Thomas Hoehn's Posts
Timely Tweeting on Twitter - Say that three times fast....
Do you Tweet? I do.
I must admit that when I first created my Twitter account way back in May of '08 I didn't get it. The interface is not conducive to seeing the full picture. Soon after I came across an app called TweetDeck that made the light bulb go off for me in terms of the potential. There are a few other apps like this now that help you better manage your tweets, direct messages, etc. I also use Twitter to update my Facebook page status.
True, there is inane running commentary on people's lives in the Twitterverse but it doesn't have to be that way for you. The people I "follow" provide me with interesting insights on popular culture, current events, and trends in social media & online marketing to help me with my work. If the majority of tweets I saw were "I am cold", "I need coffee", "I want blah, blah, blah" I would have checked out long ago.
In most of my tweets I lpost pictures that I have taken. All are taken with Kodak cameras. The people that follow me seem to like them given the feedback that I get. What better way to walk-the-walk when it comes to showing off the stuff we make here. If it can provide a bright spot in someone's day, all the better!
The pictures I have posted in previous tweets can be seen here.
If you use Twitter and want to honor me with a follow I am @TomHoehn. I will make sure I will keep the details about picking up my dry cleaning and caffeine intake to a minimum. ;-)
I must admit that when I first created my Twitter account way back in May of '08 I didn't get it. The interface is not conducive to seeing the full picture. Soon after I came across an app called TweetDeck that made the light bulb go off for me in terms of the potential. There are a few other apps like this now that help you better manage your tweets, direct messages, etc. I also use Twitter to update my Facebook page status.
True, there is inane running commentary on people's lives in the Twitterverse but it doesn't have to be that way for you. The people I "follow" provide me with interesting insights on popular culture, current events, and trends in social media & online marketing to help me with my work. If the majority of tweets I saw were "I am cold", "I need coffee", "I want blah, blah, blah" I would have checked out long ago.
In most of my tweets I lpost pictures that I have taken. All are taken with Kodak cameras. The people that follow me seem to like them given the feedback that I get. What better way to walk-the-walk when it comes to showing off the stuff we make here. If it can provide a bright spot in someone's day, all the better!
The pictures I have posted in previous tweets can be seen here.
If you use Twitter and want to honor me with a follow I am @TomHoehn. I will make sure I will keep the details about picking up my dry cleaning and caffeine intake to a minimum. ;-)
The Wide Days of Summer - Panoramics
Here we are midway through Summer (already!) and I thought I would share a few panoramic photos I have taken during the last few weeks.
First up a shot of the local Triple-A ballpark. That is Kodak Office, our world HQ in the background.
What? You didn't know your camera could take pictures like this? Many of our camera have a setting that lets you take three photos in succession that are then automatically "stitched" together to form a panoramic. You can find more about it here.
This picture was taken by the shores of Lake Ontario. I had to move quickly to make the pano work so I didn't get half a sailboat.
This week I was in rural Ohio, which is Amish country, and was fascinated by the wheat stacks on the rolling hills. These were all done by hand and there were everywhere! They stood is stark contrast to the large machine made hay rolls square bales of other farms.
Here are more examples from previous posts that showcase panoramic mojo:
- From last Summer's Beijing Olympic Games
- A unique approach to getting around the table shots
- Portraits a la panoramic
So there you have it, Summer days are long but they are also w-i-d-e!
First up a shot of the local Triple-A ballpark. That is Kodak Office, our world HQ in the background.
[Click to enlarge each panoramic]
What? You didn't know your camera could take pictures like this? Many of our camera have a setting that lets you take three photos in succession that are then automatically "stitched" together to form a panoramic. You can find more about it here.
This picture was taken by the shores of Lake Ontario. I had to move quickly to make the pano work so I didn't get half a sailboat.
This week I was in rural Ohio, which is Amish country, and was fascinated by the wheat stacks on the rolling hills. These were all done by hand and there were everywhere! They stood is stark contrast to the large machine made hay rolls square bales of other farms.
Here are more examples from previous posts that showcase panoramic mojo:
- From last Summer's Beijing Olympic Games
- A unique approach to getting around the table shots
- Portraits a la panoramic
So there you have it, Summer days are long but they are also w-i-d-e!