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The $100 Startup

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:05:00 +0000

Andrew Warner of Mixergy.com interviews Chris Guillebeau who spent less than $100 to build his business, which includes Unconventional Guides, a site that helps people do more of what they’re excited about, like traveling the world. And a blog, called The Art of Non-Conformity.

Book Description

THE $100 STARTUP Publication Date: May 8, 2012

Book Description

Publication Date: May 8, 2012

In The $100 Startup, Chris Guillebeau shows you how to lead of life of adventure, meaning and purpose – and earn a good living.

Still in his early thirties, Chris is on the verge of completing a tour of every country on earth – he’s already visited more than 175 nations – and yet he’s never held a “real job” or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a special genius for turning ideas into income, and he uses what he earns both to support his life of adventure and to give back.

There are many others like Chris – those who’ve found ways to opt out of traditional employment and create the time and income to pursue what they find meaningful. Sometimes, achieving that perfect blend of passion and income doesn’t depend on shelving what you currently do. You can start small with your venture, committing little time or money, and wait to take the real plunge when you're sure it's successful.

In preparing to write this book, Chris identified 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment (in many cases, $100 or less), and from that group he’s chosen to focus on the 50 most intriguing case studies. In nearly all cases, people with no special skills discovered aspects of their personal passions that could be monetized, and were able to restructure their lives in ways that gave them greater freedom and fulfillment.

Here, finally, distilled into one easy-to-use guide, are the most valuable lessons from those who’ve learned how to turn what they do into a gateway to self-fulfillment. It’s all about finding the intersection between your “expertise” – even if you don’t consider it such -- and what other people will pay for. You don’t need an MBA, a business plan or even employees. All you need is a product or service that springs from what you love to do anyway, people willing to pay, and a way to get paid.

Not content to talk in generalities, Chris tells you exactly how many dollars his group of unexpected entrepreneurs required to get their projects up and running; what these individuals did in the first weeks and months to generate significant cash; some of the key mistakes they made along the way, and the crucial insights that made the business stick. Among Chris’s key principles: if you’re good at one thing, you’re probably good at something else; never teach a man to fish – sell him the fish instead; and in the battle between planning and action, action wins.

In ancient times, people who were dissatisfied with their lives dreamed of finding magic lamps, buried treasure, or streets paved with gold. Today, we know that it’s up to us to change our lives. And the best part is, if we change our own life, we can help others change theirs. This remarkable book will start you on your way.

The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make A Living, Do What You Love, And Create a New Future by Chris Guillebeau

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:16:00 +0000

If you are photographing people, you need this app to send them their residual.
It also tracks your model releases.

It's called "Release Me".

Release Me: The Model Release App from Joey L on Vimeo.

New Camera from Canon Makes Cameramen Weak in the Knees in love.

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:20:00 +0000

Underdog Director Vincent Laforet shows off the feaures he likes best in the new Canon C300 camera. via engadget

How to get smooth time lapse: Use track from Dynamic Perception.

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:16:00 +0000

To record time-lapse scenes of a recent Aurora, Terje Sorgjerd traveled to and around Kirkenes and Pas National Park in Norway - bordering Russia [70 degree north and 30 degrees east.]

Temperatures were around -25 Celsius.

His mission is to record moving time-lapse sequences with still images captured on a full frame DSLR and 3 lenses: - two wide zooms, and one 24mm f1.4 prime.

The Aurora from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo.

Here's his camera & Lens kit for his shoot:

Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 24mm/1.4
Canon 16-35mm/2.8
Sigma 12-24mm

His all-in-one motion control dolly is from Dynamic Perception,

There's a 814ms delay between the shots, with exposure times that range from 1 second to 2 seconds.

For power in the cold temperature, he chose a 12v 9800mAh CCTV battery that he gets 50+ hours of juice for the track's motor. His coffee thermos runs out before the battery does.

In Post he:

Terje Sorgjerd 3 days ago

Converted the raw files to 16-bit TIFF in lightroom.
Rendered the TIFF files in AE to 4k resolution 95% Jpeg.
Edited the 4K video in Final Cut
Exported to 1080P h.264 using Compressor.
Uploaded to Vimeo.

