During a trip to Columbus last year I was stopped by a TSA agent in Dulles Airport prior to entering the security line.  My bags consisted of my overnight roller bag (to check at the counter), a laptop in a slip case (to work on during the flight), and my camera bag (to store in the overhead or under the seat).  The agent informed me I could only bring two bags into the line.  I ended up putting the laptop into the overnight and proceeded through, somewhat annoyed but without being a jerk about it.

I now find out that the TSA rules allow for camera bags in addition to the standard two.  From their website:

“You may carry one (1) bag of photographic equipment in addition to one (1) carry-on and one (1) personal item through the screening checkpoint.  The additional bag must conform to your air carrier’s carry-on restrictions for size and weight.”

It is important to note that this rule applies to the TSA security checkpoints.  Individual airlines may or may not follow this policy on their aircraft.  Contact your airline to determine their policy.

I’ve included the customer service number of some of the major US airlines below:

Photo credit: Ryan Linsdey on Flickr.

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The announcement from Ning CEO Jason Rosenthal that they will soon be phasing out their free service comes as both a surprise and a source of discomfort for community managers who invested their time and effort into a Ning network.  These managers will soon have to decide to whether to become homeless or start paying a mortgage for a new home.  The question is how low can that mortgage be to replace the functionality that Ning provided?

The internet can always provide options and we’re already seeing communities stepping forward to fill the void.

BuddyPress Steps Up

The Wordpress based “social-network in a box” product BuddyPress seems to be leading the charge.  Just a day after the announcment, Boone B. Gorges released a Ning to BuddyPress Import plugin that will migrate display names, usernames, and email address.  John Jacoby runs the new Ning to BuddyPress blog to provide resources and assist community managers with their transition.

Matt Mulenweg has jumped into the conversation as well suggesting that Ning users should not necessarily seek to replace it with another freemium service.  He states “…if a company with $120,000,000 in funding can’t figure that business out, I wouldn’t hitch my horse to a company with $5-6M.”

So I Want a New Home…How Much Will My Mortgage Be?

While the new Ning pricing structure has yet to be released we do know what their current premium plans run.  Ning’s premium offerings include express access to customer support starting at $10 per month, removal of Ning links at the bottom of pages at $25 per month, custom URLs at $5 per month, an ad-free interface at $25 per month and extra bandwidth and storage at $10 per month.

A BuddyPress implementation has the disadvantage of not being free.  Payment comes not for the software but for the host service that is required to run the software and serve the domain.  Even then there are plenty of options with lower costs than what Ning asks for.  This blog is hosted by HostMonster.com which currently charges $5.95 for an annual contract which includes domain registration.

There is also the costs of initial setup and maintenance of the community network.  Depending on the customization required, community managers may need to hire BuddyPress consultants to assist in setting up the site.  Once setup the BuddyPress interface is easy to use and intuitive so maintenance costs should be low or unnecessary.

Functionality – BuddyPress vs Ning

Ning’s product list includes what you would expect in a community site including member blogs, chat, RSS feeds, groups, discussion forums, photo and video support, and community management/moderation functionality.  They provide 50 unique themes along with the ability for unique branding through the use of custom CSS.

BuddyPress is a set of plug-ins designed to work together on a Wordpress MU installation.  They include Extended Profiles, Instant Messaging, Friends, Groups, Blog Tracking, and Forums.  There are currently 141+ BuddyPress specific plug-ins in addition to the vast collection available in Wordpress.  A quick search of the Wordpress Theme database on the keyword BuddyPress returns 8 themes though there are many more available on the web both free and premium.

Where’s Drupal?

On a side note, I have to wonder where is the other obvious transition choice, Drupal?  As of this writing I cannot find any postings concerning Drupal’s advantages specific to Ning’s soon to be homeless.  Dries Buytaert’s blog has been quiet on the subject along with the Acquia, Drupal.org and Drupal Gardens sites.  Maybe we’ll see something from them this week during the DrupalCon in SF.  Its only my opinion but I would guess that Dries and Acquia are more concerned with their more enterprise efforts, such as the recent launch of WhiteHouse.gov on Drupal.  While I am happy to see open-source sponsors like Acquia provide better enterprise solutions such as in the areas of security and database management I hope that the little guys do not get forgotten.

