Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina- I well understand the dilemma, which is why I re-thought myself. When you're trying to elicit support, you have to be careful about pummeling potential donors with endless brickbats; at the same time you have to honestly present the conditions on the ground. A very tough call. I think the first image is perhaps too happily domestic, and the second perhaps too edgy. I have very little experience gauging the effect in the situation these images will be for. I look at both images and think how dramatically changed household life could be by adding just an iron skillet and a set of cooking utensils, or a stainless steel collander and measuring cups. Small things that would be a godsend. Is this for Heifer Int'l again? Now that's a terrific organization. Arche --- Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> wrote: > At 06:09 PM 8/2/2006, you wrote: > >That is, if you're going for a pitiless > >depiction of poverty, which may not serve. > >Arche > > Arche - This is a very hard call for me. I don't > want to depress > everybody with photos of abject poverty, but my > purpose in the slide > shows is to raise money for self-development > organizations. I > usually start with some photos to show the actual > conditions; > otherwise, nobody will get it. I have people who > ask "Why should I > give money to programs in Central America when there > is need here in > our community?" Half of the money we raise stays in > local hunger > relief agencies but, unless they have actually been > to developing > countries, most people have no idea that poverty and > hunger here > don't begin to compare to poverty and hunger in > Central America. The > only way I know to show that, short of taking them > with me, is to > show these photos. I try to end the slide shows > with hope, showing > projects that are working to "teach them to fish" so > that people > understand that what they give will actually make a > difference. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA > http://www.tinamanley.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com