We are very excited to announce the launch of the Kodak Tips & Projects Exchange, a photo project sharing community!



Whether it's scrapbooking, creative photo ideas or crafting with photos this is the place to share, learn and get inspired. I enjoy crafting and I love to include photos into my projects, so I couldn't wait to start uploading some of my own creations.



The project creation process is so easy! You can indicated how long the project will take, how hard it is and add photos.



Other features are categories and tags to make it easier for others to find the project suited to their needs. You can upload templates that might be needed and list supplies too. Then you are ready to add step by step instructions for creating your project... as simple as 1, 2, 3.


Once your project is created, others can share their thoughts on it.

The Exchange also has a section of learning to provide tips on photography and scrapbooking. And if you would like a more in depth discussion there are a variety of forums available.

Halloween is a fun holiday for crafts so I have added a few already - Halloween Photo Lollipops, Cat and Dog Masks and Spooky Photography. Check them out and let me know what you think!



Sharing extends beyond the site itself... thanks to integration with Facebook Connect, you can associate your Exchange membership with your Facebook account and publish your project activity to your Facebook page! It's an easy way to let your friends and family know about your cool photo projects!

The Kodak Tips & Projects Exchange is all about you... your creativity and your participation. We can't wait to see what you have to share, so join the community today!

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!

Okay, so my 12-year old son Reed is heavy into video production these days. What is he up to? Editing video clips, making stop action films from hundreds(!) of individual photos. Really cool stuff.



Let's take a look. First up, a stop action Star Wars clip made from 300+ photos and a bunch of Legos. Lego Star Wars: The Garage.



Switching to another genre, using humans, Reed stitched together a number of photos in a fun way to exaggerate prowess with a Ripstick (a modern version of a skateboard for those who don't hang around 12-year olds ;-) 


I guess he thought it was time to display his acting talents. Inspired by infomercial kitsch he developed his own product to pitch, "The Hand Held Paper Reader."



He uses a still digital camera (Z1012) and a pocket HD video camera (Zx1) and is quite comfortable with both. He uses a variety of editing software to put his creations together and he posts them on YouTube. He has made 25 so far.

I think it is great that Reed has so many tools to mess around with to develop his sense of expression. Spielberg and Lucas had to start somewhere, right? I wonder what they would have done with gadgets like these when they were kids?