To My Beloved Photography Friends

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08/06/2008 01:43:02 PM · #1

I am 16, and unfortunatly still a Girl Scout. Mock all you want, it looks damn good on a college application form. Anyways, i am trying to do a Gold Award(the highest award i can get in girly scouts) and was trying to get by by having my huge 65 hour project be doing 50 meaningful photographs. In other words, i was going to yo 50 challenges and be over with it. But i just got verbally beaten by the local head queen Girl Scout lady about my project not being 'concrete' enough for her. Obviously this was more for me then benifiting my community(you guys) and the Girl Scout head haunchos dont like that. So i need help coming up with an idea for a project concerning photography that will physically benifit my community(you guys). help?

Art Roflmao

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08/06/2008 01:47:20 PM · #2

This website could use a new coat of paint.

slickchik

Olympus OM-D E-M1

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08/06/2008 01:48:43 PM · #3

First of all, why should anyone mock you? I don't think anyone here would make fun of you about being a girl scout but if anyone else does...be proud of who you are and of what is important to you.

Secondly, let me think on this and get back to you.

HeiSch

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

08/06/2008 01:49:13 PM · #4

Kathrine, scout projects, as yous tated at the end have to benefit a community. These projects are a lot easier to push through your approval channels if they benefit your local community, right? So here the idea: Create a photo documentation around your community (beauty in the ordinary, eco-issues (popular!), buildings, local flowers, animals,...). And then create an exhibit in your library, town hall...
???

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08/06/2008 01:50:19 PM · #5

Originally posted by HeiSch:

LOL! that sounds great! ah ha, i mujst mull over this one for a bit

Jammur

Nikon D300

08/06/2008 01:50:41 PM · #6

How about 50 photographs showing the meaningful relationship between the Girl Scouts and your real world community.

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08/06/2008 01:50:55 PM · #7

Originally posted by slickchik:

dude, i mock myself for being a girl scout. thats why i said that. and any ideas you might have would be fabulous:)

TCGuru

Canon EOS-40D

08/06/2008 01:51:32 PM · #8

This is a tough question. There is little you can do on the internet to physically benefit a community.

Perhaps you can use your photography to benefit your community at home. I would advise sitting down with a notebook and writing down some ideas that could help the folks around you. Something that may help families in need??

I don't know hon. Like I said, tough question.

jhomrighaus

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08/06/2008 01:52:40 PM · #9

Perhaps you could organize Photography Exhibition for Charity, or coordinate with local photographers to aid a non-profit organization or charity in getting some good advertising photos. Perhaps a Local historic group could use some assistance in photo documentation of some of their collections. Perhaps you could work with photographers to obtain rights to produce some selected prints for a charity auction. There should be lots of ways to use photography to help your community. Being an Eagle Scout myself I know what you are going through in coming up with a project.

tootsweet

08/06/2008 01:53:22 PM · #10

Why not volunteer your time to take photos at charity events? Or perhaps take photos at local schools, generally they have websites and I know the quality of pics are not good. Perhaps you could "help" the local Chamber of Commerce with thier directory by taking photos of local buisnesses and business people. Just some ideas.

Keep up the good work, one of my best friends from high school got her Gold Award. I was working on my Wo-He-Lo for Camp Fire at the same time. We helped each other out loads. Ultimately, there were 2 Gold Awards, 3 Wo-He-Los and 5 Eagle Scouts from my graduating class.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

08/06/2008 01:54:58 PM · #11

Originally posted by HeiSch:

So here the idea: Create a photo documentation around your community (beauty in the ordinary, eco-issues (popular!), buildings, local flowers, animals,...). And then create an exhibit in your library, town hall...
???

I like this idea. Or some sort of photojournalism / awareness-raising project.

LoudDog

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

08/06/2008 01:55:52 PM · #12

Find a local charity or non-profit and ask what you can do for them with your camera. Or do a book "my community", "My town", photograph local events, make a tourist book for your town... Lots of ideas.

And I think the Girl Scouts is stupid (just kidding!)

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08/06/2008 01:57:29 PM · #13

oh hey! good idea on my part i think. maybe i could do a charity fundraiser for Ray of Hope or something here locally as

jhomrighaus said, and people on the dpc could donate photos or something. All procedes to the Oragnization. Sound good? is that even legal?

dassilem

Nikon D90

08/06/2008 02:01:11 PM · #14

Originally posted by jhomrighaus:

... Perhaps a Local historic group could use some assistance in photo documentation of some of their collections.

I like this idea...isn't the point for YOU to do something that benefits the community?? Not get others to donate to your project??

Sorry, if I sound negative. You are getting some good ideas here.

Ivo

08/06/2008 02:01:31 PM · #15

Time / Life used to put out a great series of photo books called,"A Day In The Life" of some country or another. It was really quite extraordinary. You could do something similar with your Guiding Troop / Community. It would involve organizing, editorial, phot0graphy, etc. Furthermore, it can then be bundled and sold within the community as a fund raiser.

Just a thought and BTW, you Gals make great cookies!! ;-)

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

08/06/2008 02:03:36 PM · #16

Animal Shelters and Rescue Organizations are in constant need of people to take decent photghraphs of their candidates for adoption.

They usually operate on a shoestring, and are glad to have talented volunteer aid.....and it looks to me like you do decent work.

Do a *REALLY* good thing in your community and stick with it after your project is over.

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08/06/2008 02:03:52 PM · #17

Originally posted by dassilem:

Originally posted by jhomrighaus:
... Perhaps a Local historic group could use some assistance in photo documentation of some of their collections.

I like this idea...isn't the point for YOU to do something that benefits the community?? Not get others to donate to your project??

Sorry, if I sound negative. You are getting some good ideas here.

if i organize the whole thing and am, say, a curator for a charity fundraiser, that counts as me benifiting the community

Message edited by author 2008-08-06 14:04:01.

raish

Olympus C-2500L

08/06/2008 02:04:06 PM · #18

You're a girl scout, ie young, and hopefully bright eyed and bushy tailed. There's plenty of old fogeys like me that benefit from being around some of that. (I speak for myself). You might benefit from the influence of an old fogey giving you some of that wise and world-weary advice they possess. (I speak a whole lot less for myself just there).

You can keep using the virtual stuff and get feedback and ideas from people here, as indeed you are doing :-)

Maybe there's someone in your neck of the woods that's be willing (or even excited) to have a little involvement - adding the weight of some grey matter when the blue meanies start pushing the goddamn kid with the camera... You get my drift?

It's just a thought. Anyone around Montana up for some social documentation? (e.g.)

08/06/2008 02:05:15 PM · #19

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

thanks for the animal shelter idea, i just got a kitty from the pound and i think its a fabulous idea. lol thanks for liking my photos too:)

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08/06/2008 02:08:04 PM · #20

Originally posted by raish:

lol yes i guess i am bright eyed and bushy tailed:) i have managed to bother alot of good photographers from around here, although one of them is running off to Africa here in a few weeks so i cant chase him around having q/a sessions. do you know any other photographers from montana?

Foolish Ice

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

08/06/2008 02:10:57 PM · #21

How about organizing an event, getting together people that wouldn't have the means to get profesional family photos taken and local photographers. Maybe see if the local art school or camera club could donate the use of a studio and volunteer some students. That way you are helping the students build their portfolios and the families by having nice portraits taken.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

08/06/2008 02:11:45 PM · #22

Donate 100 boxes of those cookies to Art Roflmao?

08/06/2008 02:13:09 PM · #23

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Donate 100 boxes of those cookies to Art Roflmao?

lol shut up Art