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Photoshop World Las Vegas Keynote
by Brad Moore | 13 Comments
If you missed yesterday's opening keynote live stream, you can now view it right here!
by Brad Moore | 13 Comments
If you missed yesterday's opening keynote live stream, you can now view it right here!
by Brad Moore | 7 Comments
Hey everyone, Brad Moore here with a quick update from Photoshop World Las Vegas. Here are some highlights from yesterday's opening keynote. I'll be posting more today and tomorrow, so keep checking back for updates!
And don't forget that you can still come check out the Photoshop World Expo for free today and tomorrow, thanks to B&H Photo.
by Scott Kelby | 7 Comments
Anytime Adobe takes the keynote stage at the Photoshop World Conference & Expo, it's always full of surprises, fun, inspirational moments and usually they give the folks in the crowd a sneak peek at upcoming Photoshop technology, and we're expecting today's keynote to packed with all that and more!
You can watch the entire Photoshop World keynote stream LIVE as it happens from the Mandalay Bay Convention Center right on the Vegas Strip. Here's the link to experience it for yourself.
See you on stage today at 9:00 am Vegas time (12:00 noon East Coast time) and you can probably figure out the rest of the time zones in between. :)
UPDATE: I just got word that Adobe will be making an important announcement for photographers during their keynote this morning (no, it's not a new version of Lightroom or Photoshop), so if you're a photographer out there, you are definitely going to want to hear this news first-hand, live as it streams. See you then!
by Scott Kelby | 3 Comments
OK, Vegas — it's here: Photoshop World kicks off today with the pre-conference workshops; the parties start tonight, Photo Walks, and tomorrow we're live-streaming Adobe's keynote. Here's a real quick look at what's happening:
1. If this is your first time to Photoshop World, make sure you:
(a) Watch the series of short videos we did for you to help you get the most out of the event. They're called "Insight" and if you go to this page, and scroll down a little bit, you'll see a bunch of them. They're only a minute or so a piece but you'll learn a lot. I posted one above, about the House of Blues party Wednesday night.
(b) Make sure you attend Larry Becker's first-timers orientation meeting today. You will learn a ton! He teaches it twice today, once at 3:15 pm and again at 5:15. It's free and open to any attendee (even if it's not your first time). It's held in the Tradewinds Ballrooms C-D in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
2. Don't miss the "Meet Up" tonight at 9:00 pm
It's at the EyeCandy Bar inside the Casino of the Mandalay Bay hotel. It's just a fun, casual hangout with the instructors, staff and NAPP crew and everyone's invited (see the 45-second video above). There may be liquor and gambling very nearby. I'm just sayin.'
3. If you're attending a Pre-Conference workshop…
you can register for the full conference today to save time (instead of waiting in line tomorrow), starting at 10:00 am. This is just for folks attending Pre-Cons. The workshops mostly kick off at 12:00 pm or 1:00 pm depending on which one you're attending.
4. Go download the free App right now
We have a really handy App (for IOS and Android) that has details on pretty much everything. It's free, better than ever, and you'll totally dig it. Here's the link.
5. There's a SmugMug Photo Walk Tonight and you're invited
Joining SmugMug's Google+ Community Manager Michael Bonocore and the+PhotographersAdventureClub on a fun photowalk down the famous Las Vegas Strip, starting at 6:00 PM sharp on the sidewalk in front of the New York, New York hotel. Then you'll hit the streets to take photos and talk photography. They're wrapping up the Photo Walk at 8:00PM and then heading to dinner (location T.B.D.).
6. Wednesday's Adobe Keynote is being streamed LIVE
There is usually a big announcement (hint, hint) or a sneak peek of new technology (hint), so you don't want to miss this, and you can watch it live, free, anywhere in the world. Here's the link (it starts a few minutes after 9:00 am PT (Noon East Coast time).
7. You can still get a Free Expo-Only Pass
If you just want to check out the Expo floor (and visit some vendors, see Adobe's booth, watch some expo floor classes or live shooting demos, thanks to friends at B&H Photo you can get a free Expo-only pass right here for Thursday or Friday.
There's no Guest Blog Wednesday tomorrow, as we'll be sharing Photoshop World photos, the Live Keynote stream links, and other conference fun stuff, so check back here to stay on top of any (ahem) announcements. :)
Cheers everybody and Viva Las Vegas!
by Scott Kelby | 42 Comments
Hi Gang: I thought I'd share the painful, behind-the-scenes step-by-step lighting set-up for the BMW 650i I shot a week or so ago at Studio 75 in Seminole, Florida (I shared the final shots on my Facebook, Twitter and Google+ pages).
Since I had all the test shots as we were piecing the lighting together, I thought I show you how it looked in stages, all right out of the camera (until the end when you see the final shot). It's not going to be pretty, but here goes:
Above: Here's a behind-the-scenes shot of where we finally ended up. lighting wise. It looks like a simple two-light set-up, and it is, but getting there was….was…well…it took a number of hours and there was a lot of "scrunching of my face" during the entire shoot to get it where I was hoping to be. We'll start at the beginning, just after we put up a long roll of black seamless paper behind the car.
