Typical bachelor-pad entryway
What "only in Japan" items can you spot here?
PS I have a slew of photos piling up, promise! Be prepared for an series entitled "Tokyo Trash"
15 October 2008
Tokyo apartment entry-way
Typical bachelor-pad entryway
What "only in Japan" items can you spot here?
PS I have a slew of photos piling up, promise! Be prepared for an series entitled "Tokyo Trash"
06 October 2008
new hobby (lawyer version)
I've been collecting a lot of information on college campuses lately. In fact, this blog blurb is a distraction, but I felt inspired to share after stumbling onto this photo:
[edit: photo removed]
Example of a late-90's era website: scientist bio
(I'm convinced this guy looks totally different in real life.. unfortunately.) Some observations:
EDIT:
Those close and more wise than me suggested that it's risky, or at least in bad taste, to post a photo (or perhaps, a link to the original page with that photo) of someone and describe that photo and website as "geeky" or "old fashioned." Not everyone is a photography hobbyist who makes fun of themselves quite as readily as I do--perhaps I am being insensitive to the plight of a guy who's been asking to have his photo updated for the past 9 years but every year gets told "No!"
What do you think? Is it unwise/unfair/uncooth of me to use such a personal example (a portrait) to make my point that "early/old websites really need to spend money to update their web-presence" ... even when that website is open to the public? Did I understate the fact that I like and find it interesting for people to have a distinct, unique fashion sense?
... related, perhaps more interesting food for thought: corporate photos are a tradition in many industries, and I'm sure a large fraction of employees would prefer to have more control about which photos get used & how their used. Are there employee photo rights? Should there be different levels of "photo use rights" depending whether the photo is in a collage in the lobby or used online?
[edit: photo removed]
Example of a late-90's era website: scientist bio
(I'm convinced this guy looks totally different in real life.. unfortunately.) Some observations:
- Medium-sized schools that got their webpages up in the early days of the internet tend to let it show.
- Schools with a regional view tend to forget that the internet is global
- It is really easy to take a bad portrait
- In extreme cases, it's possible for the geeky look to loop around on itself and be interesting and compelling. You can't fake that.
- Smaller liberal arts schools tend to be arty and updated. Larger-sized schools tend to hire students from liberal arts schools to work in the "Office of website management" corner of IT, which the medium-sized schools can't afford.
EDIT:
Those close and more wise than me suggested that it's risky, or at least in bad taste, to post a photo (or perhaps, a link to the original page with that photo) of someone and describe that photo and website as "geeky" or "old fashioned." Not everyone is a photography hobbyist who makes fun of themselves quite as readily as I do--perhaps I am being insensitive to the plight of a guy who's been asking to have his photo updated for the past 9 years but every year gets told "No!"
What do you think? Is it unwise/unfair/uncooth of me to use such a personal example (a portrait) to make my point that "early/old websites really need to spend money to update their web-presence" ... even when that website is open to the public? Did I understate the fact that I like and find it interesting for people to have a distinct, unique fashion sense?
... related, perhaps more interesting food for thought: corporate photos are a tradition in many industries, and I'm sure a large fraction of employees would prefer to have more control about which photos get used & how their used. Are there employee photo rights? Should there be different levels of "photo use rights" depending whether the photo is in a collage in the lobby or used online?
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