Some friends of ours have rented a house up at Powers Lake in Wisconsin for a month and they invited us to spend some time with them. Mostly, we sat around doing nothing, but I did get to take a few pictures of people on the lake, including this pair of photos taken 3 seconds apart: All in all, it was a relaxing time. … [Read more...] about Powers Lake
Non-Glamour
I did a photo shoot with a model named Jennifer a few days ago, and it's weird how photography distorts things. I've seen her in person from just a couple of feet away, and she's a pretty girl, but you couldn't tell it from some of the photos I have here. Check out this one, where the harsh lighting makes her look like she's in her late 30's or early 40's. There's nothing … [Read more...] about Non-Glamour
Why Music Downloads Suck
I hate Digital Rights Managed (DRM) music. For one thing, once I buy some music, I want to be able to move it to other devices or other computers without having to check with the rights management server every time. The other reason to hate DRM music is this: Yahoo e-mailed its Yahoo! Music Store customers yesterday, telling them it will be closing for good--and the company … [Read more...] about Why Music Downloads Suck
Drug-War Scum
Reason's Jacob Sullum points us to the story of New Orleans District Attorney Keva Landrum-Johnson's new policy of inflating her felony prosecution statistics by charging minor marijuana offenders with felonies. Lousiana law allows second and following offenses to be charged as felonies, but hardly anyone ever did it before. In the comments section, Andrew quotes from a … [Read more...] about Drug-War Scum
Reviewing the Six Corners Model Shoot
I just took a quick look at the photos from Tuesday's model shoot. As with the other three model shoots I've done, my initial impression doesn't make me happy. It turns out that I took exactly 200 photos, and most of them aren't very good. The first time that happened, it was horrifying: All that time and effort and I got nothing. All those shots I had high hopes for turned out … [Read more...] about Reviewing the Six Corners Model Shoot