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A Photographers Challenge: Your favorite HDR Photo
8 Feb 2010 | 8:00 amI didn’t want to us the word “best” in the title of this challenge. In my opinion we (photographers) never get to a “best” point. We just keep learning improve on our work. To quote one of my photograph professors I had in college: “Practice does not make perfect, practice makes permanent” – Charles Luce The challenge: Comment with a link to your photo of your favorite HDR which you photographed. I will choose my favorite of all of the HDR photos submitted and the winner will receive a surprise gift and an invitation to HDRSpotting.com where you… -
Jesse Ian Dunn
7 Feb 2010 | 8:00 amI took this on Saturday night at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ. That night was a big reunion since I was seeing my old band Fairmont play. In addition an old friend Jesse Ian Dunn played and some other friends showed up which I haven’t seen in years. I decided to keep it light and only bring a camera and lens but no flash. I pushed my ISO up to 5000 and started shooting away. Yes, some photos are still going to come out blurry but if you have a steady hand you can get some sharp images even at 1/25. This is an example of one of the many photos I took that night. You can see… -
Unique Bike Challenge Winner!
6 Feb 2010 | 8:00 amOn January 5th I posted my first photographers challenge. The challenge was titled “Unique Bicycle“. Yesterday was the last day to submit and on this wintery morning I spent some time picking which submission I think is the most unique. It was a tough choice. I really appreciate everyone who took the time to photograph a bicycle for the challenge and I do hope you submit again for the next one. With that said the winner of the Unique Bicycle challenge is Paul Giunta. Paul photographed the bicycle you see above at Long Beach, California. When I look at the bicycle it… -
Church in the rock in black & white
5 Feb 2010 | 8:00 amMelissa and I were on vacation in Arizona visiting her friend Katie. We took a drive from Tempe to Sedona in order to experience the famous red rocks. During the road trip we head about the Church in the rock. When we pulled up to the incredible sight I knew I had to spend some time capturing the church in all of its glory. The color version of this photo was published in Issue 19(11/2008) of JPG Magazine on pages 40 & 41. http://jpgmag.com/photos/961074 Date: 08/16/2008 Location: New York City, NY HDR: Nine Exposures Available for print http://imgry.net/e2 Available for print in color…
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Photowalk List
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Photowalk Host Spotlight – Andrew Smith
9 Feb 2010 | 9:00 amPlease tell us about yourself. I’m a husband, dad of two and a middle school band and music teacher in central Pennsylvania. Music’s an obvious art, but I think teaching is also, so it’s not a stretch to be inclined to enjoy creative outlets. How did you first hear about photowalking? Not sure where I first heard of the concept, but I spotted one in Georgetown (D.C.) hosted by Jeff Revell a few years back. Jeff’s web site has been a good resource for photowalkers, particularly earlier on before there were too many other resources. How many photowalks did you attend… -
Cosplay Photowalk in Taipei, Taiwan
9 Feb 2010 | 4:18 amDate 02/20/2010 Time 10:30am Start the year of the tiger off with some cosply photography in Taipei. RSVP and more info at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=296640948275&ref=nf Address NTU, Sports Center, Taipei, Taiwan Submitted by Craig Ferguson Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts -
Introducing the Photowalk Host Spotlight Interview Series
8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 amThat’s right! Tomorrow will be the first Photowalk Host Spotlight. It’s an interview series specifically for those who host photowalks. Learn more about the people who organize your photowalks. Read their best tips on hosting and also joining a photowalk. If you are interested in being a part of the series please get in touch with us and we would be happy to feature you in the spotlight! -
Photowalk DC – National Archives and Chinese New Years Parade
7 Feb 2010 | 6:32 pmDate 02/21/2010 Time 12:00 – 5:00 February 24th marks the last day that photography will be allowed in the National Archives. This photowalk is a chance for us to take advantage of the time left. Please come with a good attitude, some reverence for the documents we’ll be seeing, and a fast lens. We’ll meet on the steps of the National Archives at noon and spend the next hour inside. Around 1 or 1:30 we’ll hit the metro and head toward Chinatown and find a good spot to watch the Chinese New Years Parade. The parade runs til 5:00 after which we’ll break and either… -
2nd Akron, Ohio Photowalk
5 Feb 2010 | 4:22 amDate 04/24/2010 Time 2pm Again we will be walking the downtown area of Akron, OH. More details will be posted closer to the walk http://www.photowalkakron.com/ Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts
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On Assignment: Trip Jennings
7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pmA couple of months ago I got to photograph adventure kayaker Trip Jennings for Canoe & Kayak Magazine. Given we were fresh out of 80-foot waterfalls for him to navigate in Howard County, we instead chose the shore of relatively somnambulistic Centennial Lake at sunset…__________Prologue is PastFWIW, this is the back end of the What, Me Worry? post from a few weeks ago. Since the magazine is out, I can now publish some of the photos here.So we'll skip the pre-production info (since you can read it in exhausting detail on the other post) and just hit the lighting stuff.Soft Boxes Gathering… -
Behind the Scenes on Sunshine
3 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pmAmerican Cinematographer has a wonderful piece online about both the theory and the execution of the lighting in Sunshine. It's a SciFi movie, about the death of the sun and a mission to jumpstart it with a nuclear bomb.There's a lot of technical stuff, which I of course love. But the most interesting thing to me was psychological. They added impact to the eventual sun close-ups by starving the set of any warm colors whatsoever during the earlier sequences.There was a lot of green screen, obviously. As such, they had to create dynamic light proxies for the sun, so the actors could react to… -
On Assignment: The Glass Menagerie
1 Feb 2010 | 11:45 amSince 1983, when I started stringing assignments for the Leesburg (FL) Commercial, I have always gravitated toward community journalism. I just find it intimate and rewarding to work within a tight geographic area and get to know the people who live all around you.In the 27 years since, I have obviously gotten the chance to shoot in many interesting and exotic places in the years that followed. But I always gravitate back towards shooting locally -- especially where self-directed photographic projects are concerned.Last year, I photographed Michael Stebbins, who is the creative and artistic… -
Snooty, Yet Warm
29 Jan 2010 | 12:00 pmDavid Honl has just started shipping a gold-interior version of his popular 8" speed snoot, dubbed the Honl Zebra 8. When the light passes through the snoot, it bounces around and picks up the warm color -- similar to using a warming gel on your key light. Which makes it great for for lighting human beings, especially those from Great Britain.It's a store-bought homage to an old trick I first picked up from my friend Chris Usher. He used to scrounge manilla folders when shooting biz portraits in an office. Just roll 'em up and make a warm snoot with a rubber band.The effect is similar, albeit… -
Put a Li'l Boom in Your Pocket: The Matthews Scissors-Clip
28 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pmI had a few people ask about how I mounted the SB-800 in the ceiling for the John McIntyre photo last week. I used a Matthews Scissor-Clip, a sweet little light stand / cable clamp made just for suspended ceilings.Hit the jump for more info and pics.__________Here it is with nothing attached -- and upside down from its normal orientation. The grooved, "X-Wing" style base opens and closes to securely grab the panel-holding framework of a suspended ceiling, and drop down with a 5/8" male stud.It'll hold any small light, obviously including an umbrella clamp and speedlight combo. Best yet, it…
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My Favorite Camera Bags
9 Feb 2010 | 10:04 amOne of my readers recently suggested I do a round up of my favorite camera bags. I’ve reviewed many bags here on Photofocus, but as I often say, there is no perfect bag. Just as I wouldn’t think of owning just one camera lens, I wouldn’t think of owning just one camera bag. You need different bags for different tasks. Here are my favorites, in no particular order. The BODA V3 Lens Bag I reviewed this bag here – http://photofocus.com/2010/02/01/mini-review-of-the-boda-v3-weatherproof-lens-bag/ – it’s a working bag. I wouldn’t use it to ship my gear… -
