So yesterday morning I woke to find that I made an appearance in the Seattle Times..Look at the awesome pose!!

Ok, so the article was not a feature on me. It was actually a story on James Sun, now a local reality-TV legend. I was there that day to film James for "A Day in the Life" web feature and the Seattle Times reporter was also following James to do a story on him. Still, how many people can say that they got their picture taken while doing an awesome pose (notice the slight turn of the hips and the gentle bend in the knees) in the paper? I CAN!!!

You can also see yours truly at work in this short interview/behind-the-scenes video.

I finally got the 7D this week. I had been using the Panasonic GH1 for the past several months and loved the look and small form factor of shooting HD video with these small DSLRs. The GH1 was nice...but now the 7D.

I wanted to see how the glidecam would function with the 7D on it since it is much lighter than the HMC150 I had been using on the glidecam. With the Tokina 11-16mm lens, it wasn't too bad. I had to get used to the lighter weight but slowly I seemed to get the hang of it.

The UofW campus is a lovely place and it was a cold but lovely day. And I got to end it with a deliciously tasty treat from Lois @ Haagen Dazs. MMMMM.

The concept of One Day's Wages is simple: calculate what you make in a day and use that amount to participate in the fight against extreme global poverty. Simple yet powerful. I am proud to be a part of this grassroots movement to eradicate extreme global poverty. Do your part. Visit the website, register and help spread the word via your favorite social media mechanism. And donate your one day's wage and together we can rid the world of extreme global poverty in our lifetime.

This is an interview I did with Eugene Cho, founder of One Day's Wages, about the vision of ODW. Check it out and visit the website!

We all know scamming on the internet is common... we've all received those emails about helping a desperate person in Nigeria funnel money out of the country. But i think with just a little common sense, we can all avoid being scammed on the internet.

I'm trying to sell my video camera, the panasonic ag-hmc150. I put the listing on craigslist (shameless self-advertising here) and within a few hours, the scammers were all over it. I received an email from a Jessica Walcourt asking if "your item is still available." I replied with a simple yet it is. The next day, I receive another email from a different person (female again). See below.

Obviously, this is a scam. First, two emails from two different people...RED FLAG. Second, they refer to the camera as "the item" instead of actually naming the item...RED FLAG. Third, they offer to pay me more than I ask...RED FLAG. Fourth, they can't spell...RED FLAG (you would think these scammers would be bright enough at least do a spell check). Fifth, they are asking me to ship the item overseas...RED FLAG. So how are they scamming me if they are saying they'll send me the funds via paypal first? Probably a stolen credit card. They use it to pay you. You get the funds. You ship the equipment. 3 months later, the cc company discovers the fraud and takes back the money from your paypal account. BAM..you've been scammed.

Just a little thought and common sense may spare you from falling for an internet scam. Trust your instincts. If it's too good to be true, then well, you know the rest. And if in doubt, just google it.