Back in 1983/4 my friend showed me his Apple IIe and I was blown away. In 1986 I was super stoked to get a Macintosh Plus. No more hand written reports or worse using a type writer and relying on Wite-out to correct my bad typing. The world thanks to Steve Jobs and Apple is very different now.
I have been an Apple fan as long as I’ve used computers and I’m unashamed to admit I’ve purchased a vast majority of their computers and mobile devices. When the Macintosh II came out, Apple’s first color computer, I knew the world of digital imaging would be in my future. I didn’t now how exactly, but I knew it would happen. Photoshop did not exist in September 1988 when I paid over $ 5000 for the Mac II, but as I saw software develop in the months and years after that enabled the editing of photos I was enthralled. Sadly scanners were equally expensive back then, but I relied on scanning my photos using an HP scanner in my college computer lab. It took ~15 minutes to scan a 4×6 print at a resolution of 1600×1200 (a giant file at the time) and to share it I had to use dial up at home or bike to campus to use the earliest form of the Internet. It was a super exciting time. It was so obvious things were changing in radical ways. I had no idea how it would turn out exactly, but Steve seemed to have a master vision that kept Apple users on their toes waiting for the next development.
Since that time so much has changed. Steve Jobs without any doubt has influenced my life laying the groundwork for my interests and career aspirations. Would I have been able to do the things I’ve done to date with out Apple or Steve Jobs… likely, but not with as much passion. Steve Jobs kept me on my toes always thinking about the next big evolution in computing, content creation and publishing channels.
A Crowd Photographs the First Apple iPhone – MacWorld Expo 2007
I never met Steve Jobs, but I came close while at the 2008 MacWorld Expo. It was the year following the release of the iPhone and he was on the convention floor at the Apple booth. He was busy catching up on email on his iPhone. I never had any interest in interrupting him, but I did want to get a “I saw Steve Jobs! photo”. I had my dSLR with me which stuck out like a sore thumb and every time I raised it to take his photo one of his handlers would casually move between us blocking my view. I had to eventually shoot from my hip as I walked by to get his photo. I suppose it added to the adventure of it all.
Steve Jobs Checking His iPhone at the 2008 MacWorld Convention
I will certainly miss Steve Jobs not because I ever knew him, but because of how he made me think about the next big thing with each big announcement. The computers and gadgets were a means to an end… self publishing, photo editing, podcasting, webcasting/video conferencing, app development and so on. I will also miss hearing his catch phrase delivered only as he could say it:
One More Thing…
One final note, if you have yet to see this then I highly recommend setting some time aside to watch Steve’s Stanford commencement speech from 2005
Rest in peace Steve and thank you.
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One More Thing… Thank You & RIP Steve Jobs
From virginiapagephoto.com – The talent, make-up and yours truly arrived around 4 at The Carriage Mill Building downtown Amesbury and began immediately getting ready. The talent headed towards wardrobe and make-up while I began to shoot as the crew created the set and perfected lighting. The filming began around 5:30pm and stopped just after 11:00pm. During the shoot it was my job to capture the crew & cast in a photojournalistic style from various angles while they were working on set. Producer — Matt Ruhe Producer — Eban Hathaway Writer — Brian Arndt Camera — Tony Melfi Jib Camera — Chris Simmons Lighting Dir. — Mark Devin Grip — Dan Bouchard Photographer — Virginia Page Make-up — Dianna Quagenti Location Mngr. — Richard Belanger Casting — Angela Peri Talent — Brietanya Lee Anderson (lady luck) Talent — Brian Christie (card dealer) Talent — Danny Audette (card player wearing blue) Talent — Justin Page (card player with cowboy hat) Talent — Samuel Faulkner (card player wearing black) This shoot showed me the behind the scenes happenings of a network television on location commercial shoot. I learned a great deal from this experience and I’m happy to have been hired to document it! The images presented here include the crew/behind the scenes shots in b&w and the cast scenes in color. I choose to do this to help illustrate the different feel of the work portion of the shoot and the polished looked of the cast & set. **Prior to the shoot I was asked to …
Ellen Anon looks at the various techniques used to overcome dynamic range limitations.The dynamic range of a scene often exceeds the capturing capabilities of our cameras. Ellen explains how we we can use digital graduated neutral density filters and single image HDR Toning, as well as multi image HDR processing, to effectively even out the exposure within images.
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If you are experiencing crashes in Google Chrome, pages that are not displaying correctly yet work fine inside other browsers, or if you have run into a suspected phishing site, report your findings to Google.
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Its in 3D! What more can you ask for? Music Copyright Bullet For My Valentine: Your Betrayal I am not affiliated in any way with Bullet for my Valentine or its affiliates. This video is used for non profit use and viewing. Created in Cheetah 3D, Anabuilder, and Final Cut Express HD.
EAST HARLEM / East 125th & 126th Street | 2nd & LEX Subscribe / Rate Video too =)! NYCTA 126th Street Bus X80 Express | Lexingon Avenue to Randall Island, Manhattan M60 | West Side, Manhattan to LaGuardia Airport, Queens BX15 | Fordham Plaza, Bronx to Manhattanville. Manhattan Notes: -The X80 is a special version of the M35, only used during during game days in the Island. (Track and field, etc) It is used due to high amounts of passengers. Instead of having the M35 do all of this (Which also carries tons of people going to Wards Island), the X80 is used. You pay, the same fare of an Express Bus (5.50) and from what I heard you get a free ride out of the Island. -M60 has been on artics for over a month now. LGA can take it. -Clip was taken from 2nd Avenue (X80 to Lexington Ave /125) & M60 at Lexington Ave (With also an Orion 7 NG) Bus Numbers: 1247 1288 3891 5638 Fleets here: Orion 7 NG (M60) , NovaBus LFSA (X80/M60) , New Flyer D60HF (BX15) ENJOY =)! Video Taken: Sept 17, 2011 C550D @1080p
One of the best places to take in the view of downtown San Francisco is Twin Peaks. Situated in the heart of San Francisco on a great day (like this one) you can see clear across the bay. I consider myself lucky as I live rather close to this great look out spot, but I don’t enjoy the view as often as I should. On the day I shot this time-lapse I opted to spend my lunch break here. It was time very well spent even if a little windy.
One last thing if you’re in San Francisco this weekend its Fleet Week and that means the Blue Angels will be flying over head. Be sure to check out my article 10 Essential Tips To Get Great Blue Angels Photos if you’re planning to photograph them this weekend..
Clouds billowing over downtown San Francisco, California
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Rolling Clouds over San Francisco (Time-lapse)
Sigma has released version II of its 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM superzoom lens. The latest version adds Sigma’s FLD glass, the ‘fluorite-like’ glass co-developed with Hoya and features a revised design (it now features a narrower body and 18 elements in 14 groups, rather than the 13 groups of its predecessor). The lens will be available for Canon, Nikon, Sigma, Pentax and Sony systems (without optical stabilization on the last two mounts). MSRP will be $ 720.
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