The 4K version looks better. :-)

He was out in the cold shooting sunset to sunrise - all night, warmed by hot coffee, and moving around to increase body temp.

trondk 2 days ago
Very nice! Thanks for sharing. But what did you use for battery power in such low temperatures? How long was your longest sequence?
Terje Sorgjerd 1 day ago
12v 9800mAh CCTV battery will power my two motors and camera for 50+ hours. Problem is my coffee thermos running out. ;-)

Terje Sorgjerd 3 days ago

Thank you!

Most of the days I started shooting before sunset, and did not finish until after sunrise. I do not mind -25C, but I mind the wind. A lot of hot coffees, and constantly moving around help keep the warmth.

_______

To set the look of each sequence, the images were graded in Lightroom, then batch processed, followed by export.

Terje Sorgjerd 3 days ago

I use Lightroom for grading.

RedHavoc Media 1 day ago
So you grade every frame separately?!
Nino Leitner 1 day ago
No - batch processing. Grade one and copy the grade to the other frames, then export.

He exported at 30 frames per second.

Sebastian TR 3 days ago
stunning work - the motion appeared very fluid , what FPS did you compile / export at ??

great stuff
Terje Sorgjerd 3 days ago
Hey Sebastian,

This is at 30 frames per seconds.

How to: time-lapse

Red Scarlett Super HD Camera unveiled at CES 2011

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:16:00 +0000

Ted Shilowitz of Red Digital Cameras introduces the Scarlet Super HD – domestic cousin to the Red cameras, at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. Ted says that they are not available yet, and pricing isn't set, but this camera should be about $6000, and will out perform cameras that cost 10X that amount.

One marketer's story of how he made $2.2 million from affiliate sales.

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:50:00 +0000

http://www.warriorforum.com/This is the story of how Mike Colella went from $100,000 in debt to $2.2 million in affiliate commissions within about a year. Interviewed by Andrew Warner from Mixergy.com

Mentioned in this interview: Offer Vault , Digital Point, Warrior Forum,

San Francisco Fog Time Lapse

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:16:00 +0000

Summer in San Francisco from Michael Winokur on Vimeo.
San Francisco: Fog time-lapse portrait of the city by the bay. Filmed and edited by Michael Winokur Photography summer 2010. We tend to think of the fog hanging over San Francisco, this project is about showing how lively and dynamic the fog really is.

Motion control head by Meade Coronado running Time Is Motion software.

Googlelab's App Inventor for Android

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:16:00 +0000

http://appinventor.googlelabs.com
Google App Inventor is an application provided by Google that allows anyone to create software applications for the Android OS. It uses a graphical interface, very similar to Scratch and the StarLogo TNG user interface, that allows users to drag-and-drop visual objects to create an application that can run on the Android system, which runs on many mobile devices. The application was made available through request on July 12, 2010, to later be released publicly on December 15, 2010. The application is aimed towards people who are not familiar with computer programming, such as elementary school students and hospital nurses. The reasoning is that if young people develop applications to fulfill their own needs and install them on their own phones, they will more likely use the phones more often, or switch to the Android OS if they are not already using a phone that runs the system (via Wikipedia.org)

A 60 second video showing an app being made with App inventor for Android.

http://appinventor.googlelabs.com
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Stanford iPhone developer course available free via iTunes U

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:16:00 +0000

arstechnica writes:

If you have a hankering to join the ranks of the 50,000+ strong group of iPhone developers but you lack the motivation to learn the ins and outs yourself, Stanford University may have just the thing for you. The school's Computer Science Department will be posting materials from its 10-week iPhone Application Programming course to iTunes U.

10 money management apps for business

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:31:00 +0000

Inc. Magazine has published a list of 10 money management apps.

http://www.inc.com/ss/10-money-management-apps-for-business

Free Chrome OS Laptops from Google

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:16:00 +0000

Google is getting ready to change the operating system landscape with their new Chrome OS. Now all your documents will live on the cloud, not on your computer. As part of the roll out, Google is giving away their Cr-48 Chrome notebook to select users who apply for the pilot program in exchange for your promise to use it and provide feedback. They also want your o.k. to use your feedback in advertising and your o.k. to anonymously watch everything you do with the notebook.

