Shirley Sherrod is owed an apology by Breitbart and Fox, and now the NYT

http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/61037

BP's Photoshopped Command Center Just The Latest In A Pattern Of Deception

This is an amazing PR fail and what does it say about the company's comprehension of how new media renders all the old tricks obsolete?

I am gob-smacked!! (Sp??)
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Chile Approves Net Neutrality

Exactly what's needed here.

Anyone who watches streamed movies, i.e., Netflix, should be alarmed by the big media conglomerates meeting behind closed doors with the FCC commissioners (illegal?) to try and destroy the Net as we know it.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

MediaMarv now on Tumblr

Yep, just when you thought the whole social media thing might be waning, here comes another site to play with: Tumblr.
Setting up the blog now, so there is not much to see as of yet... but it's a good way to get an additional link going back to this page, and Google loves links!!

www.mediamarv.tumblr.com

My Site of the Day:
http://www.bprepublicans.com/page/content/bprepublicans
Notice that this site contains Facebook and Twitter links. That's a sure way to get your message out these days, plus, all the links coming from diverse sources increases the chances that it will rise to the top of a Google search page.

If you have any sort of public interest web site, for or non profit, this is an excellent example of how to maximize your exposure.

And your site could contain video, possibly from a Flip camera.

Size Does Matter... in Photography!

In response to recent questions, I'd like to demonstrate why shooting stills at your camera's highest quality settings (and not necessarily raw) enables you to do very useful things.
In this example, a friend used her Canon Rebel EOS on an outing we made to Matanzas Creek winery to enjoy the lavender before it was all harvested. A passing stranger was willing to shoot a foursome of us, so we got this badly composed but very large image: 8.9mbs. So, I liked the way Kay and I looked, cropped it radically to make a photo appropriate for a mailing label, but even so, the finished image was nearly 400 kbs, a very usable size. Here are the images so you can see for yourself.

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Cropped:

New Business Card Released

Reflecting the changing world of an experienced cinematographer like myself, just calling your self a photographer, videographer et al, seems old school. So now I have created a new business card that more accurately reflects what's happening in the image collecting business. Using the new cameras, like the Flip Mino, the Canon T2i or even my Sony DVCAM (which still uses Mini-DV tape) require a wider range of abilities and fortunately my 30+ years in the business has helped me make the transition.

John Oliver Blows A Vuvuzela In The Face Of World Cup Organizer (VIDEO)

For those non-fans of the vuvuzela, here's a funny segment from the Daily Show... genius by my estimation:
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Flip Video Camera Makes Spying on Birds Much Easier
Took my Flip HD camera on a Bogen light stand and a ladder to the bluebird house on the arbor over our driveway, where at least 2 young BBs are being cared for by their parents. By leaving the Flip on a light stand, I could move away and not scare the birds. Got a lot of footage but this segment shows something special: feeding the kiddies by the male, and removing a fecal sac. Many people don't realize that this is how they keep the nests clean. The sac will be dropped some distance from the house location, at one time in and around our swimming pool when some phoebes were nesting nearby.
Love the HD quality of this video and because the camera was fairly close, the sound is good too.I have modified the footage in Quicktime to compress it so the file won't be so large.
Enjoy!

Alvin Greene, South Carolina Senate Candidate, Challenged By Government Watchdog Group

Greenegate! You heard it here first!!!
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

We Web Content Providers Gotta Stick Together!

To that end, here's a very intesting article I found this morning on my Mediabistro feed:

http://www.mediabistro.com/prnewser/education/the_ten_myths_of_creating_web_content_163962.asp

Never Underestimate the Need For A Resume

You never know when someone will want to see it, and not always via email. So I am posting a copy here in PDF, just as requested. Anyone notice that most of my posts seem to include some product for which I can use tags to optimize my posts for Google crawls (known as SEO). There is a reason for it sense my blog has Google Adsense ads on it. Hey, those $.05 per click thru add up eventually.

Please feel free to read the below with enthusiasm and interest:

NO on 16

Just mailed off my absentee ballot and took great pleasure in voting NO on 16. Especially since PGE has spent so much ratepayers' money to try to get this idiotic proposition passed. Over $14 million so far and counting.

If I could vote early and often as Pogo used to say, I'd vote NO on 16 again!!!

Lighting Demo Video

This is an example of a basic, two light set up, very common for tv type interviews.
Using Lowel lights, Omni for the key and a Arri back light.
The commentary will explain the rest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7ojjZy6QbU

Canon T2i Footage Shows It Deserves It's Reputation Among Professionals:

Richard Berkvam of BerkvamProductions.com has joined the users of this amazing camera, the Canon T2i, for video production. Yep, I said video production. Using the huge array of Canon lenses available to still photographers, this camera can duplicate image quality in its video capture. Results are astounding; more and more commercials are being shot this way.
Here's a short test clip we did recently, to evaluate exposure modes. We couldn't afford any real talent so we made do....
Now, of course, we don't use the audio from the camera... we use an external audio recorder, in most cases a Tascam digital recorder, with built in mixer, and the sound is re-linked to the video footage in post production. We use Final Cut Pro Studio for most of our work.

Sarah Palin's New Low: Funeral Crasher

Well written and a joy to read. Imagine what Ms Moore could do on a national level.



Somehow, I think "just a girl from Homer" is a serious understatement!
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

For Gwen to use up on receiving her camera:
Try this:
panasonic lumix dmcfx07-multi

Chris Oynes, MMS Official, To Step Down In Wake Of Gulf Oil Spill

'the agency's then-director promoted Mr. Oynes in 2007 to associate director for the offshore program."



Who was the then-director and who put him/her in that post? Why is that info missing in this story?
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Million-Dollar Ad Blitz to Kill Net Neutrality

People who enjoy all the freedom to visit any site they want, watch on-line movies at will and even add photos and stuff to Facebook should be watching this issue very carefully. If the media conglomerates get their way, the new internet will be like a cable subscription.. you will have to pay extra for anything other than "basic cable."

It's all about the money and it drives ATT and Comcast crazy that they can't charge more then they do now... and you can just bet that improved customer service is NOT part of their plan.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Nikon D70 in the Garden

Here's a photo taken yesterday with my D70. Some tweaking on the highlights in iPhoto but the camera did most of the work. I am considering getting a D40 to use cause of its smaller size. The D70 is rather large. And I do miss a swing out LCD screen.

You can see the image on my Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4015356&l=fae925d85b&id=668098694


Adding a photo to one's website helps with Google crawlers too! So, enjoy the photo and consider getting out and shooting some roses of your own!!