Canon EF 50mm – F1.4 vs F1.8 MK II Is there any difference between these 2 lenses other than the price and f-stop? This is a common question that pops up frequently on forums everywhere. While the general consensus is that these 2 lenses are almost identically sharp, there are other factor

Identity Questions The whole world of “Identity” on the internet is kind of new and still a bit blurry to me. But it’s one that I’m increasingly interested in, because my own forays into the online world leave me wondering whether I’m being smart, strategic, and cautious en

Online Rights Canada: Bill C-60 and What It Means for Photographers If you’ve been following my blog you’ll have noticed a lot of posts lately about the rights of photographers, copyrights and online rights.

what happens when web2.0 is down? whether you care for the buzzwords or not, sites on the internet these days are *doing* a lot more than ever before. consequently they are much more complicated not only to build, but to maintain and just plain keep online.

Intention Retreat enters its 7th cycle Intention is an annual family gathering that stems from a community of artists and dancers in the Lower Mainland. We hold workshops, discussions, film screenings, performances and celebrate the New Year with intentions shared. Shared meals and collaborati

The Are You A Hippy Test Research for a hippy qualifying questionaire I’ll be putting together here in the next few days.

Drupal Girls Kick Ass! My CMS Can Kick Your CMS’s Ass

Gettin’ Things Done! I did it! I finally completed one of the goals on my 43 Things list by exhibiting my photography. Keep in mind I don’t use that list in quite the hardcore way that I know some people do. My list is more a compilation of things I’d like to do rather than Read More …

2005 was 93% worth living. In 2005, Kris Krug did 10 things, went 56 places, met 135 people, and consumed 10 products.

If news is not in English, did it happen? English was already the lingua franca of science, business and academia. Now English appears to be fast emerging as the media language of choice. Al Jazeera is preparing to debut a 24-hour news channel in English. A TV station in Russia also started Engli

Photography Books for your Coffee Table What better christmas gift to get someone than a book of great photography! So if you’re looking for some last minute gifts for people, here are some of my faves as well as some of the best books of the year as suggested by American Photo Mag.

Quickie Folksonomy Screencast I bashed out this screencast on the basics of folksonomies (requires QuickTime, 19MB). It does not pretend to be a comprehensive or deep account of folksonomies and tagging — it just focuses on a few of the common applications and demos one way these pri

Online Photography Rights: Are You Allowed to Link to Me? This got me to thinking about what my online rights are and I realized, unfortunately, that I have no idea. Are random sites allowed to link to my photos? What if the way that they are using my pics has the potential to be detrimental Read More …

Colette Fisheye by Lomo Viennese purveyors of photo-artistry, Lomo, have teamed up with Parisian concept shop pioneers, Colette, to make a black version of Lomo’s Fisheye camera. The convex lens means a 170-degree field of view that creates distorted pictures using standard 35mm

Reality Bytes: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked A large gap exists between the public’s perception of video games and what the research actually shows. A PBS article by MIT prof Henry Jenkins.

Sleep Debt – Time for More Shut-Eye At the end of this study many of these subjects reported feeling a level of clarity, and a quality of awareness, that they have never before experienced in their lives. Now what does that say about our society and the lived experience of the people living

Family Picture Christmas Cards Each year I open my cards with anticipation hoping that this might be the year that I actually get a picture where the family has given up trying to get everyone perfect. Instead the shot is a depiction of what it was really like – someone running into th