http://www.blogarithms.com Doug Kaye's Weblog Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:04:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After 88 years, DuArt Film Labs in New York City recently announced they are abandoning motion-picture film processing for an all-digital business. It’s not only the end of an era for DuArt and for film, but also for those who have been part of the DuArt team over many decades. ... http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2010/08/15/duartfilm/ Trey Ratcliff has been an inspiration to me and many others in the world of HDR photography. I often find his work to be way over the top, but I'd love to be able to do what he does and adapt it in my own style. Trey has released two ... http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2010/08/13/wannashare/ When I re-started my interest in photography a little less than two years ago, my friend Scott Loftesness was already experimenting with HDR (high dynamic range) imaging. Scott was in turn following the groundbreaking work of Trey Ratcliff and I jumped onto Trey's bandwagon as well. But like anyone else ... http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2010/07/25/hdr-lab-workflo/ I've been learning a lot about photography and Photoshop from Kelby Training's online videos for the past two months. Most of the videos are quite good. But the video files have now failed to stream for two weekends in a row. I'm paying $24.95/month, and I really only have the ... http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2010/07/05/kelby-training/ Thanks to tips from @ScottKelby, I got a head start on how to shoot fireworks. Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 at 200mm f/16, ISO 200, bulb exposures from 2-4 seconds, and a very solid tripod. If only the KelbyTraining.com videos weren't down for the second weekend in a row. http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2010/07/04/fireworks/ http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2010/07/04/july4-2010/ Three years ago The Conversations Network launched the PodCorps.org website, a place to match producers with audio and video stringers around the world. Nearly 1,000 stringers have joined PodCorps.org, but the website has not achieved the kind of critical mass required to make it a success in anyone's book. We have ... http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2010/06/30/podcorps-org-closing/ Over the past two months we've been discussing the future of SpokenWord.org with our advisors, directors and members. We now have a new plan for SpokenWord.org and we need your help. The web is awash with audio and video. There are great programs out there, but they're just too hard to ... http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2010/06/30/curators-wanted/ Before I could sell a bunch of old stuff on eBay, I first needed to buy some new camera gear (strobes, stands, umbrellas, etc.) to post some good photos. You know how this works: The gear I bought cost more than what I'll get back from selling the old junk, ... http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2010/06/26/dng-camera-profiles/ Today we held our annual meeting of the board of directors of The Conversations Network, during which we elected two new directors: Hugh McGuire and Rashmi Sinha. They join the five current directors, all of whom are continuing in that role for another year: Brian Gruber, Jake Shapiro, Jon Udell, ... http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2010/06/22/cnboard-2010/