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Eliza Dushku signing our copy of Dollhouse. This weekend was...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:18:00 -0600

Eliza Dushku signing our copy of Dollhouse.

This weekend was the Sci-Fi Expo in the Irving Convention Center. Guest includes Eliza Dushku and Adam Baldwin.

Personally, I think the Irving Convention Center is too big for the event. I miss the days in the Plano Center. It felt much more intimate. But I could be totally wrong. It might have been crazy-busy earlier. I arrived late due to some family obligations, but on the plus side, got to bring my girls this year.

You can view the full set on Flickr or Facebook.

bandh: Want to win a classic? We’re giving away a sterling...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:21:12 -0600

bandh:

Want to win a classic? We’re giving away a sterling Canon A1 with 50mm f1.4 lens from our Used Dept.

To enter, just reblog this post and recommend another Tumblr user that you really love following (make sure it’s family friendly! And include a URL.)

All people 18 and over living in the United States can do this once only from 11:00 A.M. E.S.T. on February 7, 2012, until 6:00 P.M. E.S.T. on February 13, 2012. We’ll announce the winner Tuesday, February 14^th, 2012 here on our Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter.

Good luck!

See our rules and regulations for more.

I recommend checking out http://minimalmovieposters.tumblr.com/

Greater New Orleans Bridges or the Crescent City Connection, as...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:12:00 -0600

Greater New Orleans Bridges or the Crescent City Connection, as they are now known.

These twin cantilever bridges were designed by Modjeski & Masters, Inc. Construction on the first bridge began in 1954 and opened in 1958. The second bridge didn’t begin construction until 1981. Due to delays, the second span didn’t open until 1988.

This photo was taken from the deck of the Gretna-Canal Street Ferry, for my personal photowalk during ImagingUSA in New Orleans.

St Joseph Church (Gretna) While the parish has been around since...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:58:00 -0600

St Joseph Church (Gretna)

While the parish has been around since 1857, this church was only constructed in 1927. As the third church at this location, it was build in the Spanish Baroque style. It was renovated in the last decade as part of the sesquicentennial.

Courtney & Cocoa Courtney is modeling one of my...

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:47:00 -0600

Courtney & Cocoa

Courtney is modeling one of my sister’s scarf designs. She makes scarfs by hand and they are quite warm.

If you liked yesterday’s video, here is one of the 4th...

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:00:00 -0600

If you liked yesterday’s video, here is one of the 4th Annual Texas Frightmare Weekend Zombie Walk.

Playing around with some my photos from one of my favorite Texas...

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:25:00 -0600

Playing around with some my photos from one of my favorite Texas Frightmare Weekends. Enjoy.

Christmas Lights Bokeh

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:08:45 -0600

Christmas Lights Bokeh

After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I feel all that I have left...

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:46:00 -0600

After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I feel all that I have left is just some spare change.

Pregnant Zombies are hot … for costume ideas. Amanda...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:19:00 -0500

Pregnant Zombies are hot

… for costume ideas. Amanda Fite original costume design from the 2009 Texas Frightmare Weekend Zombie Walk has been very popular lately. The photo above has already over 5,300 views on Flickr, many within the past couple of weeks.

It all started when Paintypaintpaint on the whattoexpect.com forums commented that pregnant zombie costumes are “the absolute worst.” And it looked like Amanda’s costume for zombie walk was a perfect example. People just couldn’t click that link fast enough.

Now, the Mental_Floss Blog posted that pregnant zombie costumes are one of the “10 Brilliant Halloween Costumes” for 2011. Miss Cellania wrote that Amanda’s costume “stood out from the crowd.” I would have to agree.

As to those wondering how to create the costume, amanda mentioned in a comment on a previous image that the belly was made from a “half of a big styrofoam avocado.” As for the baby, it has a “cauliflower for brains.”

Steve Jobs (1955-2011) by Ian Aberle.Based on the photo by...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:45:00 -0500

Steve Jobs (1955-2011) by Ian Aberle.
Based on the photo by Albert Watson.

Think Different I’ve never meet Steve Jobs. The closest...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:47:00 -0500

Think Different

I’ve never meet Steve Jobs.

