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Category Archives: Things You’ll Find Interesting
Things You’ll Find Interesting May 16, 2013
Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:
- Under the Mask
- Mental Health Blog Day: Jessica's Adventures in CrazyTown
- "Specifically, take a look at web services. For the first time, I’m not sure if Apple’s iCloud can…"
- "Image Processing Master Class with Bobbie Goodrich: The workshop will be conducted in Bobbie’s…"
- "I recently had occasion to rent a Canon EOS 6D and 40mm f/2.8 EF lens for an event I was hired to…"
- Natural HDR | OutdoorPhotographer.com
- "Reasonable people can—and do—debate how much post-production is too much post-production in news…"
- Travel Photography – A Different Point of View
- "I disagree with you that taking good photos is all about being a good retoucher. Retouching is not…"
- "I took in a deep breath and caught the scent from her hair, which I’ve internally classified as…"
Things You’ll Find Interesting May 12, 2013
Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:
- "That’s exactly how the Mac and Windows markets, with free trials and higher prices, have always…"
- "The new America’s Cup boats, ultra-light, high-speed catamarans that feature giant, rigid carbon…"
- We just finished shooting this TV commercial for Zach Theatre. It's "Harvey." | The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck
- Checking in with the remaining VSL readers. | The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck
- The Online Photographer: Mike Gets Mail
Things You’ll Find Interesting May 9, 2013
Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:
- Editor, Product Manage Thyself — Technology Liberal Arts — Medium
- 10 Reasons The Haters Are Mad About Adobe Creative Cloud | Photofocus
- Conversation #38– disrupt or die | Learning by Shipping
- Nature is Not a War Zone | Kari Post Photography
- "New research has found that it’s not the taste of calorific foodstuffs that makes them enticing but…"
- "Insipid sensationalism is what sells."
- inessential.com: 30 Minutes To Sync
- "Man, just enjoy photography for what it is to you. Enjoy the process of learning. Enjoy the process…"
- Peter Nixey: Dear Apple, let’s talk about photos
- Book Review: The Human Division, by John Scalzi
- Why Nature Photography? : In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong
- 15 Photographers Who Got Trolled by the Animals They Were Photographing
- In defense of | Holovaty.com
- "So this is where the haters will get all worked up. Manual focus is how artists work. Real…"
Things You’ll Find Interesting May 5, 2013
Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:
- A woman’s eye view of the men’s locker room – The Globe and Mail
- Changing my mindset from the "loner, creative photographer" to the "team player immersed in creating content". Now there's a leap. | The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck
- UNICEF says Facebook 'likes' won't save children's lives | The Verge
- How I Made Porn 20x More Efficient with Python | Toptal
- Sharks’ success and growing the game has special meaning for retired Owen Nolan | The Province
- In Defense of the West | Alpenglow Images
- Bret Edge Photography » Who I Follow on Twitter and Why You Should Follow Them Too
- Life Lessons with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – Kareem on What He Wished He'd Known – Esquire
- Rare Caterpillar Resembles Donald Trump's Hair : Discovery News
Things You’ll Find Interesting May 2, 2013
Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:
- Learning by slipping | Learning by Shipping
- 10 Quick Bird Photography Tips | Photofocus
- Are Shadows Bad in Today’s Photography? : In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong
- Calvin and Hobbes: The Movie (Trailer) (by GrittyReboots)
- The Business Rusch: Habits « Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- "6. The one thing Roberto Luongo must remember entering Wednesday night’s game is that you can…"
- (via Don’t Listen to Everything – Nilofer Merchant)
- "This defence boils down to: “Newspapers have always done this, and no one believes these numbers…"
- Photography Q&A -Ask Me Anything About Photography • Hi Zack, Great to have you back online and be able to learn from your great advice. I’m finding it hard to get across to clients that my images look they way they do because I spend time editing them (usually more than shooting!). I keep hearing “poor videographers” they have much more work to do after shooting than you! How do I get them to understand? I dislike showing off unfinished work – before/after type scenario because I then get accused of ‘cheating’! Any advice? Many thanks.