Random Photo News
9 Feb 2010 | 4:08 amNikon has issued firmware update 1.01 for the D3s http://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/46079/c/648/r_id/127673 for Windows and http://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/46080/c/241/r_id/127673 for Mac Zoom Media has announced zoomIt – which is a card reader for your iPhone or iPod. Presumably, it will also work with the iPad. The price is a hefty $59.95 – making it the most expensive SD card reader I am aware of. Ships in April. Nikon has announced two new wide-angle lenses. The 16-35mm F/4 G ED VR ($1295) and the new 24mm F/1.4 G ED prime… -
I Watched A Pelican Soar Today
8 Feb 2010 | 3:54 pmCopyright Scott Bourne 2010 - All Rights Reserved It was very windy here today. The pelicans took a break from their fishing and just seemed content to soar in place. I swear they were just playing around. One pelican soared in the same place for almost a full minute, then circled around and did it again and again and again. He was 200 feet up in the air. He wasn’t even soaring over the beach. He was just hanging (literally) out. I found myself studying this behavior and In an uncharacteristic zen mood today. I was trying to draw some conclusions from the bird’s behavior. More… -
Customizing your Camera Raw defaults in Lightroom
8 Feb 2010 | 4:31 amCopyright Scott Bourne 2010 - All Rights Reserved Guest Post by Rob Sylvan Follow Lightroomers on Twitter If you find you are making a lot of the same adjustments to your raw photos after import, or perhaps you have a favorite Camera Profile that you want to be your regular starting point, then it is time to update your default settings to suit your tastes! Don’t worry as you can always go back to the Adobe defaults or even customize yours again in the future. Here’s how: 1. Start with a unprocessed raw file that is well exposed and not in need of too much work. 2. Adjust the… -
Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Masters
7 Feb 2010 | 4:02 amAuthor: Michael Frye Publisher: Focal Press Review by Conrad J. Obregon Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and Eliot Porter were amongst the greatest landscape photographers of the twentieth century. Unlike many of today’s photographers, they used film. The book Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Masters tries to translate their techniques into the language of modern digital photography. The first part of the book, called “Technical Foundations” deals with the basic techniques of digital photography with emphasis on how those techniques might be…
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Apple Aperture 3.0 Awesomeness
9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 amI’m usually a flag waver for artistic vision rather than gear or the tools of our craft, but this calls for an exception: just minutes ago Apple announced the much anticipated Aperture 3.0. And it’s the bomb. I’m lucky enough to have been using it for several months now.There’s few things I think photographers will want to know about this new release. First, and most importantly, driving this software feels like you’re driving a German sports car. Aperture 3.0 has the power and grace that we’ve come to expect from Apple. Second, it’s got new features for days...My favorites off… -
Michal Garcia Wins Trip to Our Studio from Hong Kong
3 Feb 2010 | 5:11 amIf you were tuned in here during the 8 weeks before the New Year, then you knew that I was giving away roundtrip airfare and accommodations to come visit us here at the Seattle studio from anywhere in the world. Here's the original post. All you needed to do? Post pictures of you with my latest book The Best Camera Is The One That's With You to my Facebook Fan page and/or my TBCITOTWY Amazon Page.The winner? Michal Garcia. And he's really hurting my pocketbook, because we're bringing him all the way from Hong Kong. But it'll be worth it. Please give a shout out below.Hundreds of entries came… -
Mike Relm Slays It
1 Feb 2010 | 8:41 amNot sure what "it" refers to in the title of this post, but whatever "it" is, Mike Relm's blowing "it" up. I had the good fortune of getting to know Mike last week at Sundance. His live DJ performance mixing both audio and video, was one of my highlights from the festival. Turns out Mike is also a solid director too--one you should know about--as evinced by the video above. I'd had a similar idea before, but Mike executed it far better than what was going on in my beany little brain. Make sure to watch the whole vid to "get" it. Enjoy this viewing pleasure on a happy Monday.After the jump,… -
Live Broadcast of Our Photoshoot Tomorrow (Friday!)
28 Jan 2010 | 1:20 pmYep. You read that headline correctly. We're broadcasting our upcoming photo gig LIVE from our Seattle studio via the ol' internet on Friday, January 29 from 10am to 6pm (PST, which is GMT -8). This is tomorrow for most of you, but today for some! This is a total experiment, but we need your help. Please read on.The nuts and bolts: we're shooting the album cover and promo materials for a great alt country/punk band called Brent Amaker and the Rodeo. Expect 5 men in all black; 3 beautiful, scantily/sex-ily dressed ladies; in a country-punk meets modern studio set. Very free form. Very… -
Creativity and Social Media at Sundance [Video]
27 Jan 2010 | 9:09 amWhoa! Just back from the Sundance Film Festival where I was fortunate enough to sit on a panel as a part of the Twitter 140TC Conference. The panel was called Filmmaking in the Age of Twitter: How Affordable, Innovative Tools are Transforming Hollywood . On the panel was yours truly, along with Joeseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer and Hesher--new film with, gulp, Natalie Portman), Levar Burton (Star Trek, Roots), and Marcin Teodoru (Circle Films). The panel was moderated by Steve Broback.The place was packed - standing room only - with lots of good discussion. Thanks to G-Tech and…
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Joe McNally's Blog
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GPP, Again….
8 Feb 2010 | 3:02 amGulf Photo Plus launches in Dubai in a couple of weeks, and I’m stoked to go back to the Middle East. This will be the 4th year for me, and the event just keeps getting better and better. Hats off to Mohamed Somji, Hala Salhi and the whole GPP crew for putting together what has become the premier photo conference and learning center in the Middle East. Got a bunch of reasons to be stoked, principal among them the faculty who heads yearly to that strange and friendly conglomeration of concrete and glass that is Dubai. The talent and teaching that is offered at GPP simply makes me want to… -
Malaysia Update….
2 Feb 2010 | 10:56 pmLouis Pang and his Wedshooter TV gang have fixed up our workshop with wonderfully talented folks to be in front of the lens. Evon has worked with us for a couple days now. Suffice it to say, photographing her is a damn sight different experience than photographing this particular devotee at Thaipusam the other day. The above was shot by Johan Sopiee, a terrific Malaysian shooter based here in KL. It’s been a pretty wild ride since we landed Friday night. Mid-week now. We’ll be cranking right through the weekend. Having fun. Malaysia’s a great place, friendly people, lotsa… -
Malaysia, First Day….
1 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am29 hours, door to door. Check into hotel. Sleep 3 hours. Up at 4am. Go to Thaipusam. Didn’t know about Thaipusam before this trip, and the timing is completely coincidental, but photographically fortuitous. It is one of the wildest explosions of human frenzy, devotion and religious fervor I have ever been to. It is the Hindu celebration of the birthday of Lord Muruga, and thousands gather amidst the heat, sweat and incense to seek his blessings and render homage. Many bear gifts, simple as a pot of milk, up the long walk to the Batu Caves. Others spin themselves into a frenzy, drift… -
Heading North
25 Jan 2010 | 3:32 amOr, as Einar Erlendssen, the originator and caretaker of the Focus on Nature Workshops says, heading up to join the stark raving mad Vikings. I always wanted to go to Iceland. It seems a land of true intensity, color, and personality. It’ll be a small workshop, and thus very hands on. Our merry band of speed lighters will evidently careen around the countryside (the place ain’t that big) looking, lighting, and shooting. At night we will gather over various Nordic intoxicants and commune with the pixel spirits, and discuss the successes and failures of the day. This will be a… -
Jakester as Superhero….