Above: I thought we'd start by putting a large strip bank softbox over just the very front of the car, since I was going for a very dark, dramatic look. So, we put the stripbank on a boom stand, put it right over the front of the car and I took a test shot at f/11 at 1/125 of a second shutter speed, just to see where we were as a starting place. It looked pretty awful (as seen above).
Above: Luckily, I knew I could make the light fall off to dark pretty easily by just using the "tried and true" f/stop I learned from Tim Wallace's classes on shooting cars, and son of a gun if ol' f/22 didn't make a huge difference. We also moved the soft box back a little further over the hood of the car, but we lost all the highlights in the front grill.
Above: I knew I wanted the headlamps on, so I had Brad jump in the car and start it (you had to start it to get the fog lamps on bottom to come on. I figured I'd have to do a bit of Photoshop magic when it came to the headlamps — maybe blending two separate shots into one (one exposed for the lights, the other for the car), but I got lucky — the headlamps used LED lights, and it looked great first time out without any fancy stuff (and the f/22 gave us starbrights in the lights). Another lucky bonus. By the way, I'm totally cool with lucky things happening during a shoot. In fact, I embrace it!
Above: So, I knew the headlights would look good, so I had Brad turn them off (and the car so we didn't get asphyxiated), but the front grill was missing altogether so we moved the soft box just a tiny bit forward until the grill appeared again (as seen above). Then we put a large white v-flat on the ground right in front of the car, so we'd get some highlights to come out on all the edges (also seen above), but now it's too bright right below the grill, so we fixed two problem and created one new one. Hey, I see it as a 50% win. LOL! The whole shoot was kinda like that, but I was mentally prepared for it after my last car shoot. It's all a matter of controlling how the light reflects and having the patience (and enough black and white reflectors) to make it happen.
Above: I needed that area right under the grill to be dark, so I asked Dan (the owner of Studio 75) if he had a thinner black v-flat we could use to block part of the white v-flat that was reflecting the light back upward to bring out the highlights. He didn't, but he had a thin roll of black felt material. We rolled it out on the floor way in front of the car, and Brad and Dan each picked up an end and walked it toward the front of the car until I yelled "Stop!" right when that area below the grill turned black. That little two-foot strip (see above on the floor right in front of the car), covered just enough of the white v-flat bounce card to do the trick. Sweet!
Above: I left like we were getting close, so I was starting to get excited, but it kind of looked like just the nose of the car was there, kind of floating on its own, so we added 2 large white v-flat fill cards — one one either side of the car to fill in the sides a bit, and it worked really well. I lowered the power of the overhead light a bit so I could see how the fill cards would look without being overpowered by the light (see above).
Above: Now that things are starting to get close, I wanted to get a really low perspective; lower than I got last shoot by just splaying out my tripod's legs, so Brad came up with the idea to use a f/plate (the same one I use for shooting remote cameras at NFL games) with a Manfrotto bullhead (seen above). One reason it worked so well was I use trying out a Canon EOS 70D camera, and it had a tilt-swivel LCD screen on the back, so I could aim it back up at me and use Live View to aim and level the camera. Then I'd switch off Live View and take the shot (I couldn't get the flash to fire in Live View mode, though I think there actually is a way). I also switched from a 24-70mm lens to a 70-200mm and moved all the way to the very back of the studio.
Above: I was happy where things were going, but I felt there was still something missing — I originally thought it would be cool just to see the front of the car lit, but the more I looked at it, the more I thought I wanted to see a least a hit of the windshield and side mirrors, so we rigged up another large strip bank and put it right over the enter of the hood. I knew as soon as I took the test shot above this was going to be what it needed. I had Brad jump back in the car and turn on the parking lamps (seen above), just to get an idea of where things were going. So far, so good, but we're not quite there yet. NOTE: as I learned later, I probably should have stopped here. More on that in a moment.
Above: I thought it would be cool to see a highlight in the windshield and more of the highlights on the rear view mirrors and roof. I was half right. Here's how it looked after we moved the 2nd softbox farther up the hood, closer to the windshield.
Above: I liked where it was going (and I liked the way the 2nd softbox looked reflected in the hood), so I had Brad move it back even farther, so it showed up 1/8 of a circle in the windshield. It was almost time to turn on all the headlamps (with Brad inside the car again), and zoom out just a bit to take in a bit more of the floor.
Above: Here's the over-the-shoulder view from my shooting on the floor once we had all the lighting in place. You can really see the black strip in front of the car, and the white v-flats on either side and again in front of the car which is creating those strong highlights in the front.
Above: Here's the rear view so you can see the placement of the two softboxes right over the hood and windshield. Also, if you look way back in the back, you can see me sitting on the floor, and the incredibly helpful owner of Studio 75, Dan, so has a gadget for everything!
Above: By the way — how do you move a car around in such a small studio like this? With wheel lifts (and McGuyver-like took in Dan's bag of tricks). You basically put this lift under both front wheels — lift them up, and you can just slide the car pretty much wherever you want it. It's how we did the dramatic side shot I posted over on my Facebook page.
Above: Here you can really see that black strip of cloth that got rid of the reflection under the grill (of course, you see it from this angle without the flashes firing, but from the low perspective and with the flashes firing, it went solid black).
