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I use Google Reader daily – I am very happy to see this move toward G+ integration…

20 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts Tags: , ,

I use Google Reader daily – I am very happy to see this move toward G+ integration and evolve into an even better product…. I would not read most blogs and sites without Reader… Reshared post from +Louis Gray #googleplusupdate #reader #googlereader This morning, we are preannouncing some highly requested changes to Google Reader, including the addition of +1 sharing to Google+, a new design to match Google's evolving online experience, and some cleanup, which will retire things like friending, following and shared link blogs from Google Reader. Read the post to see details. I've been using the new Reader for the last several weeks, and hitting +1 to many great posts – some of which I share here, just like any other link from the web. Looking forward to these new features coming very soon. Embedded Link Official Google Reader Blog: Upcoming changes to Reader: a new look, new Google+ features, and some clean-up Thursday, October 20, 2011 by Unknown. Posted by Alan Green, Software Engineer In the next week, we’ll be making some highly requested changes to Google Reader. First, we’re going to introduce… This post has been reshared 2 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

Ok lets try this again

20 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

Google+ Photo Meetup at Glamourcon 2011 – Long Beach, CA Join us in Long Beach on Sat. November 5th for: Google+ Photo Meetup – Glamourcon 2011 http://plancast.com/p/855g – SIGN UP HERE! G+ schwag Here are the details: We will be having a G+ Photo meetup on Saturday November 5th from 1-3pm at the Hilton Long Beach in conjunction with Glamourcon 2011. Address: Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center 701 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California, 90831 Tel: 1-562-983-3400 Fax: 1-562-983-1200 The Meetup will have a panel discussion with the following: Mark Daughn – www.markdaughn.com Brent Burzycki – www.blackdiamondproductions.net Frederick Van Johnson – www.twipphoto.com Various Pro Level Glamour models – Get the real stories from the modelsPlus others as they are added We will be having an open forum discussion and Q&A with all that attend on the following topics, plus any the attendees wish to add or ask. Please post questions you would like us to cover in the comments here or email them to: brent@blackdiamondproductions.net Topic List: Glamour Work Models Equipment Social Media and photography Model Releases Recruiting Models Lighting setups and why we use what we use Equipment and Travel No need to blow your budget on […]

Ok – who is buying one?

20 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

In album Ok – who is buying one? This post has been reshared 4 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

2011-10-19

20 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

In album 2011-10-19 2011-10-19 View this post on Google+

Another day done….well till the nightshift starts…….

20 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

Another day done….well till the nightshift starts……. This post has been reshared 1 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

FYI – changes to how Photo Sharing is handeled – Thanks to +Tim St

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In album >+Tim St. Clair for the feature intro Reshared post from +Tim St. Clair #googleplusupdate #googlephotos Hello Google+ community! I'm +Tim St. Clair, an engineer on the Google+ Photos team with another update for you. We want Google+ to be a safe place to share your photos, and today, we’re launching a quicker way to see and change how all your albums are shared. When you visit the Your albums page (in the menu at https://plus.google.com/photos), you will see a link to Change how your albums are shared. Click the link to see the current sharing settings for all your albums. From here you can:– Change who an album is shared with– Lock an album so that viewers can’t reshare it– Hide geographical location information from an album Thanks, and happy sharing! As always, keep the feedback coming! This post has been reshared 1 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

How many are too many Social Networking or Portfolio sites?

19 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

What are your opinions… as proven there needs to be a point where youo balance updating with shooting and helpfulness with wasted effort… How do you decide? What decisions have you made over the past few years to moderate your seat time in updating sites etc? Are your clients and followers lost with the amount of junk you maintain?Do you get complaints? Do you care? View this post on Google+

Bad Stormtrooper………..Head in hands…….

