As has become a tradition on the JMG-Galleries blog I’d like to invite you to take part in the 4th annual best photos of the year blog project. This is by far my most popular blog project. Year over year this project has continued to see a 30% increase in participation with last years participation hitting 124 participants (see Best Photos of 2009, Best Photos of 2008 and Best Photos of 2007). In fact its prove
Last week I stumbled across a local service here in San Francisco that offers a very cool photo product that allows you to quickly make a custom photo collage wall display. Fittingly the service is named Collagewall. To give you an idea of what they do see their website at Collagewall.com and the Collagewall Flickr photostream. The holidays are around the corner and the kind folks at Collagewall have made available a
I was this close to titling this post “Nature Photographers Deserving Of A Can of Whoop-Ass”, but I refrained. This week much debate has ensued regarding a photograph posted on Facebook of a photographer behaving badly climbing on fragile tufa formations at Mono Lake. G. Dan Mitchell took the lead in the comments of this post regarding the law surrounding these formations, but honestly wouldn’t you
I’m excited to announce the release of my first iPad app, ePhotobook White Sands HD, a collection of fine art photographs taken earlier this year in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. Features of Note: High resolution images, sans watermark, that can be explored in detail above and beyond the resolution of the iPad Previously unpublished photographs Exclusive essays Twitter & Facebook integration to
Below are my favorite apps broken out by category. In most cases the apps will be compatible with both the iPhone and iPad, but if it is compatible with only one I will call it out. Starred apps are among my favorite and most highly recommended. Photographer Photo Apps ePhotobook White Sands HD William Neill’s Yosemite Volume One Social Media Twitter Delicious Bookmarks Pro Facebook Flipboard (iPad) WordPress P
In my previous post Thoughts on the iPad: Where Will Your Audience Be Next Year? I noted that current tablet computer trends are painting a picture of a transformed landscape where one’s audience might be interacting with online content in a radically different manner and frequency. Not only does mobile access through a device like the iPad impact navigation & content structure, it has the ability to shift
The 35th episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released (duration 38:09 min.) This episode of EXIF and Beyond features an interview with Tom Hogarty product manager for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, the Adobe Raw Converter plugin and the DNG file format. Discussed is Lightroom 3 vs. Lightroom 2 improvements, new features in the recently released Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.2 and Adobe Raw Converter 6.2 and great conversa
Last week in my post Social CRM: Opportunity Knocking I discussed the flip-side of common online privacy concerns highlighting opportunities for individuals and small businesses. With the rise of Social CRM solutions aggregating personal information to paint a picture of who you are to others I noted the importance of actively managing your online profiles and accounts. To extend this point further I wanted to share