Jan 17 2010

Project 2010

In the Fall of 2008 I decided that I wanted to take a major photo/video road trip. I’m going to keep the destination secret, because I’m hoping to blog from the road once I get started. Originally I was planning to take the trip in Summer 2009, but decided to wait and spend the year [...]

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Jan 21 2010

The Cameras

Published by John Rappold under Photography

Most of the time when I start a new photo or video project I try to work with a new technique or tool. First, here are the still cameras I’ll be taking on my trip: Nikon D90 The D9o will be my main workhorse camera. I think it is fantastic, and after almost 18 months on [...]

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Feb 05 2010

The Camcorders

Published by John Rappold under Project 2010,Video

Here are the camcorders I’ll be taking on my trip: Sony HDR-HC1 Prior to purchasing the HC1 in March 2006, I had owned a JVC miniDV cam (not so great) and a sony Digital8 (good cam). The HC1 was the rirst consumer camcorder to shoot in the then new HDV format. All I can say [...]

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Apr 04 2010

Dell Inspiron iM1012 Netbook – First Impressions

Published by John Rappold under Project 2010

Amazon Link: Dell Inspiron iM1012-799OBK Mini 1012 10.1-Inch Netbook A couple of weeks go I asked my bosses about taking my office laptop on my trip. Although one of them said it ould be fine, another one reminded me that if it was stolen there could be unauthorized access to some of our servers and [...]

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Jun 09 2010

Project 2010 – The American Southwest

I Returned from my trip to the American Southwest on May 27th, after almost three weeks on the road. After spending about a year in “pre-production” buying hardware, accessories, and gathering information, it was more than worth the wait. Trip Photography It quickly became apparent that with the amount of places we wanted to visit, [...]

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