Green Tips for Photogs

Happy Earth Day! To celebrate, I’m going to copy post Photojojo’s “10 Tips for Being a Greener Photographer,” which is a totally awesome article on simple ways to reduce your footprint as a creative. I also added my own green thoughts to the article (highlighted)—so check it out! 1: Go Digital If you haven’t gone digital yet, it might be time to make the switch. Digital photography is easier on the landfills: less packaging, no used film cans in... Read More

Gift Idea for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is May 11. Yes, it’s coming very soon…so you better be close to having a gift ready for your mama. And if you need some help with gift ideas, I have one just for you: a Moo MiniBook! For those of you that remember, a while ago I put together the MiniCards that I would get from Moo swapping into a small, landscape art book (you can see that here). I would take the MiniCards and write up short notes about each one—what the MiniCard is about, where... Read More

Computaform and Race Card Recreated

Recreated Computaform and race card for fictional horse race. Client provided race information and photograph of an old Computaform cover (see below) to follow. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Computaform and Race Card Recreated", url: "http://www.thinklia.com/2008/04/18/computaform-and-race-card-recreated/" }); Read More

Book Cover Design for Shutterfly

Client needed help to create this book cover for a 12×12 photo book he was creating using Shutterfly. He asked for a grid of photos (in chronological order) with the person’s name “handwritten” above. The photos continue to the back of the book: SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Book Cover Design for Shutterfly", url: "http://www.thinklia.com/2008/04/18/book-cover-design-for-shutterfly/" }); Read More

Baby Book

A 22-page baby book. The father wanted to use these scrapbook elements with a color palette of light blues, greens, and yellows. The book features images of the newborn at the hospital and his first day home. Published through Blurb. April 2008. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.thinklia.com/images/gallery/babybook/viewer.swf" height="490" width="590" bgcolor="#ffffff" fvars="xmlDataPath = http://www.thinklia.com/images/gallery/babybook/gallery.xml" /] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title:... Read More

Flickr Friday: Video! Video! Video!

Wow! Flickr now shares videos! What a week. On April 9, Flickr announced and started its video sharing program. Video on Flickr! Video! Video! Video! The rumours are true and “soon” is now. We’re thrilled to introduce video on Flickr. If you’re a pro member, you can now share videos up to 90 glorious seconds in your photostream. 90 seconds? While this might seem like an arbitrary limit, we thought long and hard about how video would complement the flickrverse. If you’ve... Read More

Torres Testimonials

A collection of praise and anecdotes about a much loved and recognized copy store owner in New York City, who was recently featured in The New York Times for his popularity. The stories were collected from friends and customers in NYC. Published through Blurb and available at my Blurb bookstore. March 2008. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.thinklia.com/images/gallery/torres/viewer.swf" height="490" width="590" bgcolor="#ffffff" fvars="xmlDataPath = http://www.thinklia.com/images/gallery/torres/gallery.xml"... Read More

Wedding Album

Elegant 84-page black and white wedding album published through Blurb. The sleek design, exceptional quality, and affordable cost of a Blurb book makes it the perfect keepsake for newlyweds. Photographs by FinestraPhoto. Designed by me. February 2008. To view more wedding album designs for different album publishers (including Renaissance and White Glove), visit FinestraPhoto. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.thinklia.com/images/gallery/weddingalbum/viewer.swf" height="490"... Read More

Bon Voyage

Bon Voyage is a photography book documenting a whirlwind week in Nice, Monte Carlo, and Paris. Photographs by moi. Published through Blurb. December 2007. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.thinklia.com/images/gallery/bonvoyage/viewer.swf" height="490" width="590" bgcolor="#ffffff" fvars="xmlDataPath = http://www.thinklia.com/images/gallery/bonvoyage/gallery.xml" /] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bon Voyage", url: "http://www.thinklia.com/2008/04/06/bon-voyage/" }); Read More

“Monte Carlo Fun House” Wins at Dogwood Arts Fine Arts Show

I got a juror citation! One of four winners out of more than 300+ entries from regional artists? Not bad, huh? Below is the article from the Knox Alliance website. To learn more about the Dogwood Arts Festival, click here. April 2008 The Dogwood Arts Festival 2008 Fine Arts Show Winners Announced Four awards have been presented to local artists as part of the Dogwood Arts Festival 2008 Fine Arts Show with thanks to ORNL Federal Credit Union. An awards ceremony and public reception... Read More