Nikon gets some skin in the social media game at SXSW 2010

Doesn’t quite feel like it was less than a week ago that SXSW in Austin, Texas ended.
One of the best 10 day festivals of Interactive, Film and Music, incorporating seminars, screenings, performances and some of the best collisions of the people working in social media and every form of entertainment today.
We spent a full term there, including speechifying in the interactive portion, and photographing the entire festival event from every angle.
Every night at about 2:00 AM, the media cards were downloaded, edited and, with minor tweakage in Lightroom, sent off to 4 different outlets for usage/publication.
One of our home team companies, Nikon, was there with a sweet twitter/online photo/video setup via yfrog.com as one of our recipients of our photo files.

Not just us, of course, but some of the most popular bloggers/tweeters out there were armed with Nikon gear to capture the festival from their unique perspectives.
Seriously, you would have to be cloned 10 times to see a good portion of the stuff available to you.

*Sarah Austin, lifecaster and pop culture blogger, Pop17.com (Twitter: @pop17)
*Chris Brogan, author and founder of New Marketing Labs (Twitter: @chrisbrogan)
*Marko Slavnic, Nikon Festival winner and aspiring filmmaker (Twitter: @markoslavnic)
*Brooklyn Vegan, music blog (Twitter: @brooklynvegan)
*Jeff Pulver, author and tech expert, JeffPulver.com (Twitter: @jeffpulver)

And the best part was that not only was that group uploading materials, but anyone could do it. And still can.
If you were there, upload and share.

Site: http://yfrog.com/nikon
Hashtags: #sxswpics
Nikon Twitter: @nikonfestival

Of course Nikon fave, iJustine was there.

It wasn’t speakers and music either. Erik Estrada, “Ponch” from C.H.I.P.s showed up promoting hearing check-ups for the rockers. Say what?

We dig that Nikon came out to this very cool, very relevant event and saw the opportunity to be at the crux of people sharing all of their photos AND vids with everyone.

Check out their page and you’ll get a great memory of the event you were either at, OR will be attending next year.
You will be there next year, right?

Annenberg Space for Photography Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary with Water: Our Thirsty World Exhibit

Crazy, right?
The year has flown by, and this photographic addition to the Los Angeles Landscape, has been serving our community with free lectures, slide shows, seminars and exhibits, all housed in a very cool space in Century City.
The Annenberg Space for Photography’s latest show has them teamed up with another powerhouse, National Geographic Magazine for an exhibit entitled Water: Our Thirsty World.
The photographs explore water from all angles, not only as a precious resource, but as a part of human spirituality.

Chris Jones, Editor In Chief of the magazine, let’s us in on the background of the exhibit and the special April 2010 issue of the magazine entitled…well..Water.

Even the walls of the space have been painted with a very subtle blue and wave-like pattern in the hallway.
Make sure you stay for the video on the entire program playing in the main circular hall of the Space.


Joel Sartore © National Geographic

This cute little turtle looks like it’s smiling.
But it isn’t.
It is nearing extinction, but thanks to Conservation Fisheries, Inc. research into it’s native water pollutants, may find a way to save the species.

Come visit the Annenberg Space for Photography and wish it a happy birthday.

The exhibit is on from March 27th 2010- June 13, 2010

Are you ready? Photoshop CS5 Content Fill – Magic? maybe.

We have been doing some beta-testing with the new CS5 but this video will give you a sweet taste of what’s coming.

it just keeps getting better……..

In Memoriam – Jim Marshall: one of the greatest music photographers that ever lived

Sad news today-
Jim Marshall, legendary music photographer passed away last night in NYC.
He was 74.

© Damon Webster
Jim Marshall at Duncan Miller Gallery for the Woodstock 40th Anniversary exhibit.

Known as a hard core pro, there is a story about him (well, many no doubt) coming on to the stage during an acoustic performance of a big rocker and taking photos of him, while the singer played and sang.
Concert promoter Bill Graham supposedly took him backstage, lifted him by the throat and said that if he ever did that again, he would f’ing kill him.
Jim responded that he would be doing it again.
After all, that is what HE did; take photographs.
And he did that well. Again and again.
Rest in Peace, Jim.

Congratulations to the Winners of the Let’s do Lunch! Photo Contest

We’d like to thank everyone that submitted photos for this contest and special thanks to our sponsors and judges, that guided us along the way.

The GRAND PRIZE winning photo came from Katya Evdokimova:


© Katya Evdokimova

We are in touch with the Food Bank in London that Ms. Evdokimova asked the donation be made to, and will be issuing a check to them. Thank you all for that.


DOWN TO BUSINESS CATEGORY WINNER- Mark Tedeschi


© Mark Tedeschi

“This photo is of Rt. Hon. Bishop Kenneth Leslie, the former Bishop of Bathurst in NSW, Australia. Bishop Leslie was one of the longest serving Bishops in the history of the Anglican Church in Australia. Here he was having lunch in a restaurant in Bathurst. Bishop Leslie is now almost 99 years old.”

FRIENDS AND FAMILY CATEGORY WINNER- Dan Komoda


© Dan Komoda

“My daughter enjoying her first fish and chips lunch. She absolutely loved the tarter sauce.”

STREET CATEGORY WINNER- Betty Liou


© Betty Liou

“A legend in the street food business, this noodle company has been around for 30 years in Taiwan. The owners still operate out of their mobile cart, but they now own all the buildings on the block due to their success.”

STUDENT CATEGORY WINNER- Tatiana Loria Rio


© Tatiana Loria Rio

“After a long photoshoot at school, we were playing with Anette in my house and got the look I wanted at the first time.”

PEOPLE’S CHOICE CATEGORY WINNER- Julie Antillon


© Julie Antillon
This was the last dinner my son choose as a civilian. It was the night we were taking him to the recruiters office, he was flying out the next day for Air Force BMT. We were in a race against time and our favorite sushi place wasnt open this early, so we went to Dono Sushi and told them why we were there and that our time was limited. They gave us excellent service and great food! A great meal and special time to be remembered for all of us! (I didnt take this Photo expecting to enter a contest. That is my sons hand reaching for the sushi) Thank You!!


Visit Let’s Do Lunch! Photo contest to see all of the winners and the honorable mentions.

We will be making a book via Blurb.com including all of those photographs, and 20% of the sale of those will go to Food Banks.
Like we said. Eat, Shoot, Win Prizes, Feed People.
And start shooting because we’re doing this again!

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