by Amy Sorokas /   The winning project, Picture Hope , from the Name Your Dream Assignment contest continues to form into the story Jen Lemen and Stephanie Roberts envisioned. In fact, they are journaling their experience as they work on it.   Each time I check back to their journal I am amazed...

Borges Works with CARE to Raise Awareness By Amy Sorokas / Phil Borges , Microsoft Icon of Imaging , has a new website, Women Empowered , built in conjunction with liveBooks to showcase short documentaries Borges created for the organization CARE . The mini-documentaries highlight empowered...

  The Nikon D-Movie Screening Room by Amy Sorokas /   I recently had fun playing with both the Nikon D5000 and the Canon EOS Rebel T1i , the new D-SLR’s with video capture. They were only on loan, so I have yet to make the plunge and buy one of them for my own camera bag. The temptation is...

by Jeff Greene /   Two weeks ago I wrote in an earlier post how we were quite fortunate to host photographer Natalie Dybisz ( aka Miss Aniela ) early last month for a series of photo events in Seattle and California .    During that time, she was invited by Microsoft Icons of Imaging Art...

  by Jeff Greene /   As I mentioned in earlier posts, we were quite fortunate to host photographer Natalie Dybisz ( aka Miss Aniela ) early last month for a series of photo events in Seattle and California .  During that time, she was invited by Microsoft Icon of Imaging Art Wolfe for...

Videos on Lighting,  Getting Published , and  Knowing Your Tools   by Jeff Greene /   Microsoft Icons of Imaging Matthew Jordan Smith has just completed three short tutorial videos sharing his insights on beauty lighting, publishing your work, and how to get the most out of your equipment...

by Jeff Greene /   The teams have 24 hours to create, film, and edit a video and  PSA for their respective charities. Viewers will vote next month on the final videos and the winners will be announced at WPPI 2009   In this episode, the teams brainstorm ideas, and debate creative concepts...

24 Photographers, 24 Hours, 2 teams, 1 Winner   by Jeff Greene /   The premiere episode of  “The Longest Day”, an online reality TV show about professional photographers, is now online.       The premise is simple… bring 24 of the hottest professional photographers from...

by Jeff Greene / ShutterSpeed Episode 01 "Shutterspeed" is a new podcast produced by Microsoft Channel 10 that focuses on ( pun intended ) issues related to photography, cameras, and digital imaging. In the premier episode, host Nic Fillingham moderates a panel of Microsoft imaging experts...

by Jeff Greene / Peter Krogh and Jay Kinghorn have produced a set of podcasts discussing some of the key functions offered by Expression Media 2 for cataloguing large image collections. Discussions include importing and downloading files, using metadata to organize collections, and the fundamental...

/ by Jeff Greene Just a few more hours... Make plans to watch by choosing one of the many options below . UPDATE: View the Pangea Day highlights here . What's on the program for Pangea Day? Pangea Day is a 4-hour program of short film, live music and talks. You can find the lineup...

- by Jeff Greene / Write. Shoot. Vote. Win. Create the Ultimate Story. The Ultimate Video Relay is a collaborative short film competition that challenges young filmmakers to continue and complete a three-act short film started by Kyle Newman, the award-winning director of "Fanboys". Act...