Above: Once I zoomed way out so I could see more of the floor, another lucky thing happened. Where the white v-flat ended on the floor, the gray paint in the work area just happened to perfectly reflect the headlamps. Since I was going to half to paint over the white v-flat on the right side in Photoshop anyway, I could just paint over the crack in the floor and the white line where the white v-flat ended. So, besides turning up the power of the strobes a bit more, this is nearly the final shot. Just a little tweaking here and there with the lights.
Above: Here's the final image, but it wasn't my original final. After I posted it on my Facebook page, I emailed my automotive photography hero, Tim Wallace, and asked him for his honest opinion, because I really value Tim's opinion (everything I've learned about shooting cars, I've learned from Tim), and I really want to get better at this. Tim said he liked the lighting overall, but he would change two things:
(1) He didn't think I should have that softbox reflection in the windshield because it took away from the what the shot was about — the front of the car. And…
(2) He thought I should make the highlights on the front of the car brighter and more prominent.
Of course, I immediately did both (I faded the windshield reflection to where you can hardly see it at all). He wasn't as crazy about the headlamp reflections on the floor as I was, so I toned them down quite a bit in this final version as well.
I had a lot of lucky things happen during this shoot (I like to call them "happy accidents"), but at the end of the day, I'm luckiest to have Tim Wallace as a friend that will give me his honest feedback, and I know that when he gives it, he's trying to help me move further ahead, and that means a lot. He's a quite a guy (beyond his extraordinary skills as a photographer and a teacher).
I still have a long way to go…
But it won't be for lack of trying. I'm out in Vegas now, trying to set up yet another car shoot — this time borrowing one of Scott Bourne's new Jaguars and heading out to a dry lake bed not far from here. Not sure if the timing will work out right (ya know, with Photoshop World starting on Tuesday and all), but hey — ya never know!
Hope all these behind-the-scenes shots helped
…and I hope you weren't cringing as much as I was during the process. I knew it would take a while for me to get the lighting where I wanted it (it always does), but I will say this — it's sure a lot of fun getting there.
Above: Here's a behind-the-scenes video we filmed during the shoot, since it was my first time trying out the Canon EOS 70D (Larry and Mia were doing a training class on how to use this just-released camera, and I borrowed it for this shoot, just for the day), so it's a first-look at the camera (good and bad), plus you'll see more shots from the shoot, and some of the details shots I did using a Priolite flashhead and a smaller stripbank.
Today's a really good day!
I'm out here a few days early with my wife Kalebra celebrating our 24th Wedding Anniversary, so no work today — just lots of fun (taking in a show tonight, having dinner at our favorite restaurant in Vegas, and staying up later than we should, cause the next day things get really crazy as we kick off pre-conference workshop day). I'm all smiles! :)
Have a great Monday everybody, and if you see Kalebra and I walking hand-in-hand through the casino on our way to dinner or a show, make sure you stay the hell away from us. LOL! Totally kidding!!! Cheers everybody!
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Above: I snapped this iphone shot of of the 200-400mm before I left for the game last night. You can see it's a lot skinnier than the 400 f/2.8, and so lightweight you could hand-hold it without a monopod.
Hi Gang: Well, it wasn't a pretty game, and the Bucs lost pretty miserably, and the stands were pretty empty and….well….(he pauses searching for some redeeming nugget), but at least I did get to try out some cool new gear.
After my post about last week's Falcons/Titans game, Canon offered to let me take their new 200-400mm f/4 with a built-in 1.4 teleconverter out for a spin for last night's game.
I got in well after midnight and still had a 2nd round of uploads for the wire, so I don't have any game action shots ready to post this morning, but while I was at the game, I did think to take three shots to show you how the 200-400mm with the built-in tele works, because it's really worth seeing:
Above: Here's the view from the end zone. With the Bucs at center field, being out at 200mm makes them look like ants. Of course, the 200mm length is for when they're much closer, but this does give you a good idea of why a 70-200mm alone makes shooting football pretty tough.
Above: Zooming in to 400mm definitely brings the action a lot closer. Of course, the lens doesn't just have just 200mm and 400mm, like any zoom you can choose any focal length you want in-between those two.
Above: If you flip the switch to turn on the built-in 1.4 teleconverter, it zooms in to 560mm. You don't have to do anything fancy — it's just a switch on the top of the lens — flip it and bam — you're zoomed in even tighter.
When you flip the switch, you lose a stop
The 200-400mm is an f/4 lens, and if you switch on the 1.4 teleconverter it becomes an f/5.6 so if you're shooting a day game, this is really pretty much a non-issue. However, at a night game, I had to increase my ISO from between 5,000 ISO to 6,400 ISO (depending on where the teams were on field, as the lighting changes). Believe it or not, those shots above are at 6,400 ISO and you still don't see any noise (that 1Dx is insane!). However, this is something to keep in mind if you have a body that doesn't do well at high ISOs at night.
