Instacanvas Insta-Survey
Receiving an email survey from a company is not unusual in American life. Amazon, Caribou, Five Guys, Target – you’ve probably been been given the opportunity to rate the experience on a rigid...
View ArticleFriday Photo: Dedicated Photographer Edition
A photographer friend of mine told me once that if you’re not dirty at the end of the day, then you’re doing it wrong. The secret with portraits is to get low, as this stylish young photog illustrates....
View ArticleMount Vernon Trail Photo in Virginia Biking Map
Mount Vernon Trail I have a photo in the Bicycling in Virginia Map, a publication by the Virginia Department of Transportation. The above shot is from the Mount Vernon Trail, just across the Potomac...
View ArticleFriday Photo: Locked-Up Edition
This is a fascinating old lock that I encountered in Blagden Alley, a historic alley complex near the convention center in Washington, DC. Check out the rest of the pictures from this city photowalk...
View ArticleFriday Photo: The Road to Alpine
Seven hours after Austin, I exited I-10 in west Texas. I would spend the night in Alpine and then check out the artsy town of Marfa the next day. I fell in love with this road, this empty strip of...
View ArticleSnapseed is Free!
Snapseed interface on iPad Snapseed is a dream of an app on the iPad – and now it’s free! Snapseed is like Instagram’s bigger and more powerful brother. In addition to scores of faux film filters and...
View ArticleFriday Photo: The Ring Edition
While it looks like a scene from The Ring, it’s actually Bryana Siobhan, a senior at Corcoran College of Art + Design, performing Center of Five, a ritual and repetitive work that explores personal...
View ArticleFriday Photo: Santas Edition
This is from Santarchy last weekend on the National Mall. Could it be my last Instagram picture ever? The controversy over their terms of service made me rethink my attachment to this photosharing...
View ArticleSurrendering to Serendipity: My Year in Photography
I like wandering the city taking photos. I’m a chronicler, a recorder, pursuing the things I am interested in – city life, the arts, travel and strong horizontal lines. And in 2012, I got to do so much...
View ArticleHow to Lead a Fascinating Life but Make No Money: My Year in Writing
The more interesting the work, the less it pays – that’s the rule I uncovered in 2012. It’s the reason why technical writers are paid well (you want to write a help guide for Sharepoint?) while film...
View ArticleFriday Photo: Under Construction Edition
14th St is rapidly becoming lined with condos and apartments. Where once stood a KFC and other low-rent retail establishments, another new building rises. Shot with an iPhone 4 and edited in the Flickr...
View ArticleFriday Photo: Cycletrack Edition
This is the new L St bike lane – also called a cycletrack, according to WABA. I took the photo with an iPhone 4, right around sunset, before editing it in the great new Flickr mobile app. I’ve come to...
View ArticleSteve Jobs: Life Lessons for Photographers
What do the life of Steve Jobs and photographers have in common? Find out in Steve Jobs: Life Lessons for Photographers, a new post on my Steve Jobs – Life Lessons blog. I’ve been fascinated by how...
View ArticleFriday Photo: White House Bikeshare Edition
I love walking in DC. On Monday after work, I stopped off at Macy’s and then walked home, taking a little detour to go by the White House. It was darker than this photo appears and the absence of...
View ArticleExplored!
I’ve had two photos recently in Flickr Explore, which selects the most interesting photos from around this photosharing site. Both are mobile pics, taken with my iPhone 5, and edited with the Flickr...
View ArticleSequestered and Feeling Fine
Due to a sequester-related contracting snafu, I get a spring break of an indeterminate length! Hopefully, I will be back to work at the National Weather Service in a week or two. They call it a “gap”...
View ArticleiPhone Photo Wins Honorable Mention in 2013 Cherry Blossom Photo Contest
Honorable Mention in 2013 Cherry Blossom Photo Contest Digital has taken the guesswork out of photography. After all, you can check the screen of your camera to see if the photo came out. No more...
View ArticleDC Shorts Laughs: Fun and Films
DC Shorts Laughs featured local comedians with some of the funniest films from the DC Shorts Film Festival. Short flicks alternated with comics Jon Mumma, Brandy Reece and David Miller from the...
View ArticleCherry Blossom Photo Contest Reception – May 23
Come check out my photo at the 2013 FotoDC Cherry Blossom photo contest opening reception on Thursday, May 23rd from 6:30-8:30pm at Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA). The...
View ArticleFriday Photo: Gentrification Edition
Ted’s Bulletin at 14th and Swann, NW, Washington, DC. The pace of change in this city is breathtaking. The above photo is a brand-new Ted’s Bulletin, a local chain featuring “adult milkshakes” and...
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