On 5/6/12 1:54 PM, Caroline Becker wrote:
Can we please focus on the idea and facts instead of
(in)appropriate
tones ?
I think that trying a professional "Wiki Loves Women" before even
trying to do it as a crownfounded, volunteer project is, as least,
strange. It makes me sad, as a volunteer photographer, to be
"forgotten" or taken for nothing.
Hi Caroline. I apologize if the idea (which has barely been fleshed out
- it was just a bunch of folks tossing ideas around one day and that one
came out and hasn't been touched since, even the title isn't anything
official, I just was touching on the crowd sourced idea of say WLM)
sounded like we'd be paying people to take photographs, that is not what
I intended. I think having quality equipment and being able to support
people with what they need financially to make these images happen would
be great - whether it's purchasing or renting props, renting a studio
space, supporting a chapter to acquire a camera or quality film
equipment, etc.
I like to think that everyone, like Wiki Loves Monuments, who
participates would be volunteers. I am also a volunteer photographer for
Commons. I know what type of equipment (whether it's Photoshop or open
source applications, decent cameras, film equipment, lighting, etc) that
it takes to bring high quality content that is desperately needed for
Commons. I think having high quality images taken by participants
(whether professional or hobbyist) would make a really impressive impact
on article quality! I also think it'd be able to serve as a cool way to
encourage professional and hobbyist photographers to participate who
might be more interested in taking images of people rather than things
(not every photographer likes to take pictures of buildings!). Many
photographers have no clue Commons exists, and this could be another
interesting way of getting folks involved.
Again, this is nothing that I have solidified or set in stone or even
thought about since it was discussed last year. I just think it'd be
cool to see something that involves community (and not necessarily
relies on WMF grants) within and outside Wikimedia to help fix some of
the visual problems we have.
Love that project idea you just shared!
-Sarah
I'd like to know what can be done, what has already be tried, what
worked and didn't work. If projects like
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sarahdarkmagic/prismatic-art-collection… has
many backers from this list. In one word, to focus on projects and
actions.
Caroline
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