May 2008 Archives

In another launch of a new product today, my friends over at the Pragmatic Programmers have launched Pragmatic Screencasts with four screencast series covering a range of topics: Expression Engine, Core Animation, Erlang, and Active Record. Read on...

This weekend, as I prepped photos for the store, I was also watching a very special set of videos put together by David Hobby, AKA the Strobist. David has been working on this project for a while now and I'm super happy that it's out the door and shipping now. Read on...

Just a few hours after announcing the store and a snag has appeared with the print store. Unfortunately, it seems that orders are currently limited to the United States and Canada, which was not my original intent. Read on...

After a long time of wanting to do something like this, and after asking for your opinion about what photos to include, I'm happy to say that as of today, the store is open. I'm launching with 20 photographs and will be adding more to the collection as time allows. Read on...

Oil broke $135/barrel last night. $4/gallon gas is definitely here in a big way and that's going to have major impact on America's suburban lifestyle. And, as a kicker, the news people are running around talking about experts and ordinary citizens being surprised. Surprised? Really? Read on...

When photographing conferences, sometimes I have more than enough light to work with on stage. Sometimes I don't. When I don't have enough light on stage, I pull out the portable strobes and set up lights. Even when I do have enough light, however, I've started pulling out the strobes as well. Read on...