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Erin and Mel
I am a huge photo buff (if you couldn't tell from my website). With a talented eye and the right equipment anyone can be a good photographer. I consider myself a pretty decent one.
My work speaks for itself and as a result I get a good flow of wedding opportunities each year.
This season I only had a few, mostly because I'm not aggressively marketing my services and I wanted to tone it down a little this year -- mostly because I need a little break from the action. My busy schedule has caught up with me and I've realized that I need a little me time and time with the family.
Today I have my last wedding of the season and ironically enough it's one where the groom is a very good friend of mine -- someone who goes back to my Boston Globe days. It's sort of a professional career full circle thing.
So while I do love shooting weddings, I am no sad to see the season go. I'm a week or so away from a much needed vacation and am looking forward to the time off.
Before disaster strikes and you kick your computer, back-up your digital archiveIn today's digitally minded world, backing up your stuff is critical to keeping sane. Imagine loosing all the pictures of your five year old because of a faulty computer drive. Backing up is one thing we forget to do mostly because we have this little guy in our head that says, "Eh, this is digital. It's not going anywhere. We will always will have these pictures."
This might well be the case but you never know when disaster will strike. To head off disaster, here are some tips to back up your digital archive of memories.
For about a month now, I've been test driving a CEVIA Connected Photo Frame. As an avid photographer and one that takes a zillion pics of my kids, I can tell you that this is the first digital photo frame that I've had that I'm honestly excited to talk about.
Facebook is arguably one of the biggest repositories of photos in the world. Due to their tagging functionality, it could be said that it's the biggest social repository of photos online.
Yesterday, the company announced that they are putting a little more muscle behind tagging.
In a blog post, the company wrote that they are testing technology that would automatically recognize faces in your photos to help ease the process of tagging pics.
Bogus Ad for Bogus Bridal Show
I wrote the piece below for Technorati earlier today, but wanted to add a little more to the upfront -- really just a simple warning to you brides out there: do your homework. Research every vendor you work with. Get references. Be smart. Trust your gut. Ask for documentation, receipts and customer references. The day is too important to simply trust the internet.
Post originally appeared on Technorati.com
Later this week, thousands of people could descend upon the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA for a bridal show that doesn't exist.
Boston Police tell the Boston media that someone set up a bogus website and created accounts on Twitter and Facebook, all to promote "The Boston 411 Bridal & Home Show 2010." The promotions claimed it would be held at the convention center March 5-7.
Canon G11Being a photography enthusiast and a gadget geek has its advantages. Simply put, I don't skimp out on gear because my photos and the photos I take for my clients are too precious.
However, not everyone can go out and afford a camera and lenses that equal to paying your mortgage for four months. Even so, there comes a time where the big gear is just too much to carry around. Believe me, I've done the Disney-type vacation with the pro gear and while the quality of the pictures are top notch, you're going to end up with a sore back even if you have comfortable traveling gear.
One of the questions I always get is what sort of camera should families invest in that are in the point and shoot category, won't break the bank, but take photos that are worthy of framing.
Here's the straight answer: the Canon GX (fill in X for one of any models from the 9, 10 or 11).