America's Next Top Model casting call, Madison

Must be 18-27 years of age and at or above 5'7" height.
Madison, WI
Thursday, July 9
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
WBUW (Madison's CW)
2814 Syene Road
Madison, WI 53713
More info at: http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/topmodel-cycle14-casting

Milwaukee model search

Milwaukee Magazine and OnMilwaukee.com are presenting Milwaukee's Top Model Search to Wisconsin residents who are over 21 years of age. Prizes include: published in upcoming issue of Milwaukee Magazine, Featured in OnMilwaukee.com, Participation in Lela's Fifth Annual "Tents Under Broadway" Fashion Event, Fashion Board Delegate for Milwaukee's Top Model 2010, Life-long subscription to Milwaukee Magazine, portfolio quality prints and media exposure. All entries must be received by 11:59 pm (CT) on Wednesday, July 22, 2009.

Third-annual Madison Fashion Meet Up

WHEN: Saturday, July 25th from 7-10 PM

WHERE: Sundance 608 Rooftop Bar at Hilldale Mall – 430 N. Midvale Blvd in Madison (rain location: second floor bar of Sundance).

What is this?
The Madison Fashion Meet-up is a free networking event at the Sundance 608 Rooftop Bar. The venue is open to all ages; parking is free and plentiful. This is a chance for you to meet industry professionals of all experience levels and backgrounds. It’s a casual, informal networking opportunity to discuss projects and mingle with models, photographers, stylists, publicists, designers, retailers, anybody who has an “in” in the Madison fashion industry.

What do I bring?
Bring a print portfolio, composite or business cards, or a laptop if you want to show off your latest work. Dress fashionable and remember this is a business of first impressions! Have fun but be professional!

Questions/Comments/Concerns?
RSVP in this thread or email KJ (model@kjlyn.com) or Timothy Hughes (tim@th-photo.net) if you plan on attending!

Top ten free Mac apps

These are programs I use almost every day on my Macintosh computers. All are free and well worth looking into if you are a Mac user!

1) WeatherDock is a fantastic freeware that gives you subtle yet powerful weather updates on your Mac over your internet connection. It uses the Weather Channel's weather data to keep you in the loop. Highly recommended. Weatherdock



2) NeoOffice: great free alternative to MS Office. Includes word processor, spreadsheet, drawing, database, and presentation suite. NeoOffice can edit, import and exchange files with other popular office applications. Neooffice


3) Linotype FontExplorer X 1.2.3: unfortunately, Linotype no longer provides support for the free version. However, it is still available (for now) and supports up to Adobe Creative Suite 3. www.fontexplorerx.com
4) RBrowser in its unlicensed mode is a free FTP client application. It's very stable on my machines and I recommend it. www.rbrowser.com
5) Galerie: creates photo gallery web pages. Free stylesheet templates are downloadable as well, so you can custom the look of your web gallery. Galerie
6) HandBrake: used to convert DVDs into iTunes and other digital formats. www.handbrake.fr/
7) Audacity: basic sound editor for editing and recording on Windows, Mac, or Linux.www.audacity.sourceforge.net
8) Firefox (with StumbleUpon and Adblock Plus add-ons): StumbleUpon is an quick and easy way to send and receive random web pages to friends. Clicking the "Stumble!" button also brings you to some neat, random sites with similar interests. www.stumbleupon.com. AdBlock Plus stops web ad servers from embedding banner ads on webpages.
9) VLC Media Player: multimedia player able to play most audio and video formats as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols. www.videolan.org/vlc/
10) OnyX. Having to troubleshoot system problems sucks. Generally, the first steps I take to fix my OS when it appears to have issues are as follows: first run Disk Utility > First Aid > Repair Disk Permissions AND Repair Disk scripts from the OS install CD. Finally, I run the maintenance and cleaning scripts built in to OnyX. Always make sure you have the latest version of OnyX for reliability. www.titanium.free.fr

New fashion lookbook

Madison retailer J. LaMore has used some of my runway photos for the new Tribal Chic lookbook on her website. I think it looks awesome. Check out the rest of their lookbooks as well–Jennifer and her husband Jim do a fantastic job with fashion photography and design on the site. J. LaMore lookbook

5k run for charity

Saturday morning I ran a 5k race to raise money & awareness to clean Dane County’s lakes. It was a great experience and I hope to enter more 5-10k events in coming years. I finished this run in 28:08 which I am quite happy with. Generally, my pace is about 10 minute/mile.

Smashbox Cosmetics model search

Smashbox Cosmetics is searching for the hottest up-and-coming model, MUA, and photographer in the fashion & beauty industries. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of entry and live within the United States. www.smashbox.com/thefaceofsmashbox

Wisconsin Fashion Week photos and pictures

I've started the massive project of going through runway photos from last night's fashion shows. I ended up shooting over 2,500 images and I'm not nearly through them all. Here's a web gallery with a few shots that caught my eye so far www.th-photo.net/WFW. There are still a ton of images for me to edit and I'll be delivering those to Kristi and Adam within the week. We will all come up with a system so that models, designers and stylists can get copies of the photos.

Clothing photos in Madison Magazine, June edition

I have a three-page spread in Madison Magazine this month. All the clothing and accessories were shot on white early this month at their studio. They did an excellent job with layout and I'm really stoked about how everything looks in print. Produced by: Shayna Miller Art director: Tim Burton.

Popular Photography and American Photo Magazines Sold

According to sources at Photo District News American Photo and Popular Photography have been put on the auction block and were likely acquired by media company Bonnier Corp. I noticed something brewing at American Photo a few weeks ago when their website disappeared from the metaverse. Regardless of whether the story is true or not, I hope the two long-standing photo magazines continue their tradition of high-quality publishing.

Fashion & lingerie photo shoot with Leah

I've worked with Leah in the past and you'll also see her at many runway shows in the area. She has a great attitude about shooting and she's very photogenic. Photographed on location in Madison with Derek O'brien and Ken Udell assisting.