Comments for Pixoul Photography http://www.pixoulphotography.com Photos by Sean Sosik-Hamor Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Official UDS-N group photo and personal photo set by Official UDS-P group photo and personal photo set – Pixoul Photography http://www.pixoulphotography.com/2010/11/01/official-uds-n-group-photo-and-personal-photo-set/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Official UDS-P group photo and personal photo set – Pixoul Photography Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:01:47 +0000 http://www.pixoulphotography.com/?p=260#comment-1330 [...] déjà vu all over again! It looks just like last year, only a bit more organized! Since getting everyone balanced in a group photo the size of this is [...] [...] déjà vu all over again! It looks just like last year, only a bit more organized! Since getting everyone balanced in a group photo the size of this is [...]

]]> Comment on Manipulating election results by Sean Sosik-Hamor http://www.pixoulphotography.com/2011/06/12/manipulating-election-results/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Sean Sosik-Hamor Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:04:05 +0000 http://www.pixoulphotography.com/?p=533#comment-830 Oh, indeed, photographers in the United States do indeed have the legal right to not only photograph anyone in a public place but also sell those photos for non-commercial, editorial, or art use without obtaining a model release. But the example of a high school is a gray area. Is a high school gymnasium a public place? It's indoors on private property. But that private property is funded by public funds and holding a public event. So does that legally make it a public place? It depends on who can afford more expensive lawyers. I just happen to have that above-mentioned mental checklist of ethics when I'm composing photographs and reviewing shots going through my workflow. Even if I have the legal right to photograph something that doesn't mean I always feel right doing so. If something embarrasses someone I won't accentuate it. If someone is doing something embarrassing but asks me to photograph it anyway I happily will (say, the OEM Lobby Bar photos from UDS Maverick). If someone politely asks me to delete a photo I've taken of them I will. If someone (incorrectly) tells me I'm breaking the law by photographing them and threatens me then I'll inform them of my rights but also offer to delete the photos if they change their tone politely ask me. However that mental checklist of ethics is also highly skewed and biased by my definition of aesthetic. What someone personally finds embarrassing, ugly, or their worst feature I may find fascinating and striking. And this is what I meant by dignity. If I think the photo looks good then I hope my subject will too. Oh, indeed, photographers in the United States do indeed have the legal right to not only photograph anyone in a public place but also sell those photos for non-commercial, editorial, or art use without obtaining a model release. But the example of a high school is a gray area. Is a high school gymnasium a public place? It’s indoors on private property. But that private property is funded by public funds and holding a public event. So does that legally make it a public place? It depends on who can afford more expensive lawyers.

I just happen to have that above-mentioned mental checklist of ethics when I’m composing photographs and reviewing shots going through my workflow. Even if I have the legal right to photograph something that doesn’t mean I always feel right doing so.

If something embarrasses someone I won’t accentuate it. If someone is doing something embarrassing but asks me to photograph it anyway I happily will (say, the OEM Lobby Bar photos from UDS Maverick). If someone politely asks me to delete a photo I’ve taken of them I will. If someone (incorrectly) tells me I’m breaking the law by photographing them and threatens me then I’ll inform them of my rights but also offer to delete the photos if they change their tone politely ask me.

However that mental checklist of ethics is also highly skewed and biased by my definition of aesthetic. What someone personally finds embarrassing, ugly, or their worst feature I may find fascinating and striking. And this is what I meant by dignity. If I think the photo looks good then I hope my subject will too.

]]> Comment on Manipulating election results by Charlie http://www.pixoulphotography.com/2011/06/12/manipulating-election-results/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Charlie Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:37:32 +0000 http://www.pixoulphotography.com/?p=533#comment-822 This is interesting. I've always been of the opinion that people in public have no privacy - the reason photos can be captured, is because light reflecting off the subject has bombarded you and your lens. If you wish to capture and save that which has entered your personal space, what's the problem? As I understand it, in the USA, you own the photo you took.. provided it was obtained legally (not peeping in windows, etc). The aspect of expectations (crazy high resolution DSLRs) might change my opinion a bit. I wouldn't think to hide my ballot from a camera across the room, but if one were in my face (and I cared to maintain privacy), I might. hmmm. This is interesting. I’ve always been of the opinion that people in public have no privacy – the reason photos can be captured, is because light reflecting off the subject has bombarded you and your lens. If you wish to capture and save that which has entered your personal space, what’s the problem? As I understand it, in the USA, you own the photo you took.. provided it was obtained legally (not peeping in windows, etc).

The aspect of expectations (crazy high resolution DSLRs) might change my opinion a bit. I wouldn’t think to hide my ballot from a camera across the room, but if one were in my face (and I cared to maintain privacy), I might. hmmm.