19 Jan 2010 | 5:37 amSo I was with the DLWS gang in the Marin Headlands, looking at the Golden Gate Bridge, which, I can reliably report, does not move. See below. No stranger to photog paranoia and insecurity, which rages in the hearts and minds of shooters everywhere, I continued to prove that salient fact over and over again, as if my right index finger had developed a kind of idiot savant twitch, in that it knew how to do one thing well, that is, push the damn shutter button over and over again. I’ve always been good at simple, repetitive tasks, so I went to town and produced a grid of remarkably…
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Tips for Better Zoo Photography
8 Feb 2010 | 10:55 pmThe last thing I did before leaving San Diego was spend some time at the zoo. Yes, it’s true, I actually paid the $37 to get in but it was such a beautiful day and I had so much time to kill that I figured it would be money well spent, and it was. I saw all of the great exhibits that the park is famous for and enjoyed the beautiful sites and sounds of nature. There is one thing that you’ll see more of at the zoo than animals is cameras. And it also seems that every time I visit a zoo, I see more and more DSLR’s. With that in mind, I thought I would share some tips… -
Parting Shots from Balboa Park
7 Feb 2010 | 9:05 pmHopefully as you read this I am either on my way or already back home. The snowy mess in the DC area has wreaked a lot of havoc with travelers and I am no exception. The one benefit to my delayed departure is that I was able to spend a little additional time in the San Diego area. I took advantage of the time to visit Balboa Park, just East of the city. Although the temperatures here in February are mild in comparison with the rest of the country, I am sure that this park is a site to behold in the Spring, when all of the flowers and plants are in bloom. That being said, it was… -
A Few Shots from North Island NAS
5 Feb 2010 | 9:01 amWhile visiting Coronado I got a chance to watch some of the Naval Aviators in action at the North Island NAS. The air base takes up a large portion of the north end of Coronado and it’s not uncommon to see jets, helicopters, Hawkeyes, and all manor of aircraft taking off and landing throughout the day. This was especially cool for me to see since my Father-in-Law is a retired Naval Aviator who spent part of his career at this base. Here’s a few images that I captured while watching from the edge of the runway. Click on them for a larger view. That’s it for me this… -
Unified Color Releases HDR PhotoStudio for the Mac
3 Feb 2010 | 10:07 pmI have been waiting for this one for awhile now. The folks at Unified Color have finally released the Mac version of their HDR software for the Mac OS. HDR PhotoStudio has been available for Windows users for quite some time and there has been promise of a Mac release and now I can’t wait to get my hands on it and give it a try. I know a couple of people that have been using it and getting some fantastic results but since I work primarily on my Mac I didn’t want to commit until they released a version that would fit in with the rest of my image editing workflow. it just… -
A Little Shooting in Coronado
2 Feb 2010 | 10:48 pmEarly this morning my sinuses decided to punish me for visiting a warmer, sunnier spot than they are used to. In retaliation, I hiked down to the nearest Rite Aid to help launch a little over-the-counter-offensive (Don’t you just hate the fact that you have to buy Sudafed from the pharmacist?). Anyway, the pharmacy wasn’t open until 9:00 so I did what any good photographer would do, I shot a couple of HDR images of the old abandoned theater next door. The Village Theater on Orange Blvd. is sort of a landmark here in Coronado, even though it looks as though it hasn’t…
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Mack Camera Blog
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Tips for People Who Hate Photo Editing
4 Feb 2010 | 7:00 amDigital photography technology has given us so many great new tools with which to experiment and improve our images. Image editing software allows us to correct blemishes, add special effects and color correct images to our heart’s content. However, when it comes to image editing and correction, it can often become a crutch that actually ends up taking MORE time overall, and time seems to be our most scarce resource these days. Managing your total time invested in an image is particularly important if you make a living as a photographer. Even if you just love snapping shots on the… -
The new Apple iPad hands on
27 Jan 2010 | 2:09 pm“…not a lot of surprises here so far. Here are some initial thoughts on the iPad” via Apple iPad first hands-on! update: video! — Engadget. -
The G11 – A pocket camera I can live with
26 Jan 2010 | 7:00 amWhen I first saw the G11, it was like love at first sight. I liked the heft, I realize some of you might not like the weight but being old-fashioned and accustomed to old cameras like the Kodak Retina pocket cameras I did not mind the weight. Now let’s get down to business. I wanted a camera that I would carry all the time and have it as an emergency unit when not carrying my DSLR. I wanted what I call a “restaurant camera” – something that I could use in low light levels and still have a decent picture. The unit amazed me in its “Candle light” mode. Though the pictures… -
Tamron $50 Mail-In Rebate
20 Jan 2010 | 12:25 pmTamron 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC (Vibration Compensation) Tamron’s Vibration Compensation—Blur-Stopping Power With No Annoying Motion Delay In Your Viewfinder! With the advent of the latest 15X zoom lens from Tamron, the pioneer of high power zoom lenses, the high power zoom lens has steadily evolved from a 7.1X to a 10.7X to a 13.9X and now to the world’s largest zoom ratio of 15X by combining advanced high power zoom design technologies accumulated by Tamron since 1992. The lens covers an angle of view equivalent to that of a 28mm wideangle to a 419mm ultra telephoto with just… -
Turning Your Photography Hobby into a Business
18 Jan 2010 | 7:00 amMany a business guru will attest to the importance of following your passions when it comes to starting a business. If you love photography and have entertained the notion of turning your hobby into a side business, here are a few tips: What is Your Specialty? Are you interested in shooting weddings, seniors or other portrait-related venues? Are you hoping to expand into commercial photography for real estate developers and similar interests? While you may want to do all of it, consider specializing in one niche arena until you have built up a reputation and client list. You can expand…
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The Ansel Adams Gallery Blog
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Golden Hour- The Color of Light by Keith Walklet
9 Feb 2010 | 11:51 amPhotographers speak fondly of the golden hour of light just after sunrise and just prior to sunset, a brief window of time that features lower contrast, warmer hues and pronounced shadows that typically add drama to the scene, and are easier to capture on transparency film or digitally. Hence, conventional wisdom dictates that the most compelling color landscape images are typically made within the first two and last two hours of the day. In the summer months when there can be nearly 16 hours of daylight in Yosemite, the time between the first and last two hours of the day can seem like an… -
New Ansel Adams Exhibit Opens at the Phoenix Art Museum
1 Feb 2010 | 3:36 pmAnsel Adams: DiscoveriesAnsel Adams: Discoveriesoffers new insights into the photographer’s greatest works by bringing the vast holdings of the Center’s Ansel Adams Archive to light. The exhibition—featuring 120 photographs and dozens of archival documents including video footage, original correspondence, photographic equipment, proof prints, alternate views, negatives, and portraits of the photographer—allows for a richer understanding of Adams’ beloved photographs.Exhibit runs through June 6, 2010. See the Phoenix Art Museum website for more information. -
Stay at the Historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite. Save Up to 50% this Winter
25 Jan 2010 | 6:18 pmWe thought our readers would like to know that special rates are now available on select dates this February at the Ahwahnee Hotel. Go to the DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite reservations website for more information. Also ask about special rates at the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls and Curry Village. -
The Current View from the Yosemite Association's Webcam on Turtleback Dome
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Winter Storms Continue to Bring Heavy Snow to Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada
22 Jan 2010 | 1:07 pmThis was the scene yesterday morning in Yosemite Valley during a Gallery photography workshop with Michael Frye.If you are considering traveling to Yosemite, or anywhere in the higher elevations of the Sierra, please check with the local road and weather information channels before heading out. While all park roads are currently closed due to heavy snow accumulations and tree failure, conditions are constantly changing.Get the latest news on Yosemite National Park here. Assessment of all roads in Yosemite will occur throughout the day. For 24-hour road information please call…
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
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4 Signs That it’s Time to Start From Scratch In Lightroom
9 Feb 2010 | 3:52 amIt's inevitable. Every time I teach a seminar or workshop I have some one approach me with a catalog problem. It's usually gotten so bad for them that they've sworn off Lightroom by this point because of it. Unfortunately, my advice isn't something they want to hear but it's really the best advice I can give them - Start from scratch in Lightroom. Sometimes it's just more work to try to go back and fix things. That being said, here's 4 signs that it may be time for you to start from scratch in Lightroom. Before you get mad at me though, I've also included links to videos that I've done over… -
Tip – Exporting Photos with Last Settings
5 Feb 2010 | 6:07 amHere's a neat little tip I use a lot so I hope you will too. If you want to export some photos and use the same export settings you used the last time, you can bypass the Export dialog and just go to File > Export with Previous. Better yet, memorize the keyboard shortcut Cmd-Option-Shift-E (PC: Ctrl-Alt-Shift-E), and it will automatically export the photos using your last settings. Like I said, its a little tip but it's one I use all the time. Thanks for stopping by this week and enjoy your weekend! Bookmark It -
Lightroom Q&A
3 Feb 2010 | 4:57 amIts time for another round of Lightroom Q&A's. Keep the questions coming. Q. When I export images sometimes I export to 640 x 480 for web viewing. The problem is that the images that were shot using a vertical orientation are exported as 360 x 480 instead of 480 x 640. Is there a way to export a 'mixed' group of photos to a custom size yet retain the original aspect ratio? A. That's because by setting 640 x 480, you've essentially set a max size for the height of the image at 480 right? So it couldn't do 480x640 because that would be going against what you've set as a max height. So if you… -
Preset – Wedding Grain Effect
1 Feb 2010 | 6:23 amHoly cow! It's February, and more importantly my birthday month :) It's also preset day and I've got one that's been asked for quite a bit since I started making presets. It has to do with a "grain" effect and it deals with the new Grain setting in Lightroom 3 Beta. BUT WAIT!!! If you're not a LR3 Beta user don't worry. The preset itself still looks cool and still works in Lightroom 2 (it just doesn't apply the grain). Depending on the photo, the settings still bring out a little graininess in the image so its not a total loss. Anyway, take a look at the before and after by clicking below. It… -
Video – Monitor vs. Printer Calibration
28 Jan 2010 | 6:21 amPlease install flash player to view video. Hi all. A while back I created a video on the non-Lightroom (but still very important) topic of calibration using a hardware calibration device. From what I can gather out there, a lot of photographers have heard the message loud and clear - use a hardware calibration device. I don't really care which one, just use one. However, from being out on the road I have seen a bit of confusion surrounding what type of calibration you need. There's monitor calibration to create a color profile for your screen, and there's printer calibration to create a…
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Twitter Blog
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Flying Around With Hovercards
3 Feb 2010 | 6:00 pmBecause many of you use twitter.com to read and write tweets, we've been spending some time focusing on ways to improve your experience on the site. Today, we're introducing a feature called Hovercards that will be a handy way to interact with the folks behind each tweet.On any timeline, as its namesake suggests, Hovercards are cards which appear when you hover over a username or avatar. The cards display additional information about the person and allow you to interact with them while staying within the context of your page.One way we've found these cards to be useful is to find out more… -
Offical Twitter Developer Conference, Chirp!
