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- iPhone shooting techniques and tips
- Using apps to get the look you want
- Combining apps to refine your photos
- Telling a story with images
- Sharing photos on Instagram
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Jessica Zollman> To give a little background about why I chose to talk about this, essentially a lot of my friends in East Bay, I grew up in the area, do not understand technology or this whole iPhone photography thing, and I am constantly getting in arguments on Facebook and in real life with them about the legitimacy of iPhone photography. They basically have pretty much written me off as like a chick with a phone who thinks that I am special, and I enjoy proving them wrong. So hopefully, I don't really have to do that with anyone here and all of you agree with me, but we will see if you feel like arguing with me after.
So I am going to just give a little rundown of the camera phone up until today. Basically, the first commercial camera phone, commercial, was available in 2000, and it was a 110,000 pixel image sensor. Then in 2002, there was a 30,000 pixel image sensor phone, which was about 640 by 480 pixels. It's essentially enough to print a 6x4, but it would still be really fuzzy and blurry and not great quality.
And then by 2003, there was a one megapixel phone. This is kind of crazy. In 2003, I graduated from college, so to think that eight years ago, actually high school, sorry, to think that eight years ago there was only a one megapixel camera phone, and I could have cared less about camera phones too. I think I was still playing Snake 2. It's kind of insane. Then, within the last four years, more and more people began to actually utilize what was available and on hand.
So it turns out that the iPhone was what came out. So while other camera phones had a five megapixel camera, the first iPhone appeared with only two megapixels, no flash, no optical zoom, and no auto-focus. I remember having that phone and I still absolutely loved taking photos with it. I can't imagine ever using that phone camera again today. I have friends that still have it. I don't know how they do it. And then in 2009, the 3GS came out, with a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus, auto white balance and auto macro.
And then in 2010, the iPhone 4 came out. In my opinion, that was the first time that we really started seeing that Apple was focusing on creating a phone that also had an excellent camera. I think that photography on the iPhone just kind of started exploding and they really banked on that. So it had a really high resolution, could capture low light images, it had a flash, and it was the first phone to add HDR photography. And then in October of 2010, Instagram went live and social mobile photography began rising.
Everyone has seen these charts everywhere, I'm sure. The first chart is from a TechCrunch article that came out, basically pointing out that the iPhone 4 had surpassed the DSLRs. And the second one is from this last month, and you can see the huge boom that's occurred. Something that's interesting to note though, and it was also noted in the TechCrunch article, none of Flickr's photos that have been sent from an application note that it's an iPhone. So all of the data is stripped. If you're sending your information from Instagram or from Hipstamatic or any other photo sharing, it strips.
So even though this was a huge milestone, it most likely happened much further, much sooner, and this chart is probably way off as well. So now on to the iPhone 4S. It is one of the most dramatic new features of this device. This is the greatest photo of a squirrel the world has ever seen, obviously. I actually was watching the keynote and like lost my mind over this photo of a squirrel, which is so silly, because really, it's just a squirrel.
But it's a hybrid infrared filter. It's a backside illumination, which has 73% more light, and 8 megapixel camera, with a 2.4 aperture, and in my opinion what is the most impressive feature is that it can take a photo in only 1.1 seconds and then half a second for the next photo. So basically it's making this camera-- Apple is deciding to make their camera just as good, if not better, than a point-and-shoot camera.
But would any of this really matter if the iPhone advance in camera wasn't shareable, if there wasn't a way for you to send your photos to your friends or share your photos with your parents or maybe just strangers who are interested? Social photography has given iPhone photography importance. In doing research for this talk I find it extremely difficult, in fact almost impossible, to basically find any information on the first camera phone without also finding information on the first camera phone photo shared, which we all just saw.
Mobile photography is accessible, and it appeals to the masses. It's thin. It fits in your pocket or your purse. It's relatively inexpensive compared to film or DSLR lenses or bodies or accessories. And the photographs captured on an iPhone can be just as good, depending on who is behind the lens. A fun fact is that, as Nate pointed out, the whole reason why I even got into mobile photography is that I wanted to buy a better DSLR. I basically was the most jealous of him having a Mark II, and I was like, I can't afford that.
