching a worldwide pinhole photography day. Colin did a splendid job at providing a fresh perspective on what we had put together from my initial draft press release some three weeks ago and we retained many of the improvements he generously offered. At the same time, there were also many times where the specific wording we had chosen was based on a thorough discussion of what we really intended to say and we decided to retain that particular wording or structure. This was not intended to minimize Colin's efforts, but rather to add one additional level of contribution to a collective effort. If you ever get involved in a similar process or if you get to read a lot of similar documents, you come to will realize that ultimately the final document constitutes the common ground between many different perspectives on each of the points being addressed, one of them being the requirement that it should read in the best possible language... -:)) Hope this helps! And, Colin, just a word to say that your input was tremendously appreciated! Cheers, Guy
Re: [pinhole-discussion] WWPPD Press Release - Last call for comments!
This may be too late, as I didn't have a chance to read my mail since Thursday, but I think that Colin's edit of the press release reads better than the one posted on pinholeday.org. Simon
Re: [pinhole-discussion] WWPPD Press Release - Last call for comments!
At 09:22 PM 3/8/01 -0800, you wrote: I was about to say that I am pleased to see that the press release uses worldwide -- and that I hope that continues as the official, if not consistent, term. I think world wide is a web term; and worldwide is the more appropriate term. But then I see that the text of the press release uses world wide. And worldwide. www.pinholeday.org use World Wide. Thanks for pointing out the places where we missed this - we'll correct it to worldwide. Please make it worldwide! It really does read better. That means it should be WPPD, not WWPPD. See subject line above. The press release looks good. http://www.pinholeday.org does not seem to be hyperlinked in the press release. The press release is intended to be circulated as both print and on the web. The one posted to the web site is the press release information, which is our focus at the moment. (all things in time) One question. Perhaps I have missed it. On this date, pinhole photographers from all over the planet are invited to take their pinhole boxes, shoot a picture, and post the image at http://www.pinholeday.org.; Post the image by when? Same day? (That will leave those of us who do not do our own procedssing out of the event.) All shoot the same day? Or shoot earlier and post the same day? I would suggest shooting all on April 29, and posting within a week. We have been working on these details and they are not yet finalized. The web site will contain that information once it is ready. My praise to all for the good work. Thanks, from all of us! We are working hard, and things are coming together. Gregg _ Pinhole Visions at http://www.p at ???
Re: [pinhole-discussion] WWPPD Press Release - Last call for comments!
Hi all, I apologize for editing, but having been an editor for many years, it becomes instinctive This is how I (humbly and with due respect for all who have contributed) would write the proposed pinhole day announcement. ** World Pinhole photographers join to create first Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day April 29, 2001 On April 29, 2001, pinhole photographers around the world are invited to shoot a picture with a pinhole camera and post it at http://www.pinholeday.org. Pinhole Visions, the worlds largest Internet pinhole organization, has taken the lead in establishing Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. A pinhole camera can cost nothing to make, says Gregg Kemp, leader of the team coordinating the event. But it can change the way you look at things, he says. The ten other volunteer members of the coordinating team and pinholers worldwide share Greggs view. Plans for the event quickly crystallized after Hong Kong pinhole enthusiast Zernike Au told fellow pinholers about his dream of a world pinhole day. Our challenge has been to transform this simple idea into a successful event. We hope the power of the Internet will contribute to making the day a creative stimulus for pinhole photographers everywhere. Pinholers new and experienced are encouraged to share their vision and celebrate the magical world of pinhole imagery. Pinhole photography relies on a tiny hole--rather than a lens--to form an image. Any lighttight box with a tiny hole on one side and photographic film or light-sensitive paper on the opposite side is enough to create a pinhole photograph. A piece of black tape suffices to control the light entering the camera to form images on the light-sensitive material. Pinhole cameras have unique characteristics. The images they create are softer than the images most people know from lens cameras. Pinhole images have infinite depth of field. The images they create have a unique geometry. The long exposures they usually require allow photographers to explore the notion of time in unfamiliar ways. Interest in pinhole photography has grown in the past several decades. There are now several thousand professional and amateur enthusiasts around the world, all seduced by the beauty of the often surreal images pinhole cameras can create. The raw materials available for a lenseless camera range from an empty oatmeal box to a camping van--any lighttight box can be used. We invite interested people around the world to participate in the first Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, April 29, 2001. For more information, please visit our web site at: http://www.pinholeday.org. Organizing Committee Gregg Kemp, coordinating team leader (USA) Zernike Au (Hong Kong) Diana Bloomfield (USA) Jean Daubas (France) Larry Fratkin (USA) Guy Glorieux (Canada) James Kellar (USA) Edward Levinson (Japan) Pam Niedermayer (USA) Guillermo Peñate (Canada) George Smyth (USA) __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [pinhole-discussion] WWPPD Press Release - Last call for comments!
Hi everybody! After lots of team work and comments from various sides, Diana Bloomfield has crafted a new Press Release to announce to the world the birth of the first WorldWide Pinhole Photography Day on April 29, 2001! It is posted at http://www.pinholeday.org/org/?page=pr where you can all read it. This is your last chance to make comments, suggestions, additions, modifications, in short put your own mark on it. We are open for consultations until Saturday Noon. I was about to say that I am pleased to see that the press release uses worldwide -- and that I hope that continues as the official, if not consistent, term. I think world wide is a web term; and worldwide is the more appropriate term. But then I see that the text of the press release uses world wide. And worldwide. www.pinholeday.org use World Wide. Please make it worldwide! It really does read better. That means it should be WPPD, not WWPPD. See subject line above. The press release looks good. http://www.pinholeday.org does not seem to be hyperlinked in the press release. One question. Perhaps I have missed it. On this date, pinhole photographers from all over the planet are invited to take their pinhole boxes, shoot a picture, and post the image at http://www.pinholeday.org.; Post the image by when? Same day? (That will leave those of us who do not do our own procedssing out of the event.) All shoot the same day? Or shoot earlier and post the same day? I would suggest shooting all on April 29, and posting within a week. My praise to all for the good work. Tom
[pinhole-discussion] WWPPD Press Release - Last call for comments!
Hi everybody! After lots of team work and comments from various sides, Diana Bloomfield has crafted a new Press Release to announce to the world the birth of the first WorldWide Pinhole Photography Day on April 29, 2001! It is posted at http://www.pinholeday.org/org/?page=pr where you can all read it. This is your last chance to make comments, suggestions, additions, modifications, in short put your own mark on it. We are open for consultations until Saturday Noon. You can address your comments either to Diana Bloomfiled atdlhbl...@mindspring.com or to me atguy.glori...@sympatico.ca Once all comments have been received, we will work on the final/final version which will then be translated and distributed around the five continents! This will be a historic moment. -:))This is when we will again call on you to become messengers to spread the word around your local communities. Congratulations Diana and others for your work on this Press Release! And congratulation to the whole Organizing Team for the massive work they've put to turn this dream into reality! Cheers, Guy Glorieux