19 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

Bad Stormtrooper………..Head in hands……. This post has been reshared 16 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

Well first meeting with the Easy Bay SMUG Photo Group lead by:+Gustavo Fernandez …

18 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

Well first meeting with the Easy Bay SMUG Photo Group lead by:+Gustavo Fernandez Join up here if you are in the SF Bay Area:http://www.meetup.com/EastBaySMUG/ Special Thanks to +Scott Jarvie for giving the talk about workflow and Smugmug and site features… +Don MacAskill and the Smugmug crew picked a good presenter for their product. Good to finally put a face to a G+ Name… Sorry I could not hang out for dinner +Eric James Leffler – Had that real job calling my name, up at the crack – We can meet up and talk websites if you need it in the future or heck – we can do a hangout here and get even more input from other G+ folks… Reshared post from +Brent Burzycki Anyone going to this Smugmug meeting in Concord……. talking about the new features of Smugmug with +Scott Jarvie ………. View this post on Google+

Anyone going to this Smugmug meeting in Concord

18 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

talking about the new features of Smugmug with +Scott Jarvie ………. This post has been reshared 2 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

I am handing the PANO Circle Admin over to +Charles Lupica – he will be sharing out…

17 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

I am handing the PANO Circle Admin over to +Charles Lupica – he will be sharing out the circle and adding people… Thanks to all those that joined up and are sharing and learning in the circle… Brent Burzycki shared a circle with you. This post has been reshared 1 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

Congrats to 500px.com on the iPad app launch…

17 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

Congrats to 500px.com on the iPad app launch… I have to say I did not even know…… I wish they had put out an announcement. I hate learning things 3rd hand….. http://gigaom.com/2011/10/17/500px-ipad-growth/ 500px, the website for photo buffs, hits its stride 500px, the photo sharing website beloved by photography professionals and highly skilled hobbyists, debuted a new iPad app over the weekend. And at just three days old, the new app is already experien… This post has been reshared 3 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

Something smells fishy here……..

17 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

Something smells fishy here…….. View this post on Google+

Join us in Long Beach on Sat. November 5th for:

17 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

Google+ Photo Meetup – Glamourcon 2011 http://plancast.com/p/855g – SIGN UP HERE!http://www.meetup.com/Mark-Daughn-Glamour-and-Nude-Meetups/events/39275572/ Here are the details: Video from one of the model that will be there: http://youtu.be/DAaq5aJJFTo We will be having a G+ Photo meetup on Saturday November 5th from 1-3pm at the Hilton Long Beach in conjunction with Glamourcon 2011. Address: Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center 701 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California, 90831 Tel: 1-562-983-3400 Fax: 1-562-983-1200 The Meetup will have a panel discussion with the following: Mark Daughn – www.markdaughn.com Brent Burzycki – www.blackdiamondproductions.net Frederick Van Johnson – www.twipphoto.com Various Pro Level Glamour models – Get the real stories from the modelsPlus others as they are added We will be having an open forum discussion and Q&A with all that attend on the following topics, plus any the attendees wish to add or ask. Please post questions you would like us to cover in the comments here or email them to: brent@blackdiamondproductions.net Topic List: Glamour Work Models Equipment Social Media and photography Model Releases Recruiting Models Lighting setups and why we use what we use Equipment and Travel No need to blow your budget on equip. to get good results How to get started in Glamour […]

