[guido]

It is me or does this photo (or about 2 similar) appear every week on a new disability website or disability magazine advert:



It's a crap photo anyway for all sorts of reasons, and I first came across it when I was looking for a stock photo for my home page over a year ago, and it was one I rejected. What this tells me is that there aren't enough good photos of beautiful wheelchair users looking "happy and free" in a wheelchair. Now many of you have posted photos in various threads and I KNOW there are some good looking chicks on this site.

If you know anyone who's handy with a camera, get them to take some pro-level shots of you in this ilk - like this woman (i remember the original magazine article about her travels) - and stick them up on the various stock photo sites and earn yourselves some cash every time a business uses them - e.g. istockphoto.com

You can then revel in glorious pin-up vanity, businesses can be a little more creative, and I don't have to look at the same crap photo so often.

It's a win-win-win!

[dangerousdave]

Whats that thing she is sittin in

[LuckyinKentucky]

dangerousdave, on Feb 19 2010, 09:25 AM, said:

Whats that thing she is sittin in

Same thing I was thinkin Dave.... wheeels are wheels though right. Probably most average folks out there wouldnt recognize much difference between that heap and an ultralight on spyn's.

[graphic]

guido, on Feb 19 2010, 03:12 PM, said:

"there aren't enough good photos of beautiful wheelchair users"

Happy to oblige guido, happy to oblige - and I think I've got some Speedo's somewhere!
Clive

This post has been edited by graphic: 20 February 2010 - 01:25 AM

[ClaraTaylor]

graphic, on Feb 20 2010, 01:24 AM, said:

guido, on Feb 19 2010, 03:12 PM, said:

"there aren't enough good photos of beautiful wheelchair users"

Happy to oblige guido, happy to oblige - and I think I've got some Speedo's somewhere!
Clive

Ooohhh do it! I'd pay to see that imagine.


It's something I've noticed before every time you see someone in a chair it's always some awful thing that looks the ones you find in hospitals designed for taking anything that doesn't move fast enough for the nurses needs.
Perhaps I should get Scribs to get the camera out again when we go out and raise some money so that he can keep spoiling me with wonderful meals and flowers!

[guido]

ClaraTaylor, on Feb 20 2010, 10:51 AM, said:

graphic, on Feb 20 2010, 01:24 AM, said:

guido, on Feb 19 2010, 03:12 PM, said:

"there aren't enough good photos of beautiful wheelchair users"

Happy to oblige guido, happy to oblige - and I think I've got some Speedo's somewhere!
Clive

Ooohhh do it! I'd pay to see that imagine.


It's something I've noticed before every time you see someone in a chair it's always some awful thing that looks the ones you find in hospitals designed for taking anything that doesn't move fast enough for the nurses needs.
Perhaps I should get Scribs to get the camera out again when we go out and raise some money so that he can keep spoiling me with wonderful meals and flowers!

The romantic meal might make a wonderful mood setting for the Disabled Masterchef link. My god, we're onto something here....

As for the speedos, Clive, you're gonna be some devo's dream. Maybe we should do an Apparelyzed Calendar for 2011? CT - you and Scribs have already got February. GB has obviously got December. Just need a red suit big enough... The Yanks better have November with Thanksgiving and all that jazz.

Any other volunteers? Which month? Why? And how photographed?

[Lucydog]

I would seriously volunteer to do a naked calender in an ummmmm tasteful manner. Can I do January in the snow please?!

[dangerousdave]

Febuary in the snow
March in the snow

[guido]

Lucydog, on Feb 20 2010, 11:15 AM, said:

I would seriously volunteer to do a naked calender in an ummmmm tasteful manner. Can I do January in the snow please?!

dangerousdave, on Feb 20 2010, 11:21 AM, said:

Febuary in the snow
March in the snow

Sure Lucy, and we can get some fake snow in for all the other months.
Right that's 2011 sewn up. Best get on with 2012 (Olympic version!)

[graphic]

ClaraTaylor, on Feb 20 2010, 10:51 AM, said:

graphic, on Feb 20 2010, 01:24 AM, said:

guido, on Feb 19 2010, 03:12 PM, said:

"there aren't enough good photos of beautiful wheelchair users"

Happy to oblige guido, happy to oblige - and I think I've got some Speedo's somewhere!
Clive

Ooohhh do it! I'd pay to see that imagine.

