Hello, Welcome -and- starting things off :)

[Cara Quinn]

Hi All, and welcome to the Blind Photography List! :)

So glad to have y'all here!

To start off the discussion, I'll re-post the note I posted to the VIPhone list about how the iDevices have influenced me as a photographer.

I'll also elaborate on a few more points in my note in a few later messages. For now though, here is part of the original VIPhone note.

Have a lovely day All!

Cara :)

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For myself, I've always loved shooting images both when I could see and after that changed. Not only was the advent of digital photography a godsend as I could have the complete abandon and confidence of getting great shots and not needing to worry about running out of film, but when the iPhone became accessible and Apple had the amazing quality of insight and inclusion to make the camera app fully accessible, it was (and still is) a very moving experience for me, for which I'm eternally grateful! :)

So often, because people would assume the question, 'Why on earth would a blind person want to use a camera?' it is still amazingly refreshing to me that Apple completely flew in the face of this wrongly held assumption and by doing so, made it possible for many more of us to either continue the art we love or have the flexibility to become acquainted with a new experience taking photos, perhaps for the first time…

Though I'd already had quite a bit of experience composing shots both behind and in front of the camera, I decided it would be fun to sit in on a photo class that the Braille Institute offers, here in LA. I liked it so much I ended up enrolling in it and used my iPhone constantly, sharing shots I'd take with the instructor / class.

I was like the only iPhone user in the class at the time and the quality of the pics really did make an impression on the instructor… There were also class projects similar to the one just discussed in this thread and also an exhibition which I'll post about later! :)

Anyway, for those of you whom find that you really do benefit from the iDevices as cameras, would you mind sharing your experiences and how these devices help you? Conversely, for those whom may not feel this way, what improvements could be made that you feel might help you be able to use the cameras on iDevices more easily and creatively?

Thanks a bunch y'all! Great topics and experiences! thanks so much for sharing!…

Smiles,

Cara :)
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