Behind the Lens – Photo Critique – CURRENT AND NEW USERS

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There have been some changes to the critique group – +Colby Brown talked about them a day or so ago but this is one more reminder to everyone..and new people that want to start getting critiques… BEHIND THE LENS PHOTO CRITIQUE GROUP UPDATES:Profile Tags, Hashtags and New Circle Shares HASHTAGSWe are now using the #BTLcritique hashtag to spot those looking for Photo Critiques. Please utilize this hashtag and let others you see not using it, about it. MEMBER TAGSPlease add this tag to your Google+ Profile "About" Page: ——————————————————————-Behind the Lens – Photo Critique Group Member Click here to join:http://www.group.as/behind+the+lens+-+photo+critiquing+circle/—————————————————————— * This will help other members know you are part of our group SHARED CIRCLESThe Behind the Lens – Photo Critiquing Group now has over 1500 members in the group. Please use the links below to add all of the members of the group. If you only add a few, you are making the group unfair for new members. After that you are free to weed out who you do not wish to connect with. BTL Photo Critique Circle Shares (Groups of 500)Vol. 1https://plus.google.com/113455290791279442483/posts/DqWQn1BfwbBVol. 2https://plus.google.com/113455290791279442483/posts/WZXMdotAcT2Vol. 3https://plus.google.com/113455290791279442483/posts/7UvsigoznCeVol. 4https://plus.google.com/113455290791279442483/posts/SALsznRf4Xy If you cannot get these links – they will be made public when […]

If you missed the Hangout tonight – See the recorded stream

17 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

Nature through My Eyes Workshop Series "Secrets" of great nature/landscape photography. Are there really any secrets? What does it take to make great landscape images? Check out the recording – Heck even I was there to ask a pile of newbie landscape photographer questions….. More to come in future hangouts… http://justin.tv/keithbarrett/b/297673286 Jim Davis Hangout 1 Photographer Jim Davis hosts a Google+ Hangout in his “Nature Through My Eyes” educational series. This episode is “Secrets”. This post has been reshared 3 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

Watch out this shot is pretty sexy – but I would appreciate if you head over to 500px…

17 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

Watch out this shot is pretty sexy – but I would appreciate if you head over to 500px and check it out and then let me know what you think here.. I am looking for some first impressions, what you like and do not like.. And you personal level of sexiness of the shot.. I think its probably over the top for here on G+, but I am curious what my followers here think… What do you like to see in your stream..technically it is nude, but really there is nothing showing… thus why I ask… And feel free to state it as you see it – i am looking for positive and negative opinions.. http://500px.com/photo/2635042 Pick up milk from the store….. by Brent Burzycki BlackDiamondProductions.net View this post on Google+

Join +Jim Davis tonight to learn more about Landscape Photography..

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Join +Jim Davis tonight to learn more about Landscape Photography.. 25 Years of experience is going to teach me a few things………I can tell you that… Join us all tonight…… Reshared post from +Jim Davis Nature through My Eyes Workshop Series "Secrets" of great nature/landscape photography. Are there really any secrets? When: This Sunday evening Oct 16th , 10:30pm ESTWhere: From the comforts of your home and G+ This Workshop hangout with be recorded and streamed by +Keith Barrett. Stay tuned for more details Join myself +Jim Davis and +Ron Clifford in an expanded discussion while we share techniques used to capture some of our images, from the Iconic to out of the way locations. We touch on how to find them, how to get there and using your gear to it's potential. What does it take to make great landscape images? Please share widely with those you feel would be interested! and comment below with your interest to be invited in before going public. #photography #nature #workshop #PlusPhotoExtract This post has been reshared 3 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

Something seems wrong with this M&M ratio…….

16 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

Something seems wrong with this M&M ratio……. This post has been reshared 1 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

*Well I have been using Ghostery (http://www.ghostery.com) for some time

16 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

*Well I have been using Ghostery (http://www.ghostery.com) for some time… it is a way to see what sites are tracking you and how they might be doing it… So the below site wins… everything in the Purple box is some sort of tracking.. some are not an issue others probably not so much… but its interesting to see… Most interesting part is G+ – has a score of 0 in Ghostery…. they are not even running their own analytics code it seems.. or simply they are much smarter than the extension… This post has been reshared 1 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

