Vacation Photos, Blackberry & YouTube Live: Tokyo
If you didn’t go on a cool vacation this year, check out photographs from Egypt by Scott Kelby of Photoshop Insider and the MacMania 8 Cruise pictures by Shawn King of Your Mac Life.
Photoshop Insider
Some Shots from My Trip
By Scott Kelby
I put together a iPhoto book of some of my favorite shots from my trip, and I’ve included some of the pages from the photo book below. I went in a bit of a different direction with photos I shot on this trip than I did on my trip to Italy this past summer. These images have more of a focus on texture, color, and mood than my Italy images (I just wanted to try shooting in less of a commercial style than I usually do)... Read More
Your Mac Life
Best of MacMania 8 Pictures!By Shawn King
As I write this, we are on the penultimate day of the MacMania 8 Mediterranean cruise - five countries and eight ports of call in ten days. This was my first MacMania Cruise and my first time on a cruise ship so I had little information to go on as to how this would all come together - and, for the most part, it has gone about as well as can be expected. See pics on Flicker
Wall Street Journal
BlackBerry’s Storm Presses Into the Touch-Phone FrayBy Walter S. Mossberg
To its fiercest devotees, one of the best things about the BlackBerry is its carefully designed physical keyboard, which the skilled BlackBerry addict can play like a violin. These folks scorn Apple’s popular iPhone, whose keyboard is virtual and must be operated by tapping on the screen... Read More
Coming soon to a computer near you!
November 22, 2008 5pm PST & 8pm EST
Acts Include:
Joe Strainai
Mithbusters
Katy Perry
Akon
and
a lot of people I’ve never heard of.
Kelby Books Due Out Soon & My Review of Volume 2
Photoshop InsiderLots of Book News (and what Kelby is working on next)
By Scott KelbyI’ve finished writing the update to my book, “The Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers” and it’s in the final stages of production now. My publisher is working to get it out in time for the holidays, so keep your fingers crossed, but we should see it next month. Besides updating it for all the new CS4 stuff... Read More
Check out my review of The Digitial Photography Book, Volume 2Kelby’s new Digital Photography Book, Volume 3 (above) is due out in April or May. If you can’t wait, consider picking up a copy of The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 which I reviewed earlier this year. Check out my review of The Digital Photography, Volume 2.
Click here to read the review. -RL
Around The Internet
Photo InsiderReview: Apple’s New MacBook
By Scott Kelby
There are things I absolutely love about my new 15″ Apple MacBook Pro, but at least 40 to 50 times a day, I want to have a friend fling it high into the air so I can use it for skeet shooting practice.
Now, before I dig into this review too far, part of the problem seems to be an Apple thing, but part of the problem may be something Adobe can fix in Photoshop CS4, because it’s there where the problem is most prevalent, and it’s there where I find myself stringing together somewhat colorful phrases I would not normally assemble... Read More
The new dekPod has arrived. Watch the EXCLUSIVE VIDEO right here, right now. LIMITED TIME ONLY! OK, it’s not really exclusive or limited, but it sure sounds cool, not to mention I have fine print to read. :-)
Walking Hollywood Photos
Photographs by Robert Lachman © 2008
By Robert Lachman
It was a great day in Hollywood, meeting new photographers and shooting photographs along Hollywood Boulevard in the city where dreams are made of during Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk. It was a little like shooting ducks in a barrel, there’s certainly 
was no shortage of subjects. In an era when most people are paranoid about having their pictures taken, in Hollywood, it seems like people expect it.
My wife, Lorelei and I got there a little early and the only problem I thought I would have would be finding a parking spot. It actually worked out fine as there was plenty of space in the first indoor lot we picked. Mission accomplished.
Next, it was the walk along Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Kodak Theatre and the hand and foot prints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. We were meeting the other photographers around the corner at Mels drive-in parking lot near the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue.
Now, this is where the circus starts. Characters galore. Which look alike are you looking for: Superman, Superwoman, Spiderman, Darthvader, a Swashbuckling Pirate, Batman, Playboy Bunnies, Sponge Bob? Also, there’s a whole group of characters who have their own persona. Tall people, short people, silver people, even gold people. I kept thinking Randy Newman would be around the corner writing a song.
It’s a tough pick. So many cool subjects, not enough time. I had my photo taken with Sponge Bob and a guy p
ainted gold. Everyone needs to be a tourist. Of course everyone expects a buck. And certainly, some of the character were much more aggressive than others about getting those tips. It sort of knocked them off their superhero pedestal. It just doesn’t seem right that Superman is working for tips.
Next, it was off to the Mels drive-in parking lot for the meet-up and any last minute instructions from Paige, who was our Photo Walk leader. She did a great job getting everything organized, picking the route and the restaurant for the gathering after. Everything ran a smooth as possible and I’d like to thank Paige for doing such a great job.
I’m looking forward to next year. I hope you enjoy the photos. Have a nice week.
Click here to check out the photos on Flickr from our Hollywood Photo Walk group.
Olympic Portraits, NBC, Worldwide Photo Walk
Check out the Olympic portraits by Los Angeles Times Staff Photographer Jay Clendenin featured in the Olympic special section in the newspaper and at the LA Times Website with downloadable PDFs. The shots were produced using a Zone V, 4-by- 5-inch camera on Polaroid film. The film, developed by Edwin Land, will be discontiuned this year with just
enough made to last throught 2009. The Poloraoid camera was first sold to the public in November of 1948 and was discontinued last year. While there was a certain kind magic of watching photos develop in your hands, it certainly couldn’t compete with the digital photography revolution. Be sure to check out the beautiful portraits.
Just downloaded the Microsoft Silverlight player from the NBC website to watch Olympic highlights and coveage on the computer. It’s still not the same as watching it on big a 16:9 flat-screen TV. Too many commercials!If your interested, don’t forget to sign up for the Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk scheduled for
August 23, 2008. The social photography event has a little bit of commerical overtones because it’s connected to celebrate the release of Kelby’s new Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers. Even with the commercialism involved, it should be a fun event and a chance to meet photographers in your area. It certainly appears to be a well organized event considering the size and will give you a chance to dust off the trusty DSLR or point-and-shoot and mix it up the other photographers.Have a nice weekend - RL