Thanks to public outcry, Facebook today retracted their "new" terms of service--which generated an appropriately huge outcry--and reverted to their previous terms. This is of interest to me, seeing that I've got a good bit of content on my Facebook page.Their previous terms were pretty aggressive in their own right, claiming: "You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream,... read more ›
Feb
18
Feb
16
Lots of blogs come and go, but of note this week are two... One coming, the other, well, we're not sure.First, liveBooks--known globally for their custom photography websites--humbly but proudly joined the online discussion last Tuesday by launching a new blog titled RESOLVE. (I've been a liveBooks fan for some time, having switched over to their smooth setup late in 2007 after being impressed by their ability to serve up big photos, and fast.) Their... read more ›
Feb
16
They've been hinting at it for some time now, butPocketWizard radio slaves just one minute ago announced a completely refreshed product offering aimed at continuing to dominate the photographic airwaves radiowaves. And they've spoiled us. Check out the Mini TT1 transmitter and the Flex TT5 transceiver pictured above.It's no secret that I've been using their stuff religiously as long as I've been using remote flashes and cameras. Hell, I just spun through some of my... read more ›
Feb
11
Not too long ago I had a creative/personal breakthrough with my work. In short, it amounted to my snapping into clarity about what I wanted from my creativity, my profession, and ultimately, my life. A path to this subsequently emerged, and I've revealed the thrust of these epiphanies--without eloquence--on this blog over time.In a wave or recent email and Facebook inquiries on this sort of stuff, I was tempted put together a summary post on... read more ›
Feb
04
In full disclosure, I’m probably not the best person to pay attention to for stellar direct mail promo pieces. We did score a PDN Self-Promo award back in 2006 with this piece, but outside of that, I haven’t historically had a cohesive plan about this sort of stuff. And so it continues here today. But that's not stopping me from wanting to share them. Actually, I’m proud to say that this is my... read more ›
Feb
01
Just wanted to break up the pace today and share a couple of links that I recently plucked from my inbox. Where it used to be just still images and portfolios that were sent my way by readers, it's now often personal projects that engage a mixture of stills, moving images, and audio/music. And everyone knows I'm an advocate of personal projects... Without my intending, it seems that each of the three I posted below... read more ›
Jan
30
[Update: the video hummed along nicely for about 24 hours, however sometime late Saturday/early Sunday the embedded video stopped playing here, presumably due to Facebook bandwidth constraints/large traffic volumes. We reposted and it was just more of the same. They're still serving it to my Facebook page if you're interested in checking it out there.]Whew! Just wrapped the first ever (I'm told) national ad campaign shot with the Nikon D3x. What an absolute beaut of... read more ›
Jan
26
Alrighty. I'm pumped to try something new here. Today I am starting work on a 4-day North American advertising campaign, which--according only to what those I know in the biz can confirm for me--might just be the first such campaign shot using the Nikon D3x.Oh ya, btw, I've started dropping some 24.5 megapixel Nikon bombs these days. Just got a production D3x on Friday.As a part of my continued mission with this here blog, I... read more ›
Jan
23
You know the Songs for Eating and Drinking project I've got going with my buddy Hebb. (If not, check here.)Long story short, we followed up our foiled attempt to get to our Portland S.F.E.A.D two weeks ago, with a night I'll never forget. Last Saturday, after a year in the making and some gracious help from our beloved Sabzi, we were able to briefly unite Seattle's once-underground-but-now-erupting hip-hop community--at a dinner table set for... read more ›
Jan
20
The images surrounding the first African American US President, Barack Obama, will indisputably be an important part of the historical record of our country, and, likely, the world. I believe it’s this new era of photography--both in the creation of images and how they are spread--that has brought us a more interesting, diverse, and never-before-experienced range of images and access to them. And setting campaign platforms aside, it's a worthwhile endeavor to examine the images... read more ›
