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Well this is a cool way to see how international the main google+ photographer spreadsheet has become…… Reshared post from +joshargh I thought Google Fusion Tables would be a fun way to geographically visualize the growing "Google+ Photographers" spreadsheet. Take a look – http://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?snapid=S251393NgtS If you haven't yet seen the photographers listed, there are over 6000 of them now. Check out the original spreadsheet – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aib5TdAOOX-UdGE2cmEyRlI3YllRdXlTRTUyRDd1b3c&hl=en_US#gid=0 If you'd like to get listed, fill out this form – https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGE2cmEyRlI3YllRdXlTRTUyRDd1b3c6MQ This post has been reshared 5 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

Well for a Friday I have seen a pile of posts that are negative, so instead of falling into the strange day this has turned into…I will let this shot of Divini set a different tone… I think I need to mute some people.. and as much as I love cats… Caterday? Really? Well to each their own and onto this shot: An amazing model to work with… down to earth and just professional… My Glamour Tip of tonight.. pay for good models it will make what you do turn out better, and if you are just starting out, save up your money and use good models that know how to pose… It will help you become a better photographer overall…. I try to classify what I shoot as sexy, but classy, as we all know this differs greatly from person to person… If you take the time to critique or comment (both are welcome) but please let me know your views on Classy, Sexy Images – What are your limits? What are your likes? Why do you like what you like? Is this shot too much?Not Enough?Sexy?Not Sexy?I love it?I hate it? I am all ears……. 44" UmbrellaAlien Bees […]

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Hmm new Drobo Dashboard…….. View this post on Google+

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How do you share your photos on G+ Take a minute to tell the Google+ Team they are listening…… One more time on this item so we can get a final list over to +Vincent Mo with Google…. Original Post Link – please comment there: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108542426628002931624/posts/TC2rzUjnmt5 See this video walk through I did last night for +Karen Hutton to try to show how strange it seems to be to upload an album without sharing it and polluting your stream with posts…seems like there must be an easier way…but its the only way we know at this time… Do you know a better way? List it up? Screencast Link:http://goview.com/?id=90051466-890c-4f8f-9b4c-05b80ca2dfc7 ———————————————————————————————————————— As many might or might not know there are many ways to share a photo here on G+ – not all are great and all seem to come with some limitation: Link to itEmbedded ThumbnailLink from Other siteLink from PicasaLink from Picasa with LightboxUpload AlbumUpload to single post? Also how do you go about organizing your Picasa Albums? Do you?Do you care? Do you share from Albums?Do you want to see a +1 button in albums? What is your dream sharing concept? What and how do you want to see comments […]

Just a shot of a friend of mine…….. View this post on Google+

How do you share your photos here on G+ What is your dream sharing concept? As many might or might not know there are many ways to share a photo here on G+ – not all are great and all seem to come with some limitation: Link to itEmbedded ThumbnailLink from Other siteLink from PicasaLink from Picasa with LightboxUpload AlbumUpload to single post? Also how do you go about organizing your Picasa Albums? Do you?Do you care? Do you share from Albums?Do you want to see a +1 button in albums? What is your dream sharing concept? What and how do you want to see comments handled? Let's put together some ideas and then we can all submit feedback to the Google Team. This post has been reshared 3 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

In album Firework Edit Examples (7 photos) posted for backup for the BEHIND THE LENS – PHOTO CRITIQUE posted earlier… This post has been reshared 4 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

Black and White with Fireworks… Does it work? Does it not work? Do you hate it, or love it….? Please feel free to voice your real opinion.. I have thick skin like leather….. View this post on Google+

Welcome to the newely added Photographers: +Morgan Kelley +Blake Carter +Art Silva +Craig Colvin +Douglas Elimagenero +Paul Wright +Vance Photos +Rarshi B +Alexandre Campagna +Almus Null +Eugene Feygin +Marti Crippa +Prem Asheesh View this post on Google+

Well seeing I missed out on a photowalk recentaly becase my life got in the way of remembering details like the date….I assume i am not alone….. Here is a possible solution to this… I do say possible because really groups here on G+ would be much better.. that said if you are interested in being included in discusisons about upcoming photowalks jump over to: http://www.group.as/photowalks/ And sign up – hopefully there will be some re-sharing of this to get the word out.. as this seems to be the first PhotoWalk related list out there… Maybe I can count on +Thomas Hawk +Trey Ratcliff +Robert Scoble +Lisa Bettany +Brian Rose +Catherine Hall and the many other photowalkers out there to help to get the word out… The users can then decide the best way to be notified and we can see how we can make that happen. This post has been reshared 5 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

I have 4 to give away to those that might not still have one… Just post here in the comments – first 4 people will get them….. I will tell you how to get me your email after the first 4… if you really do not need one – do not comment and leave it for people that really want it… I have been using it daily and have to say I really like the service. Read about the limitations etc on the site: http://music.google.com View this post on Google+

Ok so I have been using G+ for some time now and any day I reach 9+ notifications I always seem to struggle to make sure that I am not missing one of the + notifications.. So we see a nice list of 9 but after that is seems no matter how you access them there is a very good possibility you can miss one or more. Am I alone in this? How are you handling looking back through notifications…or do you? Do you use the mentions only and not care about other notifications? If you are now part of a critique circle and have been heavily critiquing photos these notifications will really start to add up also…. how are you managing that? View this post on Google+

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Time for some resharing – Take some time to go over and check out +mark daughn and his work……. lots of great pointers for taking shots of people with studio lighting…… One Example Below Comments on the original post they have been disabled here…. https://plus.google.com/104807117922089582088/posts/hieVQy7zPQd Reshared post from +mark daughn This image was shot in a LA loft. It is part of a series I have been working on that features an antique ticking mattress, in various locations and with different models. This set of images from this shoot has about 40 images in it but I can't post most of them because they have nudity. Heather VandeVen was a great model to work with very expressive. I lit this with a single dynalite head out of a 84 inch umbrella as the main, using the ambient light as the fill and as a rim light. View this post on Google+