![[Photo: Nelson Knit-out in the Park]](http://photos3.flickr.com/4386588_4929bbde26_t.jpg)
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Another interview with me about Craftivism
![[Photo: Nelson Knit-out in the Park]](http://photos3.flickr.com/4386588_4929bbde26_t.jpg)
Tuesday, August 9, 2005
My Photography
![[Photo from Sudanese Procession: Many Voices]](http://photos23.flickr.com/31595845_e934302c31_m.jpg)
For a long time, I mainly focused on the technical documenting of an event - getting an overview of the crowd, showing the location, maybe getting individual shots of speakers or performers. I was mainly concerned with getting the information about an event - X number of people participated in action Y at location Z.
Having been paying a lot closer attention to photography - both in publications and by other photographers on Flickr - I've recognized that it's usually not good enough to just document the information. A good photo tells a story and appeals to the eye. More personal photos - showing one or two people in context, rather than a whole crowd - tend to give the viewer more of a sense of connection to the image. That hopefully draws them into the story.
The other thing is looking for angles and backgrounds that provide contrast and "visual interest". A lot of my shots have tended to show something or someone interesting, but against a background that they don't stand out against. Now I'm trying to find situations that have high contrast. A recent photo from the Sudanese Procession is a great example of contrast.
photo, photography, quality, Flickr.
Sudanese Procession
![[Photo from Sudanese Procession: Deng speaks]](http://photos23.flickr.com/31619517_304acdf3c5_m.jpg)
We called on the Canadian government to push for a peacekeeping mission in Sudan to support (and help enforce) the peace process there.
You can see a number of my photos from the event.
Calgary, march, peace, protest, rally, Sudan, Sudanese.
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