27 Jan 2010 | 7:01 pmThere are more than fifty thousand registered applications on the Twitter platform. These applications represent the creativity, ingenuity, and talent of a growing number of developers and companies building innovative new ways to interact with the Twitter information network. There are thousands of individuals who work on Twitter—over one hundred of these individuals actually work at 795 Folsom Street in San Francisco but many platform developers work in offices, coffee shops, apartments, and even friend's couches around the world.We want to get together with some of you and celebrate the… -
Now Trending: Local Trends
26 Jan 2010 | 5:20 pmTwitter trends began as a way to shed light on popular conversations. It's interesting to know that one topic can now spread across the world in real-time, and Trends help us discover which of those topics are paramount on a global scale. As Twitter evolves, and more people share what’s happening in their own world, we want to provide another way for people to discover topics that may be relevant to them. Last week we began to slowly roll out a new feature called Local Trends to expose what people are talking about on the state and city level, and today we've fully launched so everyone can… -
Hope for Haiti
22 Jan 2010 | 2:22 pmPhoto courtesy Agência Brasil.Since President René Préval and others issued appeals for humanitarian aid, there has been a massively coordinated global response to begin rebuilding Haiti. In addition to governments and organizations doing their part, technology has played a meaningful role. Donations accepted via SMS, Facebook attracting and educating thousands of concerned individuals, Google providing satellite imagery tools to relief workers, iTunes and Download to Donate converting everyday purchases into emergency funding—software augments humanity in a meaningful way and the arts… -
The Power of Suggestions
21 Jan 2010 | 2:56 pmHi, I'm Josh and I work in the product team at Twitter. One of the areas I'm working on is helping new users get started so they know how to find and discover what interests them. Today we're making the first of many changes here to help people ease into the twitterverse by finding and following accounts that interest them.Two of the biggest challenges for new users have been finding accounts to follow that appeal to their interests, and finding their friends and colleagues who tweet. Over time, we've learned that by making suggestions of who to follow, we can help users get going more easily…
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TwiTip
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13 Ways To Get Your Blog Posts Retweeted
9 Feb 2010 | 6:19 amWhat’s the big deal about getting retweeted? If you have a ton of followers who are engaged, and you’re happy, then why should you care if they retweet your junk? If you’re using Twitter for business reasons, you should care. And here’s why: Measure Engagement Retweets are an indication of how engaged your followers are. If they aren’t retweeting any of your posts, chances are they don’t find them that interesting. Follower Attrition Some of the folks who are singing your praises now will be gone in six months. That’s because you can’t be all… -
Twitter Romance: Don’t Tweet Where You Eat!
8 Feb 2010 | 6:22 amWith the state of the world going down the drain faster than my credit–thanks Target–we single tweeters have but one thing to look forward to–finally finding that special person who will accept us for who we are–big fat slobs. And with so many people to choose from, especially with a click of a mouse, our online dating options are endless; there’s eHarmony, Match.com and now, twitter? Cue the Love Boat theme song. Wait, I’m here to tell you why that’s the worst idea you’ve had since deciding to bring back the Billy Cyrus mullet. It’s no… -
How to Win the AFI Twitter Background Design Contest
5 Feb 2010 | 7:41 amIf you fancy either the rock band AFI or designing Twitter backgrounds, then you’ve probably heard about the Twitter Background Design Contest that AFI is co-running with TwitBacks. While the contest runs until the end of February, there are already a lot of awesome background designs being submitted. So, how do you make your background design stand out from the crowd to catch the band’s eye and win the most votes? Lucky for you, I have some winning tips: Follow the Rules As a child, you heard it from your parents, teachers, and coaches: “Follow the rules”. And as much as you may not… -
You are Judged By Your @ Replies
4 Feb 2010 | 6:53 amI judge you by you by your @ Replies…. I do. Guilty as charged. One of my quirks when it comes to using Twitter is that I don’t automate my follows or DMs. I try to follow people whom I think would be interesting and more importantly who might be cool to interact with. Whenever I get a new follower notification, I at least check out their Twitter page to see what they like to talk about. So I thought I’d highlight some of the things I look for when I decide who to follow… Bio – Even though Bios are short, it’s a great way to put your best foot forward and let people… -
How To Get Celebrities To Tweet You
3 Feb 2010 | 6:14 amImage via Wikipedia I never joined Twitter to Tweet with celebrities and even now, two years after joining, it’s a small part of why I love Twitter so much. However, after Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) sent several Tweets to me and even created a hashtag topic dedicated to me (he also followed me as one of the 32 people on his following list for a couple of days but sadly, that ended), there was an unintended side effect: people I know suddenly were interested in joining Twitter to Tweet with their favorite celebrities. In addition to Justin, I’ve Tweeted with many celebrities…
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Engadget
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Warner CEO: iTunes price increase led to lower sales, recession might also factor in
9 Feb 2010 | 12:31 pmDon't pat yourself on the back too much for calling this one, but Warner CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. has now confirmed what many have suspected: higher iTunes pricing has led to slightly slower sales. Specifically, he says that while the variable pricing introduced early last year has been a "net positive" for the company, revenue growth on iTunes slowed to just eight percent in the last quarter, compared to a hefty 20 percent a year earlier. He is also quick to point out, however, that raising prices 30 percent during a recession may not have been the best idea in hindsight. Interestingly,… -
Dog-e-Minder keeps tabs on your dog's vitals so you don't have to (video)
9 Feb 2010 | 12:03 pmYou're already weighing down the massive head of your Frenchton with some sort of bark collar and GPS-enabled location tracker, so what's another pendant around the neck, anyway? Dog-e-Minder, which is cleverly being marketed to the "As Seen On TV!" crowd, is a battery-powered device that records the last time your pup (or cat, or iguana, or anything else that rocks a leash) ate, walked or took his / her medications. Essentially, owners simply mash the corresponding button after an event has occurred, and an internal timer keeps track of how long it has been since said event has happened. It… -
Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 exhaustedly previewed, screenshotted to death
9 Feb 2010 | 11:29 amWhile we patiently wait for the X10 to make its way into retail channels (or, you know, give up and buy something else instead), mobile-review's Eldar Murtazin has come through once again with one of his world-famous eleventy billion page previews rife with thousands of screenshots, which should take you long enough to skim through so that the phone's available by the time you're done. Thing is, you may not want it anymore: Eldar's concerned by the phone's cheap plastic shell, which is particularly alarming in light of the direction competitors are going, and the screen could apparently be… -
Google Buzz takes mobile location services to the next level
9 Feb 2010 | 10:48 amGoogle just announced that it's bringing some serious location-based integration to its services, all centered around the new Buzz social networking tool built into Gmail. Google's going to do location better than the usual latitude / longitude coordinates -- it's able to snap those to actual place names and then take context-aware actions depending on where you are. The new location services is integrated into the main mobile Google.com search page and the new buzz.google.com page for the iPhone and Android, and into maps for Android, S60, and Windows Mobile. Buzz is rolling out starting… -
Google's Street View snowmobile takes your voyeurism to the Olympic slopes
9 Feb 2010 | 10:29 amThere's something deliciously futuristic about the fact that Microsoft and Google are patrolling our roads, documenting their every nook and cranny with large multidirectional cameras strapped to SUVs. But what about the unpaved wilderness? Well, Google's after that too now, with its new Street View snowmobile it's unveiled just in time for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Sure, it's a bit of a gimmick, but also it's surprisingly thrilling to chase down the various slopes in use for the Olympics, and Google Earth even has most everything mapped out in 3D for your aerial viewing pleasure.