I worked in support at the time. I was like it's not going to happen. But I wanted to get back into photography and I wanted to be passionate about it again, and I found that the iPhone, because it was so accessible, because it was so cheap, and even the accessories for it are so inexpensive, kind of became that medium for me. Yeah, future phone, that was straight out of Star Trek. So the iPhone has been such a huge success in the world of mobile photography, because it's a phone from the future. I mean, seriously, like this is a stuff that the Jetsons played with on their TV show.
It's the thing that like we saw in Blade Runner and freaked out about basically. So we'll take a multi-touch interface phone, with a robust app store, and a robot secretary by Apple, even if the camera is still behind. So right now there are mobile phones that have 12 megapixel cameras and have much better technology. But people are so loyal to the brand that they are willing to overlook all of that just because it's an Apple phone. People who use Apple products love Apple products, and they will continue to buy the second, the day, maybe even wait in line the night before it comes out, and that brand loyalty helped make the iPhone photography so successful.
There can be a lot of pressure when it comes to the constraints behind creating like a witty or relevant tweet or sharing your information on Facebook. But the constraints behind the iPhone are less limiting, and sharing a photograph of where you are or what you are doing or what you are looking at is easy. So you don't have to convince your parents why they should share a photograph, and you don't have to convince them why they should look at a photograph that you have posted, because everybody wants to see and keep up and connect.
So it's that ease that also makes mobile photography successful. If people can dismiss a photograph of where someone is currently standing, or the side of a building while looking up, and even an image captured out of an airplane window. But like Kevin has been quoted as saying, we have seen some seriously incredible photos of all of those things at Instagram. Sharing is important, because as we've seen at Instagram, we were finding images from the Texas wildfires as they were burning, Hurricane Irene as it was devastating parts of the Caribbean and the East Coast, they could share the remembrances during the 10 year anniversary of September 11th, and we can follow Occupy Wall Street as its happening.
You can also find photos from NASA in outer space of the earth. So all of these things, this photojournalism aspect to social photography provides people with a real-time visualization for important and historical events. And users can also follow their favorite bands like Bon Iver or The National while on tour, catch a glimpse into the everyday life of a celebrity, see Fashion Week photos, and even catch a behind-the- scenes glimpse into like their favorite chef's kitchen, for example.
Sharing gives all different types of brands an outlet to visually connect to fans or consumers or users. So everything is share-worthy in social photography, within reason, please. People share everything from engagements, weddings, birth, summer vacations, festivals, food, and of course their cats and dogs being adorable animals. I could have had an entire presentation about the psychological reasons behind why people really want to share these moments publicly.
It's anything from affirmation, to overwhelming desire to show other people what it's like to be them. But it may even be as simple as watching feedback, like likes and love and comments and kudos on a photo that we've taken, shared, and accumulate just feels really good. So basically, as the iPhone camera becomes more advanced and eventually will become as advanced as a DSLR, and are available in more countries, on even more carriers, and their accessibility grows and increases, the appeal will give mobile photography even more legitimacy.
Recently I saw an article in The New York Times, it was on their website, that had iPhone photographers' Hipstamatic images accompanying the actual text, and I thought that was amazing, because those occurrences are going to become more frequent, and people who never considered themselves photographers before will discover that they have talent and a gift when put behind an iPhone and that they cannot be ignored, especially as it's discovered in mass. And that's why iPhone photography is important and why eventually everyone will care.


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Dear Bankmama.....At least I gave you a laugh! I would say that's a nice way to leave the office on a Friday afternoon.
I never claimed to be a banker or broker. Just part of the many that invested for the heck of it.....glad I did and at least my comments (dumb as they may be) brought a little life to this otherwise dead, dull board! Have a great week and lets hope this stock starts to pop!
I,m glad you" Knowit"--but the rest of us don`t.......... Who is fat cat, and what the hell is the Friedman Billings Ramsey Conference, and how do I get invited? Do I have to be a skull and bones guy, or is it available to ordinary rif-raff?
