Gratuitous "Artsy" Shot

Gratuitous "Artsy" Shot, originally uploaded by alandicksonslife.

We should probably buy more than one pot and one pan, because our sink looks like this a lot.

On Adelphi St in Fort Greene

On Adelphi St in Fort Greene, originally uploaded by alandicksonslife.

Who would I be if I did not represent my block in my photos?

Adelphi St in Fort Greene! Brooklyn!

Copyrights and Ownership

Here is "my" photograph for today. I made it with seven photographs from my camera. However, I did not push the trigger on the camera. I simply owned the camera and the memory card, so when I returned home the photographs loaded onto my computer.

Who Owns The Rights?
My friend Henry snapped the photos, but I owned the media. Does he have copyright protection? Does my ownership of the media override his copyright? At what point is something you created yours and when point can it become mine? Had I never uploaded this picture, could he still come and claim that it is his? In other words, do you own copyright protections for things you do not know exist?

There is probably some legal jargon out there explaining the technicalities, but I just thought it was worth noting. Perhaps, I should look into it and keep you updated.

[I think John's anger in the animation was caused by this conundrum.]

advertising v. graffiti

advertising, originally uploaded by alandicksonslife.

I was going to go out for a run tonight and bring my camera with me. Instead, I ate too much Chinese food and watched the Biggest Loser.

Here is my photo. I took it two weeks ago or so in the Fulton stop on the G line in NYC.

What do you think about graffiti v. advertising?
How about ugly grammar and misspelled words?

Chris In Bed

Chris In Bed, originally uploaded by alandicksonslife.

First photo for the week. My roommate offers his skills. In this photo he is watching some TV through SlingBox on his computer.

Photo Challenge

I got a new camera this week, a Nikon D200. Since I have been really lazy about typing out posts, I am just going to take a new picture to post everyday this week. Maybe I will even take more, but let's not get carried away. If I do not post a picture everyday, somebody please yell at me.

Challenge
One Day, One Photograph
Seven Days, Seven Photographs