http://www.sialumni.com/u/eschrad en-US Copyright &copy;2006, SIAlumni and Members Sun, 25 May 2008 15:02:23 EDT Siteframe 5.0.2 no_reply@sialumni.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Just had to share with people who would truly care and understand... Went to Office Max with my mom today and decided to browse through the photo paper aisle. Usually I don't pay much attention to the aisle of store-brand, HP-brand, and Kodak-brand low-end photo papers, but I was killing time. ... Sun, 25 May 2008 15:02:23 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/photo-paper-bargain-shopping- http://www.sialumni.com/p/photo-paper-bargain-shopping- deal epson paper shopping I know many of us (from the olden days of film cameras) probably have our own slide scanners for digitizing slides, but for those of you who don't or just don't have the time to scan old slides and negs, I discovered a neat website -- http://www.scancafe.com You send them a box of slides, they... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:43:53 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/what-to-do-with-all-those-old-slides-and-negs- http://www.sialumni.com/p/what-to-do-with-all-those-old-slides-and-negs- digital scanning No, I didn't win the lottery... (gotta play to win!) I have just been thinking about spending some of the freelance job money that I managed to squirrel away over the years. So here are some options I am considering: 1) Go crazy and buy a Canon 1DmkIII --> I think they have almost got the bugs... Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:00:24 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/what-would-you-do-with-4-000- http://www.sialumni.com/p/what-would-you-do-with-4-000- Fascinating little tool for viewing photos from favorite photo sites... it can even be added to your own site! http://www.piclens.com http://www.piclens.com/lite/ (for putting on your own site) -Erin Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:15:10 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/cool-internet-find-piclens http://www.sialumni.com/p/cool-internet-find-piclens internet photo tool <center><a href="http://www.sialumni.com/p/downtown-omaha-holiday-lights"><img src="http://www.sialumni.com/files/12/534/img_74081-0300000n.jpg" width="300" height="199" alt="IMG_74081.jpg"/></a></center><br />We went to Nebraska for Thanksgiving to visit family there... we don't get back there very often and a visit at the end of November was a chilling reminder why! There is a pedestrian mall area in downtown Omaha that is around a tributary of the Missouri River and at Thanksgiving they light the... Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:39:14 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/downtown-omaha-holiday-lights http://www.sialumni.com/p/downtown-omaha-holiday-lights city lights night <center><a href="http://www.sialumni.com/p/autumn-leaves"><img src="http://www.sialumni.com/files/12/533/red_leaves-sm-0300000n.jpg" width="200" height="300" alt="Red_Leaves-sm.jpg"/></a></center><br />With the drought here in late summer/early fall, it took forever for our colors to come in. Right before they were about to go, we got some rain and things brightened up. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:02:13 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/autumn-leaves http://www.sialumni.com/p/autumn-leaves autumn fall leaves nature red <center><a href="http://www.sialumni.com/p/broken-bat"><img src="http://www.sialumni.com/files/12/509/img_71285-0300000n.jpg" width="300" height="200" alt="IMG_71285.jpg"/></a></center><br />Brandon Jones, a rookie in just his second game with the Atlanta Braves after being called up from Richmond, got his first major league broken bat in his third at bat. Unfortunately, he was 0-for-3 for the night against the Marlins. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:33:39 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/broken-bat http://www.sialumni.com/p/broken-bat Just happened upon something really cool today... Zoomify! Can't even begin to think of all the potential applications for us as photographers... just check it out for yourself and see where your imagination takes you! (Zoomify EZ is free!) http://www.zoomify.com/ -Erin Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:09:22 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/zoomify-so-cool- http://www.sialumni.com/p/zoomify-so-cool- <center><a href="http://www.sialumni.com/p/concert-band-photography"><img src="http://www.sialumni.com/files/12/444/141956024-l-0300000n.jpg" width="197" height="300" alt="141956024-L.jpg"/></a></center><br />So, my brother is close friends with this rock band in Charlottesville, VA (where we both went to college) called Under the Flood. Last weekend they were playing here in Richmond, so I asked the guys if I could try my hand at taking some photos during their show, and they said OK. (Promotional... Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:32:19 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/concert-band-photography http://www.sialumni.com/p/concert-band-photography band concert music <center><a href="http://www.sialumni.com/p/winter-in-springtime"><img src="http://www.sialumni.com/files/12/441/springsnowman-0300000n.jpg" width="300" height="199" alt="SpringSnowman.jpg"/></a></center><br />Over Easter weekend, we got a rare late snowfall in Richmond, VA. We didn't get hardly any snow all winter, but in April when it should be 65 degrees, we got almost an inch of snow!!! Anyway, it was melting quickly but I tried to run out and grab a shot or two to mark the occasion. I headed over Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:01:04 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/winter-in-springtime http://www.sialumni.com/p/winter-in-springtime <center><a href="http://www.sialumni.com/p/complimentary"><img src="http://www.sialumni.com/files/12/439/red-green-0300000n.jpg" width="300" height="200" alt="Red-Green.jpg"/></a></center><br />Took this at the very end of February, so hope that counts! :) In March, all I have shot so far has been baseball, baseball, baseball!!! (And I guess then it is only fitting that I submit it at the very end of March... ha!) I know flowers are cliche, but I still like trying to find new angles... Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:13:33 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/complimentary http://www.sialumni.com/p/complimentary color flower red tulip This past Sunday, an article on Missoula ran in the Travel section of my hometown newspaper, the Richmond Times-Dispatch. It was a nice little trip down memory lane, complete with pictures of Higgins Street and the Clark River and the old Iron Horse... Link -Erin Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:05:35 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/missoula-featured-in-hometown-paper http://www.sialumni.com/p/missoula-featured-in-hometown-paper The English-language version of Photoshop Lightroom will debut at the special introductory price of $199. After April 30, 2007, the normal retail price of $299 will come into effect. (Adobe is proud to support the efforts of teachers and students, who may purchase Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 for $99.) Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:42:41 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/adobe-photoshop-lightroom-1-0 http://www.sialumni.com/p/adobe-photoshop-lightroom-1-0 lightroom photoshop Did everyone get a survey from RMSP in the mail? They are surveying their Professional Studies students to see where we are now as photographers and also to get some feedback on the instruction we received as it pertains to us today. Anyway, just as a reminder, they would like to get responses by Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:43:20 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/rmsp-survey http://www.sialumni.com/p/rmsp-survey rmsp survey I recently came across an interesting company called SnapTotes. They offer cute handbags and totes with your photo (or one of their stock photos) on the side. There are a number of different styles and you can customize them by choosing the lining color and other options, depending on the bag. A Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:50:15 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/holiday-fun-snaptotes- http://www.sialumni.com/p/holiday-fun-snaptotes- Woohoo! Velvia 50 is coming back, due to popular demand... http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/prodtech/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003381975 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:19:23 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/fuji-re-releases-velvia-50 http://www.sialumni.com/p/fuji-re-releases-velvia-50 film fuji slides velvia Anyone on here have a Pro account (or any account) with Smugmug? I had ruled them out in the past for Pro sales for several reasons and went with Printroom, but am thinking of signing up with them now due to some recent changes that have implemented with the Pro account. So in case anyone else... Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:35:45 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/smugmug-pro http://www.sialumni.com/p/smugmug-pro link online pro sales smugmug website A guy that I have shot sports photography for is in need of photographers this Friday, April 28th to shoot posed pictures for a LARGE local baseball/softball league. (And I am going to be in Denver!) Their original date got rained out and the rescheduled time is a shorter block, so he needs like... Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:24:42 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/photographer-needed-4-28-06-in-richmond-va http://www.sialumni.com/p/photographer-needed-4-28-06-in-richmond-va Got something in email from American Frame about a new ArtShop they are adding to their website for customers to browse and purchase prints that can then be matted and framed and shipped to the customer ready to hang. They are putting out a call for artisits to join and add their work to get the... Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:13:59 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/new-artshop-by-american-frame--call-for-artists http://www.sialumni.com/p/new-artshop-by-american-frame--call-for-artists online prints sell service In case you don't get something in the mail or haven't heard, there is a settlement on a case involving Epson ink cartridges. For full details, visit the Epson Settlement website -- www.epsonsettlement.com My understanding of it, in regular English, is... If you purchased a qualified... Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:09:40 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/epson-settlement http://www.sialumni.com/p/epson-settlement epson ink printer