You can get spoiled really fast
I will say this — it's easy to get spoiled with one lens that pretty much covers the whole field (unless they get inside the 10, which sadly really wasn't an issue for the Bucs last night). Being able to cover that range keeps you from running up and down the sidelines so much, and you're more likely not to miss any action that's just out of reach of a regular 400mm. The only thing is, you have to keep an eye out on your ISO especially since the 1Dx's Auto ISO minimum ISO setting won't go up to 1/1000 of a second (it stops at 1/250), so Auto ISO won't help you out in this case. (So far, this is the only chink in the armor of the 1Dx that I've found).
The lens itself is sharp as anything, and the focus is really fast and crisp. Plus, the lens is so lightweight you could literally hand-hold it. Also, this is just a little feature, I really like that when you rotate the lens on the collar (switching the camera from wide to tall or vice verse), the center is "detented" making it simple to make certain that when you rotate it for wall or wide that it's perfectly straight, just by feel. Hope that gives you insights into the 200-400mm.
Above: OK, here's one action shot from the game, and I'm posting it because it pretty much tells the story of the whole night in just one shot — one of the Bucs lying on the ground as Redskins Running Back Chris Thompson strolls in for a touchdown. Hey, it's just a preseason game. A "practice" game. None of our starters even played. I keep telling myself this stuff over and over. LOL!
OK, I'm off to Photoshop World
Whew — it's been a whirlwind week, but there's another one coming up for me as I'm heading to Vegas for Photoshop World. I'm hoping to see a lot of you there (and since we already have more folks registered for this year's conference than last year's, that's a pretty good bet).If you see me around, I hope you'll stop me and say "hi" so I can thank you personally for reading the blog, and sharing a part of your day with me.
Hope you have an awesome weekend and I'll see a whole bunch of you in Vegas next week. Whoo Hoo!!!


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After trying every possible remedy, including traditional medicines, faith healers and some dubious hospitals he was eventually diagnosed with motor neurone disease - a slow and cruel disease that only ends in death and from which there is no reprieve. As the effects of the disease have grown worse over the past 15 years, Prabhu has lost the use of his legs and his world is now reduced to a second-storey room on top of his parents' flat in Bangalore. He is either confined to his wheelchair or has to be carried downstairs on a friend's back. This situation would break most people and in the early years of the disease he did unsuccessfully attempt suicide.And now to make matters worse, Prabhu's eyesight is failing to the stage where he has had to give up his job at a call centre - a job that provided an income his family relied upon.The Narayana Hrudayalaya Eye Hospital has come to the rescue but it is not all good news - Prabhu needs two cornea transplants to regain his vision. In India, there is no culture of cornea donations, mainly for religious reasons, and Prabhu may have to wait months to find a suitable donor. Although it seems to be a hopeless situation, Prabhu makes the best of it. He is mentally strong and determined to live out whatever time he has left well. With the help of friends, he has made a film about his disease. He also plays in a band.
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Started by Axnxoxnx , Feb 03 2013 08:32 AM
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Posted 03 February 2013 - 08:32 AM
Old member gone anon because I want unbiased opinions.
We were out yesterday when we were approached by the director of a very large and apparently reputable child model agency. He had seen DS1 who is 3.5 and he gave us his card and asked us to think about giving him a call because he thought DS1 had a certain 'look' and might do well. From what I can tell, this agency does not take a huge number of kids so this seems a genuine offer. I do know such an offer is no guarantee of 'work'.
Anyway, I have very very mixed feelings about this. To put it in context, DH and I are both professionals and so money is not a consideration (the kids will get whatever they need for education/sport/music etc without having to 'work for it', if that makes sense (I know some parents put any earrings into an education fund).
So I have real objections to the idea of 'modeling', or my kids being told that the way they look is important. I also have objections to him 'working' at this age.
My only question is whether there is any other benefit or skill to be gained from potentially doing this?
In other words - if anyone on EB can convince me there is any non-financial benefit to this then I'll contact them. Otherwise we'll just put the card in the bin (my first inclination).
Posted 03 February 2013 - 08:39 AM
Your son might have fun? He might develop a terrific amount of confidence? He might be very good at it which could open a lot of doors for him down the track? Or he could meet some great little friends....
Posted 03 February 2013 - 08:42 AM
QUOTE (Funwith3 @ 03/02/2013, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Your son might have fun? He might develop a terrific amount of confidence? He might be very good at it which could open a lot of doors for him down the track? Or he could meet some great little friends....
This is what I was thinking... DH is worried it would be more 'sit still and smile for the camera' than 'fun'.
He's not lacking in confidence, LOL!
Posted 03 February 2013 - 08:45 AM
So I have real objections to the idea of 'modeling', or my kids being told that the way they look is important. I also have objections to him 'working' at this age.Agree with all this, for me it out weighs any perceived gain... he's 3.5, not 16....
Posted 03 February 2013 - 08:53 AM
I wouldn't do it. I was approached when DD was a baby, about 10 months old I think - and to be honest the money could've come in handy at that time. But I decided against it as it seemed like a lot of pressure to put such a young child under. Maybe things have changed in the industry since then (this was 10 years ago) but it still gives a strong message that life and their value is all about their looks.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 08:55 AM
My son has done a photo shoot with a modelling agency.
At first he didn't want to participate and wanted me in the shot area with him. Which we did until he was comfortable and dancing around with big smiles.
