Remember this post a few weeks ago? Mike and Denise in my office collected a bunch of toys to send to a poor family they met. We mailed the toys out last week in time for Christmas! Side note: if you’re thinking about sending any toys to kids in Rwanda, the government put a ban [...]
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December 2, 2010
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2 good links
By jOe in AnnouncementsOne is general, one is photographer-centric: Super cool panoramic stitching…from your iphone (AutoStitch Panorama is $1.99 for a limited time). See Drew Gardner’s short post about it here. The second is a quick little lighting video post on David Hobby’s site today. Talks about a very simple set up from a shoot with Tyra Banks. I [...]
November 3, 2010
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Nollywood
By jOe in Announcements, Current Events, VideoThe word Nollywood might initially make a little bit of sense if you’re already familiar with Bollywood, India’s own version of Hollywood. In the same fashion, Nollywood is Nigeria’s take. According to a report by the UN, in 2009 Nollywood was surpassing both Hollywood and Bollywood in sheer volume of films produced. Of course, that doesn’t [...]
October 28, 2010
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By jOe in Announcements, MusingJoe, your blog hasnt been updated in seven days. Im going to punch you in the head. This is the text Sam sent me last night. And in truth, I haven’t been taking much pictures, but I’ve been looking at other peoples’. I haven’t been hatching new ideas, but I’ve been reading. To sum up, [...]
October 20, 2010
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Goma
By jOe in Announcements, Black & White, Constants, travelIn the spirit of Jason Schwartzman: Two things. First thing. I’ve updated the About and Portfolio tabs. And I’m always on the hunt for plug-ins specifically aimed at RSS readers. Anythoughts, I’m all ears. amongst other things. Second Thing: My boss, Jack, and Mike are in Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, that rubs [...]
October 15, 2010
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More on Help.
By jOe in Announcements, Help-Portrait, VideoIn case you’re new to Help-Portrait that Beau mentioned Tuesday, here’s the official video. I’m planning on doing this in the coming seven weeks. But things like this are so much better when other people are involved. Not only does it encourage a stronger community among old friends, but it cultivates new friends through meeting [...]
October 14, 2010
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31 Days of BlackAndWhite: Day 1
By jOe in 31 Days of BlackAndWhite series, Announcements, Black & WhiteI’m starting a new on-again-off-again series called 31 Days of BlackAndWhite. The reason for the on-again-off-again stuff is because the days of this series are not contiguous. Through the next few months I’ll be posting black and white pictures as singles or series. The idea is to give some glimpse, in however many pictures it takes, [...]