November 2010
26 posts
First of the year. We are very happy. →
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First of the year. We are very happy.
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Yes Yes Yes... This is what I talk about all the... →
Because all tied up in the notion of seeing/having a good eye are things like: [an innate] feel for composition and framing; [an innate] feel for how to see and use light; and also a way of…
Yes Yes Yes... This is what I talk about all the...
Because all tied up in the notion of seeing/having a good eye are things like: [an innate] feel for composition and framing; [an innate] feel for how to see and use light; and also a way of seeing or viewing the world, which has as much (if not more) to do with feelings…with the stuff you carry around in your brain and your heart –like empathy, maturity, compassion and passion– as it does with...
"I am more interested in thriving photographers... →
A quote you can definitely use…This retort was to a discussion on Flickr about web design. You can find the totality of it here. The italics are me quoting someone who took issue with my…
Dispatch from Raleigh, NC: Notes on the Lighting... →
Photograph by Eric Muetterties
It’s about time for the last workshop of the year for me: Anna Maria Island, Florida (Northern tip of South Tampa Bay) and I am so excited about…
"I am more interested in thriving photographers...
A quote you can definitely use…This retort was to a discussion on Flickr about web design. You can find the totality of it here. The italics are me quoting someone who took issue with my statements in a post above. I have strong beliefs and they have to do with photographers becoming successful… period. I have little to gain from my positions other than the deeply held understanding...
Portrait: Apex, NC (near Raleigh) →
Portrait: Apex, NC (near Raleigh), originally uploaded by Don Giannatti (aka wizwow).
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One of the shots we did in Norfolk →
In case you hadn’t seen it before, this is how you can increase the power of your strobes with Photoshop.
1. Camera is on a tripod and does not move. 2. Since clouds move pretty quickly,…
One of the shots we did in Norfolk
In case you hadn’t seen it before, this is how you can increase the power of your strobes with Photoshop.1. Camera is on a tripod and does not move. 2. Since clouds move pretty quickly, only 3-4 shots in between the no lights shots. 3. Keep your lights from in front of anything that is important and will be in the grab area. 4. Have fun with it… there are many ways to make this...
Portrait in White. Apex, NC →
Portrait in White. Apex, NC , originally uploaded by Don Giannatti (aka wizwow).
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Chelcie Ross for ESPN →
Great set of portraits by Robert Wright.
Yeah... I'm a rock star... sorta... well, ...
Setting up the lights at Houston, I filled in while the model was busy getting ready for the shot. Alfredo decided to take a snap while I was goofing off.Maybe I could get a gig with an 80’s cover band… or, well… not. Now to learn gitaur… Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Cindi's boots, Houston
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Lunch at Central Texas Style BBQ in Pearland,...
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An Open Letter To A Local Photographer: A Personal...
I’ve spent quite a bit of time looking at myself lately, determining that this mentality will cause all of us to eventually self-destruct. As hurtful as this letter comes across at face value, we can never change others. We can only change ourselves and grow on a personal level as photographers, artists and business people. I’m finding out it’s not about the other people though. It’s about you...
The Big Decision: Personal or Corporate Brand? -...
A good personal brand is a clear projection of you, what makes you an individual and what makes you different from others. Done well, it will consistently convey your unique personality and approach to those you encounter. It will help you stand out from the crowd, and hopefully mean that people think of you first when they start thinking about becoming a customer or partner. Hopefully you...
This should shock and anger you. ARMED DEPUTIES...
As many as 14 armed Orange County deputies, including narcotics agents, stormed Strictly Skillz barbershop during business hours on a Saturday in August, handcuffing barbers in front of customers during a busy back-to-school weekend. It was just one of a series of unprecedented raid-style inspections the Orange County Sheriff’s Office recently conducted with a state regulating agency,...
Copyright and Culture: Newly Enemies - Winds of...
The problem faced by this documentary film is common to all such works - which, unlike newspapers etc., must secure permission to quote when it uses news film clips, etc. via windsofchange.net Yes it is. It is also true that every performance of Samuel Barber’s Symphonies, and Eliot Carter’s String Quartets carry a price as well. As does a play, musical, reprint of an article....
Drones Get Ready to Fly, Unseen, Into Everyday...
An unmanned aircraft that can fly a predetermined route costs a few hundred bucks to build and can be operated by iPhone. via online.wsj.com Awesome. I want one of these. No. I have no idea what I would use it for. I just think they would be cool. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Courtney Love - ‘I’d Like to Be Trusted Again’ -...
This summer, while promoting a new album that revived the name Hole (but without the group’s original members), Ms. Love, who has avidly embraced social media, introduced a Web site dedicated to her style that is intended to offset all of the horrific images of Courtney Love that result from entering that name into a Google search: Courtney with scarring on her over-plumped lips. Courtney with...
Is your laptop cooking your testicles? - Aww,...
The researchers hooked thermometers to the scrotums of 29 young men who were balancing a laptop on their knees. They found that even with a lap pad under the computer, the men’s scrotums overheated quickly. via reuters.com I am so glad they spent a ton of money researching something that ANY ASSHAT WHO EVER HAD A LAPTOP IN THEIR LAP KINDA FRIGGIN KNEW…. Jaysusssss, people! ...
According to an "Editor" with 30 Years Experience,...
But honestly Monica, the web is considered “public domain” and you should be happy we just didn’t “lift” your whole article and put someone else’s name on it! It happens a lot, clearly more than you are aware of, especially on college campuses, and the workplace. If you took offence and are unhappy, I am sorry, but you as a professional should know that the...
Overheard: a photographic quote worth thinking...
Quote: “One way of paraphrasing this: If the resolution of your technical ability exceeds that of the resolution of your artistic ability, then you’re out of focus and all you’ll achieve are trivial pixel collections that no one other than you will care about” — Jan Klier, Photographer, Seattle Well, yeah. That’s about it, actually. Posted via...
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Quote: “One way of paraphrasing this: If the resolution of your technical ability exceeds that of the resolution of your artistic ability, then you’re out of focus and all you’ll achieve are trivial pixel collections that no one other than you will care about” — Jan Klier, Photographer, Seattle Well, yeah. That’s about it, actually. Posted via...
