http://www.willisbros.net/blog/2005/07/26/oksmile-for-the-camera/ The WBB is a group blog written by the Willis brothers and their friends. We talk about eGovernment, Inspirado, Lifehacks and Fire Fighting. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:11:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 http://www.willisbros.net/blog/2005/07/26/oksmile-for-the-camera/#comment-18678 john_carrico Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:09:03 +0000 http://www.willisbros.net/blog/2005/07/26/oksmile-for-the-camera/#comment-18678 very interesting observation. i was just recently in chicago on business and thought i would take a tour of the Sears Tower (don't do it if you have not already), and that is when i first came to the realization myself of the Asian fascination with image making. i had witnessed it before but not fully processed how often i notice Asians snapping pictures of things that seem to be of no interest or fascination. being an image maker myself i began to wonder...do they know something i don't, are these what seem to be snapshots just your ordinary snapshot or are they creating something unique. new york, chicago they were everywhere with still cameras video cameras capturing anything and everthing. in the end i came to the conclusion that sometimes magic happens and you have this incredible picture with no effort that you want to show everyone enlarge and frame for your wall, all the others are just memories that you have created. no one can take them away. give it 5, 10 or 20 years you will be thankful for that ordinary picture of you your best friend or your family wherever it may have been. in time what was an ordinary picture will become soo much more. very interesting observation. i was just recently in chicago on business and thought i would take a tour of the Sears Tower (don’t do it if you have not already), and that is when i first came to the realization myself of the Asian fascination with image making. i had witnessed it before but not fully processed how often i notice Asians snapping pictures of things that seem to be of no interest or fascination. being an image maker myself i began to wonder…do they know something i don’t, are these what seem to be snapshots just your ordinary snapshot or are they creating something unique. new york, chicago they were everywhere with still cameras video cameras capturing anything and everthing. in the end i came to the conclusion that sometimes magic happens and you have this incredible picture with no effort that you want to show everyone enlarge and frame for your wall, all the others are just memories that you have created. no one can take them away. give it 5, 10 or 20 years you will be thankful for that ordinary picture of you your best friend or your family wherever it may have been. in time what was an ordinary picture will become soo much more.

]]> http://www.willisbros.net/blog/2005/07/26/oksmile-for-the-camera/#comment-18681 chris Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:06:38 +0000 http://www.willisbros.net/blog/2005/07/26/oksmile-for-the-camera/#comment-18681 so true so true

]]> http://www.willisbros.net/blog/2005/07/26/oksmile-for-the-camera/#comment-18682 Jer Wed, 27 Jul 2005 20:49:59 +0000 http://www.willisbros.net/blog/2005/07/26/oksmile-for-the-camera/#comment-18682 "Hey, Wang -- what's with the pictures? Its a parking lot for chrissakes!" “Hey, Wang — what’s with the pictures? Its a parking lot for chrissakes!”

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