iPhone camera accessory review Dying to get your hands on the latest 360-degree imaging accessories for iPhones, Android phones, or Windows phones? Check out BubblePix’s BubbleScope. And if you’ve ever been involved in crowd funding or you want to become involved, read on because you may be among the few people who get to show [...]
Read MoreMore details from Kickstarter
Feb 19, 2012After a discouraging response from Kickstarter as to why HiLO Lens is not appropriate, we do have a more personalized reply : Thanks for writing in and sharing your idea. With Kickstarter, it’s important to be able to communicate past experience, visual examples of your work, and a comprehensive plan to complete your project within a [...]
Read MoreThe mystery of Kickstarter selection
Feb 16, 2012I wish I knew why Kickstarter doesn’t like HiLO Lens. After the initial rejection I asked for some clarification. Here is what I received : Thanks for writing in, and I’m happy to clarify. Kickstarter is a platform designed for the funding of focused and finite creative projects. We try to focus primarily on the arts. [...]
Read MoreIs our sheep breaking the law ?
Feb 15, 2012Yesterday I published some bad news. When it rains, it pours. There may be a copyright issues with our mascot. A friend mentioned that our sheep looked similar to Shaun the Sheep. It turns out that our designer was inspired by Shaun. However our mascot is very different in some ways, for example our mascot [...]
Read MoreThe ups and downs
Feb 14, 2012A big down today After having paved the way to submit a project to Kickstarter I sent in a brief project description and got the following reply : Thank you for taking the time to share your idea. Unfortunately, this isn’t the right fit for Kickstarter. We receive many project proposals daily and review them [...]
Read MorePhotographers in films: Geeky guy, blockbuster movie
Feb 13, 2012Guess which movie character shot the nice street photographs above. I realize it may be hard to guess, so here are a few hints: The character we’re looking for is a student at Columbia University. He works part-time as a photographer and pizza delivery boy. And he’s helplessly in love with a redhead named M—— [...]
Read MoreStreet photography meets the law I
Feb 11, 2012One great thing about street photography is its effectiveness in capturing life’s unguarded moments, including rare displays of emotion by the most stoic or shy people. As Mark mentioned before, candid shots are best for camera-shy folks, and sometimes taking candid shots is the only way to get a good street photograph. If, for example, [...]
Read MoreKickstarter and Amazon requirements
Feb 10, 2012While going through the process of submitting the project to Kickstarter there were a couple of red flags. It was not so clear if we needed an Amazon Payments account or to fulfill Kickstarter’s interpretation of what is required for a valid Amazon Payments account. Typically Amazon Payments accounts have a verified Credit Card from [...]
Read MoreOne step closer to Kickstarter
Feb 08, 2012After some inevitable fax problems, Amazon validated our bank account and we now have an Amazon Payments account. I wonder why an internet company is demanding fax. Continuing the exercise in jumping through hoops, next leap will be to register our Amazon Payments account with Kickstarter…
Read MoreiShutter Review
Feb 05, 2012iPhone camera accessory review Many of us wish our cell phone cameras could work as well as, if not better than, our point-and-shoot cameras: cell phones are usually what we have with us at a party, corporate gathering, or any other event. We just love documenting our lives through photos that we commonly share online [...]
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