Every once in awhile, I’ll take a look at Career Builder or Monster and see what kind of jobs are being created that are directed related to social media. There are so many companies and organizations using social media as part of their overall marketing strategy.
One thing I have noticed is that some companies are really stretching the requirements for these positions to unreasonable limits, particularly those that are requiring a Masters Degree in Marketing in order to be considered.
I recently acquired an iPad2 (which I love) and as a photographer, I was very interested to see what I could do with it as portfolio for my work. Many art directors and editors are accepting iPad portfolio’s (in addition to print and online) to look for new talent. In addition, having a portfolio on hand when meeting with potential clients is pretty cool too.
Developers saw the potential of the iPad as a portfolio device and therefore there are quite a few apps available. There is always a risk with having to put up money for an app, so there’s always a lot of research to do beforehand.
After doing quite a bit of reading reviews and looking at prices, I went with Foliobook. At a cost of $9.99, the price was right and it allows enough customization without it getting tedious making changes.
The customization is what really led me to give Foliobook a try. When you first open the app, this is what it looks like:
Amazon introduced new Kindle devices today, as well as the new Kindle Fire, a Android based tablet.
It will feature a totally new browser called Silk.
Amazon Silk is a revolutionary, cloud-accelerated browser that uses a “split browser” architecture to leverage the computing speed and power of the Amazon Web Services cloud.
Check out the video:
I love Spotify.
I have been able to listen to all kinds of music, old and new and for free. Because it is free, I deal with the sporadic ads simply because there is so much music to listen to.
Want to give the new Gungor a listen?
It’s there. So is Need To Breathe’s latest, ‘The Reckoning’ which is full of awesome.
So what kind of playlists are available?
The main reason I made the jump to the iPhone was due largely to the built in camera. People will say, “It only has 5 megapixels!” which is a useless measurement for camera quality. I loved my Droid X, but despite it’s 8 megapixels, it still was not a very good camera.
I didn’t want to carry my DSLR everywhere I went and also did not want to purchase a compact camera to take around with me. Having seen the great work photographers like Chase Jarvis would produce with their iPhone, I decided to get one.
I had the opportunity to be one of the photographers at Story event in Chicago this year. Having to work didn’t allow me to immerse myself entirely in the experience, but there was some time to sit back and soak it in. There was a wide variety of speakers covering all areas from design, ministry, filmmaking and photography.
As I have been getting more involved in doing video (as a natural extension of photography), I have been scouring Vimeo for sources of inspiration. Chris Fenner pointed out to me Salomon Lighthelm, a young filmmaker living Australia. When I saw the video Fo’tis’ma for the first time, I was blown away. Check it out after the jump:
I recently made the jump from Nikon gear to Canon gear largely because I was going to start doing more video and at this time, Canon has the edge in that area.
The Canon 5D Mark II has become the premier choice when working with DSLR video. It’s a full frame (the sensor captures the entire frame whereas a “crop” sensor cuts off some of the image) camera that produces amazing footage. At a price of $2500, you get the quite the bang for a buck.
Last year, the season finale of the television show ‘House’, was shot almost entirely with the 5D MK II.
I love hearing about stories of redemption. How about one where a former armed guard for drug dealers opens an orphanage in the Sudan?
That’s the story of Sam Childers aka the Machine Gun Preacher and his story is being brought to the big screen:
It may sound cliche, but the iPhone has changed the face of point and shoot photography. As a photographer, I made the change from Android to the iPhone largely due to the quality of its camera.
There are dozens of apps for the iPhone related to photography, but not one has taken the iPhone world by storm like Instagram. This free app is very easy to use. You snap a photo (or get one from your library) and upload it as is, or use one of fifteen different filters.
Where Instagram excels however, is that it has become its own community. Like Twitter, you can follow fellow Instagram users, use hashtags and also post images to Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, etc. Some Instagram users have really stood out with their work, producing images that could easily be turned into a book. Instagram has over 2.2 million users and upload 3.6 million new images a week.
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