Earning supplemental income: Part 2 – Ideas and brainstorming

This is the second part of a series I’m devoting toward making supplemental income. Consider it a glimpse into my own experimentation. If I crash and burn, you’ll get a front row seat. After posing the question I received an abundance of helpful and interesting responses. The majority of which were centered around photography. A list of suggestions (in the order they were posted): Wedding photography Side business from passions iPhone app creation Publish a photo book Indonesian stock marketRead more

Photography exhibition and 1000th post

Good news. I may have the chance to show my photos in a well known location in Jakarta. I don’t want to say too much yet, as it’s all still very much in negotiation. If and when I know more, I’ll pass the details on. Needless to say, if I manage to get the gig, I’ll have a ton of work to do between now and the opening. More to come… PS – this is my 1000th post!Read more

Photography is not always about the equipment (and Photofriday)

Occasionally we all need reminders that photography is not only about equipment. We spend thousands of dollars getting into the latest dSLR, drop a cool grand on the sharpest “L” series lenses, and go to great lengths to capture the most imaginative images possible. This morning, I received notice that I’ve “won” the photofriday challenge this week. Photofriday is a weekly competition with participants from across the globe. On Friday they release the theme word for the week, “mountain, cold,Read more

Currently in Bangkok for Apple… Suggestions?

I’m currently in Bangkok for Apple. I’ll be here for about 6 days; most packed with events. I won’t have much free time to roam around Bangkok, however, next Wednesday I’ll have most of the day until about 5pm. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to best see the city in 10 hours or so? Photography opps would be great, but so would some unique experiences. I’m open to any and all suggestions! ——————— Certifications like 156-315 and 640-801Read more

Creating panoramic photos in Photoshop

Click here to see a larger version. Or here’s the ultra-cool Zoomify version. (gotta see this!) This image is a composite of fifteen Canon 5D 13mp RAW photos, stitched together using Photoshop CS3. The resulting image is so large, that it’s: Equivalent to 100 megapixels Is 20,000 pixels wide Could be printed nearly 10 feet long at high quality Is around 700mb in file size (only this one image will consume an entire CD) The process is quite easy ifRead more