October 9th, 2008 at 10:11 am (Readers, Volunteerism)
So, gay marriage is legal in CA, and now all of a sudden there’s this little ballot measure which aims to constitutionally ban same-sex marriages in CA.
If you have free time and are a Californian, please go here to sign up to make calls and phonebank against the proposition.
I wouldn’t ask that you do this, normally — I am not one to shove politics down someone else’s throat. However, those in favor of Prop 8, mostly conservative Christians who belong to organized religions with lots and lots of money, are rallying troops from everywhere, even out of state. This is unacceptable, as this is California’s election.
So, if you have the time, please donate some of it and make a few calls to just get in people’s heads.
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September 19th, 2008 at 3:14 pm (Photography, Questions, Readers)
So, in my endless pursuit of becoming a great photographer, I’ve come into contact with people who have talent, brains, an eye, “that touch…” Whatever you call it, I’ve met some really, truly awesome people. One of these people is a fantastic gal by the name of Dottie. Dottie is talented. Really talented. (Go look for yourself: her new site just launched yesterday!) She and I were having a conversation about what makes or breaks a photographer, particularly in the web 2.0 world. It was mentioned that she didn’t have serious followers until she started her 365 project. That got my gears grinding.
If you aren’t new to the site (and chances are, if you’re one of the two people who is reading this, you aren’t) then you’ll remember I had a 365 project going a while back. It lasted for, oh, fifteen days. That left me with 350 days to go. That seriously ain’t cool.
Now, I already done gone and removed the photos, removed t