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Screenflow User? Check This Out…

2010-03-09T03:15:40Z

I’m using Screenflow to edit some instructional videos and ran into a little alignment problem. I asked my friend Chris Fenwick, who does this sort of thing all the time, for some help. His immediate response was “sorry, the software doesn’t do that…” but about 10 minutes later he wrote:

DUDE!!!!

i figured out a way to do your iSight align… custom tutorial on its way…

And sure enough, he did. Here you go. If you’re editing in Screenflow and moving your iSight recorded video around and need to get it back in the right place, here’s the way to do it. Thanks Chris… I owe you one.

Chris Fenwick’s Screenflow Alignment Tutorial

Seal Tour Photos Win in Billboard/PDN “Ultimate Music Moment” Contest

2010-03-06T21:30:18Z

Last year, my friend and a great source of inspiration, Bobby Davis, encouraged me to enter the PDN/Billboard Magazine “Ultimate Music Moment” contest with my work from the Seal tour. I was notified that I’d placed at the end of October last year, and waited breathlessly for further announcement. I found out that the work was published in the December 2009 issue of PDN via a friend on Facebook, and have been waiting less-than-patiently for the gallery to appear online—which the magazine was already pointing to!

Traveling to Singapore and Hong Kong

2010-03-03T04:36:37Z

Hi TravelJunkie readers! I’m going to be traveling to Singapore then to Hong Kong towards the end of March… specifically I’ll be in Singapore from March 20-25, and Hong Kong from 25-29. I’m pretty busy in Singapore with the conference I’m speaking at, but hope to announce an Aperture seminar there very soon. HK however is pretty free at the moment. I’d love to do some kind of workshop, Aperture seminar, or at minimum a photowalk while there! Regardless, I’ll be wandering the streets, eating food from as many vendors as I can and photographing wherever I don’t get shooed away.

Truth is I haven’t actually bought the tickets I’m holding yet and beyond the cost going crazy, I can change plans with good reason for the next 24 hours… so, uh, make your request quick! Someone on Twitter asked me to stop by Perth… would love to but it triples the flight cost, so, not this time (unless you can fill a room with paying Aperture seminar attendees in 24 hours!) ;-)

-Joseph

TWiP Weekend Workshop—Joshua Tree Wrap-up (part 1)

2010-03-01T06:15:43Z

Last weekend, Feb 19-21 2010, co-host Frederick Van Johnson (host of TWiP and frederickvan.com) and I ran the first TWiP Weekend Workshop, in Joshua Tree, California. You can read about the build-up to the workshop and how we decided to go as “big” as we did on Frederick’s blog post, here. The short version is, we decided if we were gonna do it, we were gonna do it right.

18% Grey lesson. Photo credit: Alenka Vdovič (click to view more)

It was an all-expenses included weekend in Joshua Tree, commencing with a lecture Friday night and a welcome BBQ at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Twentynine Palms—Joshua Tree National Park hotel (where we stayed for two nights), two fantastic locations on Saturday including a gorgeous “boulder garden” on private land and the 1940’s-built movie-set of an “Old West” town called Pioneertown, covering topics such as basic to advanced lighting and working with models, lunch at the deliciously authentic Pappy & Harriets, and to close the day, a beautifully hosted cocktail party followed by dinner and a photo-sharing presentation at the Joshua Tree Business Center. Sunday morning, Frederick delivered a presentation on Adobe’s Lightroom 2 and beta-3, and I gave a tour of the new Aperture 3, followed by lunch and an afternoon of studio lighting demonstrations where everyone had the opportunity to plug their camera into the “big lights” and experience a studio shoot.

The success of the is best spoken by the attendees, who said…

TWiP Weekend Workshop Scouting

2010-02-08T18:36:34Z

On Sunday I drove out to scout our two shooting locations for the TWiP Weekend Workshop in Joshua Tree (Feb 19-21, so coming up quick!). We’ll be shooting at PioneerTown, which was built as an Old West movie set in the 1940’s, and Boulder Garden, a private 640 acre park of amazing natural rock and land formations. Here’s a few snapshots of the locations we’ll be shooting in, with models on the weekend of the workshop which will make it that much more fun! Click any photo to open larger and see more of ‘em.

Morrownow Band Shoot

2010-02-06T23:08:52Z

I did this shoot for the upcoming band Morrownow late last year. They’ll be using these for promotional use, so hopefully you’ll see them in use soon. Wish them luck!

Traveler’s Feet and Traveler’s Feet

2010-02-02T17:51:42Z

I get a lot of comments on my little “traveler’s feet” slideshow on the right column here, which is always fun to do. I haven’t traveled lately so I guess the slideshow is a little stale… gotta fix that! Anyway, an old friend was watching the slideshow recently and spotted a similar pair of shoes on my feet to the ones on his… and sent in this photo. Too funny!

My original photo (taken on a tuk tuk in Bangkok, Thailand)

My friend’s feet… I love it!!

First TWiP Weekend Workshop in Joshua Tree, CA!

2010-01-18T05:18:35Z

I’m very excited to announce that along with Frederick Van Johnson, host of TWiP (This Week in Photography podcast), we’ll be hosting the first TWiP Weekend Workshop to be held in Joshua Tree, CA!

More information about it here… space is limited, sign up early! http://twip-joshuatree.eventbrite.com/

An eBook: PhotoJoseph’s 10 Tips on File Management in Aperture

2010-01-02T09:43:28Z

Update: I have created a dedicated site for this and future eBooks, called ApertureExpert.com. Jump over there to read more about the book than is posted below!

I’ve just released my first eBook, and it’s absolutely packed with great advanced file management information for Aperture users. Having been intimate with Aperture since its earliest development stages while working at Apple, I decided it was time to start sharing some of this knowledge and experience. From the eBook’s introduction:

I wrote the following 10 Tips to share a deeper knowledge and understanding of the power of Aperture’s file management offerings. Understanding these advanced options and controls can help you manage your files as your library grows, help you keep track of those tens of thousands of photographs, and help you solve problems that can be created by managing multiple libraries across multiple computers with multiple workflows. If you’re ready to make the move to “Aperture Power User”, this eBook is for you.

This eBook is 35 pages of advanced tips and step-by-steps, including screenshots and break-out bonus tips, to take you to the next level in Aperture. Here are the topics covered:

Tip #0 - Managed vs. Referenced Master Files (A Primer)

Tip #1 - Understanding Aperture File Names

Tip #2 – Renaming Files on Import

Tip #3 – Making Your Own “Rename On Import” Custom Preset

Tip #4 – Organizing Master Files in the Finder

Tip #5 – Embedding Critical Metadata on Import

Tip #6 – Making Your Own Metadata View

Tip #7 – Making Your Own Metadata Preset

Tip #8 – Naming and Sorting Projects in Aperture

Tip #9 – Handling Mismatched Time-Synced Cameras

Tip #10 – Reconnecting Missing Files

To purchase the eBook, just click the buttons below. The price is $14.97, but I’m offering it at an introductory price of just $9.97 for the first week!

New Year’s Eve, Limited Edition Seal Prints, on Sale!

2009-12-31T18:04:30Z

If you’ve been considering one of the limited edition Seal Prints offered for sale, now’s the time to make the jump… I’m offering the prints at a 20% discount for one-day-only, today, New Year’s Eve! Also don’t forget to check out the Travel Gallery prints while you’re at it. Again this sale is just for today and will expire in 2010!

One of the Seal photographs available as a Limited Edition print. Click the photo to open the rest of the gallery.