Abkraken – A Film Made by Neighbors
Phew!!! We did it! What fun. Just the other day I blogged about a neighborhood film challenge with On My Block Films. It’s been edited and submitted to the filmmaking challenge website and is now live on the On My BLock Vimeo Channel. Even though I recently blogged about On My Block we had been [...]
Calling all non-filmmakers & filmmakers – On My Block Films
Although we live in a city of over 8 million people, a lot of us don’t even know our neighbors. When you’re not connected to the people living on the other side of the wall, it’s hard to have any sense of belonging within a community. “On My Block Films” ( OMB ) creates an [...]
Circle In The Sand – A documentary film about love, hope and forgiveness.
For the month of June I travelled with Nadia Ackerman, singer / songwriter, and a simplified version of her band ( Harvey Jones and David M Patterson ) on a music tour across Australia. Starting in Sydney Nadia had to overcome many obstacles along the way. Not only was she the tour manager, the marketing [...]
The Future Of Advertising, Photography Business, World Economy
Intervention Cindy Gallop MasterClass 15-11-11 by iabfrancetv Cindy talks straight up in this video… “We can not use old world advertising in a new world market.” If you are about to create a new business venture or currently have a business then watch this video. For those of you that are experienced business veterans – [...]
Foundations of a Working Photographer
Full course available at http://www.creativelive.com/courses/zack-arias-again Want to be a good photographer? Want to do it for a living? Want to rise above the bottom? Zack’s first workshop was all about studio lighting. This time around, he’s covering what you need to know to be a professional working photographer. Many people requested a class about business. [...]
Nikon D800 Review – Release Date
2 years ago I was ready to purchase the new Nikon camera. My Nikon D2Xs has been a great workhorse of a camera but it is missing that ever imposing video feature. Since I am invested heavily in Nikon lenses this keeps me as a Nikon shooter. I love the Canon 5D Full HD video [...]
Review of the LYTRO Camera
I’ve been watching LYTRO from almost the beginning. The technology sounds great… in theory. However seeing the actual specs that this camera will output – to me it’s now a gimmick. Here’s why: – LYTRO has their own software to manage the images. If you don’t use their software then the actual file the camera [...]
November News FLASH
Click on the newsletter to enlarge. Looking for the hot links… here ya go! Bike by Me Blog Post | Bike by Me Interactive Website | Between The Chicks Thanks for taking a glance at my monthly News FLASH. Until next month… if you can’t wait that long feel free to drop me a line [...]
LYTRO’s Release Date Is Missing Out.
Looks like Lytro is not going to release it’s much anticipated camera for market until early next year! What a waste of the PR momentum built up over the past few months, along with potential holiday sales. Lytro will also be missing out on the actual field testing from all the anxiously awaiting photography consumers. [...]
Let There Be Light – Illuminating Photography
Most people when they think of photography a single flash is as high tech as they may get. Dennis Calvert takes photography to a whole new level with his various lighting elements and layering techniques. His work resembles imagery as if it comes from another world. For me from day one photography has always sparked [...]
LYTRO – Killing the Professional Photographer?
Photography is an ever evolving technology. From the onset of photography painters scoffed at photographers for the “ease” of replicating a scene. The debate back then was; is photography really an art form if all you do is push a button. Are you kidding me! Just dealing with the toxic film and processing is in [...]
Could Lytro Squeeze into the DSLR Market?
The much anticipated LYTRO camera has everyone talking, and the questions buzzing are; will LYTRO come out with it’s own DSLR. As in the article by TechRadar Shoot first, focus later camera explained. TechRadar gives us the usual information about the LYTRO camera, then poses the DSLR question toward the end of the article. Could [...]
Newcastle Brown Ale: Shadow Art Installation
San Diego based agency Vitro created this shadow art installation using 3000 real-life Newcastle Brown Ale bottle caps. This video shows how the two New York shadow artists created this large scale public art piece. The 28 square foot shadow sculpture displays as an unusual looking billboard by day but transforms by night to reveal [...]
London Riot’s Cause Levi’s to Hold UK Campaign
Here’s an idea – With the marketing dollars / pounds that Levi’s would have put into their recent campaign in London. They would get more “wear” out of their brand if Levi’s put that money into helping to repair the communities affected by the riots. In an article by Advertising Age, Levi’s traveled to 13 [...]
Lytro’s First Fashion Shoot Falls Short
Lytro’s first fashion shoot. Falls a bit short in concept and quality of the imagery. The concept of select focus is brilliant! However in the fashion world 93.33%* of the time the focus is going to be on the model. Since I can already control my depth-of-field in camera, then I really have no need [...]
Chelsea Art Walk – Michael Mazzeo Gallery
The Chelsea Art Walk is a great way to see some amazing art. And possibly bump into old friends. Really!!! Last night I walked into the Michael Mazzeo Gallery. Michael just happens to be the very first photographer I assisted for in New York City in 1993. Being brand new to the city I was [...]
Small Business Accounting – Quickbooks Tip
Accounting… :-p yuck! But it is something all small business owners have to deal with on some level. I’m an avid user of Quickbooks. It really simplifies my photography business accounting tasks. You can even back up your books to MobileMe in one click. Which is a good idea to keep a back up record [...]
Back Up Your Media – LaCie Drives
Backing up is the key to a secure media library. We cannot stress how important it is to your workflow, or daily life, to do a routine back up system. Whether you are a professional creating video and photo media, or a teenager just taking snaps with friends, if you don’t have back up of [...]
2011 4th of July Photo Contest Entries
2011 4th of July photo contest entries are starting to come in…. Here are a few examples. From kids. Photo submitted by Erin Gahagan To fireworks. Photo submitted by Graham Biddy Enter your patriotic themed photo for a chance to win a NIkon Camera Bag Style 9793. The most “Liked” photo WINS! Deadline for entries [...]
Go Pro Camera Pros and Cons
Go Pro Hero Helmet camera wow what fun! I just got the Hero Camera last week so over the weekend I put it to the test. I decided to teach Jeep, a French Bulldog, to swim and since the camera is water resistant to 180 feet this would be a perfect opportunity. No… we did [...]
Small Business Start Up – Between the Chicks
Are you a small business start up? I’ve noticed that in this economy with people getting laid off they have finally growing some cojones to create their dream company and follow their passion. This story emphasizes the importance of finding a business mentor that guides a new business entrepreneur through the company’s creation. In September [...]
Lytro – Pros & Cons
Last week I raised the question is “Photography Going To Change Forever?”. Writing about the company Lytro creating a breakthrough new technology using a microlens array is stirring a buzz amongst the photography world. With 50 million in start up capital and recruiting a 45-person staff from top companies such as Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel [...]
2011 4th of July Photo Contest
Enter to WIN a Nikon Camera Bag. Submit your best patriotic images of fireworks, BBQ parties, candid photos of family and friends showing a July 4th celebratory theme. Upload your photo to Spencer Gordon Studios on Facebook. The most “Liked” image will win. Share this photo contest with your family and friends. Winner will be [...]
Tripod Pt 3 – How it works.
This episode Spencer will go over how a tripod works and it’s set up. Also in this episode is a quick tip about using the camera’s self timer to avoid getting camera shake in your images If you missed Tripod Pt 2 click here.