Resources

If you are considering a transition from Ning or want to create a new community network in BuddyPress contact me.  With over three years of Wordpress experience mostly in the photoblogging domain I am available to assist you in your decision to migrate and the transition itself.  If I cannot provide you the answers you need I can definitely point you in the right direction.

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Welcome to Episode 6 of What I’m Reading This Week.  The content below are links to the various sites on the web that I found interesting and wanted to share with you from this week.  They deal mostly with photography, Wordpress, or maybe even something totally off key.  I hope you find them interesting as well. Leave a comment and let me know if this series is useful to you.

First off let me send a big congratulations to Jason and Kim Moore, of Jason D Moore Photography, on the birth of their son Liam this week.  I hear both son and wife are doing well.  We’re looking forward to more photos of the family Jason!

My job search is slowly, excruciatingly slow, making progress.  I had a recent opportunity I  had high hopes for.  I was interviewed via phone by Eileen Kessler, CEO of OmniStudio, for an Interactive PM position yesterday afternoon.  I greatly enjoyed our conversation and for the first 25 minutes I thought it was going well.  In the end though I did not have the IA experience they were looking for.  While I do maintain a working knowledge of IA I did not think it ethical to overstate it just to get in the door.  I wish Eileen and the staff at OmniStudio continued success, if you are in need of print or interactive media services then give them a look.  Also, check out my Social Media Resume and let me know if you have any positions I may be a match for.

Now on to the links…

Photoblog of the Week

Frame NOT Included

Frame Not Included is a daily photoblog, created and maintained by Erik Saastad, Inge Thorud and Jørgen Stensrud.

From their About page:

Frame not included, or Frame among friends, is a little project by three guys from Oslo. We’re all hooked on photography, and the purpose for Frame is to be sort of an exhibition for the photos we actually dare put our names on. Every day we will post a new photo, and cross our fingers for someone to like it. If not, we can pat each other on the back. We hope you will drop by every now and then, to check out our baby

Links

House Season Finale Filmed Entirely with Canon 5D Mark II
2010 Webby Award Nominees for Best Use of Photography
PetalPixel

Stacking Images in Lightroom
How to Automate Your Watermarking
How to Copyright Watermark Your Images in Lightroom 3
Digital Photography School

A Primer on Licensing Your Work
CanonBlogger

Is conservation photography the new postmodernism?
RESOLVE – the livebooks blog

Technique Tuesday: I Can See For Miles – How To Get Beautiful Results With Long Lenses
DigitalProTalk – David Ziser

Seven Tips for Building a Portfolio
PhotoFocus – Scott Bourne

The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures
oktrends

Whats on your Photographic Bucket List?
Photo-Africa – Gerry van der Walt

The Wordpress Theme Team
Wordpress.com

Free Stuff and Contests

50 Free Photoshop Actions for Portraits at PhotoRadar
Twitter Contest is Still Going at Towner Jones Photography
Giveaway – Get your Free Copy of StudioPress Wordpress Theme at wpbeginner

The Friday Follow Five on Twitter

Patty Hankins – @PattyHankins
str8photography – @str8photography
Heather Goss – @heathermg
Amazing Photography – @AmazingPics
George Fletcher – @gffletch

For more recommendations check out my Twitter list of DC Area Photographers (updated weekly).

Upcoming DC Area Photography Events

Shutterbug Excursions:  NYC Pick-and-Choose Two-Day Excursion Apr 17-18
Andy Smith/VisualRealia: New Oxford Photowalk June 5th (2 hours north of DC but I hear Andy puts on a great walk so its definitely worth the drive)

Have a great week!

