friday
couple of good friday things today aside from the weather. rob haggart always has great lists over at aphotoeditor so especially interesting to see his take on the ‘outdoor sports & lifestyle’ world. a fairly complete post though i’m sure there are more - keep in mind that this is his list, as he prefaces, based on who he’s worked with or would like to collaborate with.
strobist talks up the canon G9 as the new polaroid which i can attest to as a fine tool. working with a client here in the rockies from atlanta recently it worked like a charm to lay down specifics during a day of scouting. i’m actually surprised to hear that only “20% - 25%” of outside’s photographers are using this technique - G9 or otherwise.
and on the gear front, obviously big day for the iphone. always think there’s something to be said for second generation goods though - be it outdoor, photo or tech - as undoubtedly the first round needs some work. anyone remember bd’s first round of avalungs (nice pete)? until the machines are making everything then patches, fixes and upgrades are a fact of life.
even moreso than the iphone i’m ready for apple to roll out their new access everywhere service mobile me. for anyone who travels this will be great. true, it’s been around in some form or another for years but to have push programing, online storage and remote access all in one solid package will be pure efficient sweetness. of course, to be honest, i’m really looking forward to tying it all into the nice new mac pro enroute.
finally, speaking of computers there’s no way around their boa like grip on photography. this means we could spend time dealing with more 0’s & 1’s or find someone smarter and get the hell out of the way. here’s one such blog that i think will develop into a great resource. computersforphotographers is the work of photographer, digital darkroom instructor and all around tech guy dave marx. bring it dave.