Hey! Mr. Fat Cat, It's nice to see you come out from the institutional trading desk and honor us with your post for
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Your Institutional Friend, Knowitido..
P.S. See you at the Freidman Billings Ramsey Conference!
carol....as i read your comments..once again...i just shake my head...you r good for a few laughs but nothing more
goodnight...this tired..overworked..."real" banker is leaving the office now!!
Contradictory aren't you???????
If he can't stand the heat then he should get out of the kitchen! For that matter so should you! What kind of a backbone do you have if you "wouldn't make a move without
reading his very,very insightful posts"!! How sad that you must rely on another mere human being for permission to "MOVE"!! I am quite sure that criticism from ME is not going to stop him from commenting on this board! I don't have that power and neither does he...or YOU for that matter. Have a great weekend boys!
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refrain from criticising mr. Knowitido.
his free and unsolicited information is of utmost importance to big shareholders like myself. I wouldn't make a move without reading his very, very insightful posts, as they are usually paraphrased from new stories that are found in multiple places on the internet. cutting edge stuff!!!
mr. Knowitido is doing important work, for free. Leave him be.
yours truly, fat cat, institutional investor.
Listen know it all.....I have no intentions of buying any other stocks.......I own NYB....am interested in ONLY NYB...and would like to see this stock back up to $35 just like everyone else. There have been many remarks on this board that have nothing to do with NYB....I don't, and have never claimed to be knowledgable in the stock market. If all of you are so smart why aren't you all millionaires?
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China's short-lived recovery sparks call for reform
A combination of softer exports and shrinking momentum from investments suggests the mainland's economic rebound may be short-lived, underscoring the need for reforms that strengthen the consumer sector and boost domestic demand.
The mainland's gross domestic product growth reversed a two-quarter slowdown in the third quarter of the year, accelerating to 7.8 per cent from 7.5 per cent in the second, driven by pro-growth policies introduced by Premier Li Keqiang since July that have boosted investment in railways and infrastructure.
However, as the effects of those policies eased, the overall momentum began to soften last month, indicated by slower growth in industrial production, fixed-asset investment and retail sales. Exports fell 0.3 per cent year on year last month.
Given the cooling growth momentum and rising inflationary pressures, the government is unlikely to add further easing policies, economists say, although some expect credit growth to be reined in in the fourth quarter amid abundant liquidity.
There may be no imminent threat to Beijing's success in meeting this year's 7.5 per cent growth target, most analysts believe. However, Li is facing more pressure to spur domestic demand through reforms, such as tax cuts and urbanisation, so as to trim reliance on exports and investment and pursue healthier long-term development.
"The pace of recovery is likely to be a modest one," HSBC economists Qu Hongbin and Sun Junwei said in a research note. "We expect Beijing to maintain the policy status quo in order to protect the recovery in growth, which in turn should create a favourable backdrop for speeding up structural reforms to boost long-term growth prospects."
Capital Economics said it expected GDP growth to slow next year to about 7 per cent from 7.5 per cent or so this year. "Our expectation that growth will slow depends on there being a pull-back in credit growth. This is the key indicator to watch over the next few months," it said.
Investment remained the biggest driver of the economy, contributing 4.3 percentage points to overall third-quarter GDP growth. Consumption contributed 3.5 percentage points.
Li decided to speed up building railways and subways in late July in order to stem a growth slowdown that had lasted two quarters. But the policy effect has gradually shrunk.
Investment in newly started projects grew 13.3 per cent in the first nine months, slower than the 12.2 per cent growth in the January-August period. Industrial production growth also eased, by two percentage points, to 10.2 per cent last month from August. Power output growth slowed to 8.2 per cent from 13.4 per cent.
Retail sales have been steady. But inflation surged to 3.1 per cent in September, a seven-month high.
ANZ Bank economist Paul Deane said the consumer price rise was largely driven by pork prices, which is likely to become a larger contributor next year.
