All Blog Posts (Page 18)

Mar 13, 2009
Photography

Tax Day

I spent half the night digging up documentation for my 2008 taxes last night, and didn’t have the time or energy to do more than shoot this pulpy Form of Doom. Strobist: SB-800 on camera left @ 1/16. 71/365

Mar 13, 2009
Marketing

Value

Regarding IMVU’s choice of target market: [When] given the choice, try and move up the hierarchy of value. If given the opportunity to work with two customer segments, one of which sees your product as a basic utility and another of which sees it ...

Mar 12, 2009
Random Funniness

A Dirty Pun Tweaks China' Online Censors - NYTimes.com

Since its first unheralded appearance in January on a Chinese Web page, the grass-mud horse has become nothing less than a phenomenon. In case you’re wondering, it apparently means “fuck your mom.” The advantages of dating a member of the Middle K...

Mar 12, 2009
Music

The Hazards of Love

The Hazards of Love, the Decemberists’ new album, is worth an 8.5 or 9.0. Good album, not necessarily spectacular, but very solid. Much more concept-y than The Crane Wife or Picaresque, but not in a bad way. Buy buy buy!

Mar 10, 2009
Photography

Olive in Flight

The contents of a martini glass, thrown up into the air. Strobist: 580EX II @ 1/8 on slight camera left. 68/365

Mar 09, 2009
Photography

Dog Sledding

Dog Sledding is the theme of the day at The Big Picture. Great photo collection from dog sledding races around the world, from Alaska to Austria.

Mar 09, 2009
Photography

Who me?

Chris Haddad poses for me with a picture frame. Strobist: SB-800 @ 1/2 w/ Honlphoto Gobo into background from camera left, 430EX on camera right @ 1/8 with shoot-through umbrella. 67/365

Mar 08, 2009
Photography

Eek, a mouse!

Self-portrait. Strobist: 430EX with gridspot on mouse @ 1/8. 580EX II onto feet in background @ 1/16. 64/365

Mar 08, 2009
Photography

God forbid I do any more self-portraits...

Yet another self-portrait. At least these get easier as time goes on. Strobist: 430EX on camera right @ 1/16 w/ gridspot. 580EX II on camera left @ 1/8 bare. 65/365

Mar 08, 2009
Zoon Politikon

John McCain is an asshole

Like an old man shouting at the clouds, Senator McCain is still railing against earmarks in spending bills. No one likes ‘pork,’ unless it’s specifically meant for their district or home state. I’d be interested to know what the most egregious ear...