Asset Management for The Digital Artist.
January 30, 2008
Asset Management can mean different things. In every instance, it refers to the collection and organization of data about the things an organization or individual owns. To an accountant, this data is used to manage the financial aspects of ownership- taxes, cost of ownership, etc. In essence, everything having to do with MONEY.
To the digital artist, asset management refers to the organization of the ever growing library of fonts, images, reference pictures we depend on creatively. The building blocks of our ARTWORK.
Be Successful: Make Mistakes!
January 15, 2008
hen I was in college I can’t tell you how many times the subject of "what makes art–art" came up. Everyone had his or her own ideas and theories some of which I agreed with and some not so much. Of course there was the occasional "non- art major" who belted out with " How can someone call that art?" when viewing a slide of one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings or my all time favorite - Mondrian. Read more
Reconsider Buying That Dell.
December 24, 2007
Dell Inspiron Laptop. It’s cheap. It’s pretty. It’s probably a lemon. After 57 days of trying to resolve all the hardware issues, my nephew is the proud owner of a $2000 doorstop.
UPDATE: My nephew received a phone call today (yes, TODAY, the day after Xmas) from DELL’s consumer advocate- Anna Simpson- informing him that DELL had decided to replace his computer with a similar or better computer.
UPDATE: Dec 26th: The refurbished computer DELL’s Consumer Advocate is offering? It comes with a 90-Day Warranty. A 90 Day Warranty. Hell- IT’S TAKING LONGER THAN THAT TO RESOLVE THIS.
UPDATE: January 2008 I will say that Dell has behaved admirably even if their products don’t seem to be worthy of my confidence. They will warranty the new laptop for a full year.
Still Photographers & the Film Industry
December 6, 2007
Still Photographers in the Film Industry shoot stills for the publicity of a movie and to document the film, and everything connected with the production of a film. Then the finished material will be usually be turned over to the studio which will be distributing the film so they can mount a publicity campaign leading to the release of the film. This includes, but is not limited to, a Press Kit (which is now a digital Press Kit), The Poster or One Sheet as it is called in the business, and exclusive photos for a particular magazine such as Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, etc. Read more
When Mice Fly
November 30, 2007
I have had my new Imac less than 2 weeks. I love the damn thing, so I was really upset when the mouse started flying across the screen for absolutely no reason. I couldn’t think of anything more to do than I had already done. Read more
WIRE TAP PRO
November 30, 2007
Omar Little is one of the reasons I still watch TV. If you don’t know who I’m talking about, you don’t watch "The Wire" (HBO) ***. As much as I love Bunk, Omar is my idol. He is an exceptional thief who lives by a strict code of ethics. His unflinching devotion to this slightly twisted moral code has made him my business and corporate model. Read more