By the middle/end of the shoot he was loving it and when we were leaving he was asking for more photos.
So it was a confidence booster for him, which he had fun with.
Each parent was right beside their child, near the photographer.
We won the photo shoot but an agency is interested in his photos. Not sure where I will take that at this point.
Not sure how often Directors would hand out their card randomly, I would thoroughly check out the business. If it was in a supermarket they may have been recruiting for more on their books.
Just to add, for us they definitely made the shoot fun and incorporated toys/skateboards etc. It was all about capturing him having fun, not seated and posed. We arrived at 10:00am and finished around lunch time.
Edited by ~Jane05~, 03 February 2013 - 09:14 AM.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 08:59 AM
I work in film & TV and sometimes in stills photography/modelling too (as a makeup artist & stylist - not as talent).
I also work with a lot of kids (& their parents!) and have mixed feelings myself.
The are a lot of fabulous parents who keep their modelling/perorming children grounded, in these cases I find its brilliant for the kids to learn to listen to direction, follow instructions etc. their parents are always the ones who are quietly encouraging and say things like "X, are you listening to x" (usually director etc. and in these cases I think it's good for kids. They are constantly meeting new people and having to introduce themselves, behave accordingly, eat new foods for set catering etc. and a lot of them really thrive.
I've seen older kids who are in school tell me that their fee goes into a long term account that they can't access until their are 18 plus but their parents encourage them to take out $50-100 each school holidays and use it for the things they want to do. It makes the kids really have to think hard about whether they want to spend that money and helps them grasp the concept of expenses. So in these cases I think it's really good. Socially aware, helping to behave accordingly in new situations and meet & handle new people and situations which are great life skills.
But then the are the stage parents - and the ones that just drop their kids off and sit in the corner on the iPhone for the day and let the kid run wild whilst the crew try to get them to behave.....don't even get me started on those kids/parents!
Posted 03 February 2013 - 09:12 AM
Gosh I'd give it a go. If its not fun don't do it again.
I think he'd get a kick out of seeing his picture in something and he's not old enough to understand its because of his 'looks' IMO.
Disclaimer: I would be so damn proud I would not be able to say no LOL.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 09:13 AM
Like all things, I really think it depends on the parent. If you are grounded and doing it for the right reasons and happy to quit if it isn't for you or your child then go for it!
You could even liken it to playing sports or dancing. Some parents are in it for themselves and are full on! Others are doing it because their child enjoys it. Modelling, sport, it's all the same to me. Doing it 'wrong' can damage your child.
I'd also be wary of them asking you to fork out hundreds of dollars to be on their books. If they scouted you let them spend the dough.
(DD5 has did some modelling when she was 4. She loved it. It was just a couple of times and she is not with an agency. If we were asked to do it again I would say yes. We had fun. As soon as it wasn't fun or became an issue though it would cease.)
Posted 03 February 2013 - 09:15 AM
Not sure how often Directors would hand out their card randomly, I would thoroughly check out the business. If it was in a supermarket they may have been recruiting for more on their books.
Yep this too. Having said that my cousin was approached (as a teenager) on a beach in Scotland and ended up with his face (an abs LOL) on billboards and buses in London and enough money to pay for uni.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 09:21 AM
My nephew was a child model. He's in his 20's now but as a kid did a few TV commercials plus heaps of print media. He really loved it and had a lot of fun.
My friends son is a current TV model/actor. He gets heaps of work and really loves it. He's six and has been modelling since he was a toddler. My friend really likes it. She said the kids are looked after and the day is usually fun for them. She still has control over what he does and doesn't do. She turned down a major role in a mini series he was offered because there was a scene where he'd have to be breastfed (simulated of course) and she was worried about the teasing factor. Ultimately, the parents still get to keep control. If it were me I'd look into it further. You can always decline later on.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 09:30 AM
I've got ideological issues with my own children modelling. At the risk of sounding like a braggart but saying anyway, my daughter, in particular, is a 'head-turner'. We're told weekly she "should be modelling" and "daddy better get the shotgun ready" (my biggest stomach turner), but there is no way I would have her model. I don't think it would be healthy for her to align her self-worth to her looks any more than she does.
So for me, modelling is a no-no. DH has a different opinion to me, and would not be opposed to modelling.
HOWEVER, that's my ideological issue - I truly couldn't say I'd turn down the chance, if it happened to fall in my lap, to set aside some potential to build a nest egg.
It's a hard one, actually.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 09:47 AM
QUOTE (~Jane05~ @ 03/02/2013, 09:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Not sure how often Directors would hand out their card randomly, I would thoroughly check out the business. If it was in a supermarket they may have been recruiting for more on their books.
It was at St Kilda beach - we walked past a sw**ky restaurant on our way to grab some sandwiches and have a picnic on the beach and someone waved at DS as he 'pranced' past, and DS waved back. We sat down maybe 100 metres from the restaurant to have lunch, and this guy came up to us 20 minutes later to say he'd seen (and waved at) DS when we walked past, and so he'd come down to give us his card. He also said that, apart from his 'look', it was as much about DS's personality and how he came across (whatever that means - can you tell in such a short time?)
It is a very large and well known agency. The director is a sole director and is also well known.
