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A great book for a greater cause

You probably know that I am into photography and I am a member of the Microsoft Photography Club. This year Photography Club Members from around the world spent five months assembling and publishing a world-class, fine art photo book. The time and talent Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:15 PM by jcalev | 0 Comments

Announcing the new blogs!

Several days ago I mentioned that I will be splitting my blogs so that I can focus directly on Microsoft related discussions here and photography on a different blog. This weekend I have finally started this effort and you can now find my new blog on Read More...
Posted Monday, January 07, 2008 6:18 AM by jcalev | 1 Comments
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Back to blogging

OK, so one of my new year's resolutions has been to finally keep this blog going. I thought I would start with a quick status blog and explain what I have in store for the near future. As much as I would love to blog about the cool new feature I am working Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 9:40 AM by jcalev | 1 Comments

The dream macro list

On a recent group photo shoot, a fellow photographer asked me to come up with my dream list for macro photography. I thought this was a fun endeavor, so I decided to put one together. First, keep in mind that this is a "dream list". You can take macro Read More...
Posted Monday, October 01, 2007 10:29 AM by jcalev | 1 Comments
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A different perspective

IMG_8958 Originally uploaded by kirispupis This photo was taken about a week ago near Petra, Jordan. We hired a guide to take us around and show us Little Petra, which is a smaller version of the gigantic Petra that was recently named one of the new seven Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:35 AM by jcalev | 1 Comments

So what are the microstock sites looking for?

Yesterday I covered the different microstock sites and my opinions of them, and why not to use Shutterstock. :) Today I will briefly cover what the microstock sites are looking for to provide guidance for those wondering whether their photos will be accepted Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:52 AM by jcalev | 2 Comments

My experiences with microstock photography

I thought I would write up my experiences with microstock photography so far, for those who are interested in getting into it. I first started with the microstocks around March of last year and I started with Shutterstock, then added Fotolia, and most Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:23 AM by jcalev | 3 Comments

Various things I have been up to

Those of you who follow my blog have probably noticed I haven't had much up here OCS or Speech Server related lately. The primary reason for this is I just moved to the OCS core team and I am ramping up on the infrastructure and product over there. Lately Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 08, 2007 9:37 AM by jcalev | 2 Comments

My photography plan

Yesterday I blogged about the plan that I have put together to help me reach the goals I have set for myself in life. Today I will discuss in more depth my photography plans. I’ve actually had a plan for my photography development for some time and I Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:04 AM by jcalev | 2 Comments
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My life plan

Recently I have formulated what I call a 'life plan' that basically specifies what I want to accomplish in my life and how I intend to get there. Currently there are four main areas that I intend to focus. 1) My work at Microsoft. Obviously I have career Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 9:15 AM by jcalev | 2 Comments
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A new lens!

I will finally be adding a new lens to my 'collection'! After some strong bargaining I have finally convinced my 'boss' to let me get the Canon 16-35mm 2.8L II lens. I am very excited to get this lens because it will dramatically help my efforts to get Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:10 AM by jcalev | 4 Comments
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Tips for photographing fireworks

Since it is getting to be that time of year again, I thought I would repost a short article I did for a private forum on photographing fireworks. While I have never taken professional fireworks photos myself, I grew up in the fireworks industry and my Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:39 PM by jcalev | 1 Comments
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Look at me!

IMG_6288 Originally uploaded by kirispupis . I thought I'd blog about a bit more unusual a picture today for a bit of a change in my blog. As those who know me already know, my favorite types of shots are extreme macro shots - generally bugs or reflections Read More...
Posted Friday, April 13, 2007 7:41 AM by jcalev | 1 Comments
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