[New-project] Re: [CIMC-work] Global photo site

[Chris Kaihatsu]

Chris C.,

Thanks for the response, and please excuse my delay in replying. Yeah,
the procedures you outline sound totally doable.


Chris K.





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>Hi Chris
>
>I think it's best if we take this to the imc-photos list
>and come back to new-project when we have some answers to
>these questions:
>
> http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/NewProjectPhoto
>
>The imc-photos list is here:
>
>  http://lists.indymedia.org/imc-photos
>
>On Thu 29-Apr-2004 at 06:18:56PM -0500, Chris Kaihatsu
>wrote:
>> Garth, (CIMC,) Clara, Chris, all,
>> 
>> I'm glad this global photo site project idea has
>> prompted your interest, and hopefully the interest of
>> the CIMC Photo collective, as well. 
>> 
>> It seems only fitting that higher-bandwidth media have
>> repositories on par with what is considered a given for
>> text-based communication. I would consider the
>> implementation of this global photo site to be
>> equivalent to what a listserve does for text. 
>> 
>> One concern, then: Would this mean that photogs
>> would/should have to post their photos twice? -- once to
>> their local IMC site, and again for the global photo
>> site? Could some syndication script be implemented in
>> the same manner as it's currently used for
>> www.indymedia.org?
>
>Yes, something could be done, most IMC sites do have a
>RSS feeds for posts that have images, for example this is
>the UK one:
>
>  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/images.rss
>
>However this feed doesn't only contain photo posts,
>grapics, images of posters and suchlike are included.
>
>It would be good to get all the image rss feeds and
>display them lik the global sites does, but I'm not sure
>how we could save people from posting twice.
>
>Personally what I was thinking I would do when this site
>is up and running and for example I have taken a few
>hundred image on a demo is post a dozen (or more) of the
>best ones, without shrinking them first, to the photos
>site. The photos site would then have the versions that
>would be best for using in print etc. Then I would copy
>the scaled versio of the images that the global site would
>generate and post a selection of these on my local IMC and
>also post a link to the page on the global site.
>
>> I agree that some form of outreach -- at very least some
>> announcements -- be rolled into the effort. Would
>> postings on global lists be adequate, or should more
>> elaborate designs take place, incorporating IMC
>> photography?
>
>My only outreach thought so far has been to post to the
>other photos lists:
>
>  http://lists.indymedia.org/#Photo
>
>And I agree with the concerns below.
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>> Chris Kaihatsu
>> (Chicago Indymedia)
>> 
>> 
>> Garth Liebhaber wrote:
>> >All,
>> >
>> > I had an initially negative reaction to the concept of a 
>> > global photo site.  i felt the photogroups did not have 
>> > enough development at the local level to support it in a 
>> > non-hierarchical way.
>> > 
>> > having checked out the wiki pages, i like the basic idea.  i 
>> > think it will serve a great purpose.  i think it will create 
>> > space for many more photographers, particularly as we 
>> > tend to operate on a more individualist level.
>> > 
>> > concerns would be that the project does not try to take on 
>> > too heavy a role that becomes too centralized by default.  
>> > i would even propose that the traditional softwares not be 
>> > used, which utilize the 'editor intensive' center panels.  
>> > perhaps even a multi-newswire system based on topic or 
>> > regions, or something.
>> > 
>> > i would also like to express concern that outreach is done 
>> > so that folks in the imc photo community don't feel 
>> > excluded.  so that folks at least know about it, even if they 
>> > don't participate too much, it is always disconcerting to 
>> > find out that something at the global level which affects 
>> > your passion has happened w/o your knowing at all.
>> > 
>> > I like the lead that is being taken, and would support the 
>> > folks who have done this in whatever minimal time I seem 
>> > to have left.  note also that i recognize this need as 
>> > important and do recognize the phenomena of "too many 
>> > cooks spoiling the brew".
>> > 
>> > solidaritat,
>> > garth
>> > chicago imc photo person
>> > 
>> > p.s. despite my flat tone, I am actually very enthusiastic 
>> > about this, i think it is a decisively beneficial project for 
>> > the media activist/imc community.  put me on the list.
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