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Sunday, September 08, 2013

[Photos] Cape Cod and Nantucket and Paper Artist

On my recent trip to Cape Cod and Nantucket I played with the Paper Artist App on my Samsung Galaxy Phone.

Here are a few of the photos:

Nantucket: Red Boat
Nantucket: Red Boat

Nantucket: Brant Point Lighthouse
Nantucket: Brant Point Lighthouse

Chatham Bars Inn Seagull Railing
Chatham Bars Inn Seagull Railing

Chatham Lighthouse Beach
Chatham Lighthouse Beach

Monomoy Reservation Chatham
Monomoy Reservation Chatham

Nantucket: Brant Point Lighthouse and Building
Nantucket: Brant Point Lighthouse and Building

All photos CC BY-NC-SA and taken with Samsung Galaxy Camera. Thanks @SamsungMobileUS for the review unit.


Samsung Galaxy Camera EK-GC100 8GB White, Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) 3G Unlocked HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 by Samsung from New Generation Products

Sunday, September 01, 2013

[Video] How To: Samsung Galaxy Camera with External Powered Microphone



Here's how to get an External Powered Microphone to work with a Samsung Galaxy Camera.

The Samsung Galaxy Camera has a headphone jack on it, but you can't just plug a microphone in to that jack and expect it to work. You need to add an additional cable.

Here's my Video Gear List which includes the microphones shown in the video.

This KV Connection iPhone adapter is required to support a powered mic on the Samsung Galaxy Camera.

An additional bracket needed to hold shotgun mic. That's on my Video Gear List too.

Donate to charity: water.

Video recorded with Samsung Galaxy Camera. Thanks @SamsungMobileUS for the review unit.


Samsung Galaxy Camera EK-GC100 8GB White, Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) 3G Unlocked HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 by Samsung from New Generation Products

Monday, August 19, 2013

How to get the perfect wedding photo with video

One of the jobs that I never wanted to do was to be a wedding photographer or videographer.

Too much pressure.

If you miss a moment, then it's gone forever.

I've even heard stories about weddings being recreated because the photos didn't come out.

So when I go to a wedding, I take photos for fun and share them.

At my cousins Ally and Joe's wedding, I was shooting video of the wedding ceremony with my Samsung Galaxy Camera. I was capturing some beautiful moments and then this happened:

Mr and Mrs Joseph Hughes
Image: Ally and Joe, Married!

The perfect end to a fun ceremony.

This image is really one frame from the video I was shooting at the moment.

Some photographers use video to capture moments that they might have missed with a still camera.

When I was reviewing the video on my computer, I decided to share this as an image.

I was reviewing the video using Quicktime, so here's how I did it.

HOW TO SAVE A VIDEO FRAME AS AN IMAGE [Mac Version]

1. PAUSE video on frame I want to capture.

2. Take a screen shot by pressing [Command] [Shift] [3]


Image: Screen Shot

Note: The reason I take a screen shot is that when you try to capture the Quicktime window alone the 'player controls' are saved too and overlayed on top of the saved image.

3. Open the saved screen shot and CROP and SAVE with SKITCH, or another capture program.

4. UPLOAD to Flickr.

There are many other ways to do this.

One way would be to do it all on the Samsung Galaxy Camera.

HOW TO SAVE A VIDEO FRAME AS AN IMAGE ON A SAMSUNG GALAXY CAMERA

1. PAUSE the video in the VIDEO PLAYER

Ally and Joe
Image: Paused image

2. Make the screen image Full SIZE.

3. CAPTURE the image from the screen.

Galaxy Camera: How do I take Screenshots on my Samsung Galaxy Camera?

Note: When swiping the screen to capture the image, a video control pops up, and that will have to be edited out.

Ally and Joe
Image: Samsung Galaxy Screen Shot

4. SHARE TO Flickr.

Photos taken with Samsung Galaxy Camera. Thanks @SamsungMobileUS for the review unit.