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Leafygreen.info: Green Product Reviews for a Green World.
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ThermaPAK HeatShift Laptop Cooler
9 Feb 2010 | 10:00 amAlmost every computer accessory company sells a laptop cooling apparatus but this is one of the only one that does not use electricity. In fact, quite the opposite, The ThermaPAK HeatShift uses a unique chemical made of what appears to be sodium (after researching their PDFs) to displace the heat generated from the laptop. It seems [...]Check out the review @ ThermaPAK HeatShift Laptop Cooler -
Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales
8 Feb 2010 | 6:00 amMost companies don’t let you get to know them and relate to them. Dogfish Head is not one of these companies. Dogfish Head is a craft brewery from Delaware and their beer is amazing but that is not the only reason I love them. Many breweries practice in an eco-friendly way, but what Dogfish Head does [...]Check out the review @ Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales -
Lucky Earth Waterless Car Wash
5 Feb 2010 | 4:00 amWaterless car wash kits have been around for a while now. Some are decent, some suck and some work really well. I felt that Lucky Earth worked really well. I tried out the Waterless Car Wash and microfiber cloth. That’s all I needed to get the dirt off of my car. I scrubbed and scrubbed and [...]Check out the review @ Lucky Earth Waterless Car Wash -
Happy 4th Anniversary Giveaway Round 1
4 Feb 2010 | 5:00 amHYmini Deluxe! Make sure you do the following to win this package worth $75! Follow @Leafygreeninfo on Twitter Fan Leafygreen.info on Facebook Tweet or Facebook Share this link to the giveaway Leave a comment with your Twitter ID for proof of entry. BONUS CREDIT Subscribe to our Feedburner Emails How We Will Pick The Winner? Duplicate entries will be accepted and comment entries will [...]Check out the review @ Happy 4th Anniversary Giveaway Round 1 -
Green Bathroom Project from Kohler, Freshaire & Umbra
3 Feb 2010 | 4:00 amFinally, it’s done! The greening of the Leafygreen.info bathroom has come to an end and it’s wonderful. First off, thanks goes out to Kohler, Freshaire Paint & Umbra for their help with the project. The bathroom, as you can see below was ugly. It was red with uncomplimentary multiple colored wood grains, a crappy toilet and [...]Check out the review @ Green Bathroom Project from Kohler, Freshaire & Umbra
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Engadget
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Warner CEO: iTunes price increase led to lower sales, recession might also factor in
9 Feb 2010 | 12:31 pmDon't pat yourself on the back too much for calling this one, but Warner CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. has now confirmed what many have suspected: higher iTunes pricing has led to slightly slower sales. Specifically, he says that while the variable pricing introduced early last year has been a "net positive" for the company, revenue growth on iTunes slowed to just eight percent in the last quarter, compared to a hefty 20 percent a year earlier. He is also quick to point out, however, that raising prices 30 percent during a recession may not have been the best idea in hindsight. Interestingly,… -
Dog-e-Minder keeps tabs on your dog's vitals so you don't have to (video)
9 Feb 2010 | 12:03 pmYou're already weighing down the massive head of your Frenchton with some sort of bark collar and GPS-enabled location tracker, so what's another pendant around the neck, anyway? Dog-e-Minder, which is cleverly being marketed to the "As Seen On TV!" crowd, is a battery-powered device that records the last time your pup (or cat, or iguana, or anything else that rocks a leash) ate, walked or took his / her medications. Essentially, owners simply mash the corresponding button after an event has occurred, and an internal timer keeps track of how long it has been since said event has happened. It… -
Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 exhaustedly previewed, screenshotted to death
9 Feb 2010 | 11:29 amWhile we patiently wait for the X10 to make its way into retail channels (or, you know, give up and buy something else instead), mobile-review's Eldar Murtazin has come through once again with one of his world-famous eleventy billion page previews rife with thousands of screenshots, which should take you long enough to skim through so that the phone's available by the time you're done. Thing is, you may not want it anymore: Eldar's concerned by the phone's cheap plastic shell, which is particularly alarming in light of the direction competitors are going, and the screen could apparently be… -
Google Buzz takes mobile location services to the next level
9 Feb 2010 | 10:48 amGoogle just announced that it's bringing some serious location-based integration to its services, all centered around the new Buzz social networking tool built into Gmail. Google's going to do location better than the usual latitude / longitude coordinates -- it's able to snap those to actual place names and then take context-aware actions depending on where you are. The new location services is integrated into the main mobile Google.com search page and the new buzz.google.com page for the iPhone and Android, and into maps for Android, S60, and Windows Mobile. Buzz is rolling out starting… -
Google's Street View snowmobile takes your voyeurism to the Olympic slopes
9 Feb 2010 | 10:29 amThere's something deliciously futuristic about the fact that Microsoft and Google are patrolling our roads, documenting their every nook and cranny with large multidirectional cameras strapped to SUVs. But what about the unpaved wilderness? Well, Google's after that too now, with its new Street View snowmobile it's unveiled just in time for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Sure, it's a bit of a gimmick, but also it's surprisingly thrilling to chase down the various slopes in use for the Olympics, and Google Earth even has most everything mapped out in 3D for your aerial viewing pleasure.
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Photoshop Insider
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Come Join Dave Cross, Corey, and me in Tampa this month for the Photoshop Down & Dirty Tour
8 Feb 2010 | 10:02 pmOK, it was really just supposed to be just Dave and Corey splitting the day, but they were kind enough to invite me to do one of my favorite parts of the day—the session on Typography and Designing with Type, so now it’s the three of us. The seminar is coming up on Monday, February 22nd at the Tampa Convention Center, and if you haven’t had a chance to catch the tour yet, it is just one of those days that really opens your eyes to the power of Photoshop, and all the cool stuff you can do—stuff that really looks hard, but is actually easy once you know the secrets. -
Kelby TV is On The Air! (and NAPP news joins the channel).
8 Feb 2010 | 9:52 pmAbout a month ago we launched KelbyTV.com, a new home for all the video shows we produce each week, so folks would have a central location to find all our shows right online. Last week I mentioned that Dave Cross has launched his own new weekly Podcast called “Ask Dave” and now NAPP News (hosted by Larry Becker) has joined the channel. The full list of weekly shows on KelbyTV.com include: Photoshop User TV D-Town TV Layers TV Lightroom Killer Tips Photoshop Killer Tips Ask Dave NAPP News Of course, you can subscribe to all of these shows using Apple’s iTunes, and watch them right on… -
NAPP is Hiring!
