What a compliment!
I'm sure she'll like that one.
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I'm sure she'll like that one.
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Before you say this site is "anti-Korean" or bashing Korea – read this: "Why Be Critical?" Chances are, if you're simply angry because I am a social critic in Korea but not actually Korean, see if your argument isn't just a kneejerk response that follows these patterns.
Session 1: Just the Basics Dealing with the basic operations and functions of your DSLR, explaining each function, button, and doo-hickey. The bulk of the session is likely going to stick around the relationship between aperture and shutter, as well as depth-of-field. Basically everything on your camera has something to do with this relationship.
Session 2: Composition and Shooting (Shooting Session 1) We'll take those examples and look at them on the big screen, while also answering the concrete questions that will pop up about the stuff we learned before. Then we'll talk about composition and other framing issues, including lens lengths and why some lenses are worth $100 bucks and some are worth $10,000.
Session 3: Flashes and Advanced Exposure (Shooting Session 2) Dealing with flash, in terms of compensating above and below exposure levels (bracketing), as well as other bracketing techniques in general.
Session 4: Final Session/Critiques Keeping it open, determined by the class.
Four 3-hour sessions, as well as shooting sessions, photo discussions, and critiques. An individual photo essay will also be done as part of the ongoing class assignments. Inquire at the email address at the top right of this page.
Here are some key posts, for those of you new to the blog, which are a sampling of some of my thoughts about race and ideology in Korea and in general, my view of what it means to be a true American, my answer to the question of "Why don't you talk about more positive things?", my thoughts on why the Korean media is so unprofessional, thoughts on the Korean education system (here and here), my post about and examples of racism in three countries' media and the difference in the way they're handled, my posts (here and here) channeling my anger about Katrina, my post about being black in Korea and the whole Hines Ward thing (here and here and here), a post directed against the fashionable racism of even so-called "progressive" Asian Americans, my first attempt at online activism – a petition against KBS, and even random posts such as why I love Apple and have used an Apple computer, why I think Korea doesn't like Star Trek but should really love Battlestar Galactica, and I am ashamed to say that I have even blogged about my cats (here and here).
As for my photo book (now in limbo due to editorial differences with the publisher), you can see the representative chapters from the "Seoul Essays" posts below. Note that Chapter 3 remains undone and in limbo on my computer:
Chapter I: On the Surface
Chapter II: Pleasures of the Everyday
Chapter IV: To Hell and Back
I have much, much more, but this is a random yet representative sampling of my work to start with.
What happened to the promised third podcast the possible fourth?
Strikes me that you have too many irons in the fire.
This is one of my favorite blogs due to the quality of the posts. Add in SeoulGlow and this blog stayed strong. Throw in Marmot's and the UNESCO blog and SeoulGlow disappears. Wasn't it promised for every Tuesday?
If the UNESCO gig is a paying one it certainly deserves your attention. Is the purpose of the Marmot's post to attract viewers here? As writing is your stronger card than video perhaps SeoulGlow ought to been treated as a far-off-to-the-side project and done monthly?
There is the potential for synergy, but juggling all the projects has to be tough.
The effort given to the Ann Coulter post probably could have been better used elsewhere. (Not that I disagree with you about her and the creationists.) But the potential of that post for cross pollination amongst this blog, Marmot's, SeoulGlow and the UNESCO blog isn't as great as that of Korea-centric posts.
Posted by: seouldout | March 14, 2007 at 12:11 AM
You hit the nail on the head – I burnt out a bit this past week. Actually got sick a bit and needed to stop. Hence, buying the 30" monitor became a priority. I was getting headaches.
And I'm working hard to find interns to help with the workflow – it's the subtitling man, the subtitling.
Yes, KJ is part of my job, and doesn't really take away from the other stuff. I just thought that they needed a blog, the journal would benefit a lot from it, since they're such a good resource. I really want to get the Korean editors and eventually other ppl from the community contributing and writing for it – rather than it be a function of just me. There's a lot of potential for that.
As for Marmot, I try to post short, interesting articles, and right now, some of it is crossposting. I just try to add content that would be of interest to ppl on his blog, which is why I try to just post fairly unique, Korea-related stuff only, and save my ranting or non-Korea-related stuff for my blog.
Actually, I did a lot of personal posting today at work, so it didn't really detract - main problem is that I can't do video editing for long stretches while at work, even though sometimes I am sitting there staring into space or just blogging. Need the portable computer power to do editing, which I don't have right now. The Big Mama Mac is at home, and I work. Need to get those blocks of time lined up.
I may seem spread a bit thin, but I actually am working hard to streamline myself into similar kinds of work, trying to get a synergy flowing. It's coming.
There's a master plan here, but getting to critical mass is tough. Time to call in the troops.
Thanks for the words of support.
Posted by: The Metropolitician | March 14, 2007 at 01:05 AM
Firstly, get well. Secondly, not the 30" Apple Cinema monitor?! Golly, that's about $2000 in the States, even more here. Apple hardware is like a beautiful mistress, such a joy to look at and caress...then you look at your bank balance, and figure out how you can cut back on food. Glad to hear you're working.
Posted by: seouldout | March 14, 2007 at 09:05 AM
Nevermind about the Apple Cinema monitor. I just found your post about the one you bought. Nice. The write up is great. Yongsan Electronics Market could be an interesting video podcat.
Posted by: seouldout | March 14, 2007 at 09:19 AM