Thanks everyone for your replies and positive stories.
I guess the other thing that weighs heavily is the time commitment from us... I work full time and DH does 3-4 days/week - and the days he is free we do all the other things that DS loves - gymnastics, soccer, trips to the museum and zoo... He gets so much from all this other stuff and this is why I'd really want to be convinced of some benefit to him before we all put effort into it.
Thanks again - keep the stories coming!
ETA - really EB autocorrect? You're going to autocorrect the word s-w-a-n-k-y?
Edited by Axnxoxnx, 03 February 2013 - 09:57 AM.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 09:53 AM
QUOTE (FrogIsAFrogIsAFrog @ 03/02/2013, 10:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
HOWEVER, that's my ideological issue - I truly couldn't say I'd turn down the chance, if it happened to fall in my lap, to set aside some potential to build a nest egg.
Well, this is it... I never would have submitted him for such a thing myself (sure I think he's cute and has a vibrant personality, but so does every parent). And I've always shook my head at suggestions that 'he should model!' (not that many people have said that). But... to have someone actually walk up and give you their card does make you wonder. We all make decisions for our kids - and it kind of feels like I would be turning down an opportunity because of my own beliefs (even though I know that's a perfectly good reason to turn something down).
Posted 03 February 2013 - 10:02 AM
Have you asked your son if he is interested in giving it a go?
Posted 03 February 2013 - 10:04 AM
I have had a similar experience (daughter not son).
We were also approached by a director and my daughter did a couple of jobs but it was just too hard time wise. We both work full time so it meant we had to take days off work for her to do it. The short notice for some jobs was also a problem.
My daughter had fun. If I didn't work we would probably do it again.
I had some of the same concerns about the focus on looks but then again talent agents have a wide range of kids on their books. Its not just good looks that get you work, it's personality, having something unusual about their appearance, ability to act, ability to take direction...
Posted 03 February 2013 - 05:45 PM
QUOTE (~Jane05~ @ 03/02/2013, 11:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Have you asked your son if he is interested in giving it a go?
Yes, but he's 3.5... What does he know? It might be meaningful to ask him after we'd done it once to see if he enjoyed it, but when I say "would you like to go somewhere and play while someone takes photos" he's just like "yeah, that sounds fun", which is pretty much his standard response for anything he doesn't know anything about...
Posted 03 February 2013 - 05:56 PM
When I was in QLD I was approached about my eldest child. I just took it as a compliment and didn't think much further because we were on holiday and he'd never be able to pursue that in Tas.
If it was a serious option though I'd let my kid try it out and if they seemed unhappy just pull out of it.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 06:52 PM
My nephew did some modelling as a toddler. He had fun, but my sister found it quite time consuming especially for the money she got in return. He was in a couple of target catalogues, and from memory earnt less than $100 per shoot. Other jobs may be more worthwhile, but it seemed to take most of the day for little reward.
Edited by becstar101, 03 February 2013 - 06:53 PM.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 07:03 PM
I was approached after my son appeared in a published photo book, it all sounded great except we had to be at castings at relatively short notice and quite a hike away. Although I was only working 3days a week at the time, i couldn't guarantee castings would fall on my days off so we opted out before it began really. If you have the time then why not?
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NoScript Flaw
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The Internet community officially banishes the notoriously unsafe Secure Sockets Layer protocol.
Mate 1.1 Arrives
Popular desktop environment continues the Gnome 2 legacy – with new support for the Gnome 3 toolkit.
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The Moscow Times looks at four Russian stars known for their talent, originality and, above all, charismatic personalities.
Russia expressed "deep concern" on Thursday over Ukraine's plans to decentralize power as part of a peace deal with separatist rebels, underlining the gulf between Moscow and Kiev as the conflict rumbles on despite a ceasefire.
Sales of Russian budget car brand Lada soared more than 15 percent in June, boosted in part by an aggressive discounting scheme carried out even as Russia's economic crisis gutted the country's car market.
Once one of the world's most famous aircraft designers, Russia's MiG aircraft company has fallen on hard times.
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Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester has never lost to the Baltimore Orioles. He appears to have an excellent chance to keep that streak alive.
Lester looks to earn his third win against the Orioles this season and saddle them with their fifth straight loss when he takes the mound for the Red Sox on Tuesday night in the middle game of this series.
Boston (80-57) beat Baltimore 7-4 on Monday night, pulling the Red Sox within five games of idle Tampa Bay in the AL East. The Red Sox, who also increased their lead to three games in the wild card race, hope Lester (12-5, 3.41 ERA) can lead them to their fifth straight series win.
The left-hander is 7-1 with a 2.93 ERA in 13 starts at home. His last start was on the road as he gave up one run and five hits while striking out eight in 6 2-3 innings as Boston lost 3-2 to the New York Yankees on Thursday.
Lester has been particularly effective versus the Orioles (63-74), going 2-0 with a 2.88 ERA in four starts versus them this season and 5-0 with a 2.93 ERA in seven career starts. He has won all three of his starts at home against Baltimore, but his ERA is 4.00 in those games.
