Monthly Archives: September 2008

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Help Perfect Artie Reach His Goal For Obama

My great friend Artie has been working at the Obama For America headquarters in Chicago and is raising funds for the campaign. He has been working tirelessly for change and will continue his hard work through the election (beyond too … Continue reading →

September 23, 2008 and filed in News
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Nikon Announces the New AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G Lens

This long awaited 50mm f1.4 from nikon finally features a rounded aperture diaphragm. Unlike my older 50mm 1.4, this new diaphragm shape should have the ability to stop the lens down without ruining the beautiful background bokeh it has when … Continue reading →

September 22, 2008 and filed in Digital Cameras, News
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More great photos from the “Big Picture”

This time… Observing Ramadan. Wow.

September 20, 2008 and filed in Inspiration, Photography
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Jason Fried at Web 2.0 Expo

Great transcription of Jason Fried of 37Signals Speaking at the Web 2.0 Expo. Also, an audio version of a similar talk at SXSW. Inspiring stuff as my “project” count gets higher and higher. About adding too much detail… Polish may … Continue reading →

September 18, 2008 and filed in Ideas, Inspiration
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The Tie Incident

I finally got the film developed that has been in my Olympus XA all summer. The shot on the left reminded me of a funny story about the short-lived life of my new tie. I bought a new tie to … Continue reading →

September 10, 2008 and filed in News, Photography
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36 to 1 Shooting Ratio or “Remove Your Bad Shots”

A nice post at 37signals about editing and culling your photography down to it’s essence. Who hasn’t looked through hundreds of photos of a friends vacation or party wishing that they should have at least deleted the blurry ones and … Continue reading →

September 10, 2008 and filed in Ideas, Photography
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Dear Apple, Let Us Use Nikon D700 Raw Files With Aperture!

As many of you know, the D700 RAW files aren’t recognized by our favorite photo manager and editor, Aperture. I found this article on how to convert your D700 NEF files into an application agnostic DNG file using the Adobe … Continue reading →

September 9, 2008 and filed in Digital Cameras, Tech
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New Flickr Set “Jackie and Mike Engagement Party”

I was honored to photograph a friend’s Engagement Party at a beautiful house in Wilmette, IL.

September 1, 2008 and filed in Photography