It is day two of an intensive workout in digital work flow and Adobe Lightroom called the D-65 Workshop. I love it. Today, we've got one of the Adobe developers in to speak. On Monday, I'll probably join Seth Resnick in talking about copyright issues. I'm only a recovering attorney, not a recovered one.
I'm in Hollywood, where it tends to be somewhat cooler than in the Valley. I spoke to Len a few minutes ago and he says it is unbelieveably hot. I guess it is a good weekend not to be out riding in Chatsworth. Poor Ace. He's still getting worked this weekend. I'm in an air conditioned studio and I won't be leaving until hours from now.
As I drove in this morning, I was screaming at the radio. There was an interview with the pretender going on. He never answered a direct question--always changed it to something he wanted to say to deflect responsibility for the economy, the fuel crisis, the housing debacle. I just keep counting down.
Last night, I was extremely pleased to see that Chris Matthews didn't let a Bush flack get away with throwing the "appeasement" buzz word around. He realized immediately that the flack didn't know what Neville Chamberlain did, when it happened, or why. I guess the session went on for more than five minutes live, with the idiot just ranting louder and louder about Obama being "an appeaser." I haven't been happy with Chris Matthews' behavior of the last 7 years, when he's been willing to let the Bushies get away with anything. I guess now that the wind has changed, he has developed some testosterone.
And how about people jumping all over McCain's less than straight-talk express? Or the idiotic remark that Mike Huckabee made about the noise at his appearance this week. Real Christian of him, wasn't it? Nice example for a minister to be making in such a public place.
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Stranger Than Fiction
While I was engrossed in the intensive four-day D-65 Workshop this weekend, my husband was off to Phoenix to be a guest of honor at a relatively new comicbook convention. The Arizona Republic did a nice interview with him which can be read at http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0125wein0125.html.
I met Len when I flew out to California to photograph Harlan Ellison back in 1989. Like many relationship beginnings (I know this from watching "Stranger Than Fiction" last week), there was some friction at the beginning (due to something Harlan Ellison said at his usual stage whisper), but it is hard to resist someone with a great sense of humor. As Jessica Rabbit said when asked what she saw in Roger, "he makes me laugh."
I want to recommend "Stranger Than Fiction." I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell, but he's terrific in this film with the always wonderful Emma Thompson. When Seth Resnick and Jamie Spritzer of D-65 described their first meeting and dislike at first sight, I kept thinking that they needed to see "Stranger Than Fiction." So if either Jamie or Seth, who are now married, happen to be reading this, do go see the movie. You will definitely get it.
I met Len when I flew out to California to photograph Harlan Ellison back in 1989. Like many relationship beginnings (I know this from watching "Stranger Than Fiction" last week), there was some friction at the beginning (due to something Harlan Ellison said at his usual stage whisper), but it is hard to resist someone with a great sense of humor. As Jessica Rabbit said when asked what she saw in Roger, "he makes me laugh."
I want to recommend "Stranger Than Fiction." I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell, but he's terrific in this film with the always wonderful Emma Thompson. When Seth Resnick and Jamie Spritzer of D-65 described their first meeting and dislike at first sight, I kept thinking that they needed to see "Stranger Than Fiction." So if either Jamie or Seth, who are now married, happen to be reading this, do go see the movie. You will definitely get it.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
These Old Eyes
The Mac and I are getting used to each other, but would someone please tell me how to increase the size of the type I'm looking at? My eyes are too old to be reading what looks like 6 point type on this screen and I can't figure out how to increase it. I'm sure there's some simple solution, but the Mac maven running the seminar I'm taking couldn't find it either.
The D-65 work flow seminar I'm taking is great. I don't understand everything, but at least I'm getting some of it. I actually figured out how to do a custom white balance with my camera tonight. Of course, shooting at 1/4 second is a little iffy, but the object is just to go through the work-flow procedures again tomorrow, not to make award-winning photographs.
It is so great to connect with members of the photographic community again. There are 35 people in the workshop and some have come from as far as Singapore. There are four people from Nebraska and someone from Ithaca, a doctor, the photographer for UC Davis, the creator of the Day in the Life projects (like me, trying to learn to do digital right), the head of photography at an Inland Empire community college district, and a number of photographers from here in Los Angeles. For some of the folks, it's their second time through the course and I'm told (by them) that the material has changed tremendously in the three or four years since they last took it. God knows the technology keeps changing.
At least I'll have a clue as to what I'm going to teach this semester. I'm really convinced that we've got to get our students shooting RAW rather than jpegs. I'm sold on the format after just a little bit of shooting and processing in it. It makes much more sense for long-term accessiblility.
The D-65 work flow seminar I'm taking is great. I don't understand everything, but at least I'm getting some of it. I actually figured out how to do a custom white balance with my camera tonight. Of course, shooting at 1/4 second is a little iffy, but the object is just to go through the work-flow procedures again tomorrow, not to make award-winning photographs.
It is so great to connect with members of the photographic community again. There are 35 people in the workshop and some have come from as far as Singapore. There are four people from Nebraska and someone from Ithaca, a doctor, the photographer for UC Davis, the creator of the Day in the Life projects (like me, trying to learn to do digital right), the head of photography at an Inland Empire community college district, and a number of photographers from here in Los Angeles. For some of the folks, it's their second time through the course and I'm told (by them) that the material has changed tremendously in the three or four years since they last took it. God knows the technology keeps changing.
At least I'll have a clue as to what I'm going to teach this semester. I'm really convinced that we've got to get our students shooting RAW rather than jpegs. I'm sold on the format after just a little bit of shooting and processing in it. It makes much more sense for long-term accessiblility.
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