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Back to state one more time that this car is freaking sexy as hell. I'm really liking the new Mustangs. May have to go drive a 5.0L in the very near future.

Okay, Keeping the weekly thread in motion. Out this week again for some more travels shooting a trade show in Boston, but having fun is a given too. :gabe: Here are some shots from this past week. Introducing my Daughter Sophia Nicole. The pink background is completely digital. The other two are with some backdrops I borrowed from a friends studio. I like them, but the one shot my hair light caused some reflections on the seating surface. Oh well, it was shot in my garage using my Home Depot ghetto lighting set up so I can't expect much. Just ticked I didn't see it while proofing. Ben will be happy that I didn't watermark her shots The others are a few walk-about's that I shot while at our farm. Canon EOS 1DMKII and 24-70L http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/138770676/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/138770675/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/138770677/original.jpg 10 Year old Sony 717 Bridge Camera http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/138760318/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/138755458/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/138760209/original.jpg

Thanks for keeping the threads going. I have a pretty hefty travel schedule and haven't been able to post much lately. I spent some time on the farm and thought I'd post some shots as the colors are great, but time is not my friend. Here's a couple from near dusk with the sun almost at the horizon to at least get up on the board so to speak. Walk about with my Old Sony Bridge Camera http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/138755458/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/138760318/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/138760209/original.jpg

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WOW!!! Best new member in a while. Rumor is that Grand National just finished.

Really? You've never likely owned one to see. I bet it would make you smile.

Family comes through which is awesome. I'm in Chicago shooting three runners in the Bank of America Marathon. One is my brother in law who finished withna new personal best. My sister in law was my assistant today and will be again at the parties tonight.

Sounds like jones was the hit of the party! Nicely done. Can't wait to see it in person some day. Now I know to carry a set of stop sticks if I run ya.

Nice ride. I've seen it somewhere before. Screen name is too cool too. Welcome to CR.

So you're not saying that creating something and marketing it based on what the market is demanding is wrong I hope? Sounds to me like a smart move and one that is proving successful. Much better than the "build it and they will come" approach many of Apple's competitors are attempting. Again, cool techie stuff is great but unless the market demands it there's really no value to be seen.

Doesn't your policy /contract outline specifics or in IT slang a scope of work? My policy and contract always outline what will be delivered, thus no scope creep will occur. I have basic packages and typically customize the project and adjust the pricing accordingly.

Haha. 0046 guy's jumping out of the way and his girl......who cares?

4:25 I would do that.

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I'm going to buy one of these and use it in my office as people call me on my cell all the time. I bet it gets some crazy ass looks :gabe: I'll put one of those Apple stickers on it and call it the iPhone 5 http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/zoom/8928_bluetooth_retro_handset_black_red.jpg

True there were MP3 players prior. However, I remember when the iPod launch in the fall of 2001. It was right after 9/11 and tradeshow season in my industry all but haulted, but regional shows took off and the iPod jumped to the top of everyone's list of best give aways and draws. No other small MP3 player or devices was ever considered. It was crazy how many we bought and gave away. That's where my first one came from. I don't at all think it was luck. I remember mine. It was cool, easy to use and just plain different. Apple's trademark hook....different. They nailed it. So true. Apple, like Chipotle did years later, created a culture and a following. So now they took hip well designed simple devices that did what people needed and wanted vs. what everyone else making did, which were creating devices that tried to offer the moon without knowing what their target audiance really wanted. So while you you are actually right, there were better phones; as there are today, but what does that really matter if people don't see value in them? Again, you're right, iTunes and the App Store were pure genius. Offering people what they wanted and giving them what they could get elsewhere but now with ease. So does where they sit as a single company vs dozens combined really matter? In market that struggles they continue to dominate and not on price but through value. People everyday in shit hole jobs walk around with an iPad. Pretty strong to hit the top of a market in tablets and enjoy world class sales of a single device like an iPhone when unemployment is at record levels. All while being so very profitable. Well done Steve. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/138634977/original.jpg ^^ I like this

And you deem the above as a negative? You? Really? I doubt it will be another release of a new product. I could see perhaps a Steve Jobs Edition of some sort. What that looks like I don't know. Just saying....

I wouldn't go so far as to imply he didn't give a shit. What was his annual salary again? He also was passionate and even considered a perfectionist because he was out to have technology enhance quality of life for those who used it. He didn't just create change for change sake. I don't know much about his personal life but I won't fault him for what may be less than charitable givings. He never pretended to be Ghandi but compared to all the other CEO's in the world who's companies make stuff, I think he held his own by creating products that truly made a difference to everyone from Autistic Children to my very own parents who are in their 80's and love their iPad.

He's no longer Alive on earth but iLive in the Cloud. iSad too.

So I guess there were no other options then eh? How do you explain all the thousands out there that do work? So you simple gave up then? Again, Apple's fault? Steve Jobs would be disappointed in that approach. Gabe, "your fired".

Here's a great article on what I was trying to say. I don't consider myself an Apple Fan Boy. All we have of their products are a couple iPads and iPhones. I still use a Windows PC and have no interest in switching to a Mac Computer.

So with her one instance of user error in front of you, it's Apple's fault? I use mine all the time and do photo shoots tethered to my iPad all the time.

It's not about him being a "Tech" massiah. I think everyone realizes not everything he did was technically new. They didn't have to be to be a considered a great and highly innovative thinker. What he did with even the already existing ideas is make them better and much more attractive, simple, sexy and just plain desired. In the end, his ideas did transform the world and the way in which we use devices and consume media. The world and market are proof of that. What's funny is so many companies that may in fact have better ideas can't pull off what he has in terms of making things desirable and actually in motion every day through actual use. The next greatest technical invention won't mean shit if no one buys into it and actually uses it.