Behind the Scenes: Element Hotel: Lexington
I got a call late last week from the PR group that represents the Element Hotel chain (they’re a Starwood property). The Element in Lexington is starting a new program where each room will be equiped with a Nintendo DS loaded with recipe software. The program will then talk you through various meals you can cook [...]
Congrats to a new friend!
I just saw this pop up in my Google reader and had to throw up a quick post. My new friend Houser (warning, he shoots nudes, do don’t go clickin’ while you’re at work) was just featured on the Photopreneur blog! Congrats man, that is so wicked cool! That’s all for now, more TK as [...]
The Mikesandy – Holiday Prints
There was a time, back in “the day” (not really sure what that means, but it sounds wicked cool to say), when my roommate from sophomore and junior year of college, The Mikesandy, and I would go hiking every fall in Northern New York.
The plan, back in the day, was to climb all of the [...]
Wedneday Odds & Ends
Two weeks until spring training! I can’t wait for baseball and I’m excited to hopefully shoot in Florida with Laurel and Aaron while I’m down there.
What else…shot some hoops last night, and I’ve got hockey scheduled for tonight. Hopefully it will be warmer than last week, when I swear it was warmer outside than in [...]
The Man Gets Around
In addition to his blog, and his book, Joe’s now got a YouTube Channel. Very cool.
(I love shooting, but you won’t be seeing me on top of the Empire State Building anytime, um, ever. I don’t do well at heights above, oh, 10 feet.)
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A night with some PUGs
I just got home from a fun night with the Boston Pictage User Group. In addition to hanging out with the always cool Tony and James (and getting to put names with faces with both of their lovely wives), I got to meet Matt and Enna (thanks so much for hosting us all) as well [...]
The Moment It Clicks
See no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil – brought to you by uber cousins Jake, Eve and Rachel. Thanks to Uncle Mike for the idea.
Tonight I picked up Joe McNally’s new book, “The Moment It Clicks.” I write this at 3;38 a.m. (don’t ask), but I finished the entire book in one [...]
Snow and some links
Well, I think we all knew the 60 degree days in January couldn’t last – so here are some links to keep you warm.
There’s an interesting Strobist Flickr thread about something I’ve been thinking about a lot of late.
Need some motivation on getting up early to get some stuff done? Check this out.
Tax season arrived [...]
Contest Winner and some hot links
First, the hot links (gotta make you wait for the good stuff):
Annie’s at it again, this time for Vanity Fair’s February issue shooting the cast for the upcoming Indiana Jones movie.
As is the Luminous Landscape, with a very very well-written D3/D300 comparison (can you tell I want a D3? Because I do. Will I [...]
Friday Speedlinks
Not much shooting so far this week, but I am heading up to Rockport tomorrow, so there is some stuff in the works. I thought that for now I’d leave you with a few cool Friday links:
The Strobist Flickr group has a fun thread about David Hobby in a simliar vein to Jack Bauer and [...]
A Model of Advice
I first stumbled across Don Giannatti as part of the Flickr Strobist group a few months back and today I came across what I think are his very insightful and potentially helpful thoughts on how to work with and photograph models (you know, those pretty girls that wouldn’t date you in high school or college). [...]
The Moment it Clicks
Not much today, just this link to a video preview of Nikon master Joe McNally’s upcoming book, “The Moment it Clicks.” I can’t wait to get my hot little hands on a copy. Oh, and while I’m at it, check out Scott Kelby’s blog for a little behind the scenes idea of how this book [...]
More hoops, and *#$*&)(#! Wow!
First, let me start with the #$*&)(#! Wow! I’m not much one for swearing (OK, that’s a lie) but you HAVE TO (that’s right, all caps and bold) watch this video. It’s basically one part Superman, one part B.A.S.E jumping, one part death wish and ten parts “Levy would never be caught doing this for [...]
Friday Links
I’ll probably blog about basketball later, but for now, here are some Friday links:
The Luminous Landscape does a very in-depth D3 vs. 1DsMarkIII comparision, with none other than Jay Maisel as the model.
All you ever wanted to know about how to read a histogram, here.
Perhaps my favorite, head over here for some inspiration and [...]
D300 (no, I didn’t get one) and some other links
I opened my Google reader just now to find that Scott Kelby has posted the most comprehensive review I’ve seen yet of Nikon’s new D300. For the full review, click here. Scott’s review encompasses thousands of shots with the D300, including a beach shoot in Hawaii with Nikon uber-photographer Joe McNally. I came this close [...]
Ken Rockwell, You’re a Fool
I don’t do this often (ever?) because it’s totally not an example of, “treating someone how you want to be treated,” but I totally can’t help myself here.Ken Rockwell, you’re a fool.
We’ll leave off how you write of the excellent Nikon 17-55 2.8, “In some ways [...]
A Quick Thanks, and some Links
These late night Patriots games are killing me. It’s like those baseball playoff games that all start at 9 p.m. Maybe I’m getting old, I dunno, but I can’t hang with MNF games that go until midnight then be productive in the morning. I think I need a TiVo.
My new site just passed 1,000 total [...]
So you want some blogs?
So…thanks to Chase Jarvis and Jason D. Moore I hereby give you all the photo blogs you could ever want (insert evil laugh here).
Chase’s link here.
Jason’s link here.
For the record, the Strobist is my favorite.
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Wednesday Speedlinks
To steal a page from the Strobist with some Speedlinks:
David at “My Life is Somewhat Interesting” – coins a new relationship term.
uber photographer Chase Jarvis tells you how to travel with gear aplenty, including info on getting an extra carryon bag. That’s right, a third carryon bag on flights. Check it out. As a [...]
Two Quick Links
From A Photo Editor, and Editorial Photo.com, we get advice for new photographers, from photographers. Click here and here for the stories.
For me, I would think that the most valuable bits are in the Photo Editor’s post, especially the following,
“8. Eliminate excess Drama from your life.
9. Live beneath your means. Keep things simple.
20. Travel out [...]
On Profit Margin
Today I guide you (yet another) photo blog. This one by commerical photographer Michael Sugrue. In this post from last month, Sugrue blogs about the unfortunate state of the industry today, as such that people expect, not ask for mind you, but expect images to be given away for free. That’s right, I said given [...]
So I think I have a problem
Thank you Chase Jarvis. No, really, thank you. As a direct result of your recent blog post I have added another 15 blogs to my Google Reader subscription. I’m up to 72 blogs, 71 of which are photo related. So, as they say, “Hi, my name is Doug, and I have a problem.” Or something [...]
