TripIt Keeps My Travel Plans in Sync

Last week I was doing a road trip with my dad around Germany, more or less visiting famous cities where composer, J.S Bach used to be active, ending in a couple of days in Berlin.

I have written about TripIt before, more specifically after my Photoshop World trip back in March and how it helped me keep track of flights. Well, this time I didn’t have any flights, but many hotels.

What makes TripIt so great to use is that all I do when I book a flight, transportation or hotel, is that I forward the confirmation email to TripIt and if it is from one of their many (many!) supported sites, they add it to the existing trip for those days, or create a new trip for me!

In addition, I can add activities and events myself if I want them in my travel itinerary if they aren’t supported, or does not require booking.

Short and sweet, I love TripIt and TripIt Pro, making my traveling much easier and for my favorite iPhone app to go with it, check out FlightTrack Pro and TripDeck.

Going to Photokina this fall!

photokina - 21-26 September - Cologne, Germany

Photokina is perhaps the largest photo exhibition, every two years in Cologne, Germany. This year, I have decided to attend and have a look at everything that will be released there. It is a huge show floor. The convention dates are 21 – 26 September, and I’ll be going over the weekend (24 – 26).

If you live close and have a photography interest, attending is pretty much a must. Lufthansa offers some really good flight deals, flying in to either Düsseldorf, Frankfurt/Main or Cologne (where the first two have more flights). Both Düsseldorf and Frankfurt are just a short train ride away.

Will you be going to photokina this fall?

Today’s Live Photo Shoot Seminar

Seminar: Live Portrait Shoot

I did a one hour live photo shoot seminar today at my school (photo above courtesy my friend Albin Thorén, taken just after I wrapped up) to show techniques to use when lighting up people using just a single light (although some multi-light effects too made it in).

My most heartfelt thank you to everyone who came, a full 30-40 people, more than I thought would show up. Perhaps I shall do something similar again in the fall but more geared as a workshop instead of an open room seminar. Nevertheless, I had a blast.

Below are some photos from the live shoot.

Doing Portrait Photo Seminar on Friday

First off, I want to be clear that this is something most of you will not be able to attend at all. Anyhow, on Friday I will be doing a one-hour seminar in my school on “Taking Pro Portraits” (real Swedish title, “Lär dig ta proffiga porträttbilder!”). It is going to be really fun and I hope I get a good crowd to join me.

The reason I am writing this post is to pick your brains a bit. If you knew little about portraiture, what would you like to learn, are there any specific effects you would like to know how to do? Share in the comments, please! While I have a certain outline in mind already, I would love to hear your input!

My latest toy, the Rode Podcaster

My Office with the new Rode Podcaster (iPhone photo)

A couple of days ago now, UPS came with a large package for me, my latest new toy, the Rode Podcaster microphone. Okay, okay, so it isn’t just a new toy, it is a new asset to the company for better audio quality in the videos and now being able to produce more content for real, including training DVDs.

I really like the mic a lot. Unpacking first the stand, the shock mount and then the microphone, it felt like I just had a professional studio and it still does. Comparing the set-up to some of its competitor microphones, this looks much more professional.

While I haven’t had too much time to play around with the audio quality yet, I can tell you that it sounds pretty good from the tests I have made. The first recording, sounded better than with the previous mic, but I am sure as I tweak the settings, this will sound even better.

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