Stuff You’ll Like
A weekly compendium of stuff I found I thought you’d like. If you do, let me know, so I know to find more of it for you.
- Clients from Hell: anonymous submissions from the world of independent contractors showing how unrealistic expectations or bad communications can make life hell for both sites… Funny, in a really sad way. One in particular caught my eye: $1,000 is very expensive, you know. We only want a simple website with our current contents, and contact form as well. And don’t forget about CMS features. We want to add or edit content on our own. (and it continues on from there, until you get this massively complex project). it reminded me of a scene from Two and a Half men where the brothers were discussing hiring a prostitute for Alan. “What can I get for $200?” “Crabs and a stolen wallet”. But unfortunately, until the wallet gets stolen, many times they won’t believe you…
- Twitter’s new privacy policy: is a joy to behold. It’s short. It’s sweet. It’s in english. Not lawyer English, real English. And it’s intelligible. They deserve serious recognition for keeping it real and simple here.
- Picture Taker or Image Maker: Scott Bourne talks about an important aspect of taking your photography to the next level. One of the things I’ve been working on this last year is consciously thinking my way through what I shoot, more scouting, planning and timing a shot as well as looking at how best to take advantage of what’s given me. On my recent Morro bay trip, my rock at sunrise shot was scouted and planned in advance and turned out very much as I wanted, while the otter silhouette was a case of showing up and seeing the pre-dawn light coloration and realizing that silhouettes was the best possible use of the shooting situation, which led me to shooting in that mode the entire morning, of which this morro bay at dawn shot was one of the better ones. Ultimately it’s about who’s in control,you or the camera; the more you take control instead of deferring to the judgement of the camera (as good as they are today), the more reliably you will take high quality photographs, and more importantly, take the photo your inner eye sees. I don’t see “take control” as “shooting in manual”, by the way, unlike some photographers. Instead, I see it as knowing how to get the camera to take the image you want to take instead of the one it’s programming wants to take. Sometimes that’s manual mode, but many times, that’s simply adjusting the settings to bias the camera’s decision; it’s about knowing your gear and being active in managing it instead of standing back and mashing the shutter.
- Gary Crabbe: I need more space. This is, really, a photographer’s variant of my bad birders comments.
- Smashing Magazine: Designing Social Interfaces – Overview and Practical Techniques
- Mashable: ten wordpress plugins to help build community
- Kirk Tuck: anatomy of a corporate shoot. A great description of a corporate shoot and how to make it work.
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