A couple of really talented architect/designers friends of mine at Build LLC have, in their spare time, put together a cool list of must do/see/eat for those folks who frequent Manhattan, Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland. This simple, elegantly designed site is one to check out in advance of travel to these spots, OR in a pinch from your hotel room when you're looking for some good advice from smart people with good taste. A... read more ›
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*Disclaimer: If you're reading my blog just for popular culture, art, or photography commentary, stop here. Seriously. If you are, however, prone to sympathizing with the occasional human interest story, you may read this short entry below.Now then, in consideration of the above: I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. It’s more my personality that you should just do the things you need to do and/or want to do NOW, without the need or want... read more ›
Dec
31
Well. Knowing how important music is to me, I'm mortified that it's taken me this long to give a shout out to one of the best radio stations of all times: KEXP 90.3 Seattle, where the music matters.In case you don't know (which basically means you live outside Seattle - most of this blog's readership...), KEXP is a listener-supported radio station that broadcasts from 90.3 in Seattle and streams on the web at KEXP.org. (Great... read more ›
Dec
28
More than a few aspiring photographers and hobbyist shooters that caught my earlier (very hardcore) post outlining back-up strategies for professional photography, videography, or design studios, have asked me to advise on a more basic solution for backing up their images. Since there are numerous ways to accomplish the goal of backing up your work, I think it's best if I focus the discussion to the THEORY of backing up, and let each individual adapt... read more ›
Dec
25
While I'm respectful of the past, it's true, I often rip on the Old School of photography, art, and culture--just read previous posts. Not because it's bad, but simply because it's not now and it's less relevant now than ever before. I just gave an interview to American Photo Magazine editor Miki Johnson (check out the group blog she does with the other editors Jay Defoore and David Schonauer) and I suspect my comments will... read more ›
Dec
21
Since I've just read a whole pile of news about the blizzard in Denver, it occured to me that I often field questions about shooting in a snowy environment. I usually don't give straight up photo tips on this blog, however, 'tis the season and this might make somebody's holiday snaps a little better. Therefore, a quick tip: how to get that snow so nice and white, instead of that nasty-ass grey.Simple answer: Over-expose the... read more ›
Dec
18
If you're not familiar with the work of photographer and filmmaker Gregory Colbert, now's your chance. Without a doubt Colbert gives us some of the finest images ever recorded highlighting the interaction between animals, humankind, and the natural world. In his most recent exhibition entitled Ashes and Snow, Colbert shows us what it's like to be committed to a singular artistic vision. The 18 minute video below from a 2006 TEDTalk illustrates this vision through... read more ›
Dec
18
So perhaps you took a peek at CS3 from our earlier post. We wanted to follow up with some info we've got here in the early stages of the Beta Version.Check out the worthwhile online discussions and reviews about the new release on the Adobe site. And check out some performance tests on the new Intel-based Macs.If you're at all interested in what we're doing, we've elected not to install it on our studio workstations... read more ›
Dec
16
I'm taking it as an omen...Earlier in the week, I read a story online about some poor photographer soul who lost his entire photo library when his hard drive failed. Following that, I was chatting with a friend in the /Pro division at Apple Computer -- he was shaking his head about how few photographers (pro and otherwise) seem to "get" the principles of backing up and storing their image libraries.So with that in mind,... read more ›
Dec
14
Dearest creative compadres: today, Adobe Systems announced the release of the long awaited Photoshop CS3! It will be released in beta, available free for download tomorrow, December 15th, "in the morning California time" according to an Adobe spokesperson.This long-awaited version will run natively on the new Intel-based Macs (and Windows Vista and XP).Rumor has it that the beta has all of the features available in the final product to be released in "Spring 2007", however... read more ›
