August 2009
31 posts
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“Not only does the iPhone camera encourage on-the-spot (or on-the-shot)...”
– Stacy Ericson on Creative Vision with the iPhone
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The Outlining vs. Organic Writing Debate →
Writing can sometimes be a nebulous process. In school we’re taught that to establish an early sense of purpose in what we write, there’s the need to take that information to mold, to stretch and to dig deep into its potential by creating an outline of what we hope to get across. Some still practice it, some don’t. Larry Brooks distinguishes the two by name. The Organic writers...
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“Too often, we think we have to go somewhere special to find pictures - to a...”
– Ben Long on Remembering Some Basics
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Kindle Launch in Sept for UK? →
Just the other day I posted options for some to enjoy using the Kindle in Europe and now well placed sources have related to Stuff.tv that Amazon is working to launch the popular device in Europe at the end of the IFA conference next week which runs between Sept 4th to 9th.
This obviously seems to be a response to win over the market before the launch of Sony’s Daily Edition. The only threat I...
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The Purpose to Travel
This might come as a late reaction but as I sat back one evening enjoying a warm cup of coffee and looking over some of my photographs to have printed and decorate the house, I realized that I love to travel. What sweetens this craze is having a wife that equally enjoys these enlightening experiences, the meeting of inspirational people and the sure feeling that we’ll learn and grow as a...
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Enjoying the Kindle in Europe
Amazon seems to be missing the opportunity in gaining more book lovers and business by not extending the Kindle to Europe and I think the delays has more to do with Amazon finding a UK operator prepared to host the Kindle’s Whispernet connections which is what makes the device so unique.
Having traveled through Europe before using my iPhone, I’m well aware of Europe’s many national...
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“About a month or five weeks ago, I started to notice a severe spambot problem on...”
– Wil Wheaton on The Spambots On Twitter Are Completely Out of Control
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UI Galore with Iconpaper →
Iconpaper is an amazing site that shares the love of customization for both the Mac and the iPhone by featuring carefully picked and well-crafted elements to enhance every aspect you can think of changing.
Navigating through the catalogue, you can get a sense of the quality of each piece and that’s what sets it apart from any other repository where you’re forced to sift through...
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Photographer Spotlight: Joshua Longbrake
Joshua Longbrake is 26, a photographer and a student at Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle, WA. His writing and storytelling photographs can be found at thelongbrake.com but you can also find him participating in the Twitterverse.
1. How would you define your photographic style?
The detail in the everyday is always what catches my eye. There’s something beautiful about documenting...
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“I hope to build apps that real people will be delighted to pay for and not...”
– David Weiss on the App Store. I’m not a developer but you don’t need to be to fully appreciate the passion in every word as he describes creating applications for the iPhone.
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“Targeting us geeks is a terrible idea for a consumer products company. It has...”
– Marco’s answer on this whole Apple Tablet rumor and I agree.
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District 9 ★ ★ ★ ★ ½
Generally when studios release very cryptic trailers to an upcoming film, a spectatorship amounts in trying to interpret the vague parts to something that we know little about but seems jaw-dropping enough to consider despite a prevalent plot. We all love alien films.
Alien invasion motif is nothing new but District 9 fully changed my perspective of what one typically expect from such films...
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Photographer Spotlight: Brandon King
Born as James Brandon King but he would equally respond to being called BK is a photographer from Brooklyn, New York. When he’s not out capturing candid moments and friends he’s hard at work continuing to develop his own thing and shooting freelance. He also keeps things fresh with his photos over at wordbk.
1. How would you define your photographic style?
Well a little more than a...
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The Evolution Experience
StillMotion is a small studio composed of a unique team of artists that design some of the most amazing DSLR films I’ve ever seen. They specialize mostly in wedding events but not limited to it and what’s captivating about their work is not so much the equipment they use but in how every piece they create tells a beautiful story in the most stylish and moving way.
I’ve spent...
