Scott Loftesness
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We Wrote the Book!
Scott’s Google Reader- Big data in the cloud
- I should like more money
- Data for the public good
- Ira Glass on the Secret of Success in Creative Work, Animated in Kinetic Typography
- What Can Siri do for you?
- Interpreting Black and White, Part I
- Data killed the HiPPO star
- How to take great looking portraits with your iPhone camera
- Apple revamps ‘Getting Started’ guide for iOS developers, makes it more useful and more elegant
- Mountain Fever
- Scott’s Instapaper
- Writing Wednesdays: Thinking in Metaphors
- Is Equity Value the Same as Cash?
- What Non-Profit News Orgs Can Learn From Yelp
- How to answer "What is your greatest weakness?"
- Instant messaging: Touchy typing | The Economist
- It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Glyn Dewis! | Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider
- How to Quit Your Job, Sell Your Stuff and Move to a Tropical Paradise
- Phys Ed: How Exercise Fuels the Brain - NYTimes.com
- A Brief History of Drones | The Nation
- Mobile payments becomes patent battleground | MobilePaymentsToday.com
Author Archives: Scott Loftesness
Dorothea Lange at the Oakland Museum of California
On my way home from the East Bay this afternoon, I stopped by the Oakland Museum of California – a wonderful museum that brings back lots of memories from the early days following its opening in 1969. The museum has … Continue reading
Walker Evans – from the Ideal to the Ordinary
Last Thursday, I attended a lecture on Walker Evans given by Jeff L. Rosenheim at Stanford’s Cantor Art Center. Rosenheim is Curator, Department of Photographs, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – and a leading authority on Walker Evans. The … Continue reading
New IMA Battery, Like New Car!
The IMA battery (Integrated Motor Assist) in my 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid started acting up a few months back – suddenly having a very low charge and then, a few minutes, saying it was fully charged. Finally, the Check Engine … Continue reading
Those Escher Steps
Over on Google+, Doug Kaye shares his black and white capture of what he calls “Escher Steps” – in the Rodin Sculpture Gallery near the Cantor Art Center. I’ve written about those steps before – first pointed out to me … Continue reading
An Appreciation of Walker Evans
With my friend Doug Kaye today, I explored the Walker Evans exhibition currently running at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. As we explored Evans’ images, several themes came through, among them: His composition – with street shots that … Continue reading
Point Montara Light Station
Late this afternoon, I headed over to Half Moon Bay – specifically to Montara and the Point Montara Light Station – to join up with a small group of Google+ photographers. I tried several HDR shots – none of which … Continue reading
The Bane of Batteries – My 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid
I’m back from our local Honda dealer where I got the news that my 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid needs a new IMA battery. That’s the big battery (behind the seat in my Civic) the helps boost acceleration in concert with … Continue reading
More on HDR Processing Workflows using Lightroom, Photoshop
Doug Kaye has added a new post that describes several workflows – including his new favorite – for High Dynamic Range (HDR) image processing using Lightroom, Photoshop and tools such as Unified Color’s HDR Expose/32 Float, LR/Enfuse, Photomatix Pro, Nik’s … Continue reading
Such an Elegant Custom – Writing a Thank You Letter!
While recently going through some old boxes of work-related materials in an early attempt at spring cleaning, I came across an old file of mine containing thank you letters from colleagues and clients of mine back in years at IBM. … Continue reading
The Tunnel View at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
Yesterday, Doug Kaye and I headed out on a glorious January morning for some photography shooting over on the coast. We headed first to one of my favorite spots – Fitzgerald Marine Reserve north of Half Moon Bay. This county … Continue reading
