Changes: A Camera in the Crowd

Revision as of 00:09, 15 December 2006

A Camera in the Crowd[1], also referred to as camera crowd was started in the Summer of 2006 between two friends: Anne Lai and Charlie Lumanlan. They have already tried starting and running different photography/music communities(Exposing Distortion and Enteraction) for two years, but it seems like the third time really is the charm. This is right now the only music&photography blog that we know of.

Anne lives in Houston and Charlie lives in San Francisco.

There a few favorite bands that camera crowd will keep tabs on and inform readers if anything new happens with these bands. This is including, but not excluding any future favorites:

Voxtrot [2] Sparrow House [3] Peter and the Wolf [4] Explosions in the Sky [5] Rilo Kiley/Jenny Lewis [6]

Camera crowd features a type of post called 3 minute entry it's short and easy for the reader in relatively three minutes. The concise description style still provides a good idea of what the band/artist sounds like and also makes available several mp3s and links for the ones who want to know more. These short reads refreshes and separates it from the usual lengthier and in-depth camera crowd posts.

There is also another type of post that features unreleased albums that are about to come out. With these, they will include history of the band, talk about old material, new tours and most importantly the new sound in the upcoming album. There is a track-by-track short one line description that readers can read by hovering their cursor over one of the tracks in the tracklisting.

They also post show reviews, talking about the show not by a technical point, but noting the emotional peaks of the show. Posts will include information about upcoming tour dates, photos from the show and several mp3s. Unlike casual point and shoot snapshots of a show many see on most music blog posts, camera crowd is after all run by two avid photographers and there are always the "for more photos" linking to their Flickrs at the end of the posts.

There is also a part of the blog that is reserved for announcements titled pass it on with the latest date that it was updated, it's right underneath the header. This contains short updates on camera crowd's favorite bands and news readers ought to know and pass on. It also gives a reminder to readers of what posts will be up soon and to tell them if Anne or Charlie is attending a show.

Readers can access the camera crowd photoblog by clicking on one of the thumbnails on the right of the music blog page or directly at [7] The photoblog features three contributing photographers from all over the globe and every few months camera crowd begins accepting applications again for a new batch of photographers. Other than the rotating three photographers, Anne and Charlie post photos on the blog.

This is a relatively young blog run by youngsters, but their love for music and photography cannot be doubted. They welcome CDs, demos and anything that will help the blog run, go to the music blog for the email address.

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 Anne lives in Houston and Charlie lives in San Francisco.
-There a few favorite bands that '''camera crowd''' will keep tabs on and inform readers if anything new happens with these bands. This is including, but not excluding any future faves:
+There a few favorite bands that '''camera crowd''' will keep tabs on and inform readers if anything new happens with these bands. This is including, but not excluding any future favorites:
 '''Voxtrot''' [http://www.voxtrot.net]
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 '''Rilo Kiley/Jenny Lewis''' [http://www.rilokiley.com]
-'''Camera crowd''' features ''3 minute entries'', which is a post that is short and easy for the reader to read in three minutes. The posts still give a good idea of what the band/artist sounds like and provides several mp3s and links for the ones who want to know more.
+'''Camera crowd''' features a type of post called ''3 minute entry'' it's short and easy for the reader in relatively three minutes. The concise description style still provides a good idea of what the band/artist sounds like and also makes available several mp3s and links for the ones who want to know more. These short reads refreshes and separates it from the usual lengthier and in-depth '''camera crowd''' posts.
+There is also another type of post that features unreleased albums that are about to come out. With these, they will include history of the band, talk about old material, new tours and most importantly the new sound in the upcoming album. There is a track-by-track short one line description that readers can read by hovering their cursor over one of the tracks in the tracklisting.
-They also post show reviews with tour dates, photos and mp3s. Unlike casual point and shoot shots of a show from most music blog posts, '''camera crowd''' is after all run by two avid photographers and there are always the "for more photos" linking to their Flickrs at the end of the posts.
+They also post show reviews, talking about the show not by a technical point, but noting the emotional peaks of the show. Posts will include information about upcoming tour dates, photos from the show and several mp3s. Unlike casual point and shoot snapshots of a show many see on most music blog posts, '''camera crowd''' is after all run by two avid photographers and there are always the "for more photos" linking to their Flickrs at the end of the posts.
-There is also a part of the blog that is reserved for announcements, it's right underneath the header. This contains short updates on camera crowd's favorite bands or news readers ought to know. It also gives a reminder to readers of what posts will be up soon or to tell them if Anne or Charlie is attending a show that week.
+There is also a part of the blog that is reserved for announcements titled ''pass it on'' with the latest date that it was updated, it's right underneath the header. This contains short updates on camera crowd's favorite bands and news readers ought to know and pass on. It also gives a reminder to readers of what posts will be up soon and to tell them if Anne or Charlie is attending a show.
 Readers can access the '''camera crowd''' photoblog by clicking on one of the thumbnails on the right of the music blog page or directly at [http://cameracrowd.blogspot.com] The photoblog features three contributing photographers from all over the globe and every few months '''camera crowd''' begins accepting applications again for a new batch of photographers. Other than the rotating three photographers, Anne and Charlie post photos on the blog.