California

Zach Houston is a poet/artist who interacts with the public by going to them -- most recently at the Berkeley Bowl Marketplace in Berkeley, California. (Astute readers may remember my Berkeley Bowl contribution to the World Wide Panorama "MarketPlace")

Zach has a sign: "Poems About Anything", a trusty, green portable typewriter, a quick wit and

I realized I haven't posted here in a short while!

I've been working on several different projects, and haven't had a lot of time to bloggify. Tomorrow I officially embark on a 30+ Object VR shoot, which should keep me busy for a while. I'm bringing in a friend of mine, Kevin Berne, to help with actual shooting -- which will allow me time to be a keyboard jockey and hash out the interactive delivery (Flash) for the project -- while I (gasp!) direct. One object by myself, sure -- but 32?

The date for the next California Bay Area get-together is Thursday, October 5 2006 at 7 PM. John Greenleigh has again offered to host the meeting at Flipside Studios in Berkeley . Thanks in advance John! (directions)

Presentations in October will include:
* Kevin O'Connor is one of the country's leading experts on digital workflow and color-management, and will let us know some of the best ways to make color behave. His talk will be excellent for both film and digital shooters.

It looks like September is a busy month for many of us, so we're now looking at October 4 or 5 in Berkeley for our quarterly meeting of Bay Area panoramic photographers!

Some of us may be a little jet-lagged from Photokina, while others may be packing for the VR Summit in Lisbon, but I hope everyone can make time to get together.

Please email me if you have any questions or conflicts, or want to be added to the email list.

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We have a rough outline of discussions and short presentations -- this may change, subject to some folks' availability. But, here we go:

7:00 - 7:30, socializing

I'll be using my blog to keep everyone informed of the latest and greatest about our informal get-togethers in the Berkeley/East Bay California area.

We generally meet one evening each quarter, in Berkeley. Folks from up and down the Bay Area head over for some light food & drink, interesting presentations by industry pros...