I am not the biggest fan of M$ but this actually looks useful
Microsoft Pro Photo Shoot is a new software add-in for Microsoft Office Outlook that allows photographers to add details of the client and equipment for a photo shoot appointment in Outlook. This allows photographers to greater leverage the power of Outlook when managing their photography.
Pro Photo Shoot supports Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 and 2007 running on Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Microsoft Professional Photography: Microsoft Pro Photo Shoot.
During Scott Kelby’s Third Annual Worldwide Photo Walk I am going to be using my Sigma 70-300 DG Macro Lens for most of the Day but will have my new 50MM 1.8 with me also to test out in Coffee shops, etc , ill have my wired remote, Lens cleaner cloths etc. It’s is going to be a photo holiday for me!
The Weather MAY be questionable, BUT i will not let that get me down, Water can be ar
I will be a Washington Square park with Walk Organizer Frank Veronsky
Washington Square and the surrounding areas of Greenwich Village offer a fantastic chance to photograph the essence of eclectic New York. People, music, food, dog runs, buildings, history. It’s all there. Join me in the Third Annual Photo Walk and let’s explore the richness of opportunity. How can one not be inspired to make images of this great part of NYC. I have spent much time over many years photographing this area and it never fails to produce a wonderful feeling just being there. http://www.frankveronsky.com/
Q. What is a Photo Walk?
A. It’s a social photography event where photographers get together (usually in a downtown area or trendy section of town) to walk around, shoot photos, and generally have fun with other photographers.
Q. When is the 3rd Annual Worldwide Photo Walk™?
A. This year’s Photo Walk event will be held on Saturday, July 24, 2010.
Q. Is there a fee to participate this year?
A. Once again it’s free—there is no fee to join this year’s Photo Walk—just come and have a ball!
Q. How many cities participated last year, and how many photographers did the Photo Walk that day?
A. We had over 900 Photo Walks and over 32,000 people who participated around the world last year! That’s a HUGE leap from the 236 locations and 8,324 people we had the first year.
Q. What happens when a city fills up?
A. It’s full.
Q. How many is full?
A. PhotoWalks are limited to 50 photographers. If that doesn’t sound like a lot, you haven’t seen 50 photographers coming down the sidewalk at the same time, and later all converging at once on a restaurant or pub. It’s more like a scary bike gang (except without the bikes, or gang, or scariness).
Q. Is there a Grand Prize?
A. You betcha!! Details of the prize packages can be found in our Prizes page (Top prize is awarded by Scott to the single best overall photo taken that day, from all the Photo Walk locations around the world).
Q. Are there other prizes?
A. Scott will also pick photos for 10 Honorable Mention prizes, and there will be one People’s Choice award that will be voted on by you! Whatever photo you all vote as your favorite will get a great prize!
Q. Do I have to enter the prize competition?
A. Absolutely not. This is a totally separate part of the experience, and if you don’t want to enter your images, you absolutely don’t have to (it’s just to make the experience more fun). Some people freaked out last year thinking they were required to enter, but just know—you absolutely don’t have to enter your image—you can go and shoot for the day, and never let anyone see your photos. Ever. They can be your private “secret” photos.
Q. Did anyone complain last year about how the winners were chosen?
A. Absolutely. People get pretty cranked if they think their image deserved to be the winner and wasn’t chosen, but Scott’s been one of the Photoshop World Guru Awards judges for 10 years, along with judging other competitions over the years, so he’s kind of used to that response. Surprisingly, he didn’t get one single complaint about the picks from any of the winners.
Q. Where can I share more of my photos from the walk?
A. While you can only submit one image for the contest, you can upload up to five images per day at the Official Flickr Group for the Worldwide Photo Walk right here.
Q. So are you going to try and work some angle so that Orphanage in Kenya gets something out of this?
A. Ahh, you know us too well. Last year Scott was trying to come up with a good tie-in, but luckily one of his blog readers, Rob from Towner Jones Photography, came up with a great idea—we created an official Worldwide PhotoWalk T-shirt. We’re doing it again this year, and 100% of the profits from the sale of any of these t-shirts will go to feeding the kids at the Springs of Hope, Kenya Orphanage. We think it’s a great idea, and we’re so grateful that Rob came up with it! You can buy a shirt right here.
Q. What has been best thing that came out of this whole Worldwide Photo Walk thing?
A. I think it was the fact that so many photographers have not only made new friends, but have gone on to form their own photo walks during the year. This is totally a social event, and that’s why makes it so much fun. Most of the people on my walk had never done a Photo Walk before, but everybody had so much fun, they all wanted to do one again right away. Photo Walks are infectious, because when you get that many creative people together, who all have the love of photography in common, you can’t help but have a great time.