It's strictly NO sale and return in the event of certain disappointment Clara!

guido, on Feb 20 2010, 11:02 AM, said:

As for the speedos, Clive, you're gonna be some devo's dream.

Nightmare more likely, lol.

[Trinity]

dangerousdave, on Feb 20 2010, 11:21 AM, said:

Febuary in the snow
March in the snow

I'll do April...in the snow!

[guido]

Trinity, on Feb 20 2010, 11:58 PM, said:

dangerousdave, on Feb 20 2010, 11:21 AM, said:

Febuary in the snow
March in the snow

I'll do April...in the snow!

*giggle giggle* that's a bit rude, Trin!

[Trinity]

guido, on Feb 21 2010, 12:24 AM, said:

Trinity, on Feb 20 2010, 11:58 PM, said:

dangerousdave, on Feb 20 2010, 11:21 AM, said:

Febuary in the snow
March in the snow

I'll do April...in the snow!

*giggle giggle* that's a bit rude, Trin!

Dirty dirty boy

[StillFingers]

Trinity, on Feb 20 2010, 04:33 PM, said:

guido, on Feb 21 2010, 12:24 AM, said:

Trinity, on Feb 20 2010, 11:58 PM, said:

dangerousdave, on Feb 20 2010, 11:21 AM, said:

Febuary in the snow
March in the snow

I'll do April...in the snow!

*giggle giggle* that's a bit rude, Trin!

Dirty dirty boy

Guido, exactly which stock photo sites do you visit

If aging long haired hippy types are allowed, I'll take May since Trin is doing April...just don't ask me to pose near any sandbars, they are evil

This post has been edited by StillFingers: 21 February 2010 - 02:41 AM

[Soryfam]

I'd do July-- my birthday is the 8th, and what with Independence Day and all it would work well. I have red hair so if I wore something blue and white we'd have the red, white and blue! Maybe a flag and some fireworks?

Sandy

[ClaraTaylor]

Lucydog, on Feb 20 2010, 11:15 AM, said:

I would seriously volunteer to do a naked calender in an ummmmm tasteful manner. Can I do January in the snow please?!

You'll pose naked in the snow?! Gods that's making me feel whimpish for not wanting to go outside and take the compost out!

Best get a spare set of batteries for the camera Guido!

[guido]

Lordy lordy! This is turning into something!

So I've given it some thought, and obviously it would need Simon's approval if it were to be an "Apparelyzed 2011"

Maybe democracy, with a few final judicious eyes, should sort this.

"Applicants" who'd like a month - or a tastefully collaged part of a month, if it goes crazy - should submit photos on this thread. We can then decide which to use and suitable quotes, one-liners, etc.. and then collect originals for print at the end.

However, the constraints would be:

- Photos need to be of a high resolution so they print well
- Postage costs mean sorting this from one country is prohibitive, so someone would have to volunteer to organise printing & distribution in each country, having been given the originals.
- It could either be not for profit, or profits given to Spinal charity of our choosing - each nation chooses its own charities
- Simon's approval
- Orders to be taken before print runs so there is no wastage or loss.

[greybeard]

Laudable to want to collect for a charity, but who do you think will want to buy your product. I may be out of sync here, but I suspect the production costs are likely to be far greater than the takings.

[rue2you]

I could do May (Mother's Day) with all 6 of my children!! I'm no beauty, but I'm happy, I can smile, and I have a cool chair! Does that count?
I mentioned pictures of people in their chairs on one thread when I was new here so that I could see what you all had on your chairs like tires, foot plates, spokes, back rests, cushions, etc. I was brand new to all this, didn't have a clue about any of this stuff and the medical group was ready to order my chair and was asking all these questions about what cambor I wanted and I didn't have a clue!! So, I thought if I got on here and asked for people to put pictures on, then I could ask them about what I saw and what it was and they could educate and help me. A picture is worth a million words you know. I was answered back "are you kidding" so it didn't go over to well. I was then educated on the weirdo's who like to stalk these places and get some kind of weird kick out of our photos (which once again proved how clueless I was to this new way of life) so I dropped and had to learn a different way.
I have seen that stupid picture many places too. It is so unrealistic and gives a bad impression. I love graphic design and I have thought about trying to come up with some stuff myself. But....where I live is podunkville and not a market for it. Marketing is not my talent so I wouldn't no what else to do!
Guido...check out this link http://gotprint.net/...loadCalendar.do

[Tetracyclone]

greybeard, on Feb 21 2010, 12:42 PM, said:

Laudable to want to collect for a charity, but who do you think will want to buy your product. I may be out of sync here, but I suspect the production costs are likely to be far greater than the takings.