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“The difference between you and a blog isn’t the writing, or how fast you get the...”
– Leo Babauta on 8 Valuable Lessons Newspapers Must Learn From Bloggers to Survive. I think Gruber’s writing is an ideal example to this statement. Regardless of who has linked to a hot topic, I’m always eager to read his take on the subject and the same holds true to any blogger who...
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The Case for Effective Archives
The beauty of visiting bookstores is that there’s no set rules as to what you can do with the material as long as you don’t walk out not paying or destroy their property. You essentially escort yourself through long tranquil aisles, plucking out any title that seems intriguing, you peruse a couple pages and if any material is worth exploring more, you instinctively flip to the table of...
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“Photography is less about the technique than it is about vision. After all, it...”
– Christina N Dickson on Within the Frame
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Photographer Spotlight: Kevin Meredith
Deeply inspired by Shawn Blanc’s Sweet Mac Setups, I’m thrilled to announce a series called Photographer Spotlight, whose aim is to bring center stage professional and amateur photographers to share their unique photographic point of view, gear and software used to capture their stunning photographs.
Kevin Meredith (aka Lomokev) lives and works as a photographer by the sea in...
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“You are writing for readers, a duty as sacred, in its way, as parenting. If you...”
– Jeffrey Zeldman on Write When Inspired
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Long vs. Short Articles as Content Strategy →
Compelling article that discusses how much information is enough? How much is too much? And, most importantly, how much information is optimal? Should your website have concise or in-depth content? Here’s the breakdown:
If you want many readers, focus on short and scannable content. This is a good strategy for advertising-driven sites or sites that sell impulse buys.
If you want people...
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Photographer Spotlight Series
A small series whose aim is to bring professional and amateur photographers center stage to share their unique photographic point of view, gear and software utilized to capture their stunning photographs by answering 5 questions.
In order of participating, below are the wonderful photographers I’ve had the pleasure of communicating with to bring this series to life and with much more to...
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MacWorld Magazine Cover Creation →
Shot with a Canon 5D Mark II, commercial photographer Peter Belanger composed a remarkable time lapse video of the creation of a MacWorld Magazine cover that he worked on. He focused on highlighting three main areas: the photography, photoshop and the design. As a fellow subscriber to the publication, this behind-the-scene peek is fantastic.
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WatchBrighton Dusk: 960 pictures, one taken every second then played back at 30 frames a second in its HD goodness! (photograph by Lomokev)
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Nifty MarsEdit AppleScripts
I recently began using MarsEdit as my exclusive desktop blogging client with the intent to establish a more structured and centralized place to administer any flow of content to my blog and if you use this application to manage your writing, you might appreciate these 2 AppleScripts that can simplify your workflow.
Search CompFight From MarsEdit with AppleScript – We often attempt to find...
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Know Your App Spending
Recently Michael tossed an informal poll asking how much anyone budgeted for the month on iTunes purchases for both music and Apps. Quite frankly I don’t even surpass the $7 mark in a month and the expenditures that are made derive mostly from Apps and I was curious in knowing how much I had invested in them. They’re addicting and convenient little buggers that can get out of hand if...
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Prettifying the iPhone
I think owning a Mac isn’t just about the things you can accomplish with it but equally of value is establishing an aesthetic attraction to a piece of hardware that you have to look at everyday. Call it a psychology effect but we openly take more pleasure in occupying ourselves with things that appear better than average or at least different from what others might own so as to sweeten the...
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“We have to remember not to confuse topic with content. What you write about is...”
– Shawn Blanc on Why We Began Blogging
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DSLR Cinematography with Stu Maschwitz →
Shooting video with a DSLR is increasingly becoming more common not just because of the logistic reasons of it but equally valuable the aesthetic quality of footage that you can pick up from a camera that excels both with photographs and HD video.
In this episode of FxGuideTv, Stu Maschwitz discusses the dynamics of DSLR cinematography while shooting with the Canon 5D MkII in Japan in...