I always knew I sucked at writing , it is something that was never stressed because I was more of a computer geek than a writer. Now that I am being called upon to write more, for myself and others, I have to figure out how to get better. I have heard that the good way to get better at writing is to read more. I don’t know if it’s true because I have been reading a lot for years. But I will give it a try. I have to read more of what I will be writing. If you have any tips or advice for me, am all ears! I have to find tools to study too, I have already tripped over the Yahoo Style Guide http://styleguide.yahoo.com/ which had a few tips , that I could use without buying the book. The site’s full moniker, Yahoo Style Guide:
Writing , Editing, and Creating for the Digital World, tackles everything from common usage (“email” instead of e-mail) to more obscure digital-specific topics, like…
More tips/links I have found 5 tricks for wicked good writing
…some every day tips that will transform writing from lackluster to vivid — whether it’s in an email, a cover letter, a pitch for new business, or even a status update on Facebook. Here’s what she recommends:
Cory Doctorow: Writing in the Age of Distraction
We know that our readers are distracted and sometimes even overwhelmed by the myriad distractions that lie one click away on the Internet, but of course writers face the same glorious problem: the delirious world of information and communication and community that lurks behind your screen, one alt-tab away from your word-processor.
If you like to write but lack confidence in your skills, Paper Rater is a a free, web-based service that analyzes your writing and offers feedback on your grammar, spelling, and more.
Write Monkey Provides Portable Distraction Free Writing
Windows only: Visually WriteMonkey is a dead simple text editor with a strong emphasis on distraction free writing. Under the hood it’s packed with handy features to make writing easier.
Perspective refers to the relationship of imaged objects in a photograph. This includes their relative positions and sizes and the space between them. In other words, perspective in the composition of a photograph is the way real three-dimensional objects are pictured in a photograph that has a two-dimensional plane. In photography, perspective is another illusion you use to produce photographs of quality composition. When you are making pictures, the camera always creates perspective. Because a camera automatically produces perspective, many novice photographers believe there is no need to know much about it. This attitude is far from correct. When you know the principles of perspective and skillfully apply them, the photographs you produce show a good rendition of the subject’s form and shape, and the viewer is given the sensation of volume, space, depth, and distance. Additionally, the photographer can manipulate perspective to change the illusion of space and distance by either expanding or compressing these factors, therefore providing a sense of scale within the picture.
Basic Photography Techniques – Perspective..
20100719-GServo-0056, originally uploaded by gservo.
Key Features of Nikon Normal AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D Autofocus Lens
D-type lens design provides distance information as part of flash and ambient light exposure processes.
Multi-layer coating minimizes flare and ghosting.
Exceptionally lightweight and compact. Ideal for travel photography.
Classic normal lens provides speed and compact design
52mm filter size.
Stops down to f/22 for excellent depth-of-field control.
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 80 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias -1/3 EV
Flash No Flash
My Daughter, My Progeny, My First Born told me i looked like my Buddha Statue
I am going to ride my bike and go to gym Sunday morning
20100715-GServo-0038, originally uploaded by gservo.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha
20100713-GServo-0106, originally uploaded by gservo.
A dojo (道場, dōjō?) is a Japanese term which literally means “place of the way”. Initially, dōjō were adjunct to temples. The term can refer to a formal training place for any of the Japanese do arts.
Frank Sinatra Park is a park near Pier A, offering views of Manhattan. Built around 1998, it honors Frank Sinatra, who was born in Hoboken. Sinatra Park has a curved flat area that faces the former site of the World Trade Center.
I watched Frank Sinatra Park get constructed as i worked as a Junior Systems Analyst for my Company. The Park , to me, is as old as my Career and i always enjoy spending some quality time there.
As i got into photography this place became one of the best places to just play. Almost Everything you need to really fine tune your photography skills can be found in Frank Sinatra Park
20100713-GServo-0167, originally uploaded by gservo.
Frankly, my Favorite subjects for food photography is the food i make/create myself. My experiments with food, My insane ideas that don’t always work, the ones that i cant blame anyone but myself for,are the most fun. I love being able to go to outside the box with my food for my photography
This here my fine readers is G’s Morning Bread Ver 0.01 . It’s from a recipe my bride and her father created. I butchered it of course but i had to make it my own, this is how i work with food. I have to mutate it into something that makes my brain go weeeeee
What food do you make for your food photography? or what food do you like to see?
Image info
Exposure 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture f/1.8
Focal Length 35 mm
ISO Speed 640
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Flash