8 Feb 2010 | 9:44 pmWant to come and work with us? NAPP is looking for a kick-butt PHP programmer to come and join the NAPP team down here in sunny Tampa, Florida (where today’s high is a lovely 65°). If you thrive in a really cool work environment, and want to work with some incredibly creative and fun people (our Web team rocks!), who really value what you do, then contact Barbie Taylor, our HR Director for all the details (just leave me a comment here on the blog, and I’ll get you her direct email). Also, if this isn’t you, but you know someone who would fit the bill, will you pass this on… -
Shooting the SuperBowl in Miami Last Night
7 Feb 2010 | 10:51 pmOK, there is a slight distinction in the headline you see above from my normal football game coverage—I didn’t say “shooting from the sidelines.” This time, I actually shot from up in the stands, because I didn’t have sidelines credential. Now, if you’re wondering how I got some “big glass” into the game, here’s the trick. The NFL has a rule that a spectator can’t bring a lens that’s more than 6 inches long (15.25 cm) into the stadium, and they measure the length as you come through the security. So, I measured my beloved Nikon… -
Ken Got His Guitar (and The Springs of Hope Orphanage got $2,500)
7 Feb 2010 | 9:40 pmKen Toney, regular commenter here on the blog, won the raffle we did for the “Photoshop Guys Signature Guitar” and he sent me the shot above of the guitar, in its display case, hanging on the wall of his office (which is pretty sweet, by the way). Click on the photo for a larger view. The raffle raised nearly $2,500 for the Springs of Hope Orphanage, and then we raised another $1,300+ from the off camera flash t-shirts (which are still available, in four stunning styles by the way), right here. Also, we raised an additional $1,000 through this blog’s affiliate program with…
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John Nack on Adobe
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Adobe TV: 3D patterns, working with shadows, & more
9 Feb 2010 | 7:06 amAdobe TV is hosting some new photography- and Photoshop-related content: The Russell Brown Show - Painting 3D Patterns Join Russell Brown as he shows you how to literally paint tiled 3D patterns in this Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended tutorial. The Complete Picture with Julieanne Kost - Using a Secondary Display In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost shows you how to use 2 monitors to take advantage of Lightroom's dual monitor solution. Photoshop User TV - Custom shapes, shadows, & more Dave and Scott have a custom shape tool and a shadow tutorial respectively. Scott invites… -
Notes on Flash Player stability & the future
8 Feb 2010 | 9:30 amFlash Player Product Mgr. Emmy Huang has shared some details in response to reports of a crashing bug in Flash Player. She apologizes for the bug having gotten past the team & talks about improvements going forward. If you'd like to help improve the quality of Flash Player, please see these notes on betas & bug reporting from Ted Patrick. Interesting reads from non-Adobe staff on the future of Flash come from Grant Skinner (a long-time & highly respected developer) and Jeremy Allaire (creator of ColdFusion & CEO of streaming video company Brightcove). -
Concept video: "Augmented HyperReality"
7 Feb 2010 | 7:16 amBehold your pulverized, ultra-mediated consciousness of the future: Fullscreen viewing recommended. [Via] -
Sneak peek: Future Photoshop masking technology
6 Feb 2010 | 3:31 pmIn this brief demo, Photoshop PM Bryan O'Neil Hughes shows off some new selection technology that offers better edge detection and masking results in less time--even with tricky images like hair: (You can see it in higher resolution on Facebook.) Hopefully this helps explain why we put the Extract filter out to pasture in CS4. [Update: See also another great mask made with Photoshop :-). (Via Steven Johnson)] -
(rt) Illustration: Bananas, evil, & more
6 Feb 2010 | 11:00 amDig this super fun Chiquita banana redesign. I want the luchador sticker! [Via] Here's a high-res set of 60 Recent Movie Posters. It's a bit of a mixed bag, but there's some solid Photoshop action here. (I like the Crank 2 and Terminator Salvation pieces in particular--more than the corresponding flicks themselves.) Newsweek features "Unattainable Beauty: The Decade's Biggest Airbrushing Scandals." Infographics: "My Heart is Divided"--fun schematic shirt from the Chopping Block. Meet The Milky Way Transit Authority: our galaxy as tube map. [Via Ellis Vener] Man, does Japan have fast…
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PhotoshopDisasters
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Lynx Bullet: Yeah, Right, Whatever
8 Feb 2010 | 2:43 pmSometimes ads unintentionally reveal a truer meaning. Lynx Bullet deodorant makes you totally sexy. So why is there only one set of footprints?Thanks to Tom! Bigger version here! -
Herbst: It's All Greek To Me
5 Feb 2010 | 2:16 pmStacy writes to say "Oh for the love of god please make your comments on the photos less mysterious/cryptic." So for Stacy's sake, ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Thanks to Dennis! -
Stern: Undercarriage Is An Extra $15
4 Feb 2010 | 3:13 pmTurkish Airlines introduce the world's first Viagra-powered aircraft.Thanks to Rene! Original is here! -
Figleaves: Kiiiillll Meeeeeeee
3 Feb 2010 | 1:42 pmThis from the "Sorry for running you down with a steamroller" section.Thanks to toro! Original is here! -
Silvio Berlusconi: Twins!
2 Feb 2010 | 12:48 pmOh Silvio. I have no problem with your mafia connections, your masonic lodge business, the tax fraud, the false accounting, the bribing of judges, embezzlement, seducing young girls, etc. We all do that kind of thing. But when you start pumping up your crowds with Photoshop you cross the line, mister.Thanks to Aimar, Antonio, Francesca, and everyone else who sent this in! Bigger version here!
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Mashable!
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5 Ways Airlines and Hotels Can Drive Revenue with Social Media
9 Feb 2010 | 12:18 pmShashank Nigam is the CEO of SimpliFlying.com, an award-winning blog on airline branding. He tweets at @simpliflying.Social media is no longer the “new” thing, especially for airlines. JetBlue has over one an a half million followers on Twitter. Lufthansa allows passengers to update their Twitter or Facebook status about where they are in the sky. AirAsia drives buzz about its new destinations through custom micro-sites. However, most airlines (and airports and hotels) are still struggling to earn direct revenue from their social media efforts.Yet if Dell can make $6.5 million from… -
Google Buzz: The Official Demo [VIDEO]
9 Feb 2010 | 11:08 amGoogle has just unveiled its latest attempt to become more relevant in the social media space: Google Buzz. The product is integrated within Gmail and will be rolled out gradually to all of the webmail service’s users over the next few days.We’re still digesting all of the implications of Buzz (and will have more coverage throughout the day), but in the meantime, here’s the two-minute demo of the product in action both on the Web and via mobile that Google showed off during today’s press conference:This video from Google looks specifically at the mobile features of Buzz:What are your… -
BREAKING: Google Goes Social with Google Buzz
9 Feb 2010 | 10:21 amIt’s official: Google has just announced Google Buzz, its newest push into the social media foray. This confirms earlier reports of Gmail integrating a social status feature.On stage revealing the new product was Bradley Horowitz, Google’s vice president for product management. While introducing the product, Mr. Horowitz focused on the human penchant for sharing experiences and the social media phenomenon of wanting to share it in real time. These two key themes were core philosophies behind Google Buzz.“It’s becoming harder and harder to find signal in the… -
Facebook Kills Lexicon, Focuses on Analytics for Page Admins
9 Feb 2010 | 10:20 amFacebook has removed its Lexicon analytics app, blogger Steve Rubel noticed last night.Don’t know what Lexicon was? That’s OK, a lot of people didn’t; it was announced very quietly, but it was a neat tool. You could use Lexicon to see how frequently, and when, certain terms were trending in status updates, just like you can use Google Trends to do the same with search terms.For example, our own Stan Schroeder was a bit perplexed a couple years back when the word “sex” had a massive spike in usage on May 30, 2008. It was the launch day of the Sex and the City… -
7 Ways to Promote Your Offline Event Using Social Media
9 Feb 2010 | 10:10 amSusan Payton is the President of Egg Marketing & Public Relations, an internet marketing firm. She blogs at The Marketing Eggspert Blog, and teaches marketing courses at Marketing EggSchool. Follow her on Twitter @eggmarketing.We all know about Tweetups and online events, but what about events that you didn’t specifically invite the Twitterati to attend? Conferences, meetings and parties are all events that might not have started online, but which can definitely benefit from online promotion and mention.Leverage your offline event with some smart social media marketing. Here are…
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Matt Mullenweg
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Jay-Z
8 Feb 2010 | 5:43 pmAs I noted on Twitter, Jay-Z now has a WordPress-powered blog. It’s bare right now, but hopefully they really start to stretch WP soon. By the by, Jay, let’s grab a bite and talk tech and design. Hat tip: Michael Koenig. -
Seven on Seven – Rhizome
8 Feb 2010 | 5:36 pmIn April I’m going to be participating in an event called Seven on Seven put on by Rhizome. “Seven on Seven will pair seven leading artists with seven game-changing technologists in teams of two, and challenge them to develop something new — be it an application, social media, artwork, product, or whatever they imagine — over the course of a single day. The seven teams will unveil their ideas at a one-day event at the New Museum on April 17th.” -
Start Project
3 Feb 2010 | 6:27 pmAs reported on BoomTown, I’m joining some cool folks including Biz Stone, Chris Sacca, Mike Tatum, and David Liu as an adviser to The Start Project. -
WPtogo is now WordPress Android
2 Feb 2010 | 4:29 pmWe’ve just released WordPress for Android 1.0 which is a continuation of the WpToGo development now under an official WordPress banner, and of course as Free Software. Congrats to Dan and the team on making this happen. Mobile stuff is really starting to come together for WordPress. I’ve been playing with this on my Nexus One for about a week and loving it. -
Better Firefox Checker
1 Feb 2010 | 5:58 pmAfter the Deadline, the enhanced spelling and grammar checker, has just released a new extension for Firefox that enables AtD functionality on any textarea on the web, which is really killer. This is one of the possibilities I was most excited about when we acquired AtD. For more check out the coverage on Download Squad and Lifehacker.
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Holy Kaw!
