Photogrophy and social good are strong themes at Gnomedex

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Update: I did bring my camera! See?

I am definitely bringing my real camera to Gnomedex tomorrow.

The morning kicked off with an awesome presentation on photography from Kris Krug, a Vancouver fashion photographer, who gave some good suggestions about basic photography, among them:

• Separate your subjects from your background

• Follow the rule of thirds (don’t just center your image)

• Set your white balance manually, or shoot RAW so you can adjust it later

• Learn how to set your aperture and ISO, and what it means when you change them

After that, while not directly connected to photography, Beth Kanter’s presentation was about using social media for good causes, and culminated in a ridiculously successful donation drive.

And then later in the day, Amanda Koster’s presentation focused heavily on photography. She’s heading up SalaamGarage, which is a really cool initiative that connects travelers with NGOs.

Social good and photography are awesome themes for Gnomedex. I’m glad to see these sessions happening.

Also, I think that Kris now technically owes me a photoshoot at Gnomedex. This is in the category of social good because you will all no longer have to see ugly profile pictures of me ;)