The closest I’ve ever come is standing a few feet from him as a crowd gathered around him after a Keynote during MacWorld 1999. It was at this Keynote that he was introduced as the iCEO. Here we also had a demo of his great showmanship as he rolled out a wall of about 50 iMacs booting from a server and running a movie, plus this year they would come in colors. I was again at MacWorld 2007 when he announce the AppleTV and, of course, the iPhone. “An iPod, a phone, an internet mobile communicator…. these are not three separate devices!” was how he announce the iPhone. I remember being disappointed. I was there for hardware, not a phone. Where’s my new MacPro. Little did I know how much that little device would change things.

When I visited the Apple Campus in summer of 2007, for my first and only time, he was unavailable as he was having an “Oprah moment” and announcing to those at the Apple campus they would all be getting free iPhones. “And YOU Get a iPhone!” Alas, everyone but the visitors.

Many will talk about how he changed Apple and the world with Apple devices, but he helped to “push the human race forward.” Through Apple, Next, Pixar, and Apple again, he had “no respect for the status quo.” Steve Jobs, and those at the companies he lead, have taken great leaps forward and inspired industries to move forward or be left behind.

Remember “the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who actually do.”

“You talkin’ to ME?” We were shooting some...

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:51:00 -0500

“You talkin’ to ME?”

We were shooting some new headshots for the office the other day and someone just had to pull out the Hulk mask.

Partisan Fail by colarusso on Flickr.From The Atlantic:...

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:03:11 -0500

Partisan Fail by colarusso on Flickr.

From The Atlantic: “Inspired by the debt ceiling standoff, Flickr user David Colarusso drew the adaptation of Twitter’s Fail Whale, which pops up when Twitter’s servers are overloaded and its services down. Colarusso uploaded it nearly two weeks ago, on Jul. 12, when debt-limit talks looked depressingly mired, but perhaps not as depressingly mired as they do today.”

SMU’s Centennial Hall Full screen version of the VR.

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:29:00 -0500

SMU’s Centennial Hall

Full screen version of the VR.

I won! I won! photojojo: Congrats to Ian Aberle! He won...

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:54:33 -0500

I won! I won!

photojojo:

Congrats to Ian Aberle! He won yesterday’s Twitter photo challenge for “Shoot a scene from a book or movie.” His photo was for Inception. This one def gives us an Inception vibe.

Wanna play today? Watch the Photojojo Twitter for today’s theme!

The Sun shines on DeGolyer Stitched panorama of the DeGolyer...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:57:24 -0500

The Sun shines on DeGolyer

Stitched panorama of the DeGolyer Library lobby at Southern Methodist University.

Finally got a chance to take a break and use my new pano head with my Sigma 8mm Fisheye. The pano head is replacing my old one that missing the L bracket. Makes stitching with AutopanGiga a breeze. I was able to shoot 6 shoots, download into Lightroom, do basic processing and stitch the pano in less than 15 minutes.

photojojo: The Photojojo Twitter challenge is back! All you...

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:56:30 -0500

photojojo:

The Photojojo Twitter challenge is back!

All you have yo do id tweet your best photo for a chance to be featured on the Photojojo Tumblr.

How to play: Tweet your photo, and include @photojojo and #pjchallenge so that we can see your pics! It’s a new theme everyday. We’ll be announcing the daily theme at 10 AM every morning.

(Photo by Βethan on Flickr)

The Old Fairview Water Tower This iconic water tower was...

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:01:00 -0500

The Old Fairview Water Tower

This iconic water tower was constructed in the 1960’s as part of the young Fairview, Texas. While no longer in service, this landmark was often used to direct people to Fairview. “You could see the water tower from miles away and that’s how you knew where Fairview was.” At the time of its construction, it served less than 400 residents.

Personally, I love the look of this old tower. It’s somewhat of a contradiction to the new Village at Fairview shopping center and the new Fairview Town Hall, but it’s a great reminder of the town’s past.

Two Towers

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:01:00 -0500

Color and Grayscale versions of this 9 exposure HDR image

This Paul Cret design towers over the University of Texas campus. At 307 feet tall, this historic building is not only UT’s but one of Austin’s most distinguished landmarks.