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I joined Twitter way back in October of 2008 as @marcbenton.  I’ve always tried to keep my follower/following list manageable.  I did recently cross the 1000 mark but that was due to my increased interest in photography.  A good guesstimate would be that around 700 of those accounts are photography related in some way.  The majority of the remaining are news services, friends, or technology (i.e. Wordpress) related accounts.

Currently I receive around 3 new followers a day.  The majority of these accounts are spam or people just wanting to increase their numbers.  The checklist below is what I use to vet accounts and determine if I want to follow them.  Normally I’ll run this list against their profile page and first two pages of tweets.

If you follow me and expect me to follow back, please try to avoid the following:

1.  You list “Social Media Whatever” or some other self-serving tag in your bio. Everyone is a Social Media Expert, Guru, Master or <insert tag here> nowadays.  It doesn’t tell me anything about you other than you might be a lemming.

2.  In two pages of tweets there is not one retweet. You want your posts retweeted so return the favor.

3.  You don’t have a profile picture. Anything is better than nothing, maybe a photo of your new puppy?

4.  Your bio is empty. It only takes a couple of minutes to fill it out and let us know something about you.

4.  You have like 13,854 followers and following only 100. I make very few exceptions to this rule and normally just for news services like @mashable.

5.  SpyMaster or other game posts fill your stream. Just say No to SpyMaster.  Try Farmville instead and flood your Facebook friends wall posts.  I don’t follow you there either.

6.  Your web address in your profile uses a URL shortening service. There’s no limit to that field so why obfuscate it?

7.  If you’re selling a service it still might be ok if you try to hold real conversations. If your stream is only filled with links to your site/service…goodbye.

8.  All you want to do is tell me how simple  it is to make money or get 1000’s of followers with your fool proof plan. Consider me blocked.

9.  I follow you then get a DM telling me to visit your website to buy something. No jury in the world would prosecute me for immediately unfollowing you.

10. Posting pornography or links to photos of you in your underwear. I’m married, sorry ladies.

11. Dropping numerous F-bombs or other vulgarities. If this was the case I wouldn’t hold a public conversation with you so I see no need to hold one with you on Twitter.  (@shitmydadsays gets a pass on this one)

12. You haven’t posted in <insert your timeframe here>. I use 4 weeks as my rule of thumb but if its one post every month or so I’ll pass.

13. Our interests just don’t mesh. Sometimes it happens, there’s nothing you or I can do about it.  Don’t take it personally.

14. You only have one or two tweets in your stream. This one is subjective as people have to start somewhere.  The best way to overcome this is by filling out your bio and photo.

15.  Your tweets are in a language other than English. I’m happy to see Twitter go global but I just can’t understand what you’re saying.  I do have some Spanish and Dutch friends that intersperse English posts with ones in their native language.

This one is a bonus item.

16.  You’re stream is filled with nothing but Foursquare or other location service tweets. This is just like SpyMaster to me, I don’t really care where you are at or what you are the mayor of.  Having a few now and then is fine but checking in at every corner on your way to work is overkill.

You’d think with a list like this that I don’t follow anyone but that’s hardly the truth.  As of this writing I’m following 1,051 accounts and happy with each one of them.

What’s on your list?

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There is a show running on MTV now called The Buried Life.  Four 20-somethings are going around the country fulfilling both their and others versions of  a bucket list, or things to do before they die.  The title came from a Matthew Arnold poem of the same name.  Like them, I thought this passage from the poem poignant:

But often, in the world’s most crowded streets,
But often, in the din of strife,
There rises an unspeakable desire
After the knowledge of our buried life;

It made me start thinking of my unwritten list so I set off to put it on paper, or internet page if you will.  I realized a number of items I would add to the list I’ve already done.  With this in mind my list is not the normal 100 but set to 75 items.  After all I’m now in my mid-40 so I have less time than The Buried Life crew.

My list is full of silly items, serious ones, and some that might just be plain impossible to achieve.  The common factor in all of them though is that at least twice in my life I thought “Wouldn’t it be great if I…”.