With Baltimore struggling and Boston's bats clicking, Lester has a good opportunity to continue his success against the Orioles. Baltimore has lost nine of its last 10 games, and four straight on the road.
The Red Sox, meanwhile, have won 18 of 27, batting .299 while averaging 6.5 runs during that stretch. Boston went 4-for-11 with runners in scoring position in this series' first contest.
Boston's Dustin Pedroia had a two-run single in the sixth inning for his 184th hit on the season, setting a record for Red Sox second basemen previously set by Del Pratt in 1922. He's hitting .378 with six home runs, 22 RBIs and 34 runs scored in 27 games since the end of July.
"I can't say enough about my second baseman," Boston starter Paul Byrd said. "This guy, in my opinion, is the MVP of the league. He's unbelievable. I didn't know he was that good when I came over here."
The Red Sox also have Kevin Youkilis back in the lineup after he missed two games with flu-like symptoms. Boston's cleanup hitter went 0-for-4, dropping his average to .217 (5-for-23) in seven home games against Baltimore this season.
Youkilis is 1-for-3 with a grand slam against Radhames Liz (5-3, 6.95 ERA), who will take the mound for the Orioles. He is 0-1 with a 16.88 ERA in two career starts against Boston.
The right-hander is 2-1 with an 8.69 ERA in five road starts. He faced the Red Sox in his last outing away from Baltimore and lasted 2 1-3 innings, allowing eight runs and six hits in a 12-1 loss on July 12.
Liz, though, earned a win in his last start, allowing two runs, three hits and five walks in 5 1-3 innings as Baltimore beat the Chicago White Sox 11-3 on Wednesday night.
He'll be trying to help an Orioles pitching staff that has given up 37 runs in its last four games.
Baltimore's lineup, meanwhile, got a boost with center fielder Adam Jones being activated from the 15-day disabled list Monday. Jones, sidelined with a broken left foot since Aug. 3, went 1-for-4 with a solo home run.


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From the September 8 edition of The O'Reilly Factor:
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Andrew Napolitano smeared the Obama administration as being "in tight" with the New Black Panther Party, citing the myth that the Obama Justice Department would not prosecute a party member for "[i]ntimidating voters with a weapon." In fact, the decision to not pursue criminal charges was made by the Bush DOJ, and the Obama administration won an injunction against the party member who carried a weapon.
Today, Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson writes that Glenn Beck's 8-28 rally -- set to take place on the anniversary and at the location of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech -- is "an exercise in self-aggrandizement on a Napoleonic scale" and that "no puffed-up blabbermouth could ever diminish the importance of the 1963 March on Washington or the impact of King's unforgettable words." Robinson further notes that "Beck's version of history is flat-out wrong":
The most offensive thing about the rally is Beck's in-your-face boast that the event will "reclaim the civil rights movement." But this is just a bunch of nonsense -- too incoherent to really offend. Beck makes the false assertion that the struggle for civil rights was about winning "equal justice," not "social justice" -- in other words, that there was no economic component to the movement. He claims that today's liberals, through such initiatives as health-care reform, are somehow "perverting" King's dream.
But Beck's version of history is flat-out wrong. The full name of the event at which King spoke 47 years ago was the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." Among its organizers was labor leader A. Philip Randolph, the founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and a vice president of the AFL-CIO, who gave a speech describing the injustice of "a society in which 6 million black and white people are unemployed and millions more live in poverty."
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), then an official of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was the youngest speaker at the march. "We march today for jobs and freedom, but we have nothing to be proud of, for hundreds and thousands of our brothers are not here -- for they have no money for their transportation, for they are receiving starvation wages," he told the crowd. Referring to proposed civil rights legislation, Lewis said: "We need a bill that will provide for the homeless and starving people of this nation. We need a bill that will ensure the equality of a maid who earns five dollars a week in the home of a family whose total income is $100,000 a year."
REPORT: Martin Luther King would have been on Glenn Beck's chalkboard
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Martin Luther King III responds to Beck's Aug. 28 rally: My father "wholeheartedly embrace[d] the 'social gospel'"
"American miracle": Beck's outrageous predictions for his "historic" 8-28 rally
Glenn Beck recently lashed out at civil rights leaders who accused him of "hijacking" the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. Though Beck claims he isn't "hijacking" King's legacy in "any way, shape, or form," he has repeatedly attempted to co-opt both King and the civil rights movement to promote his upcoming 8-28 rally and other political causes.
In an August 25 Washington Post op-ed, Martin Luther King III discussed Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally planned to take place on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and Martin Lulther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Writing that "it is clear from the timing and location that the rally's organizers present this event as also honoring the ideals and contributions of Martin Luther King Jr.," he stated, "I would like to be clear about what those ideals are." From the op-ed:
Although he was a profoundly religious man, my father did not claim to have an exclusionary "plan" that laid out God's word for only one group or ideology. He marched side by side with members of every religious faith. Like Abraham Lincoln, my father did not claim that God was on his side; he prayed humbly that he was on God's side.
He did, however, wholeheartedly embrace the "social gospel." His spiritual and intellectual mentors included the great theologians of the social gospel Walter Rauschenbush and Howard Thurman. He said that any religion that is not concerned about the poor and disadvantaged, "the slums that damn them, the economic conditions that strangle them and the social conditions that cripple them[,] is a spiritually moribund religion awaiting burial." In his "Dream" speech, my father paraphrased the prophet Amos, saying, "We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream."
