Vanessa Miller has posted a great set of pics from the Allied Media Conference over on Metromix Detroit - they really capture the spirit of the conference. Click the pic to see the rest.
Pictured here is the amazing Grace Lee Boggs.
Since my last dozen posts or so have been about either Facebook or Medellin, I figured that I should post something completely unrelated.
So, I'm loving the filter settings in Bibble 4.9 workflow software. For non-photographers, RAW conversion software is a program that takes your RAW images from your camera (any camera worth its salt can shoot in RAW; check your settings) and processes them from a 'digital negative' to a high-quality, print-ready image file.
I used to shoot with an old, beat-up Leica on black and white 125 ISO Ilford film during my high-school photography courses. We'd then print on Agfa Multicontrast Premium photo paper, and the results were always stunning. Even photos that didn't seem like they would come out, ended up being oddly captivating with this process.
Also, all the hottest chicks in Grade 11 were in photo class, so that made it a no-brainer.
Anyways, fast forward 11 years and here I am using Bibble to manage my RAW photo workflow. It's available for Linux, Windows and Mac - in that order 
- and it's by far the best software of its kind that I've used. I use Adobe Lightroom on my Vista PC when I need to, but on my Linux laptop all my RAW management is done through Bibble. Compared to Lightroom, Bibble seems to be more flexible, though they both provide ample options for pre-printing support (which is mostly what I use them for). I've also used Apple Aperture on my friend's Macbook Pro, but it doesn't hold a candle to either program. It's also far too slow to be of any real use to me; it was chugging on RAW files from my 10+MP Pentax for some odd reason, even though the machine is brand new. Its RAW output is also slightly less impressive than either Bibble or Lightroom. Maybe they'll fix things in the 2nd version, who knows.
So, playing around with some of the tucked-away options in Bibble, I came across film and photo paper simulators, where I found Ilford Plus FP4 125 film and Agfa Multicontrast Photo paper. And guess what? They make photos turn out just like my old Leica photos from high school - hot grade 11 chicks notwithstanding.
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This was the original Pilsen ad in the Medellín metro stations, until they pulled it when girls started falling over into the train tracks, mesmerized by the men in the advertisement. Especially the second one from the left.
Every hero deserves a Pilsen - some of us deserve seven.
I (heart) my camera.
Gaell Mainguy & myself, Sleeman clear & battery charger, Michael on the rotary, Vahe angry with wine, misc. shots at Le Dépanneur.
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Now that I got my camera back, I'm going to start posting more photos, and one neat way I've found to encourage myself to do so is by committing to a weekly-ish posting schedule.
I give you the first edition of NITWISPS - New Images This Week In Superb Photos by Steven!
My dad and my nephew Matthew, Matthew, Matthew, My Sisters, Marianne and Matthew, Marianne's apt., Marianne and Joseph, Joseph and Donut, Dominic and Donut, Kids, Vahe and his Mom, Vahe's sister and her friend, Rose's cake, playing Halo 3, I'm owning as usual.
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