I haven’t had time to sit down and watch this video, but it looks promising:
So much for Blurb…
I received this bit of info regarding Blurb (the on-demand book printing company I blogged about yesterday):
Size matters…
It’s a lot more money than your average 4 gig CF card, but it seems to be worth every penny:
Wanna shoot macro?
If you want to shoot macro, but don’t know much about it, there are plenty of websites devoted to the process. here is one of many guides to getting started, provided by our friends at Adorama:
Great work, great ideas, great help…
I’m always on the lookout for great work. It helps inspire me. It helps me know where trends are headed. It helps me keep tabs on who the hot and/or up and coming photogs are. I also like to keep an eye out for other industry people, like stylists, art directors, etc. You never know when you’ll need some help on shoot, and you want to work with people who will make you look better.
Books…
Has anyone used one of the growing number of custom book making companies out there today? I’ve seen advertisements for a bunch of companies over the last couple years, and the prices keep dropping. It’s basically just a POD (print on demand) service, that allows you to create a photo book… a real book, bound and all.
Students, show them your best work!!!
Goodbye, old friend…
This article predicts the demise of several more large newspapers (Denver just lost one of its icons – The Rocky Mountain News):
Canon user?
If you shoot professionally, you should become a member of CPS. No, it’s not Child Protective Services… It’s Canon Professional Services. They provide help for Canon shooters. The official Canon invite states:
Sometimes you’ll get lucky!
Sometimes it can be hard to photograph a subject. Sometimes you’ll get lucky. I always try to make the photos for this feature very fun/goofy/light-hearted. I want it to match the feeling of the text, and the questions and answers are usually so much fun…