- Photography Q&A -Ask Me Anything About Photography • At what point do you decide to put down the camera and walk away from the camera potentially forever? I’ve been shooting for about four and a half to five-ish years and i feel like i’ve hit a wall both in creativity and in being a skilled photographer. I’ve been watching your videos recently and have felt very inspired but when i pick up my camera to do something with that inspiration i find myself at a loss for ideas. I’m a concert photographer looking to branch out into portraits but…
- "But at the end of the day. When you are watching Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White playing…"
- "My own view is that one particular form of journalism is actually dying because of this…"
- Spring in Yosemite | Eloquent Nature by Gary Hart
- We’re Just 35 Devil’s Hole Pupfish Away From the World’s Best-Documented Extinction | Smart News
- Google : My Daily Source for Photographic Inspiration
- Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images » Blog Archive » Photo Borders; a non-political border war
- "When I started out with a 4×5 camera in the 1970’s, I maintained this young guy belief that I…"
- Open-source cannot live on donations alone | Binpress
- "I come from a generation to which the finished print, hanging on a wall, or the printed page in a…"
Things You’ll Find Interesting April 28, 2013
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Things You’ll Find Interesting April 25, 2013
Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:
- A Reason to Live and the Freedom to Fly (our first snowbird season) -Anne McKinnell Photography
- Female Elephant Seal at Piedras Blancas – Nature Light Photography
- Is Ian Betteridge Wrong? | All Points North
- Changing my mind on nuclear disarmament – Charlie's Diary
- Living with Photography: Learning Adobe Lightroom – Tested
- A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Eisler on Digital Denial
- No, really, "five ways Apple has lost its bite". I kid you not | TechnoviaTechnovia
- Why Tim Cook Is Not Like Steve Ballmer
- "I think that this is one of those big questions like cigarette smoking was 40 or 50 years ago that…"
- CreativeLIVE Co-Founder Chase Jarvis on The Power of Access | creativeLIVE
- "Ever wonder why the people taking cell phone videos of gunfights aren’t themselves hit by…"
- Trimming down the blog and starting over from scratch. Goodbye old writing… | The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck
- reThinking photography | Thoughts of a Bohemian
- reThinking photography | Thoughts of a Bohemian
- 3 Tips to Ruin Your Photo with a Watermark – Photodoto
- The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck: Ultimate Lighting Minimalism.
Things You’ll Find Interesting April 21, 2013
Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:
- What Do the Bird-Watchers Know? – NYTimes.com
- You don’t need every customer – Marco.org
- The market for paid iOS apps isn’t dead – Marco.org
- "There are many people out there who support free speech, so long as it’s free speech they…"
- "It is often said that history will teach us nothing, but I think that it has. It’s no coincidence…"
- The Death of Upcoming.org – Waxy.org
- Quick trick for when there just isn’t enough light to get your photograph | Cardinal Photo
- Willes: Sports coverage is significantly influenced by who owns what
Things You’ll Find Interesting April 18, 2013
Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:
- Joel Sartore, A National Geographic photographer's life | ISO 1200 Magazine | Photography Video blog for photographers
- Back In The USA From Cuba – Jonesblog
- Beautiful Sunrise Photos Taken from Same Spot for a Year – My Modern Metropolis
- "I know, it’s complicated (is it, really?) But, “It’s complicated” is a poor excuse for a lack of…"
- Strobist: Traveling Light
- Three Generations of a Hackneyed Apologia for Censorship Are Enough | Popehat
- Nature Light Photo » I'm Tired of Photographers Complaining About Pricing – Nature Light Photo
Things You’ll Find Interesting April 14, 2013
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Things You’ll Find Interesting April 11, 2013
Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:
- "It is my hope that this list will not discourage anyone from becoming a professional photographer,…"
- "One of the findings is that the energy intensive manufacturing of EVs mean that some cars make…"
- "About the same time I had read several posts from different authors stating that the Uncle Bob…"
- "The second lesson is more subtle. Bitcoin has been preened by geeks keen to call it “the…"
- "With the resignation of two directors and Ray Lane’s relinquishing his role of board chairman, the…"
Things You’ll Find Interesting April 10, 2013
Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:
- "At seven hundred freaking degrees, fluorine starts to dissociate into monoatomic radicals, thereby…"
- Product Management « Rowan Simpson
- "When journalists accept inside information from the government — from whatever source — they are…"
- Cinch 2 Preview — Luma Labs
- one of the best descriptions of what community managers need to…
- "Beneath what seems like a reasonable feature request lurks the heart of technological conservatism:…"
- "Photographer Remi Thornton recently terminated his contract with Getty after finding out that the…"
- "It’s kind of amazing to me that anyone thinks their public Twitter feed is private at this point, or…"
- "When I started, I had an amateur mindset. I thought it was cool if a magazine, especially a glossy…"
- Please go to the blog in the link, read this great article and send it to all your photog friends. | The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck
- 5 lessons I learned at Apple about how to design and build hardware — Tech News and Analysis
- Roger Ebert's 20 Most Epic Movie Pans
- "I had always meant to send Ebert a copy of Old Man’s War, for no other reason than as a token of…"
- "Here’s the thing about sending blustery threatening letters for clients: sometimes, to the…"
- Leaping off the Internet « Joe McNally’s Blog
Things You’ll Find Interesting April 2, 2013
Here are some items I found today that I thought you’d find interesting:
- "Hockey players also can brace pretty hard against the ice. A player skating at full speed can stop…"
- "Don’t be ashamed of making money and don’t let anyone else shame you about it either…."
- "I’ve often felt that there is a dearth of high-level discussion about the business of the App Store,…"
- "People like animals with faces. The images we use on the Animal books are from the entire animal…"
- Texas Hill Country
- March madness | Eloquent Nature by Gary Hart
- "Whenever the subject of limited editions comes up, I’m quickly admonished that “you have…"
- Artist, Respect Thyself | Mike Spinak
Things You’ll Find Interesting April 1, 2013
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Things You’ll Find Interesting March 31, 2013
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