]]> Comment on Official UDS-O group photo and personal photo set by alex chiang: web 6.0 » uds-o, budapest scenery edition http://www.pixoulphotography.com/2011/05/18/official-uds-o-group-photo-and-personal-photo-set/comment-page-1/#comment-604 alex chiang: web 6.0 » uds-o, budapest scenery edition Mon, 23 May 2011 04:44:54 +0000 http://www.pixoulphotography.com/?p=380#comment-604 [...] and anyway, you can see all of Sciri’s fantastic people photos on his site [...] [...] and anyway, you can see all of Sciri’s fantastic people photos on his site [...]

]]> Comment on Official UDS-O group photo and personal photo set by Elérhetőek a budapesti UDS hivatalos képei » Somlói Richárd blogja http://www.pixoulphotography.com/2011/05/18/official-uds-o-group-photo-and-personal-photo-set/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Elérhetőek a budapesti UDS hivatalos képei » Somlói Richárd blogja Wed, 18 May 2011 18:18:13 +0000 http://www.pixoulphotography.com/?p=380#comment-543 [...] alatt, többek között a szokásos csoport fotókat is, amelyeket a mai napon elérhetővé tett a blogján bárki [...] [...] alatt, többek között a szokásos csoport fotókat is, amelyeket a mai napon elérhetővé tett a blogján bárki [...]

]]> Comment on Official UDS-O group photo and personal photo set by novatillasku.com » Blog Archive » Imágenes Oficiales de la UDS-O de Budapest http://www.pixoulphotography.com/2011/05/18/official-uds-o-group-photo-and-personal-photo-set/comment-page-1/#comment-541 novatillasku.com » Blog Archive » Imágenes Oficiales de la UDS-O de Budapest Wed, 18 May 2011 16:51:57 +0000 http://www.pixoulphotography.com/?p=380#comment-541 [...] efectivamente estaba en lo cierto, hace un momento en su blog se anuncia el set oficial para Oneiric, y será de éste de donde serán escogidas las que se incluirán en la [...] [...] efectivamente estaba en lo cierto, hace un momento en su blog se anuncia el set oficial para Oneiric, y será de éste de donde serán escogidas las que se incluirán en la [...]

]]> Comment on Official UDS-N group photo and personal photo set by Official UDS-O group photo and personal photo set – Pixoul Photography http://www.pixoulphotography.com/2010/11/01/official-uds-n-group-photo-and-personal-photo-set/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Official UDS-O group photo and personal photo set – Pixoul Photography Wed, 18 May 2011 15:24:05 +0000 http://www.pixoulphotography.com/?p=260#comment-539 [...] UDS-N in Orlando where I found out on short notice that I would be the official photographer I came a bit more [...] [...] UDS-N in Orlando where I found out on short notice that I would be the official photographer I came a bit more [...]

]]> Comment on Official UDS-N group photo and personal photo set by Adnan Hodzic http://www.pixoulphotography.com/2010/11/01/official-uds-n-group-photo-and-personal-photo-set/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Adnan Hodzic Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:29:34 +0000 http://www.pixoulphotography.com/?p=260#comment-355 Pictures are simply phenomenal and I hey you forgot to "gimp me in" into the group photo! Pictures are simply phenomenal and I hey you forgot to “gimp me in” into the group photo!

]]> Comment on Official UDS-N group photo and personal photo set by Dustin Kirkland http://www.pixoulphotography.com/2010/11/01/official-uds-n-group-photo-and-personal-photo-set/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Dustin Kirkland Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:48:41 +0000 http://www.pixoulphotography.com/?p=260#comment-352 Great job, Sean! Pictures look excellent. Your ladder looked perilously unstable ;-) Cheers, :-Dustin Great job, Sean! Pictures look excellent. Your ladder looked perilously unstable ;-)

Cheers,
:-D ustin

]]> Comment on Official UDS-N group photo and personal photo set by Ubuntu Developer Summit Natty, Thursday and Friday | SenseHofstede.nl http://www.pixoulphotography.com/2010/11/01/official-uds-n-group-photo-and-personal-photo-set/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Ubuntu Developer Summit Natty, Thursday and Friday | SenseHofstede.nl Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:57:04 +0000 http://www.pixoulphotography.com/?p=260#comment-348 [...] Pictures! This entry was posted in English Posts, Planet Ubuntu, Planet Ubuntu NL and tagged ubuntu, uds-natty. Bookmark the permalink. ← Nieuw Ubuntu NL loco-contact [...] [...] Pictures! This entry was posted in English Posts, Planet Ubuntu, Planet Ubuntu NL and tagged ubuntu, uds-natty. Bookmark the permalink. ← Nieuw Ubuntu NL loco-contact [...]

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