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Cherry 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 winners, honorable mentions, and some FotoDC favorites will be … Continue reading
DC 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 Funniest Fed competition (yes, there is such a … Continue reading
Judging the AU Visions Festival
Each year, The American University School of Communications’ Visions Festival celebrates outstanding student work in the categories of film, photography, broadcast and new media. I was a judge for the short screenplay category. My fellow judges and I selected Pinheads … Continue reading
iPhone Photo Wins 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 wondering if everything is in focus and properly exposed. Even with these advancements, … Continue reading
Murder in Ocean Hall – 99 Cents on Kindle
I’ve cut the price on my novel Murder in Ocean Hall to just 99 cents on Kindle! This murder-mystery is set in DC, but in the real city beyond the monuments. It makes a perfect gift for anyone who wants … Continue reading
Free Workshop for Libertarian Filmmakers in LA
Contemporary movies have a depressing sameness about them, a core set of assumptions that are never challenged: Making money is evil Lawyers are the most important of professions Criminals are always unjustly accused This homogeneity is boring. Being an artist … Continue reading
Explored!
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 app. The first appeared in Explore on … Continue reading
DCist Exposed: Who Are These People?
What does the brave new world of photography look like? It looks a lot like the DCist Exposed show wrapping up this weekend at Long View Gallery. In an era when digital images are ubiquitous, and everyone has a cellphone … Continue reading
Photo Strategy: Serendipity with a Little Bit of Planning
Do I have a photographic vision? Goals? A business plan? No, that would take all the fun out of it. Instead, I am guided by serendipity. I wander about the city taking photos. But I don’t leave everything to chance. … Continue reading
Migrating WordPress: Yea, There’s a Plugin for That
How difficult is it to migrate a WordPress site? It’s not. Russell Heimlich managed to explain import/export from a WordPress site plus how WP content is organized, potential problems you might run into during migration, solutions to those problems and … Continue reading