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Friday mixed bag
A couple of quick things that have been buzzing through my head recently:
iPhone 3.0
The new iPhone 3GS is too expensive for me and the new features don’t justify the crazy cost to get it so the upgrade to the new OS will have to do this time around. I just did the upgrade to 3.0 and haven’t had much time to play with it but it looks like there are some nice new features waiting to be discovered. My favourites up to now:
- Cut / Copy / Paste is awesome
- Search will be big time saver
- MMS is handy when an email is overkill
If you have an iPhone this is a must upgrade. No issues at all installing it.
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CEF Solstice Shoot
Yesterday I participated in the Compassionate Eye Foundation’s Solstice event by helping Steven Errico in his photography shoot. The theme was “urban gardening” and the location was on the 7th floor of a downtown condo that has a garden terrace with a variety of vegetables and herbs planted. The images Steven shot were really cool and the whole crew had a great time. Check Steven’s site for some great photography and keep an eye out for his images showing up there soon.
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Whithin the Frame
Last week I attended the unofficial Vancouver launch of David duChemin’s book “Within the Frame”. David is a freelance, humanitarian photographer based here in Vancouver and his enthusiasm is so contagious that you just want to go out and book a trip everytime you are around the guy! Now with the book out you’ll have this feeling every time you turn a page.
There are many extensive reviews of the book out there (here and here for example) so I’ll just say that since the day I got the book I want to shoot a lot more, but with a different perspective, a more open attitude to what I’m seeing through my camera lens. Highly recommended.
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