http://www.tow.com Tue, 06 May 2008 07:41:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At Vista Point, we filmed scenes of Li Jing as Qiu Jin practicing Tai Chi and reading by a tree, mirroring those we shot in April with Melissa as Young Qiu Jin. The following day, we were at Berkeley's Tilden Park for the Chinese Women's Army. We had 34 extras ... http://www.tow.com/2008/05/06/chinese-womens-army/ The May meeting for the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Cordura Hall 100 at Stanford University from 7:30-10:00 pm. The Photo Review: How to prepare, organize and survive: Five Days at Fotofest The popularity of Photo Review Sessions has ... http://www.tow.com/2008/04/23/portable-flash-photography-and-preparing-for-a-photo-review/ A photo of Melissa, who's playing the role of a young Qiu Jin. Click on the photo above to see the other posters we've made for the documentary. See more photos after the fold. http://www.tow.com/2008/04/21/melissa-as-young-qiu-jin/ We are currently looking for supporting actors and extras for various scenes to be filmed in the Bay Area during weekends in May and/or June. If you or someone you know fits into one of these categories and would like to be an extra, send us an email at info(at)qiu-jin.com Asian ... http://www.tow.com/2008/04/21/casting-call-for-the-qiu-jin-project/ I've been getting better about my electronic purchases these days. In the past, however, I've made some questionable decisions. The other day, I dropped off a box full of e-waste to the Goodwill trailer in the Valley Fair parking lot. Yes, the same parking lot where my hubcaps were stolen ... http://www.tow.com/2008/04/02/e-waste/ The April meeting for the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, in Cordura Hall 100 at Stanford University from 7:30-10:00 pm. Albums by NayaCo Naya Yacko will present her company, NayaCo, which produces professionally designed albums for professional photographers. NayaCo has the ... http://www.tow.com/2008/04/01/april-2008-cob/ I recognize that this blog has become very technical lately. Forgive me, ever since I was a kid in San Diego playing Ultima I through V on the home Apple ][ computer, I've always wanted to talk computer stuff! Today, I tested the performance of the MacBook Pro hooked up to ... http://www.tow.com/2008/03/31/macbook-pro-aperture-and-30-inch-displays/ I've been using Aperture since version 1.0. When the application was released in 2005, all images had to reside within the Aperture Library. This did not prevent me from using the product, but it was deal-breaker in terms of switching to Aperture completely from iView Media Pro. Version 1.5 was ... http://www.tow.com/2008/03/30/aperture-migration/ Today marks the start of Canada's controversial seal hunt. About a week ago, we were looking at cute animals on the web, and Rae came across the most adorable baby seal picture I've ever seen. It was soooo cute that we had to make our own baby harp seal doll ... http://www.tow.com/2008/03/28/the-cutest-harp-seal-youll-ever-see/ Interesting, there's a free AppleScript-based app from Apple called Aperture Caption Palette. This slick mini-app looks suspiciously like my own Aperture Caption AppleScript that I wrote in the beginning of February. If only I knew what things are in development at Apple, it would save me a lot of time writing ... http://www.tow.com/2008/03/28/aperture-caption-and-aperture-caption-palette/