So without further adieu here is my bucket list:

1.   Spend a week photographing NYC
2.   Get a tattoo
3.   Complete a cycling century
4.   See 170 lbs again
5.   Grow a pony tail
6.   Write and publish a short story
7.   Learn how to play a musical instrument
8.   Make a big donation to a charity
9.   Find my birth parents
10. Skydive
11. Shake the hand of a United State President, current or former
12. Ride a Harley (hopefully mine some day)
13. Make a cross-country drive and back
14. Hike the Appalachian Trail
15. Water ski
16. Snow ski
17. Go to space
18. Photograph Yellowstone National Park
19. Visit Mount Rushmore
20. Attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans
21. Quit smoking
22. Testify in a Congressional hearing
23. Shave with an old fashioned straight razor
24. Attend an Olympic event
25. Take my wife to Hawaii
26. Ride a galloping horse
27. Build something that lasts
28. Make a mark in the photography world
29. Climb to the top of the Washington Monument
30. Help someone find their religion
31. Scuba dive
32. Travel somewhere new and DON’T bring a camera
33. Ensure my family is taken care of for the future
34. Sing in a church choir
35. Learn to ballroom dance
36. Ride in a hot air balloon
37. Take a cruise
38. Travel – Bejing
39. Travel – Hong Kong
40. Travel – Tokyo
41. Travel – Scotland
42. Travel – Ireland
43. Travel – London
44. Revisit Barcelona, Spain
45. Revisit Rome, Italy
46. Travel – Moscow
47. Travel – Boston
48. Travel – visit all 50 states
49. Stand on the SkyDeck of the Willis (Sears) Tower in Chicago
50. Watch the sunrise at the Grand Canyon
51. Take a photo safari to shoot wildlife in the western United States
52. Sing karaoke
53. Have a photo taken of me and Jerry Lawler
54. Be an extra in a motion picture, or a commercial
55. Inspire someone
56. Make a New Year’s Resolution…and keep it
57. Milk a cow
58. Swim in the ocean with something enormous (whale, great white, whale shark, etc)
59. Keep a Bonsai tree for many years and pass it on
60. Attend the Kentucky Derby
61. Touch the Stanley Cup
62. Try escargot
63. Be happy with who I am
64. Spend a year without TV
65. Attend Burning Man
66. Get an earring
67. Be a better Christian and have a better relationship with God
68. Learn to surf
69. Attend SXSW
70. Attend a viewing at the Sundance Film Festival
71. Take my son to Key West
72. Witness a day where all my bills are paid up to date
73. Find a career that I truly love
74. Create and maintain a successful website
75. Invest in a new idea

What is on your list?

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Welcome to Episode 5 of What I’m Reading This Week.  The content below are links to the various sites on the web that I found interesting and wanted to share with you from this week.  They deal mostly with photography, Wordpress, or maybe even something totally off key.  I hope you find them interesting as well. Leave me some comments and let me know if this series is useful to you.

Photoblog of the Week

daily dose of imagery

daily dose of imagery is a simple but interesting view of Sam Javanrouh’s day to day visual experience. Sam was born in Tehran, Iran but is now living in Toronto.

Links

Announcing CreativeLive.com Free – Live Education for Photographers & Other Creatives
Three Tips for Those Bored With Their Photography
photofocus

Introducing CreativeLive.com – Worldwide Free Creative Education
Chase Jarvis

Camera Calibration – Camera Raw and Lightroom’s Secret Weapon for Better Looking Images
PhotoWalkPro

3 Tips for Smart Collections
Lightroom Killer Tips

Turning Your Photography Hobby into a Business
Penn Camera Blog

Defining Your Visual Style
Digital Photography School

Treat Nature How You Want Nature to Treat You
Outdoor Photo Gear (article written by Scott Wyden)

