dispatchestag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-866132009-11-09T11:58:47-08:00Photography, video, life. TypePadA Costa Rica photo workshoptag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a668920b970b2009-11-09T11:58:47-08:002009-11-09T11:58:47-08:00Join me for a workshop next March in, of all places, Costa Rica. This came about through my connections with Holbrook Travel, who organize educational tours around the world. They own one of the oldest eco-tourist lodges in Costa Rica,...Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/11/a-costa-rica-photo-workshop.htmlThe Shepherdstown Dancetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a65db8e9970b2009-11-06T12:58:45-08:002009-11-06T12:58:45-08:00The Shepherdstown Dance from Doug Plummer on Vimeo. The Saturday contra dance held during the Cape Breton Fiddle Fest in Shepherdstown, West Virginia in October 2009. Anna Rain calls a dance by Dean Snipes. Wendy MacIsaac from Nova Scotia plays...Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/11/the-shepherdstown-dance.htmlRechargetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a6ad3555970c2009-11-05T12:41:39-08:002009-11-05T12:41:39-08:00It's been weeks since I've been to the Fill, the birding sanctuary a mile down the hill. This small patch of landscape has the capacity to slow me down and make me notice like no other, and I have sorely...Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/11/recharge.htmlKnow when you need a protag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a6aaa9aa970c2009-11-04T20:24:13-08:002009-11-04T20:24:13-08:00No photographer can understand how to market their work by themselves. Almost all of us who have successfully navigated the path to making our passion a career, has done so with the help of a photography marketing consultant. Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/11/know-when-you-need-a-pro.htmlA Halloween videotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a69d5c00970c2009-11-01T11:45:04-08:002009-11-01T11:45:04-08:00The house down the street every year puts on an elaborate and truly gross Halloween skit that's a hit with the trick & treaters and, especially, their parents. Here's the video. Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/11/a-halloween-video.htmlOn exhibit, in a waytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a642ab3a970b2009-10-30T17:48:21-07:002009-10-30T17:48:21-07:00I was on the University of Washington campus earlier this week, when my client pointed out the display posters around campus."Oh, are those mine?" It must be really startling for the subjects when they come across them.Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/10/on-exhibit-in-a-way.htmlAn awesomely beautiful DSLR video by Ami Vitaletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a62ff0a2970b2009-10-28T16:15:29-07:002009-10-28T16:15:29-07:00Background on DSLR News Shooter. An awesomely beautiful and moving piece by photojournalist Ami Vitale. Enjoy.Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/10/an-awesomely-beautiful-dslr-video-by-ami-vitale.htmlStock photography is deadtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a62186da970b2009-10-26T13:55:57-07:002009-10-26T13:55:57-07:00It's not as if we didn't know this already, but Paul Melcher sums it up well over on Thoughts of a Bohemian. Stock photography as a career option for photographers is over. Dead. Done. Not that this is a big surprise to me, but it feels particularly definitive now. I'll still get my Getty Images royalty every month, but the amounts will continue to get smaller every month. I haven't bothered to submit new work that way for over a year.Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/10/stock-photography-is-dead.htmlAdvice from a dinosaurtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a61f2eae970b2009-10-25T20:54:25-07:002009-10-25T20:54:25-07:00Cheryl Nicolai is a Denver photographer, shooting only film (hence the "dinosaur" appellation) who has been getting a lot of attention lately on TOP and A Photo Editor, for good reason. Here is her "Advice" piece, the first entry on...Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/10/advice-from-a-dinosaur.htmlFiguring it out on the jobtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a615f118970b2009-10-22T18:19:59-07:002009-10-22T18:19:59-07:00I shot 60gb worth of photos yesterday. That's about 1600 images, and a little video too. Why so much, given that I never shoot with the motor set to continuous mode? Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/10/figuring-it-out-on-the-job.htmlTraditions at St John's Collegetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a6564757970c2009-10-19T17:57:20-07:002009-10-19T17:57:20-07:00I have chosen to drop the practice of blogging about my college assignments, after a couple of incidents of too much candor that have gotten me in some hot water (one of my favorite aphorisms is: “Good judgement is the...Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/10/traditions-at-st-johns-college.htmlPlanning a shottag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a5defb22970b2009-10-12T21:15:05-07:002009-10-12T21:15:05-07:00I had finished my assignment at St. John's College in Santa Fe and, cruising the web, discovered that the next morning there was a big balloon launch 50 miles away in Albuquerque. My flight wasn't until 11. The balloons launch...Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/10/planning-a-shot.htmlTravellingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a5bd0b3c970b2009-10-04T20:13:47-07:002009-10-04T20:13:59-07:00 Will Shortz's puzzle came on during the drive to the airport. This is Sunday morning sacred time in our household, and one of us (the one who's good at puzzles) must not be interrupted during the segment. This one was spectacularly easy for me, involving two words and finding the common third word that made two compound words. Robin found it hard. This from a woman who can do Sudoku while talking on the phone, a puzzle who's abstract logic I find thoroughly opaque. Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/10/travelling.htmlThe latest videotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a6021842970c2009-09-29T19:56:16-07:002009-09-29T19:56:16-07:00My next door neighbor Sue regularly hosts a Quebec music session with some of Seattle's finest musicians, and invites me to listen. Here is the video.Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/09/the-latest-video.htmlNo complaintstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a59b2f62970b2009-09-25T16:44:42-07:002009-09-25T16:44:42-07:00Yesterday I had what is known in the pejorative as a “grip and grin” assignment. Important people cutting a ribbon at a facility opening. Even though this kind of job may not command the reach of my creative abilities, I gladly and cheerfully took on the job.Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/09/no-complaints.htmlBuying equipment? Buy locally!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a5e16319970c2009-09-21T18:00:18-07:002009-09-21T18:00:18-07:00When I decided to buy a second 5D Mark II camera body, I did not once consider buying it online. I called my local camera store, Glazer's Camera, asked them to hold one for me, and went down the next day to pick it up. I have no interest in knowing how much I might have saved. I know the savings would have cost me more than I wanted to pay.Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/09/buying-equipment-buy-locally.htmlNew Media 2012 conferencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a5841c7a970b2009-09-19T21:24:18-07:002009-09-19T21:24:18-07:00I attended the Social Media 2012 conference on Whidbey Island today. The location is no accident. South Whidbey appears to have the highest density in the world of thinkers and over-educated professionals who telecommute for employers and clients all over the world. A good proportion of them were either presenters, organizers or attendees at this conference. Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/09/new-media-2012-conference.htmlThe latest not-a-video videotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a5d16a6e970c2009-09-17T14:11:26-07:002009-09-17T14:11:26-07:00You know how, when you're scrolling through a bunch of photos real fast, you go, hey, that''d be so cool as a video? That happened to me yesterday as I was searching for a shot.Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/09/the-latest-notavideo-video.htmlSnow Leopard problems: resolved?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a5d11d78970c2009-09-17T12:20:47-07:002009-09-17T12:20:47-07:00Knock on wood, my Snow Leopard problems are largely behind me. There is no replacement for hiring outside expertise.Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/09/snow-leopard-problems-resolved.htmlThe wrong lenstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9b4653ef0120a5c520ac970c2009-09-14T13:19:07-07:002009-09-14T13:19:07-07:00Last week, after our spate of wet weather, the Fill was awash with birds. And birdwatchers. “There's five kinds of warblers in this tree,” one of them told me (Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Grey, Orange-crowned and Townsends, if you absolutely must know). I only found a couple of them, plus some Warbling Vireos, which are not warblers actually, but rather are victims of a confusing naming convention that make us birders sound like the obsessed geeks we really are.Doug Plummerhttp://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2009/09/the-wrong-lens.html