Irving Street Kitchen, Portland Oregon

Portland has so many great restaurants to choose from. Before we arrived, we got a list of places to try.

For our first night we went with to Irving Street Kitchen at the suggestion of a friend. I'm glad we did.


With Stéphanie Montreuil. She loves this place.

It was her second time there, but she didn't mind going again.


Cold Beer. Trumer Pils.


Outside


Inside. Wine Draft Lines.

This is very unusual. You don't usually see a whole line of draft wine lines. Sometimes one, but not a whole bar full.


Cool lighting.

The restaurant is in an old warehouse area that has been modernized. Irving Street Kitchen did a great job with the place.


Wine pour into serving jar

Watch the video:


So cool. The staff had fun watching the video after I shot it.


Warby Parkers on the Menu

See the dinner menu. There was a great selection. It was hard to choose one thing.


Salmon.


Irving Street Kitchen

Drones Fly over World Domination Summit

The Roswell Flight Test Crew sent drones flying over the World Domination Summit, capturing video, as people danced away to Bollywood tunes.
















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

Deserted Portland Oregon Streets - July 4th, 2013

You could have filmed a Zombie movie on these 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

What's Behind the Unboxing Video Subculture featuring Cassidy Quinn Brettler and Steve Garfield

I am there on You are here.



Brendan Mattox of WERS interviewed me for this segment, of You are Here: Social Media - Unboxing, covering web video.

The unboxing video is almost as old as Youtube itself. A culture has emerged of uploading short, shaky videos of people cracking the seals on everything from iPhones to DVDs. At first, it was a tech-only phenomenon, but as it has become more popular, it has broken those boundaries. Savvy marketers have started taking advantage of it- and the people behind the camera. Reporter Brendan Mattox finds out what’s behind this strange subculture, and how it became important enough to be a legitimate marketing strategy.

LISTEN: UNBOXING

"Culture has yet to elevate vlogging to high art, but Steve's tinkering reflects the narrative of creativity that encompasses people like Thomas Edison, Lou Reed, and Vincent van Gogh."

Visit: Cassidy Quinn Brettler

I Shipped Wine From Oregon to Massachusetts

I shipped wine from Oregon to Massachusetts, but I had to check it, on my plane flight, as luggage, to do it.

We need to allow direct shipment of wine to Massachusetts.


Free The Grapes: Massachusetts.

Here's my wine's trip:

PACKING
We bought a wine shipping box at penner~Ash Winery, and packed our purchases.


First Layer of wine bottles


Filling the second layer


Top Layer


Closing up the box.

The Marriott Hotel was nice enough to provide us with a Sharpie and packing tape. (Not Pictured)


In Elevator

SHIPPING

$2 tip, gets it shipped


On it's way


Waiting in baggage claim


More waiting.


More waiting.

This is why we never check luggage. We landed at 9:00 PM and our luggage, the wine, came out at 10:00 PM. There was lightning, so all activity was stopped at the airport.


Waiting.


Wine arrives.


All the bottles made it!

Pictured: Wine from Stoller and penner~Ash. Two great Oregon wineries to visit. ;-)


Image: penner-Ash Wine Cellars


Image: Stoller Family Estate Winery

5 Little Videos from World Domination Summit Bollywood Dance Party 2013

Watch a bigger video: World Domination Summit Bollywood Dance Party 2013

This pretty much sums up my weekend at the World Domination Summit in Portland! What did you do this past weekend? http://t.co/kK4vlcANGf

— Brittney Castro,CFP® (@Brittneycastro) July 9, 2013

World Domination Summit Bollywood Dance Party 2013

The closing party for the World Domination Summit was so much fun.

DJ Prashant Kakad got almost everyone dancing and having a great time.

Thanks @SamsungMobileUS for the review unit. I shot the video with the Samsung Galaxy Camera.