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13 geeky Valentine’s Day gifts
9 Feb 2010 | 12:33 pmLooking for a way to knock the argyle socks off your geeky lover this Valentine’s Day? Skip the computer programmer-themed porn and try gifting your nerdy loved one some HTTPanties or “Tweet Me” Sweethearts candy. The Huffington Post tracked down thirteen geeky gifts that scream “I love you, nerd face.” Full geeky gift list at Huffington Post. Get your geek on. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Google Buzz's official demo [video]
9 Feb 2010 | 11:25 amGoogle has just unveiled its latest attempt to become more relevant in the social media space—Google Buzz. The product is integrated within Gmail and will be rolled out gradually to all of the webmail service’s users over the next few days. While this development is still unfolding, you can check out Google Buzz’s two-minute demo of Buzz in action both online and via mobile. What are your initial reactions? Another soon-to-be-forgotten Google product like Wave, or a Facebook/Twitter killer? Full story at Mashable. Total Google coverage. Permalink | Leave a… -
Darth Vader’s original wimpy voice [video]
9 Feb 2010 | 11:15 amImagine a galaxy far, far away where Darth Vader sounded like any other British bloke strolling down the corridors of the Death Star. Before James Earl Jones provided the menacing voice of the Dark Lord of the Sith, English actor and bodybuilder David Prowse delivered the lines from inside the Darth costume. While George Lucas never intended for Prowse’s voice to make the flick’s final cut, it’s weird to imagine how different Star Wars would have been with a different Vader voice. Full story at Huffington Post. Tons of Star Wars tidbits. Permalink | Leave a… -
7 things you didn’t know about condoms
9 Feb 2010 | 10:14 amRubbers. Raincoats. Inconvenient. Whatever you call 'em, condoms remain a must-have in the safe sex tool box. Long before the days of Durex and Trojans, men used animal intestines to protect their willies (that sounds lovely, eh ladies?) and still to this day use lambskin condoms for latex allergies and supposed extra sensitivity. Want to learn even more fun facts about condoms that will surely impress your friends and potential lovers? Check out Asylum's seven things you probably didn't know about condoms that includes tantalizing tidbits like: Vaseline + condoms = Disintegrated rubber and… -
Horror flick mirror scare mash-up [video]
9 Feb 2010 | 9:25 amHorror movies love to rely on cliches to scare the bejeezus out of us, but does it really surprise anyone that the axe murderer is going to pop in the reflection of a mirror? Ok, yes, it still totally sparks a few pee-in-pants moments. Check out this mash-up of mirror scare moments (fair warning: don’t watch alone in a big, dark, scary house): Full story at Four Four. Boo! Tons of scary and not so scary movie news. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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National Geographic News
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Groundhog Day Pictures: Punxsutawney Phil, Now and Then
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Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow--And Long Winter for 2010
2 Feb 2010 | 7:47 amOn Groundhog Day 2010, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow—and six more weeks of winter, according to tradition. Get surprising facts behind the wacky weather prediction. -
Obama Scrubs NASA's Manned Moon Missions
1 Feb 2010 | 3:08 pmAlthough NASA will get a budget increase for 2011, plans to return humans to the moon by 2020 would be officially scrapped, because the program is "over budget, behind schedule, and lacking in innovation," according to the White House. -
Birds Got Too Fat to Fly After Dinosaurs Vanished?
1 Feb 2010 | 2:53 pmThe ancestors of ostriches and other flightless birds once flew, a new study says. They apparently grounded themselves in earnest, though, after dinosaurs were wiped out. -
How to Survive Without Sex for 50 Million Years? Dry Up
1 Feb 2010 | 2:20 pmScientists have finally solved the mystery of how one tiny creature has flourished for up to 50 million years without sex: it dries up.
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National Geographic Magazine
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Redwoods
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Whirlwind Whales
Bryde's whales rocket through Pacific shallows to gorge on fish. -
Indonesia
A more tolerant Islam is confronting extremism in the world's most populous Muslim country. -
Unseen Sahara
A rare aerial look at Libya's remote Fezzan region, where ancient societies thrived and collapsed as the rains came and went. -
Diamond Shipwreck
Five centuries ago a ship loaded with gold wrecked off a beach laden with diamonds.
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Nikon Rumors
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Nikon D3S firmware update 1.01
9 Feb 2010 | 5:00 amWhat was fixed: - Movie recording specifications have been modified as follows and an issue that, in some rare cases, caused movie playback to appear to have stopped has been resolved. - When exposure preview is enabled in live view tripod mode, information + histogram display is possible, but the histogram is no longer displayed while movies are recorded. - When the live view button is pressed with the Audio Video Cable EG-D2 connected, the image is displayed in both the television and camera monitor, but the camera monitor now turns off during movie recording. The camera monitor turns on… -
AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED & AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR official
8 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pmFirst report on the new lenses from Bob Krist. Check it out (yes the copter shot is there). AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR: Price: $1259.95 Available in late February 2010 Ultra wide-angle zoom lens that covers focal lengths from 16mm to 35mm Vibration Reduction (VR II) enables sharper pictures while shooting at shutter speeds up to four stops* slower than would otherwise be possible *As determined in Nikon performance tests. The adoption of Nano Crystal Coat effectively reduces ghost and flare An ultra wide-angle zoom lens that, while offering a wide angle view of 107°, is compatible with… -
It has begun!
8 Feb 2010 | 7:47 pmhttp://press.nikonusa.com/ is down Posted by NikonRumors.com The new Nikon 300 f/2.8 VRII and the TC-20E teleconverter now available for pre-order like | post more? dislike | do not post again? Related posts:IT HAS BEGUN! (Nikon D300s, D3000 + the two lenses) Don’t kill the messenger! We are on – announcements tonight! -
Nikkor AF-S 24 mm f/1.4 and Nikkor AF-S 16-35 mm f/4.0G ED VR only tonight
8 Feb 2010 | 2:05 pmThose are the full names of the two lenses for tonight: Nikkor AF-S 24 mm f/1.4 and Nikkor AF-S 16-35 mm f/4.0G ED VR. Nothing else will be released. like | post more? dislike | do not post again? Related posts:We are on – announcements tonight! AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED & AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR official I say those are samples from the new Nikkor 16-35mm f/4 VR lens -
I say those are samples from the new Nikkor 16-35mm f/4 VR lens
8 Feb 2010 | 10:43 amUpdate: Bob Krist clarified the lenses he used to take the pictures on his blog – 18-70mm kit lens from the old D70 and the 16-85mm. You can read his comments at the end of this thread. And make sure you visit his website tomorrow tomorrow for some interesting news (not, the news is not Sony/Zeiss related). Take a look at this photo from Bob Krist’s blog. The EXIF data is 35mm @ f/6.7 and Maximum Lens Aperture of f/4.1. What lens could have 35mm focal length and max aperture of f/4? I don’t think such a lens exists (up till tonight that is). Please correct me if I am…
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Thomas Hawk Digital Connection
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Does Google Map’s Use of All Rights Reserved Photos From Flickr Violate Copyright?
9 Feb 2010 | 10:43 amIt was interesting to read over at Rev Dan Catt’s blog today that Google has now begun including Flickr photos into their Google Maps product. I love Google Maps and use it *heavily,* especially when planning trips to new cities to photograph. Basically, when you are in Google Street View mode for any part of Google Maps, you are presented with an option to click on “user photos.” Google then presents you with a list of thumbnail sized photos that you can go through one by one and view actual photos on the maps based on their own Picassa photo sharing and now Flickr. As you… -
Glitch, The New Role Playing Game Started by Former Flickr Employees
9 Feb 2010 | 9:32 amGlitch, a game of giant imagination, is the new slogan crafted by a group of former Flickr employees, including Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield, to describe their new socially based massively-multiplayer game. CNET has a meaty indepth behind the scenes article out on the new game which will be free to play, is browser based and is currently in private alpha testing to be released publicly in the second half of the year. In addition to Butterfield, former Flickr employees Cal Henderson, Eric Costello and Serguei Mourachov are also co-founders of a new company called Tiny Speck that is… -
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American Suburb X, Superb Photography and Culture
4 Feb 2010 | 3:15 pmI’m really digging American Suburb X lately. It’s a wonderful photography magazine format website and has some interviews and articles definitely worth checking out. This week they posted a wonderful meaty essay on the work of one of my favorite photographers Garry Winogrand. The site is chock full o’ interviews and substantial articles on the past, present and future of photography. Doug Rickard edits the site. His photography is pretty good as well and can be found here. Check it out, if you haven’t already.