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So, after being injured in an accident and having bills mount up, I decided to give Charter the heave h*o. I contacted them via live chat and have the transcripts to prove it, advising service to be disconnect on 4/3/11 and I will be liable for no further charges. I told them I understood that I had a past due balance on my account and would pay in full once account disconnected and adjusted accordingly. I was advised service would be disconnected that day. Well, signals were all blocked that day, but as of 4/6/11, no adjustments to account and no one had come to collect equipment. I called this time and have THE RECORDED CONVERSATION, which is great because in the first 2 minutes of it you get to hear rep telling me how it is illegal to record them after I advised I was doing just that. She then tells me someone will be at house between 3-7 to pick up equipment and disconnect from pole. No one showed. I called again and scheduled yet ANOTHER time for the service folks to come disconnect service and get equipment. 20 minutes for this RECORDED CALL. They will call me before they come and they will be there that very day between 4 and 5. No one showed. In the meantime, I have contacted Direct TV to come set up their service and Century Link for internet. Direct TV is at my house on a Saturday morning when the Charter guys shows. He said he was there for last disconnect request, but no one told him a certain time and he came by while I was at work. He goes on to tell me what a great move I made ditching Charter because their billing and customer service is ridiculous and they lie even when you get it in writing. THEIR OWN REP TELLING ME THIS. I told him that a phone rep had adivsed I would owe something like $600 to reconnect if I chose to do so in midst of waiting for a disconnect request to process. He said balance was ridiculous and I needed to fight tooth and nail to get account adjusted as his records showed I was to be disconnected on 4/3/11. I received 2 more outlandish billing statements from Charter which were well above what I owed. Final bill I got from them was $258. However, it had $36.02 in charges from April 3-May 2. My service was disconnected on 4/3/11 and I have a RECORDED CALL with a Charter rep advising me that I will owe nothing beyond 4/2/11. I called Charter and they told me that as balance was past due, I had already been sent to CPA, which is their outside collections agency and that they could not help me. As I had not received anything from this agency yet, I filed a complaint with the BBB.
A Charter Executive Rep called me. Said she would send me all the billing statements and I have her recorded saying if you want to go to court, we will because you owe the $36.02, although she had no explanation as to why I was being billed for services after I disconnected. She marked the complaint resolved and BBB sent back to me. I disagreed so it went to her again. Same thing. She sent emails and left voicemails, all of which I saved, giving me the runaround, telling me I owe these charges and that despite what other reps had told me or what I had recorded, that full balance was due and was sent to CPA for collections as I refused to pay. I finally got a statement from CPA and I sent them letter requesting validity of debt. They sent it back to Charter and just called me this morning to advise that Charter has said I owe the full $258, they will not remove the $36.02, this is being sent to all 3 credit bureaus, no way to stop it now, and a rep named Marlene advised me that if I do not pay the $36.02 Charter has the right to sue me..for $36.02! She said that CPA cannot discount a balance at all and that Charter would have to agree to drop the $36.02. I recorded this call as well, with her telling me that it was not allowed and that if I continued she would have to hang up. When I refused to discuss anything with hr on other than a recorded line, she agreed. How about that? She suggested that I pay the $222 and then I can dispute the $36.02 AGAIN, they will send to Charter AGAIN, and maybe with the rest paid, they will zero out the balance to settle dispute. And then I would have to contact all 3 credit bureaus to add statements to my credit report as this has already been reported.
I just CANNOT get over this. You have recorded calls, chat transcripts, verbal agreements, and still you CANNOT win with these people. And they continue to get by with it! Since I disconnected, I have 6 friends and family members at 6 different locations who have all disconnected and gone with satellite services. And all for similar issues as mine. Ridiculous.
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AUTHOR: guitarchick - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, August 09, 2011POSTED: Tuesday, August 09, 2011
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SUBMITTED: Friday, August 05, 2011POSTED: Friday, August 05, 2011
My name is Witten Henderson, and I am a Communications Specialist with Charter. I would like to apologize for the trouble you have had with your disconnected account and the difficulties you have had regarding the final balance on your account. My job is to resolve exactly these sorts of situations, and I would be happy to look into these issues to make sure all concerns are addressed. Please send me an email to email@example.com with the name, address, and telephone number of your Charter account as well as the best number to contact you. In your e-mail, please put CharterWitten in the subject line, so that I can keep an eye out for it.