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

[Video] 2013 Chevy Volt: Thoughts After a One Week Test Drive

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

GM Disclosure:



GM provided me with a 2013 Chevy Volt to test for a week. The car came with a full tank of gas and insurance coverage. I was not asked to write anything about the car in exchange for the opportunity and was not provided any other compensation of any kind. All opinions I express regarding the Chevy Volt are my own.

[Video] BBC: Vivian Maier - Who Took Nanny's Pictures?

I'm really impressed with this BBC documentary on Vivian Maier.


Part 1/5.

First broadcast: Tue 25 Jun 2013.
The incredible story of a mysterious nanny who died in 2009 leaving behind a secret hoard - thousands of stunning photographs. Never seen in her lifetime, they were found by chance in a Chicago storage locker and auctioned off cheaply.

Now Vivian Maier has gone viral and her magical pictures sell for thousands of dollars. Vivian was a tough street photographer, a secret poet of suburbia. In life she was a recluse, a hoarder, spinning tall tales about her French roots. Presented by Alan Yentob, the film includes stories from those who knew her and those who revealed her astonishing work.

Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5



Vivian Maier: Street Photographer

I loved seeing how the Rolleiflex camera was used.

Square images. Sounds familiar?

One part of the documentary showed a Vivian Maier exhibit in Chicago, where they displayed every shot from one of her 12 shot film rolls. Maier made every shot count and hardly ever took the same shot twice.

Reminds me of the days when I had a film camera.

You never wanted to waste a shot, and you never knew if you got a good shot until the film was developed.

Inspired Walk
I watched this video before taking my morning walk about the pond. It inspired me to take a few B&W shots with Instagram. Here they are.

These moments taken together tell the story of my morning walk around the pond.



Here are some of my Instagram photos for sale.

More:

Vivian Maier Maloof Collection, Ltd Website

Vivian Maier Photography

Vivian Maier on Wikipedia

Vivian Maier: Her discovered work

My Instagram photo featured by NBC News on Instagram

Hands-free umbrella Kickstarter project reminds me of the Portable Cellular Phone Booth

This Kickstarter project, Nubrella, the world's first hands-free umbrella:



Reminds me of Nick Rodrigues' Portable Cellular Phone Booth (2002):



via BostInno:

The 3 #Boston Kickstarter Campaigns You Should Be Aware Of - http://t.co/p0ttMoYWzY

— BostInno (@BostInno) July 1, 2013

Boston Mayoral Election 2013: The Websites

I visited the websites for the candidates for Mayor of Boston.

Does this tell you anything about the candidates?

Possibly.

It does show you what impression website visitors get when they visit.

Let's take a look at the header image on each site. Click each image to visit the site.

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The candidate has an image of himself right at the top, and just below is a rotating photo slide show. As you scroll down there a video. On the side bar you see Instagram activity.

Links to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are provided.

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Candidate has a rotating slideshow just under the header where his photo shows up.

Just below is a candidate statement.

Links to Twitter and Facebook are provided.

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Image of the candidate at the top of the page with a YouTube video interview.

Links to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are provided.

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Candidate image below the header and candidate statement.

Links to Twitter, and Facebook provided on a secondary contact page.

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Candidate has an image of himself at the top, and just below is a rotating photo slide show. As you scroll down there a video and posts with campaign activity. On the side bar you see more photos.

Links to Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube are provided.

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Candidate has a rotating slideshow at the top where his photo shows up, but not in every photo.

Just below is a campaign calendar, a video and posts with campaign activity. On the side bar you see more photos.

Links to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube are provided.

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Candidate image below the header along with highlighted news items.

Links to Twitter and Facebook are provided.

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Header graphic highlights an image of Boston.

Below that is a candidate statement.

Links to Twitter and Facebook are provided.

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Candidate has a rotating slideshow at the top where his photo shows in almost every photo.

Just below is a video and posts with campaign activity. On the side bar is a twitter feed.

Links to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are provided.

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Pop Up! When visiting this site, you're greeted by a pop-up asking for a donation.

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Candidate image on Facebook page.

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No site found:

David James Wyatt.

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Which site do you like?

Which candidate do you like and why?