I pray that all Americans will embrace the challenge of social justice and the unifying spirit that my father shared with his compatriots. With this commitment, we can begin to find new ways to reach out to one another, to heal our divisions, and build bridges of hope and opportunity benefiting all people. In so doing, we will not merely be seeking the dream; we will at long last be living it.
On the August 10 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, the hosts reported on a group of students from the Young America's Foundation who began singing the national anthem on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and were asked to stop, and move on by a security guard. Needless to say, this led to outrage on the part of the hosts and their guest, Fox News judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano:
Of course, despite their outrage, the incident had nothing to do with the national anthem. As a FoxNews.com article makes clear, the park asks all visitors to refrain from performances at the memorial in an attempt to "maintain a contemplative and reverent area for the Lincoln Memorial, for the other guests and visitors." The Park Service maintains this policy "regardless of content." From FoxNews.com:
U.S. Park Police confirmed that the students were in violation of federal law and their impromptu performance constituted a demonstration in an area that must remain "completely content neutral."
"The area they were standing in and singing is an area that is restricted for this type of activity," said Sgt. David Schlosser. "The United States Park Police is absolutely content-neutral when it comes to any sort of demonstrations in these areas."
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Commission on Civil Rights vice-chairwoman Abigail Thernstrom has delivered what should be a lethal blow to the Fox News-hyped "scandal" regarding the Department of Justice and the New Black Panther Party. And she's also turned the New Black Panther case into something the media would be justified in investigating.
In the course of an interview with Politico's Ben Smith, Thernstrom, a conservative who was appointed by George W. Bush, alleged that the conservatives she serves with on the commission seized on the New Black Panther case not out of concern for civil rights and the law, but rather to wield it as a cudgel against the Obama administration and Attorney General Eric Holder. In stark language, Thernstrom claimed that her colleagues held "fantasies about how they could use this issue to topple the [Obama] administration," and that they "had this wild notion they could bring Eric Holder down and really damage the president."
From the July 13 edition of Special Report with Bret Baier:
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Distorting a New Jersey court case, Fox & Friends repeatedly claimed that the state may be forcing police officers "to speak foreign languages when they arrest people." In fact, the Court ruled that non-English speaking DWI suspects must be informed that they are required by law to submit to breath tests in a language they can understand, which can be done through audio recordings or interpreters, not through a mandate that officers speak foreign languages.
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Google AdWords And Why You Should Use It As a beginner to internet marketing, you know that simply having a website isn't enough to prosper online. You need a strong online marketing plan that will keep you on the right path towards earning money online. Most beginners start off with advertising to promote their new business, and there's nothing wrong with that. But the problem comes into play when they don't understand how to use the advertising effectively, and they wind up losing a fortune. One such advertising venue that this is true with is pay per click advertising (PPC). Pay per click is a very popular means of getting traffic to a website, and can help you to earn the money in your business that you so desperately look for. There are 2 companies in the pay per click game that you can't go wrong with. They are Google AdWords, and Bing Ads. Google AdWords is larger and more effective than Bing Ads, and it will be the topic of our discussion today. There are a lot of competitors on Google AdWords, so you will have to play (and spend) with the "big boys" depending on your niche. If you're operating in a small, tiny niche... then you probably won't have to worry about competitors. But if you operate in a niche like "forex", "home business", "internet marketing", "weight loss", or "entertainment"... be prepared to invest some heavy funds if you want to earn a lot of money online. This is why a lot of people migrate over to Bing Ads, or simply choose to use free marketing as their form of website promotion online. I personally think that you should use both. Free marketing can help make up for the deficit incurred for any loss in paid advertising. This will only help you to profit more, so the more free marketing that you can do, the better. If possible, you may want to hire some people to do the free marketing for you while you enjoy your time on the golf course. There are many people doing this. People outsource their article writing, graphic design, website promotion, copywriting, and even SEO campaigns. And people also outsource their pay per click advertising campaign also. You can do the same (if you have the money for it). Or, you can simply handle all of these things yourself. There's nothing wrong with that - people do it all the time. One of the biggest things that you will want to do with your Google AdWords campaign is to test different things. Test your offer, test your ad, test your keywords, test everything. The more fine tuned your campaign is, the more find tuned your income flow will be. Do everything in your power to make your AdWords campaign a success. There are many things to consider (one being your click through rate - CTR), and there are many things to test. Make sure you're testing and tracking with your AdWords campaign, and make sure that you are actually making a profit. This is the best position to be in. Good luck with using Google AdWords in your business today.
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Dogswell, Shape Up, Chicken Breast with L-Carnitine, Weight Management, 5 oz (141.7 g) (Discontinued Item)
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — ConAgra Foods Inc. CEO Gary Rodkin plans to retire in May 2015, at the end of the packaged food company's fiscal year.
The 62-year-old Rodkin joined Omaha, Nebraska-based ConAgra in October 2005. Before that he was chairman and CEO of PepsiCo Beverages and Foods North America.