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Photo News Today
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10 Photographers to Follow on Twitter – Rasmus Rasmussen
9 Feb 2010 | 11:40 amThere are many talented photographers and cool photo-related service providers on Twitter, and it would be an impossible task for me to list all the ones I enjoy following. But I did want to share at least some, and so I’ve chosen 10 that are great resources in more ways than one. By resource, I mean that these are tweople who understand the medium. They not only share useful, interesting and relevant links and blogposts, but they are usually willing to answer questions and communicate directly. — Rasmus Rassmussen Source and Read More: rasmusrasmussen.com Technorati Tags: 10… -
Furthermore, on Fabienne Cherisma – Prison Photography
9 Feb 2010 | 11:33 amMichael Mullady just gave an interview to CALIBER SF, the second half of which reflects upon his recent experience in Haiti. The image atop the interview is of Fabienne Cherisma, the 15 year old girl shot dead by police in Port-au-Prince. I have talked about the circumstances and the photographing of her death here and here before. — Prison Photography Source and Read More: prisonphotography.wordpress.com Technorati Tags: Fabienne Cherisma -
Daniel Shea in Baltimore – Daniel Shea (Prison Photography)
9 Feb 2010 | 11:30 amIn November, Daniel Shea published the first offerings of his Baltimore series. As subjects go, the people and objects within America’s industrial-urban cities are common, but Shea’s edit had enough variance that I took note. By studying people writ large and small in their environments, photographers such as Mark Steinmetz and Paul Graham have produced monographs in the past year that tread this familiar territory without repeating past sentiment. — Prison Photography Source and Read More: prisonphotography.wordpress.com Technorati Tags: Daniel Shea -
EVIL and Mini-Me – Porter’s Camera Blog)
9 Feb 2010 | 11:27 amIt would be pretty easy to digress into an Austin Powers movie critique with a title like this, but I’ll stick to the topic because we’re here to talk about photography. If you’ve ever had an hour to hang out in a camera store or around a group of photographers, you know that photography loves its abbreviations and acronyms. There’s DSLR, TTL, ISO and APS-C to name a few. Now we get to introduce a whole new acronym: EVIL, which is short for ‘Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens’ cameras. — Porter’s Camera Blog Source and Read More: porters.com Technorati Tags:… -
Ari Simphoukham and the Power of a Photo – Ron Egatz (PocketWizard)
9 Feb 2010 | 11:25 amThe old cliche dictates pictures are worth 1000 words. I disagree. Pictures are worth millions of words, and millions more to each different person viewing the same photograph. Legions of stories exist as testament to the power of photographs and our desire to protect them. Otto Bettmann, fleeing Nazi Germany with two steamer trunks loaded with 25,000 photos — the foundation of the Bettmann Archive — and no clothing, is just one example. — Ron Egatz Source and Read More: pocketwizard.wordpress.com Technorati Tags: Ari Simphoukham,Power of a Photo
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Photoinduced.com
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Do you have enough Flair?
8 Feb 2010 | 2:57 pmLike the modern classic movie “Office Space” we’ve got plenty of photo flair to show our enthusiasm for photography. Jennifer Aniston’s character in that film didn’t want to add more flair to her uniform, so she took another road. © 20th Century Fox We have been collecting/been given, a ton of the stuff, flair, through the [...] -
Weekly Giveaway – It’s Tool Time with Joby Gorillapods!
7 Feb 2010 | 12:08 pmSure, we’ve been getting a little bookish lately on the giveaway front, so it’s time to get into the old tool box. Love the books because, at the end of the day, the image is what it’s all about. You need the gear to get there though. And every tool box has a variety of multi-purpose items [...] -
An intimate look at history, courtesy of David Hume Kennerly
3 Feb 2010 | 10:18 pmFor a photojournalist, the question is never about can they get the access to the get shot. That is the job. They’ll be there. It’s what they do once they get there. In the 60’s and 70’s Southeast Asia was the horrific theater for war, and photojournalists were on the front lines, providing the most intimate look of [...] -
Redrock Micro: Focus, people, Focus!
3 Feb 2010 | 1:32 pmAhh that shiny new HD DSLR is warming up in your hands, and you know you’ll be able to shoot some killer video. What could be so hard? You know how to pick up a camera, suss the right exposure ( or go auto), and then let the auto focus do it’s magic and Voila! Pulitzer prize [...] -
Tell us a story, Alex Prager
31 Jan 2010 | 10:39 pmWeek-end is the final chapter in a trilogy created by Alex Prager, now showing at M+B Gallery in Los Angeles, simultaneously showing at the Yancy Richardson Gallery in NYC photographer Alex Prager with her photograph Wendy, 2009 behind her. As in the other photographs in the trilogy, The Big Valley and Polyester, Ms. Prager has created [...]
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Nikon Press Center
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NIKON RELEASES TWO HIGHLY ANTICIPATED WIDE ANGLE NIKKOR LENSES DESTINED TO BECOME PHOTOGRAPHER FAVORITES
8 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pmThe Ultra-Wide 16-35mm f/4 VR and Ultra-Fast 24mm f/1.4 Lenses Provide Photographers With New Perspectives and Creative Versatility MELVILLE, N.Y. (Feb. 8, 2010) – Nikon Inc. today announced two new lenses for professional and enthusiast photographers that epitomize NIKKOR leadership in optical excellence. The highly anticipated AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED lens is engineered to meet the demand for an ultra-fast professional lens for wide angle applications, while the AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR offers Nikon’s widest FX-format focal range with VR, offering additional versatility to a… -
Nikon Podcast #31: New Announcements - COOLPIX P100, S8000, S6000, S4000, S3000, L110 and L22 Digital Cameras
3 Feb 2010 | 4:00 amHost Mark Ellwood and guest Steve Heiner talk about some of Nikon's most recent COOLPIX announcements. Nikon Podcast #31: New Announcements - COOLPIX P100, S8000, S6000, S4000, S3000, L110 and L22 Digital Cameras Join Mark Ellwood as he sits down with Steve Heiner from Nikon while they discuss some of Nikon's most recent COOLPIX offerings including the COOLPIX P100, Nikon’s first compact with a CMOS sensor; the stylish COOLPIX S8000, S6000, S4000, and S3000; and the COOLPIX L110 and L22 cameras. Music composed by Frank Ferrucci. Listen and subscribe to this podcast in iTunes by clicking… -
NIKON COOLPIX P100 ZOOMS TO THE TOP OF THE SUPER-HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPACT DIGITAL CAMERA CATEGORY WITH VERSATILE FEATURES
2 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pmWith a 26x NIKKOR Zoom Lens, CMOS Image Sensor and Full HD Movie Recording, COOLPIX P100 Brings Compact Digital Camera Photography to a Whole New Level MELVILLE, NY (Feb. 2, 2010) – Nikon Inc. today unveiled the new COOLPIX P100 digital camera, marking a series of firsts for Nikon with the debut of a CMOS image sensor and full High Definition (HD) movie (1080p) capabilities in the COOLPIX line. Additionally, with an expansive 26x Optical Wide Angle Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens and a 3.0-inch 460,000-dot vari-angle Clear Color Display LCD screen, the COOLPIX P100 delivers a compact camera fully… -
NIKON UNVEILS NEW COOLPIX DIGITAL CAMERA LINEUP FOR 2010 FEATURING SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE, STYLISH DESIGN AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
2 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pmNikon Continues To Lead Innovation by Offering CMOS Image Sensor, Super Zoom and HD Movie Capabilities in a Broad Range of Color and Style Options MELVILLE, NY (Feb. 2, 2010) – At the forefront of product innovation and market firsts, Nikon Inc. today introduced seven new COOLPIX compact digital cameras, marrying performance and design for an enhanced user experience. Building on the success of the COOLPIX brand, Nikon continues to lead innovation in game-changing categories, including the introduction of a CMOS sensor and 26x optical zoom lens into the flagship Performance Series with the… -
SUPER ZOOM AND STUNNING PHOTOS ARE WITHIN REACH WITH NIKON’S NEW "L" SERIES COOLPIX DIGITAL CAMERAS
2 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pmThe COOLPIX L110 Boasts 15x Zoom and HD Movie Capability, While the COOLPIX L22 Digital Camera Offers Big Features at a Small Price MELVILLE, NY. (Feb. 2, 2010) – Nikon Inc. today introduced two new COOLPIX compact digital cameras to its Life-Series line, which provide consumers an easy and fun way to enjoy snapping and sharing digital images. While the L110 digital camera affords users the ability to get close to all of life’s moments with its powerful zoom lens, the compact design and ease of use of the L22 makes it the go-anywhere, anytime digital camera for any occasion. The L-series…
