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just in from my good friend anna in germany. we were talking about old school point + shoots + she had this experience at a wedding recently;
funny that you mention point+shoots. my brother had a bunch laying around and the kids went crazy with them. at some point my darling niece came up to me [...]

just gave it a workout. can’t tell you how many times it’s saved my hide (not to mention broken the truth to me). when was the last time you sat down + had a conversation with yours? you even know where it is?

one of the absolute grandest aspects, bar none, of working in independent visual media is the chance you may get a phone call at any time that could realistically change for the better your day, month or year. you just never know who’s out there watching your work, waiting for the right time to reach [...]

poached from margie zable fisher via smallbusinesstrends.com. a solid balance with a few catches that actually surprised me.
In a recent AP-GFK poll, 72% of Americans said they’re optimistic about what 2010 will bring for the country. That’s a dramatic difference from their same poll answer where almost 75% of them thought 2009 was a bad [...]

a recent discovery via flyp got me thinking about media legacies – original tv was little more then filmed radio. original web, in regards to publications, was little more then the same magazine content boxed up online with none of the feel or design of the original. now, digital media is mutating once again with [...]

dose of motion tech for monday. word just in from our man ross in CO on his new FCP blog, called youdownwithfcp. he’s the man with his fingers on the keys 24/7 so it’s tech heavy + uber insightful for anyone up to speed.
more basic yet, only four steps to digging into FCP from larry [...]

great little guy in powder magazine’s feb edition cover feature called ’sonic youth’ featuring the top 20 skiers 18 + under on the continent.
i’ve had the pleasure of working with whitefish, mt native mitch numerous times over the past few years + nothing but good things to say. humble man with a ton of potential. [...]

back from an intl trip last week + had a question that fits timing wise in more ways then one – “you’ve mentioned pelican cases before, what’s your fav travel tools + best way to protect gear”?
thanks for the question bob. this is tough + easy. easy because there are a number of options (lowepro, [...]