"Each participant in the Pilot program will receive a Cr-48 Chrome notebook; in return, we'll expect you to use it regularly and send us detailed feedback. "

Here's a great video by Epipheo Studios that explains the new Chrome OS:

Follow this link to apply for the pilot program.

360 Zone: Bikini Contest

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:16:00 +0000

Contestants - 2009 Miss Mission Beach Bikini Contest in San Diego Photo by William Salisbury / 360 View

360 Zone: Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:16:00 +0000

Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego by William Salisbury

Facebook users exposed by youropenbook.org

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Mon, 17 May 2010 07:53:00 +0000

Click for Larger View

Visit youropenbook.org and do your own search.

Three Choices for Webcasting

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:16:00 +0000

Leo Laporte, The Tech Guy, recently recommended Vidblaster, Wirecast and BoinxTV for creating a webcast with professional looking graphics. These software products all run about $500. Leo uses TriCaster, a hardware solution, that costs $12,000+.

Vidblaster runs on Windows only and comes in 3 versions: Home, Pro, and Studio.

Wirecast runs on both Windows and Mac.

BoinxTV runs on Mac only.

29 Resources for Freelance Designers Operating on a Tight Budget

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:20:00 +0000

DesignM.ag has posted a list of 29 resources for zero budget web attraction projects.

All you ever wanted to know about how to produce a package for broadcast news.

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:10:00 +0000

Behind the scenes with Vincent Laforet and the Canon 1D MKIV

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:16:00 +0000

Last week the world got to see the work of Vincent Laforet, and the great looking low light images from the Canon 1D MKIV (pronounced One D, Mark 4).

The latest HDslr camera test from Laforet and his team was shot with the new APS-H sized sensor from Canon in gritty night time scenes in Downtown L.A.'s industrial section. The ISO was cranked up to 6400.

This week, the behind the scenes video was announced.

View it at this link.

See Noc turne here: link

Click here to check pricing of the D1 MKIV

Green Laser super bright still legal in most states

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:53:00 +0000

People love this super bright modern day light saber. It's the Green Las er Pointer that internet media mogul Vincent Laforet is using on his set. (He liked it so much he tweeted about it on Dec 14)

MegaBright, this is not your father's laser pointer. 5000 foot range and visible in daylight!

CHECK PRICE ON AMAZON

Canon's D1 Mark IV crushes the competition

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:46:00 +0000

Available in December 2009, Canon's flagship DSLR camera, the D1 will be released as the D1 Mark IV, and it will shoot 1080P HD video, with amazing low light capabilities - expanded ISO to 102,400. Priced at $5000.

See the review and video by Vincent Laforet at Gizmodo

This camera uses the APS-H sized sensor, making it slightly cropped view of a 35mm "Full Frame". The crop factor is 1.3

Sony updates the EX1 video camera with the EX1R

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:29:00 +0000

Big news in cameras today. Let's start with the Sony EX1R, an update to the excellent EX1.
Link: Sony's review of the EX1R

This update to the camera gives better user controls, HDMI output replaces S-Video output, and cache record allows you to catch action that you would otherwise miss.

Log your expenses from any device with Xpenser

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:22:00 +0000

Xpenser.com will help you track and manage your expenses from any device. And it's free.

Planning a unified Brand for yourself? Check availablity across networks with Namechk

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:37:00 +0000

Namechk will instantly show you if your desired or branded username is available at the majority of the top social networking websites. By typing your username into the “chk” search box, it will query all the social sites listed on the page and display whether the username is taken or available.

http://namechk.com/

WordPress Beginner

noreply@blogger.com (EDITORIAL) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:32:00 +0000

WP Beginner is a web site that offers tips for people just starting out with WordPress. They also offer free help for setting up your WordPress web site in exchange for using a host that they are affiliated with.

http://www.wpbeginner.com//