Samsung Galaxy Camera EK-GC100 8GB White, Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) 3G Unlocked HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 by Samsung from New Generation Products

Bonus for reading this far: Don't use a drone to take wedding photos.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Marriott Portland City Center - Portland, Oregon Hotel Review

Portland
Image: Marriott Portland, Oregon City Center

City Center is a good name for this Marriott Hotel. It's right in the center of Portland, Oregon, within walking distance to shopping, bars, restaurants and museums.

The hotel provides valet parking, but the better deal is to park one block away at this garage:

Portland
Image: Parking

The valet parking is four blocks away, and this is just across the street. We never had a problem finding a space, and the first time we parked here we got space #1. ;-)

Portland
Image: Marriott Portland, Oregon City Center

Our room was on the 17th floor and there was no noise from the street at all.

Room 1708
Image: Room 1708

TIP: This is how I remember my hotel room #, I take an iPhone photo.

Room with a View
Image: Room with a View

The room is what you'd expect from a Marriott. Nice, clean and functional. There was a safe in the room that was large enough to fit two laptops, a camera and some cables.

There was also a refrigerator, that was totally empty, allowing you to fill it up with whatever you'd like.

CONCIERGE SUITE
Marriott Portland City Center has a nice Concierge Suite for Marriott Rewards Gold and Platinum members. The buffet breakfast was very good. You can could tell because the scrambled eggs weren't runny. ;-)

BAR and RESTAURANT
There's a Bar and Restaurant on the second floor. There were some local beers on tap, as well as some local Oregon wines.

Deschutes Twilight Summer Ale. Cheers!
Image: Deschutes Twilight Summer Ale

We had breakfast in the restaurant on the weekend since the Concierge Suite was closed. This is now included for Marriott Rewards Gold and Platinum members. I love this benefit!

We grabbed some breakfast from the buffet and also ordered fresh waffles. Everything was perfect.


Image: Some buffet items

The service was so great, I left a $20 tip.



All we experienced in Portland was service with a smile.

This is a great hotel in Portland, Oregon.

Check Trip Advisor for more reviews.

Want more info on Portland Oregon?, read my Portland Oregon Travel Blog Posts.

Some photos taken with Samsung Galaxy Camera. Thanks @SamsungMobileUS for the review unit.


Samsung Galaxy Camera EK-GC100 8GB White, Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) 3G Unlocked HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 by Samsung from New Generation Products

Monday, July 15, 2013

[Video] Voodoo Doughnut Portland, Oregon



When you visit Portland, Oregon, you've got to stop in at Voodoo Doughnut. The two doughnuts we tried, the Apple Fritter and Old Fashioned with Maple Frosting were amazing.

There are others.

Voodoo Doughnuts Portland

Voodoo Doughnuts

Voodoo Doughnuts

Music: Natalie Gelman

Video and Photos taken with Samsung Galaxy Camera. Thanks @SamsungMobileUS for the review unit.


Samsung Galaxy Camera EK-GC100 8GB White, Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) 3G Unlocked HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 by Samsung from New Generation Products

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Day 1 in Portland, OR: Books, Beer, Bacon Mac and Cheese, and More Beer



Photos taken with Samsung Galaxy Camera. Thanks @SamsungMobileUS for the review unit.


Samsung Galaxy Camera EK-GC100 8GB White, Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) 3G Unlocked HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 by Samsung from New Generation Products

Sampler! #beer

Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Multnomah Falls, Oregon.

Photos taken with Samsung Galaxy Camera. Thanks @SamsungMobileUS for the review unit.


Samsung Galaxy Camera EK-GC100 8GB White, Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) 3G Unlocked HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 by Samsung from New Generation Products

Multnomah Falls

Deserted Portland Oregon Streets - July 4th, 2013

Portland Streets

Portland Streets

Portland Streets

Portland Streets

Portland Streets

You could have filmed a Zombie movie on these streets.

Portland Streets

Oh wait.

Photos taken with Samsung Galaxy Camera. Thanks @SamsungMobileUS for the review unit.


Samsung Galaxy Camera EK-GC100 8GB White, Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) 3G Unlocked HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 by Samsung from New Generation Products