UPDATE YOUR CRITIQUE CIRCLE

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From now on, everyone should be using the hashtag #BTLcritique on their posts. This should make it easier for everyone to find and get critiques. Here are the latest Shared Critique Circles: The Behind the Lens – Photo Critiquing Group now has over 1500 members in the group. Please use the links below to add all of the members of the group. If you only add a few, you are making the group unfair for new members. After that you are free to weed out who you do not wish to connect with. BTL Photo Critique Circle Shares (Groups of 500)Vol. 1https://plus.google.com/113455290791279442483/posts/DqWQn1BfwbBVol. 2https://plus.google.com/113455290791279442483/posts/WZXMdotAcT2Vol. 3https://plus.google.com/113455290791279442483/posts/7UvsigoznCeVol. 4https://plus.google.com/113455290791279442483/posts/SALsznRf4Xy—————————————————————— Here are some others: Photo Circle Shares: Glamour Photographers – http://goo.gl/oIRZhHardcore Glamour – http://goo.gl/MG9GIGlamour Models – http://goo.gl/YsTpPAviation Photography – http://goo.gl/rdkU1Pano Circle – http://goo.gl/Xj2ROTech Circle – http://goo.gl/Q5HIH—————————————————————— Glamour Photography Lists: http://www.group.as/glamour+photography/ http://gpc.fm/l/glamour Contact me to get added ——————————————————————Oh yeh – my first animated gif post on G+ – I prepare for the unfollows… Man that sucks it does not display here in the thumb properly… well so much for animated Gif's lh5.googleusercontent.com/-IuzdGpWfgos/TpsPVZunicI/AAAAAAAAGPY/s-4ebinzWvw/s800/panos.gif This post has been reshared 1 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

16 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

In album This post has been reshared 1 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

10/15/11

16 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts

In album 10/15/11 10/15/11 This post has been reshared 3 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

You asked for circle shares

15 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts Tags: ,

here is a pile from +Jokin Sukunza Reshared post from +Jokin Sukunza 11 different circles of photographers in Google+ (2.0) #googleplus #circles 1. Nature & Landscape Photographers: https://plus.google.com/101373961279443806744/posts/8M5LEBYYUCs +Johan Peijnenburg 2. Top Animal Photography: https://plus.google.com/111262146038004038186/posts/9APvh8Gpa3N +Oliver Seidel 3. Wildlife photographers: https://plus.google.com/104042965789095032304/posts/KCmxdvteNCZ +Adam Kumiszcza 4. Street photographers and documentary photographers: https://plus.google.com/107675155083026839050/posts/BQmzVu8Quty +Ontoshiki Vun 5. Pano Photographer: https://plus.google.com/108542426628002931624/posts/HN3jkM4ozTV +Brent Burzycki 6. Capture NX2 users: NEWhttps://plus.google.com/u/0/106563076987268237912/posts/hyj99byicEp +Jason Odell 7. Nikon User: https://plus.google.com/u/0/101130571432010257170/posts/PX4sb4BW35F +Kev Isabeth UPDATE 8. Canon User: https://plus.google.com/111112809838472063992/posts/4hHCn9d5HyV +Gene Bowker 9. Professional shooters: https://plus.google.com/103586615087663445665/posts/GPGAQR9x2Gc +John De Bord 10. Photography Circle, A-M: https://plus.google.com/111091089527727420853/posts/DcufzhXbdap +Robert Scoble 11. Photography Circle, N-Z: https://plus.google.com/111091089527727420853/posts/AP2Nqhbtrsf +Robert Scoble If you have another circle about photography and you want to share with us, please add a comment with it and the link to the entry in G+ where you have shared. The list of all circles about photography here: http://jokinsu.com/google/list-of-different-circles-of-photographers-in-google-googleplus.html This post has been reshared 3 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

Behind the Lens – Photo Critique

15 Oct 2011 admin In G+ Posts Tags:

#BTLcritique Ok – feel free to bring on the critiques…. I have my thoughts already, I am interested to see what others might think.. Equipment: Alien Bees B800 x144" UmbrellaNikon D10085mm F1.4 Feel free to tear it apart….. it will help both me and others learn to be better photographers… View this post on Google+