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2001 Ford Focus Wagon SE 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
I bought my SE Wagon in 2008 with 155,000 miles on it from a private sale for $2,500. 5 years later, it now has 230,000 miles on it and is still running great... but unfortunately the New England winters have taken their toll and the car cannot even be safely lifted on a jack anymore. Would cost thousands to get the proper body work done, so going with a newer car. Mechanic even told me 12 months ago "this will probably be your final sticker, you won't want to pay the bill next year." That said, the car got me this far very reliably, with very little cost. I got 30 MPG, the only repairs/maintenance I did was oil changes, brake and tire replacement. I feel I got a great value in the 5 years.
Reliability, the fact that the engine/transmission run great, very few repairs, very smooth ride, lots of space in the wagon interior. I used the roof-racks to haul 4X12' drywall panels without any issues (with help of 2X4s).
Unfortunately, biggest complaints with the new 2013 Focuses are that the auto-trannies are crap and dying after 10,000 to 20,000 miles... main thing keeping me from buying another. This car, I have 230,100 on original engine + auto transmission...
Make car more corrosion-resistant. Car was washed in winter but still the body is junk after 11 years. Many cars here are much older and bodies in much better shape. Also went through plate-light holders like crazy due to corrosion of the holder - replaced 3 times, not expensive but time-consuming. However, I would say if you don't live in the rust-belt, then this is a very good car and a great value.
I purchased my '01 Focus Wagon SE from a dealership in 2011 with ~190,000 mi on it for $2850. It has been almost 2 years now and this car has given me almost no grief. The A/C went out once (A/C is a luxury anyways, who cares?), front coil springs had to be replaced, and the muffler hit the ground once while going over a speed bump (temporarily fixed it with shoelaces, haha)All in all, great performance; great value!
I would prefer larger rims/tires (scraped the underneath of the vehicle going on a slightly-uneven gravel road--ouch!), and also wish the interior was a little more friendly for tall folks (it was somewhat hard to get comfortable driving when I first purchased this vehicle).
Do your self a big favor and buy something else. This car (if you could call it that, should be yellow). I have been a mechanic for more than 28 years. This car is not built to last more than 50k.
As in the words of my daughter it looks cute.
Buy a Toyota, Honda, Subaru, etc.
Yes I have 242,000 miles on my '01 Wagon. I have had to replace my share of tires and brakes due to the 600+ miles I drive a week. In the 5 years I have owned the car, which I purchased used with 66,000 miles it, I haven't had a repair bill over $360. And that was for the water pump and the timing belt at 215,000 miles.My sercet, is to change the oil every 3,000 miles. Do not wait the 3 months if you are driving like I do.
My only wish would be for the seats to sit a bit more like a chair.
The low angle can get to you on long trips.
Self-employed, bought for everyday driving needs, performed well, had to replace bought front coils springs, and two power window motors, but other than that - excellent value! Way to go Ford!
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My complaint is they took me out of a BA program to an Associates program due to lack of financial aid I was told I have. They took my classes away from me and credits and I have to pay these classes back. I now have collection agencies calling me saying that I don't have any more deferments left. I never have requested a deferment because I am still in school I thought~ Calling the financial aid department they said they don't know because I show owing no balance. Was transferred to student services and got voice mail. Emailed the Director of student services and called got her email and no response~4 months and its still is going.......................
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Ahh, Summer! I look forward to the many outdoor shows over the next few months solo & with the band...everywhere from PA, NJ, MD, DE, VA, & NC! Some highlights will be Concerts Under the Stars with June Rich, the Lilith Fair Tribute Show at Bryn Mawr's Twilight Concerts, Sourland Music Festival, Freeman Stage at Bayside, Clay Creek State Park, Whites Road Park, The Highlands Inn, MUSIKFEST, Merwood Park with Jill Sobule, wineries, beach gigs, & a whole lot more! Please check the Tour Page for the full list of shows! I will be trying out new songs on you as well as fan favorites!
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