Good point GB. I mean, how big can the pool of devos be? Not big enough, I wager.

[guido]

Tetracyclone, on Feb 21 2010, 06:45 PM, said:

greybeard, on Feb 21 2010, 12:42 PM, said:

Laudable to want to collect for a charity, but who do you think will want to buy your product. I may be out of sync here, but I suspect the production costs are likely to be far greater than the takings.

Good point GB. I mean, how big can the pool of devos be? Not big enough, I wager.

Haha, I agree with you both. Wasn't going to try to market them outside this site, but just for a laugh for people here (i.e. a print to order run).

But am happy to have it as a daft thread too!

You can still send in the photos: keep the pervs and devos happy!

[Slowlegs]

ClaraTaylor, on Feb 20 2010, 11:51 AM, said:

graphic, on Feb 20 2010, 01:24 AM, said:

guido, on Feb 19 2010, 03:12 PM, said:

"there aren't enough good photos of beautiful wheelchair users"

Happy to oblige guido, happy to oblige - and I think I've got some Speedo's somewhere!
Clive

Ooohhh do it! I'd pay to see that imagine.

I'd pay not to. Sorry, couldn't resist.

This post has been edited by Slowlegs: 21 February 2010 - 06:58 PM

[StillFingers]

In this age of boundless technology why on earth would we destroy trees for a calender; old school thinking, watermark each photo with each subject's or a single copyright notice; if necessary, and build a simple HTML based solution and or an eDoc; PDF, etc. solution, and put the gimp/crip calender on every desktop, laptop, pda, iphone, etc...

There are a few of us geekoids on this site that could do this...leverage us.

Jerry

This post has been edited by StillFingers: 21 February 2010 - 07:37 PM

[guido]

StillFingers, on Feb 21 2010, 07:23 PM, said:

In this age of boundless technology why on earth would we destroy trees for a calender; old school thinking, watermark each photo with each subject's or a single copyright notice; if necessary, and build a simple HTML based solution and or an eDoc; PDF, etc. solution, and put the gimp/crip calender on every desktop, laptop, pda, iphone, etc...

There are a few of us geekoids on this site that could do this...leverage us.

Jerry

Great: so all those who volunteered start posting the photos! (I'm just looking forward to seeing Trin and April getting jiggy in the snow!)

[edlee]

I dated an April,,, when I was young. Don't remember doing anything in the snow with her,,, but there was this pile of leaves,,,,,,

I'm certainly no calender model,,, tho I have had staples about my middle,,, but I don't think they took pictures. I would, however, love to have a screen saver with all you lovelies on it.
ed

[jules]

I'd be up for it too, i've done modelling, catwalk and photoshoots and have some photos that I own the royalties to.

[Doodle]

I could be up for this too.

[guido]

Come on then: send in the photos. Let's get it going!

[greybeard]

Well, you lovelies can't take the photos yourselves can you? So I think I'll have to volunteer. (I want to get in first before old Scribs wakes up to the possibilities)

Sounds like time for me to service the old scooter and prepare to tour the countryside with my trusty camera.

After all, who else could you trust to take naked pics but a harmless old geezer like me?

Of course, I would have to stay overnight while the scooter recharges, but I'm perfectly house-trained and everything.

Just email your addresses and I'll trundle out to ensure you are posed exactly right to capture all your best features for posterity. It might take some time to get the best shot, but never fear, my camera holds several thousand images.

This post has been edited by greybeard: 22 February 2010 - 04:02 PM

[guido]

greybeard, on Feb 22 2010, 04:01 PM, said:

Of course, I would have to stay overnight while the scooter recharges, but I'm perfectly house-trained and everything.

Just shut him in the kitchen overnight with the dogs. He'll be alright!