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Barcamp 2.0 This Weekend!

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BARCAMP?

So what is this “Barcamp” thing all about? Despite what the name implies, it is not a beer-guzzling excuse to go outdoors with over 100 people. Although the idea is tempting in itself…

What I am talking about is a fantastic opportunity to come participate in a conference that is unlike any conference you’ve ever attended, unless you were present for Barcamp 1.0. This is what we call an “unconference”, a format where the attendees are the presenters and the camper decide what topics/presenters they want to hear. No keynote speakers, just people in the know sharing what they know. Sound good so far? But wait, there is more.

PROPOSED TOPICS

You can expect a lot of various sessions at Barcamp. The first Camp we had here in Birmingham included AJAX, Ruby On Rails, Microformats, typography, web 2.0 and even juggling for geeks. This year, expect discussions on Twitter, social media tools, marketing, startups, design and more!

PRESENTERS

As promised, you, and other like-minded people that you want to meet.

NETWORKING

This is a bonus here at Barcamp and we encourage this every chance you have while attending. Some people come to look for better career opportunities. More than a few campers attend just to see old friends and make new ones. The discussions and networking opportunities are invaluable. This year my goal is to make at least 5 new friends and add no less than 10 new contacts. Are you one of them?

FREE, AS IN BEER

Yep, this unconference is free. How cool is that? It isn’t often that you get so much value for free.

MAC, LINUX, WINDOWS, WHO CARES?

We do not discriminate based on your computer’s platform here at Barcamp. There will be free wifi for each. The same goes for your cameras. Bring them both and share with the gang!

STILL READING?

Register yourself as a camper and/or presenter as well as more Barcamp details by going to our wiki site: http://barcampbirmingham.org/ The not-so-secret password is c4mp. See you there!

Photos courtesy of Dimitri, Glynnish & Photo Mojo with gratitude and no compensation whatsoever.

 

Combo Mojo

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So I am heavily into this thing called micro-blogging, or lifestreaming and created a Tumblr account a long time ago. This site allows me to aggregate most of my Studio Mojo web feeds and combine them into automatic blog posting. I could post a blog article on there as well, but I already do that here.

If you want to see it all at once and on one website, check out Combo Mojo: http://mojodenbow.tumblr.com/

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Flower Girl

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Flower Girl, originally uploaded by Photo-Mojo.

Daphne spends a day at the Birmingham Botanical gardens

Photo Friday

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photobooth friday, originally uploaded by girlhula.

DIY Photobooth goodness!

Smoke Stack

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Smoke Stack, originally uploaded by Photo-Mojo.

I was in downtown Birmingham looking for the Photowalk gang mojodenbow.info/2008/03/31/april-fools-magic-city-photo-w… and saw a huge plume of black smoke up in the mountains (10 miles away) I couldn’t see what was burning but it was big and so I set off to capture it. Upon arrival, the area was swarming with onlookers and emergency workers.

I rushed to the gate with cameras in tow and was stopped by the police, even with my media badge. Reason being it was private property and the apt manager (The Enclave at Mountain Brook apartments) was insisting no press because of the negative images it would portray (faulty safety guidelines)?

A police officer suggested I get creative if I wanted any photos. Th place inside the complex had hoards of kids running to/from the fire on the back side of the complex just to see what was going on and could care less about their safety.

What made this worthwhile was the fact I had beaten the mainstream media by 10 minutes.After getting my shots, they came running down the hill towards the blocked entrance where I stopped them and told them no luck and why.

Eat your heart out again, mainstream media!

**UPDATE**
I wonder how the hell the Birmingham News got these photos?? blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/04/large_fire_reported_at_apart…

April Fools Magic City Photo Walk in Magic City

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Flickr: Discussing April Fools Magic City Photo Walk in Magic City

Yes, it is true, we ARE having another photowalk in the Birmingham area this Tuesday night. We’ll meet at 5:30PM in the Speakeasy downtown Birmingham. After a few drinks to um, enhance our shooting skills, we’ll hit the pavement and capture anything that strikes our fancy.

The Rules:
Who is invited: Anyone who wants to come.

Who is not invited: mean people.

Required equipment: a camera of any type.

Suggested equipment: tripod (for after it gets dark).

Required Photographic Skill Level: Any. The purpose of this event is to just have fun, meet some people, share tips and tricks, and just enjoy photography together.

So that’s it, come on and join us April 1st!

A few shots from the last photowalking event:

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ADrive

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When corporate headquarters reminded it’s employees that no personal music/photos/videos were allowed on company laptops, a collective “Oh crap” was heard throughout. After filling up my 8GB flash drive, I still had at least 10 GB more to remove.

Then I remembered ADrive. This is a web-based storage and back-up application that hosts up to 50GB. Free.

Problem solved and my work laptop thanks me for it. Wow.

Introducing My Space

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I’ve created and authored a lot of web sites/blogs and a friend of mine suggested that with all of theses sites inside of what I call Studio Mojo, I do not have a web presence that I can truly call my own. So, without delay, I am introducing MojoDenbow.info.

Originally, I had a personal website that was basic, free and hosted by WordPress.com. There were page templates, limited storage and not as customizable as I would have liked. Since then, I decided to create various websites on our own server, with their own domain names as opposed to mojodenbow.wordpress.com to mojodenbow.info. Why .info? It rhymes with my name. Duh!

To get the latest updates the Mojo has to offer, please add this site to your RSS reader. The address is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/MojoDenbow and if you want the updates delivered to your email inbox instead, be sure to sign up here:

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Spring Time Is Here

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This shot is a result of failure…, originally uploaded by dcumminsusa.

I mowed the grass for the first time this season and paid the price for it. There were more than a few weeds and it seems they all found their way into my sinuses. I went to the doctor today and got some good stuff to counteract it.

I’ve never had allergies before. It takes getting used to and it sucks.

What's Up Doc?

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What’s Up Doc, originally uploaded by eagerlittlemind.

This girl is ready for spring as she sports her dress and rabbit ears!