RNC Protest, Union Square

I'm beginning to make a gallery of protest coverage. This was at the RNC, entrance to Union Square. It really was getting a little scary at this point because the police were determined to clear this entrance to the park so that they could make arrests and the demonstrators were on the steps shouting back at them. As I remember it, the police backed off and came in through another entrance and made a few arrests.



Arrest #1

More Packaging Tedium

I know there are at least five photographers out there who might find this post interesting, so this is for you:

The one thing that impressed me about Lulu.com was what the calendars and books were shipped in. Sort of this flat, folding mailer where various corners folded in such a way that the thing was absolutely sturdy, and yet lightweight. Perfect for the 8 x 10 mats. And so, I recycled 'em for a couple of 8 x 10 sized orders.

And then I went hunting them down. What were these mysterious flat cartons? I think I found them (in white - even more classy) - at BrassPack.com under Variable Depth Mailers. I believe these are the same thing, but I'm not sure. The Lulu.com mailers seem to have two extra pieces of cardboard.

I ordered fifty of them. So there you go - I might have gotten something useful from Ms. Lulu.com.

Creating Galleries with iView Media Pro

I finished the last page of this technical article on how to create a Paypal Shopping Cart through iView Media Pro. I'm thinking that the last page is going to be confusing. I don't know. Maybe it is.

Here's the link if you're interested in this sort of thing:

iView Media Pro Web Galleries and Paypal

If you have any ideas about how it can be made clearer (esp. the last page) let me know.