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Amvona Blog       14 Nov, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (6)

It has become abundantly clear over the last few months that the internet is going through an awkward adolescent phase complete with acne and growing pains. With questions of net neutrality and a movement from free to subscription based on the horizon, it's not surprising that the blogosphere would start to get in on the action.

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tags: politics , media law , blogging
Amvona Blog       13 Nov, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (1)

What do you get when you drop two pro-photographers with a sense of humor and little Spanish language skill in Columbia? Hilarity! Thank goodness Andy and Michael are blogging their experience so we can laugh along with them, and maybe even learn something.

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tags: travel , technique  , digital media , blogging
Amvona Blog       13 Nov, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

Ever tried taking a picture with your iPhone at night? Not pretty results. Well the folks over at the product labs at Quirky have been hard at work on an iPhone case, with a flash.

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tags: social networking , iPhone , flash
Amvona Blog       12 Nov, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

Hi all! Sorry for the delay in posts. I have spent the last week and a half battling a flu virus. Not. Fun. But it looks like I'm not alone. This flu season has been a doozy so far, but you don't have to take my word for it. Just take a look at the bells and whistles on Flu.gov.

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tags: Twitter , social networking , Facebook
Amvona Blog       01 Nov, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

Kodak is in the process of rejuvenating their brand image.With the new "It's Time to Smile" slogan, it appears that Kodak has gone the way of American automakers. Get out your rally hat.

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tags: social networking , Kodak , business
Amvona Blog       29 Oct, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

The sad news came through today that Roy DeCarava has passed away. Roy died of natural causes in Manhattan on Tuesday at the age of 89.

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tags: portraits , photojournalism , photography news , history
Amvona Blog       29 Oct, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

We've all encountered them. Those squiggly words that make us prove that we are human. But did you know that odds are when you are deciphering the gibberish, you are lending your services to groups like Google, the Internet Archive and the New York Times?

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tags: science , Google , digital media
Amvona Blog       27 Oct, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

All politics aside, whenever a group manages to pull out the stops and organize a demonstration with thousands of protesters it is impressive. But when the main stream media does not deem the event newsworthy, it falls upon social media to provide coverage, and it looks like the SEIU was up to the challenge.

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tags: social networking , photojournalism , flickr , economy
Amvona Blog       27 Oct, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

So, moments after posting the last blog raving about how cool kite aerial photography technology is, I came across this baby. Let's just say, I'm ready to trade up to the AeriCam.

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tags: science , photography news , landscape
Amvona Blog       27 Oct, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

Aerial shots are sweet, but lets face it, most of us don't have a plan hanging around that we can use on a whim. Well it turns out a plane is not the only way to get your camera airborne. A number of ambitious photographers are attaching their cameras to kites to get that birds-eye-view shot.

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tags: technique  , panoramic photography
Amvona Blog       26 Oct, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

Photoshop is great, but not everyone can afford to hand over a few hundred bucks to Adobe for the software.  Now, there's an online alternative for all the budding digital artists among us. It's called Aviary, and they have big plans.

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tags: social networking , Photoshop , digital media , copyright
Amvona Blog       26 Oct, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

Living in Boston has it's advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, it is the second most expensive place to rent an apartment after San Francisco. On the other hand, I can take a two dollar train ride and hear John Hodgman speak... for free.

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tags: celebrity , art , Apple
Amvona Blog       24 Oct, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

The seasons are changing and warm weather is about to be a thing of the past for many of us in the northern regions. What better chilly fall activity than cuddling up with a blanket and playing around with the new Lightroom 3 beta? It's free!

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tags: Lightroom , launch , adobe
Amvona Blog       23 Oct, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

The White House released the official portrait of the presidential family today, and guess who the photographer was... None other than our favorite down-on-her-luck pro, Annie Leibovitz.

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tags: portraits , politics , economy , celebrity
Amvona Blog       23 Oct, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

The Library of Congress has done a terrific job at creating an online source for historic photography. Among their recent claims to fame are the color images of a turn of the century Russian photographer who documented his country just before the 1918 revolution.

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tags: travel , technique  , photojournalism , history
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