Archive for the 'photography' Category

Comparing the new Canon 7D video to the 5d MKII’s

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Being the luckiest guy on earth whose job (SmugMug) is his passion (cool photos and videos), I couldn’t resist heading to SF the day I got my new 7D and test its video capabilities to the limit–;and comparing it with the 5D MKII.
What I learned:

WOW!
Maybe it’s just ever-so-slightly lower quality than the 5D MKII.
The controls, [...]

Photos I had to see bigger 7/10/09

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

When you see spectacular photos on the web, don’t you sometimes ache to see them BIG?  I do.
We finally decided to do something about it and extend our Journal style so that if you have a big monitor and widen your browser, You.  Get.  Awesomeness.
I picked shots that I longed to see bigger, and here [...]

Buried in breathtaking photos

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Imagine having a company credit card burning a hole in your pocket, a lot of BIG blank walls crying out for photos, and 300 million to choose from.  :-)
I never knew I could love shopping so much.

I bought some 72-inch prints, a 5×10 foot print, and we’re now making one that’s 72×180 inches.
I took some [...]

Be different or be damned

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

How many photos from business magazines can you remember? Execs fuss over their ties, their hair…and their photos are forgotten in a sea of sameness.
Not this one:

I heard Jeff Bezos (Amazon’s CEO) say, “The only real problem in life is to be ignored.” I love this shot of Ahnold because it’s different. [...]