Comments on: teaching a photographer to fish, part two http://www.scarlettlion.com/2009/11/teaching-a-photographer-to-fish-part-two.html Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:51:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Scarlett Lion http://www.scarlettlion.com/2009/11/teaching-a-photographer-to-fish-part-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-3196 Scarlett Lion Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:52:37 +0000 http://www.scarlettlion.com/?p=2158#comment-3196 Hi Duckrabbit, Thanks for your comments on my post. I have more thoughts on this, coming soon, as well. Feel free to re-post this on A Developing Story. I also told the photographers (including Bill) in my workshop about the site as a potential place to send their photos. SL Hi Duckrabbit,

Thanks for your comments on my post. I have more thoughts on this, coming soon, as well. Feel free to re-post this on A Developing Story. I also told the photographers (including Bill) in my workshop about the site as a potential place to send their photos.

SL

]]> By: duckrabbit http://www.scarlettlion.com/2009/11/teaching-a-photographer-to-fish-part-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-3191 duckrabbit Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:40:55 +0000 http://www.scarlettlion.com/?p=2158#comment-3191 A great post Glenna. Of course many countries in Africa have more advanced media. I think your spot on. The bigger NGO's could for example run a competitive workshop led by an expereinced photographer like yourself. The most promising photographer could be offered a contract, a long with ongoing and regular support from yourself. This was everyone benefits ... but alas! Funny isn't it NGO's have no hesitation hiring local people to write endless guff, but not to properly photographically capture their work. Can we reprint this post on A Developing Story? and would you like to become a contributor? Be great to push some of the great stuff here out to another audience. A great post Glenna.

Of course many countries in Africa have more advanced media.

I think your spot on. The bigger NGO’s could for example run a competitive workshop led by an expereinced photographer like yourself. The most promising photographer could be offered a contract, a long with ongoing and regular support from yourself.

This was everyone benefits … but alas!

Funny isn’t it NGO’s have no hesitation hiring local people to write endless guff, but not to properly photographically capture their work.

Can we reprint this post on A Developing Story? and would you like to become a contributor? Be great to push some of the great stuff here out to another audience.

]]> By: Amy http://www.scarlettlion.com/2009/11/teaching-a-photographer-to-fish-part-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-3189 Amy Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:51:05 +0000 http://www.scarlettlion.com/?p=2158#comment-3189 Glenna, I think your doing some great things for the Liberian people. Especially the photo workshop. As a fellow photojournalist, I think it's important to teach the craft and to inspire and equip Liberians to tell their own stories. Great job! Glenna,

I think your doing some great things for the Liberian people. Especially the photo workshop. As a fellow photojournalist, I think it’s important to teach the craft and to inspire and equip Liberians to tell their own stories. Great job!

]]> By: glenna http://www.scarlettlion.com/2009/11/teaching-a-photographer-to-fish-part-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-3185 glenna Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:33:14 +0000 http://www.scarlettlion.com/?p=2158#comment-3185 @Bikejuju -- I actually think it's very difficult for a local photographer to make a presence online. Bandwidth is incredibly expensive and difficult to come by, and often eye-poking-out-frustratingly slow. There are other small things that people in the West don't even think about - for example, many photo templates are available for purchase at a reasonable price that a Liberian *might* be able to afford, but that assumes he has a credit card with which to purchase it. @Bikejuju — I actually think it’s very difficult for a local photographer to make a presence online. Bandwidth is incredibly expensive and difficult to come by, and often eye-poking-out-frustratingly slow.

There are other small things that people in the West don’t even think about – for example, many photo templates are available for purchase at a reasonable price that a Liberian *might* be able to afford, but that assumes he has a credit card with which to purchase it.

]]> By: Bikejuju http://www.scarlettlion.com/2009/11/teaching-a-photographer-to-fish-part-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-3183 Bikejuju Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:06:01 +0000 http://www.scarlettlion.com/?p=2158#comment-3183 A provocative and accurate post. I would say an equally large part of this equation is how local photographers are able to represent their work when international commissioners are seeking local documenters. In these days when blogs or portfolio sites are so easy to set up, local photographers should be encouraged to make a presence for themselves online, with clear contact information. A provocative and accurate post. I would say an equally large part of this equation is how local photographers are able to represent their work when international commissioners are seeking local documenters. In these days when blogs or portfolio sites are so easy to set up, local photographers should be encouraged to make a presence for themselves online, with clear contact information.

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