Amvona Blog       13 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

And I thought Bank of America's scan in a check at the ATM function was cool... USAA has just started offering their bankers the option to deposit checks through an iPhone application.

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tags: photography news , iPhone , economy
Amvona Blog       12 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

Rooting around the internet today, I came across these fun mini tripods called DigiDudes. So I followed them back to the manufacturer's Web site only to find out that the story lies not in the product so much as who's making them.

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tags: social networking , sales , product reviews , economy
Amvona Blog       12 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (8)

You know those cool shots that make a landscape look like a shoe-box diorama? Well they're done with tilt-shift lenses which cost upwards of $1,000... But in these tough economic times (what a cliche that has become) why spend that much when you can DIY for $22?

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tags: technique
Amvona Blog       12 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

The Royal Opera House in London is bring opera into the world of online social networking. They have put a call out to their followers for tweets, which they are assembling  into an opera. So far the production includes several talking cats from the looks of it...

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tags: Twitter , social networking , music
Amvona Blog       12 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

It's Perseid season again... that's a type of meteor shower for those who didn't go through a geeky astronomy phase. What's the best way to enjoy a meteor shower? Why with prolonged exposure and high speed film of course!

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tags: technique  , space , photo contest , Google , digital media
Amvona Blog       11 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (1)

You may have heard of Trash the Dress, a growing trend in wedding photography where a model or a bride will destroy a wedding dress in a photo shoot, often following the ceremony. Well, the Worcester Photography Center here in Massachusetts has made a yearly get together of it.

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tags: wedding photos , social networking , portraits , photography news
Amvona Blog       11 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver passed this morning in her Cape Cod home. I feel it appropriate to celebrate her life's work by taking a look at a Special Olympic athlete and his love of photography.

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tags: sport photography , photography news , celebrity
Amvona Blog       11 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

Starting today, General Motors will sell its new models  on Ebay. Is this a savvy business move, or another desperate attempt to grab a little of the American market?

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tags: economy , Ebay , business
Amvona Blog       10 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

It seems like this weekend was the time when all the photojournalists out there realized their jobs are in jeopardy. Funny, because the rest of us journalists have known this for awhile now. Welcome to the sad, sad club boys!

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tags: travel , sales , photography news , economy
Amvona Blog       10 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

If you thought it was just a bunch of other faceless Tweeters reading your Tweets, you were wrong! It looks like marketing and PR folks alike are tuning in on our Tweets in hopes of reading the minds of the masses.

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tags: Twitter , tracking , social networking , sales , business
Amvona Blog       07 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

It's that day of the week again folks... Fantastic Friday Fundays!

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tags: fantastic friday fundays
Amvona Blog       07 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

Now that Sotomayor has been confirmed, we are all asking the same question: where does she stand on issues that matter to me?

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tags: media law , freelance , digital media , copyright
Amvona Blog       07 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

So back at the end of June, Adobe announced that it would no longer offer the Photshop Album Starter Edition, a free stripped down version of the popular editing software. Instead they launched Photoshop.com, an online digital imaging hub.

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tags: publishing , product reviews , Photoshop , adobe
Amvona Blog       07 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

National Geographic? Talk about the Holy Grail of photo gigs. The annual National Geographic International Photography Contest began on Wednesday. The clock is ticking towards the October deadline, so get your entries in!

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tags: travel , technique  , photo contest
Amvona Blog       06 Aug, 2009 | by EmilyK | Comment (0)

Today WalletPop.com, a helpful site for those trying to make it through the recession in style, featured a photography student turn ex-pat in search of a job.

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tags: travel , economy , digital media , blogging
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