http://jordannielsen.com/blog The Journey of a Passionate Photographer Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:24:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Over the past few months the service that Apple rebranded from .Mac to MobileMe has gone through some insane growing pains, even a trip or two. But it has come out of its ugly duckling stage and is revealing its true potential. With the increase in storage from 10GB to ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/11/16/using-mobileme-for-clients/ http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/11/13/recent-shoot-in-stanely-park/ Yours truly has been featured on Wallblank.com. We've decided to go with a four images and four different causes. There is a limit of 50 prints / picture so they will go like hotcakes! All prints are 13"x19" in size so they're going to look incredible on your walls.  Spread the ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/11/07/its-time-to-act/ A couple of weeks ago a great website launched called Wallblank.com. It's head up by a few people whom I know, so I will get that out in the open at the start.  The basic premise of the website is to allow layman (normal people) purchase great art to fill their ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/11/06/fill-those-blank-walls/ When was the last time you stopped from taking pictures and just sat and talked with someone who you've wanted to or have photographed? Or when was the last time that you actually cared enough to stop and speak with someone, a stranger, a friend?  I've often felt that we as ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/11/01/have-you-stopped-being-human/ Two juniors campers fly down the screamer. As one young guy clings on to the ropes, the others are feeling the thrill of the ride. http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/10/26/juniors-retreat/ With the recent weather around the Cowichan valley it has been ideal conditions for the leaves to turn a brilliant yellow, orange and red color.  Download HERE! http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/10/25/november-wallpaper-is-here/ Thursday was a bit of a lazy day here at Kaleo so some of us decided to take a hike to the point. With the seasons changed and the colors beginning to really change the view was amazing, walking beneath a sunlit canopy of warm yellows. http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/10/25/taking-to-the-adventure/ Every once and a while I get a smidgen of inspiration to make a tilt-shift style image. This particular image was shot from the top of Mount Maxwell overlooking the sound end of Saltspring Island. http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/10/21/saltspring-island-microstyle/ Lately I have been struggling with where my passions lie and where I should be investing most of my time. To let you in on a bit of how this is happening here is a bit of an explanation. Many of you know that I am working as an intern in ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/10/18/passion-to-make-a-difference/ For most serious photographers even thinking about using the iPhone camera to capture decent images is completely out of the question. Well I have an argument against those thoughts. I do feel that the iPhone camera is not as good of quality as it could be, but quality shouldn't limit ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/10/13/stylizing-images-on-your-iphone/ First, I just want to apologize for the slow down in posts as of late. Kaleo has kicked off and has been taking up a lot of my time. We recently just returned from a surfing trip around Tofino (Long Beach area). I would post images from that trip, but ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/10/13/its-been-a-while/ http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/10/04/mount-maxwell-cathedral-grove/ http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/28/a-few-more-from-salts/ With the recent events of SALTS I have been able to capture a new desktop for the month of October. So without any further fanfare, here it is! Download it HERE! http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/27/october-calendar-is-here/ I have to apologize for the lack of content being put forth lately on the blog, but I do have good excuse. I have been having tons of fun on crazy adventures with Kaleo. Today we just got back from a five day sailing trip on the Pacific Grace. I ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/26/more-adventures-this-time-at-sea/ These past couple of days we went on a backpacking trip up to the peak of Mount Albert-Edward. It was an amazing trip, filled with tons of sun and incredible vistas. Here are a few shots from the trip. http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/18/mount-albert-edward-trip/ Last week I posted about the new Canon website that featured a camera that looked distinctly like a 5D. Well now the light is starting to be shed on the look of the camera. Yes, I am being that guy again. http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/13/more-canon-5d-hype/ With Kaleo now underway and going forward there will be a bit of a slowdown for the next couple of weeks on the blog. The gang is complete with an amazing amount of people interested in photography and some great personalities. Here is a quick image of what has happened ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/13/update-from-the-front-line/ Call me odd, but I couldn't resist making a desktop out of this image. I hope you enjoy a bit of a prairie breeze. Download It Here! http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/07/september-calendar-v20/ A little while ago a friend of mine David duChemin ran a bit of a contest for some new types of camera straps. They were BlackRapid's R-Strap. No unfortantely he did not pick me (DOH!), but I did do some more research into these straps and man, what an awesome ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/07/finally-a-decent-camera-strap/ In a place where I so wanted to get away from, this time on my holiday here I have found a new character to the place that has perplexed me. A character that I've never really seen before. The idea that someone could love the look of rolling hills, fields ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/06/perplexed-by-the-prairies/ With the recent acquisition of a couple 250GB portable HD's I knew that the biggest issue would be how to back up all that onto the HD's. A while ago I posted on the programs that I use to back-up all my data, one piece of software that was among ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/06/backing-up/ As promised, it was coming, but just had to be finished. Download It Here! http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/05/new-september-wallpaper/ There was a particular project which I worked on for a large part of Advance Crew at Camp Qwanoes this past summer. It has to do with a music video and they wanted me to shoot a sequence of images that would tell the story of many different people. You ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/05/new-projects-posted-to-portfolio/ There has been a lot of commotion over the upcoming release of the new 5D, and now Canon has added some new fuel to the fire with this rather familiar looking 5D figure. I don't like to be that guy but this has me excited! http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/05/its-getting-official/ [caption id="attachment_570" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="GP is my cat that loves to be curious...sometimes."][/caption]   http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/03/more-fun-with-the-50mm/ I have now just updated the Qwanoes web gallery with new '08 images from this past summer. There are now over 50 images within this section of my portfolio and I am extremely happy with it. Go and check out it out. http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/03/qwanoes-galleries-updated/ With the end of summer comes a nice piece of paper that allows me to gather up some new gear. At the moment the new gear list is as follows: Canon 50MM F1.2L Sandisk Extreme III 8GB x 2 Western Digital 250GB Passport x 2 I have been in need of a few good ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/03/equipment-time/ It has come and gone, the nine weeks of insanely intensive work that has me completely drained but full of joy. It has been an incredibly tough summer, but as well it has brought amazing rewards. If there was one words that I could place on this summer it would ... http://jordannielsen.com/blog/2008/09/01/farewell-to-summer-2008/