Being part of the photo a day project has been for the most part a great learning experience. Prior to this year, I had been an avid flickr user and photography enthusiast. This project has elevated this and strengthened my appreciation for the power of imagery, composition and community. Imagery I’ve written at lengths and perhaps ad nauseum about the value...

I picked up Martha from summer art school. The following conversation ensued: “Dad, who is your favourite artist?” “I”m not sure, I don’t really know much about art.” “I like Van Gogh. I remember a painting he did with stars but I can’t remember exactly what it was. When I get home I’ll google him and show you....

I regularly upload videos to a variety of services for a variety of reasons. Youtube is my site of choice, mostly for ease of use, audience and user familiarity.  Recenly I noticed blip as having particularly good quality so I have several videos there. I’d used Vimeo a while back but not much lately. Flickr recently introduced video and seems handy for short...

I love summer. Sitting out on a sunny afternoon in my hammock and chatting with the posse. Rick, Rob and Heather (we missed Alec) and I chatted for just under an hour, Rob hit the record button and here it is. [display_podcast] Flickr Image: nicholas in the hammock http://flickr.com/photos/nicholaslaughlin/463979068/ Listen Now  Listen...