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Pays to be nice…– Tokyo, Japan
Flight from IAD to Tokyo was long. Not the longest I’ve done, but the longest in awhile. About 13 hours. First, I offered my seat to the old Japanese lady sitting next to me. Well, to her sister who...
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Paalam and Salamat! – Zamboanga, Philippines
The Philippines is a country to I hope to get back to soon. Not a lot of time here, and I only got to see the Mindanao region. What I did see was strikingly beautiful. Not just picturesque, but...
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First Days in Vietnam
We touched down in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday night, around 11pm. Tara’s principal, Gary, was at the airport to meet us and our 14 duffel bags and 3 guitars. From the airport to our hotel in South...
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My First Crack at Pho
In a Nutshell (and do not use nutshells when making Pho): Pho—more or less pronounced “fuh”—is the traditional noodle soup of Vietnam. I won’t go into detail about the history of the dish, because I’d...
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Gypsy News | Spring, 2013
What do I mean by “multimedia”? Check out the Gypsy Creative Spring 2013 Newsletter here! *I would post it directly in my blog but the CSS gets all screwy…
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First Foray into HDR Photography
On Thursday, I packed up my camera and a couple lenses, got on my motorbike, and headed downtown with the intention of shooting the Year’s Greatest Street Photography Series. Well, I also had to try on...
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HDR Photography Follow-Up
As promised, here are a few more shots from my early adventures in HDR photography. I am gradually getting the hang of this method and building a few little strategies here and there, both in the...
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Making video look like film (with examples!)
Scroll to the bottom for the sample video. This is not a new concept, and it’s certainly one that has been discussed extensively around the Internet. But making digital video look like film is still...
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New Micro-Doc: SSIS and the Cardboard Challenge, Part 1
First, if you haven’t seen “Caine’s Arcade”, please check it out now. It’s a great story about a 9 year-old boy who had almost more creativity than he could handle, and access to a ton of cardboard...
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Haiyan: Some thoughts on how to help
Typhoon Haiyan Damage in the Philippines This is not a typical Gypsy eNewsletter. But here in Vietnam, we are watching the crisis of Haiyan unfold right in our back yard, so it’s necessary. Wherever...
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Kicking off 2014 with a New Award!
Great news! The latest video from Saigon South International School and Gypsy Creative Communications, are among the winners of the 2013 Global Cardboard Challenge Video Contest! I just got word of...
View ArticleNew Underwater Video: Perhentian Islands, Malaysia
The conditions were not ideal, but I admit that I am pretty spoiled. Below are a few shots I got from Big Perhentian Island, off the eastern coast of Malaysia, just a couple weeks ago. Some stormy...
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New EARCOS Video from ISM
Just wanted to pop in for a minute to show you guys the new promotional video that I produced for EARCOS, through my education division, ISM: This piece was done using a combination of Photoshop,...
View Article“You Can’t Sell Sameness”
-Coca-Cola marketing executive Sergio Zyman I have run across this Sergio Zyman quote several times throughout my career in design, production, and marketing, and it rings as true today as ever. Who is...
View ArticleProject Based Learning in Kindergarten
Yesterday, I had the inside scoop on a certain party going on in a certain Kindergarten class, so I stopped by to take some shots. Ms. Charlotte’s class put together the coolest project-based unit...
View Article360° Zip Line Video from Chiang Mai, Thailand!
If you know me well, then you know that flying over the rainforest canopy, 300 ft. above the ground, tethered to a single cable 2,400 ft. in length is not exactly my cup of tea. So you will have to...
View Article“You Can’t Sell Sameness, Part 2”
You Still Can’t Sell Sameness This is a quick update to my previous blog post about the importance of differentiation in our marketing efforts. There are many things that all international schools have...
View ArticleLogic and Final Cut Pro: If I Ain’t Got You
Though I’m not in a touring band anymore, I am always looking for opportunities to work on music projects. One of last year’s graduating students at SSIS is a talented and accomplished singer-musician....
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