Annoying People with your Photography Habit
Beyond Megapixels

The Ultimate Guide to Facebook Photo Tagging Etiquette
AllFacebook

Get Ready for Wordpress 3.0
BloggingPro

Free Stuff and Contests

Giveaway: Smugmug Pro Account at All Day I Dream About Photography
Win a Free Lens Rental from Borrowlenses.com at JMG-Galleries
10 free photo grids for Photoshop at PhotoRadar

The Twitter Friday Follow Five

Penn Camera Stores – @PennCamera
Digital Photography School – @digitalps
Jordyn Witko – @onlyJordyn
Kerrin Kastorf – @kerrinsuzanne
Heather Rider – @hrider

For more recommendations check out my Twitter list of DC Area Photographers (updated weekly).

Upcoming DC Area Photography Events

Washington Photography Meetup Group:  The Washington Photography April Meetup Apr 14
Shutterbug Excursions:  NYC Pick-and-Choose Two-Day Excursion Apr 17-18
Andy Smith/VisualRealia: New Oxford Photowalk June 5th (2 hours north of DC but I hear Andy puts on some great walks so its probably worth the drive)

Have a great week!

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Its time for the DC/MD/VA photography community to get behind one of our own.  Local Great Falls model Jordyn Witko has reached the semi-finals in a contest hosted by Naomi Campbell to be featured in Glamour Magazine.

Naomi Campbell has launched a Creative Invite on Talenthouse to search the globe for the next international fashion model. She has the opportunity to be in an exclusive photo shoot for Glamour Magazine with Naomi – one of the leading supermodels in the world.

Not only would this be a great opportunity for Jordyn but for the DC fashion and photography communities as well.  I’d love to see our local fashion models and designers receive more national press.  A local with a feature shoot with Naomi Campbell would be awesome!

Jordyn is a natural in front of the camera and I think she has a great future in front of her.  I had the pleasure of shooting Jordyn last year at the Flaunt Fashion Show where she represented Taimur Baig on the runway.

Here’s a few of my shots from the runway:

Don’t judge her by my photos since my skills are not good enough to show her in the best light.  For better shots by better photographers check out her Model Mayhem profile, her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter.

To vote for Jordyn Text TVOTE APM79C to 21001.

As of this writing the contest has 47 hours until they pick the top 20 vote-getters.  Jordyn is in the top 100 so lets get on the phone and get her in Glamour!

Good luck Jordyn!

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Welcome to episode 4 of What I’m Reading This Week.  The content below are links to the various sites on the web that I found interesting and wanted to share with you from this week.  They deal mostly with photography, Wordpress, or maybe even something totally off key.  I hope you find them interesting as well. Leave me some comments and let me know if this series is useful to you.

This is the weekend for the Cherry Blossoms in DC. Be sure and check the upcoming events section below for photo opportunities or just go out on your own.  The DC version of International Pillow Fight is scheduled Saturday at 2:00 on the National Mall too so bring your pillow or camera.

Photoblog of the Week

Victoria Pickering

Victoria has been on a roll lately.  Not only has she been key in getting PhotoBloggingDC back up and running smoothly but her photos are getting noticed.  One of her shots was chosen by the editors of PROJECT10-50 for their March Hall-of-Fame.  She also won the March Photo Contest at Jason D Moore’s blog.  Congratulations and well deserved Victoria!

Links

Top 8 ways to make people think you’re a great photographer
PhotoRamble

Photoshop CS5 Preview: Content-Aware Fill Is Magically Automatic
Fast Company

Photoshop Content Aware Parody
PetalPixel

Blogger Improves Photo Uploading (Catches up to WordPress)
the Blog Herald

Who’s On Your Team?  Photographers Need a Network.
photofocus

Who’s On Your Team?  Part Deux
Marketing Essentials International

21 Street Photography Tips from the Professionals
PhotoRadar

Useful Sunrise and Sunset Websites for Photographers
The Lightroom Lab

5 reasons to minimize your gear
PhotoNaturalist

Use Google to Track the Popularity of your Images
LIGHTING ESSENTIALS for Photographers

Free Stuff and Contests

A List of Cool Free Stuff at Towner Jones Photography
Canvas People Offering Free 8×10 Canvas Prints at Epic Edits
Free Poster Competition at Beyond Megapixels
Giveaway:  Get Your Free Copy of a Standard WordPress Theme at wpbeginner
Win and iPad or Win A Trip To Summer School at photofocus
25 free triptych photo frames for Photoshop (works in Elements too) at PhotoRadar

Check back here next week to learn how to win a copy of the WordPress Bible.

The Friday Follow Five on Twitter

Shawn Duffy – @shawnduffy
Katie Harbath – @katieharbath
Erin McCann – @mccanner
Tyrone Ford – @ty_dc
Scott Wyden Kivowitz – @scottwyden

All Day I Dream About Photography listed their 33 Twitter Accounts to Boost Your Photography Skills this week too.

For more recommendations check out my Twitter list of DC Area Photographers (updated weekly).

Upcoming DC Area Photography Events

Photowalk DC: Early Morning Cherry Blossom Photowalk
Shutterbug Excursions: Cherry Blossom Happy Hours
Washington Photography Meetup Group: Photowalk: Cherry Blossoms at Night

I hope your weather this weekend will be a good as we’re expecting here.  Get out and enjoy it.  Have a great week!

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We received some exciting news this week.  Peter Corbett and the guys over at iStrategyLabs and ShinyHeart Ventures along with various offices of the Washington DC government are coordinating the upcoming Digital Capital Week.  DCWEEK is a 10 day festival (June 11-20) in Washington DC focused on technology, innovation and all things digital in our nation’s capital.

It only made sense to include some photography focused events.  Plans are still in the works but we are hosting at least two events.  First, Katie Harbath will be organizing a Facebook Avatar Party at the kickoff party.  Second, I’m hosting at least one DC photowalk during the week though I may try to fit in another if there is interest.

More info to come as it is available but mark your calendars now to keep those days open.

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I’m finally feeling like I’m making headway with my job search efforts.  I received interest from a few jobs I’ve applied for and expect at least two phone interviews early next week.

I spent Thursday afternoon in DC.  It was a beautiful day and spring is in the air.  I’ll be posting shots from that trip on my photoblog throughout the week.

Photoblog of the Week

ParisDailyPhoto

ParisDailyPhoto is the daily photoblog of Eric Tenin. Eric provides a view of Paris from every possible angle.  Its a great way to visit the City of Lights without the expensive plane ticket.

Links

Your Camera Called – It Wants Its Photographer Upgraded
Jason D Moore Photography

Steve Jobs Replies:  No, iPad Won’t Support Picasa
Mashable

Quantum Technology Promises Wedding Photos from Camera Phones
Wired Gadet Lab

Recipe for Fun
The Finer Points of Focus
Beyond Megapixels

Four Ideas to Help You Play Offense This Spring
Marketing Essentials International

Capturing and Showing Motion: Panning
Shawn Duffy Photography

How to Remove Sensor Dust With Lightroom
Digital Photography School

Seven Ways to Reduce Sensor Dust
photofocus

Free Stuff and Contests

Lightroom 3 Beta Available for Download at Adobe Labs
Free Print a Day at 91 Days
Free Photoshop Actions from V Gallery at Weekly Photo Tips

The Friday Follow Five on Twitter

Gerry Van Der Walt – @gerryvanderwalt
Ben H. Rome – @bhrome
New Media Photography – @newmediaphoto
Kim Baker – @kimberlyfaye
Trevor Current – @TrevorCurrent

For more recommendations check out my Twitter list of DC Area Photographers (updated weekly).

Upcoming DC Area Photography Events

Photowalk DC: Early Morning Cherry Blossom Photowalk
Neil Jacob:  Front Royal Blossoms
Shutterbug Excursions: Cherry Blossom Happy Hours
Washington Photography Meetup Group: Photowalk: Cherry Blossoms at Night

Have a great week!

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