Category: Better yourself

• New Photowalk Alliance events posted for the west coast!

  

    It’s 2013 and The Photowalk Alliance isn’t slowing down!

  Joe Sterne

  January 8, 2013

  Better yourself, California, Film 35mm, Photography, Social Media

  Baker Beach, beer, brewery tour, google, photowalk, San Francisco, the photowalk alliance, timbuk2

• Bird Watching at Shoreline Park

  

  I’m glad I brought my digital camera along when I tested out my (borrowed) 100mm f2.8 Macro FD lens.

  Joe Sterne

  December 30, 2012

  Better yourself, Photography, Tech

  Bird, Canon EF 75-300mm lens, Canon EF lens mount, Canon EOS 550D, Digital camera, photography

• gdgt 2012 event in San Francisco

  

  This event made me feel like a tech blogger at a trade show…

  Joe Sterne

  December 11, 2012

  Better yourself, California, Networking, Photography, Social Media, The Unique Project

  blogging, galaxy nexus, Gdgt, Handhelds, ipad, iphone, Metreon, monster dna headphones, motorola, nexus 4, ryan block, San Francisco, Smartphones, sony, tech event, technology, timbuk2, Trade fair, twitter, videogames

• Big fun…at Big Fun!

  

  Sometimes an experience is better the second time around.

  Joe Sterne

  November 28, 2012

  Better yourself, Photography, Project Art, Social Media, Travels

  action figures, Big Fun, big fun toys, cars, Children and Youth, Cleveland Heights, Cleveland Heights Ohio, gameboy, gaming, gi joe, lifestyle, nintendo, retro, star wars, Thanksgiving, toy store, transformers, video games

• So Long, Xbox 360

  

  My Xbox recently kicked the bucket after 4 years (finally succumbed to the dreaded Red Ring of Death). So I did what any nerd would do.

  Joe Sterne

  October 29, 2012

  Better yourself, Photography

  Console Platforms, electronics, foxconn, Hard disk drive, ifixit, Microsoft, red ring of death, RROD, teardown, video games, xbox, Xbox 360 technical problems

• Catching the Sunset in Half Moon Bay

  

  While we have been to Half Moon Bay before (it’s the closest dog beach to us) we usually skip out before the sun sets. Not this time…

  Joe Sterne

  October 26, 2012

  Better yourself, California, Photography, Project Art, The Unique Project

  Astronomy, Bay Area, beer, half moon bay, half moon bay brewing company, Half Moon Bay California, microbrew, pano, panoramic sunset, sunset

• Solely Checking out Soledad

  While Jules was teaching other teachers, I got to wander around by myself.

  Joe Sterne

  August 23, 2012

  Better yourself, California, Photography, Project Art, Travels

  California, flowers, Old Town USA, photography, Salad Bowl of America, Soledad, United States

• Instagramming in Burlingame

    I always wondered what it would take for me to put down my DSLR and do a “Instagram” day shooting just with my phone.

  Joe Sterne

  August 15, 2012

  Better yourself, California, Photography, Project Art, The Unique Project

  Fisheye lens, gadgets, galaxy nexus, google, Instagram, jellybean os, Mobile phone, modeling, Photojojo, twitter, unusual photos

• Maker’s Mark comes to San Francisco

  The next time I see James Carville and the owner of Maker’s Mark in person, I need to do more than gawk and take a photo.

  Joe Sterne

  July 31, 2012

  Better yourself, California, Social Media, The Unique Project

  ambassador program, bourbon, California, Canon PowerShot, cousin kate, James Carville, Joe Sterne, Julia Dachner, Kate Sterne, makers mark, party, San Francisco, whiskey

• Acura ILX Experience

  

  Well today was a day of firsts for sure.

  Joe Sterne

  July 24, 2012

  Better yourself, Photography, Product Reviews, Social Media

  Acura, Acura ILX, Autoweek, Avengers, Candlestick Park, Klout, SCVNGR

• Where is the Donut Shop again?

    Have you ever purchased a Google offer and not research where the place was? I have and this is what happened next.

  Joe Sterne

  July 23, 2012

  Better yourself, California, Photography

  Bob’s Donuts, Caltrain, Doughnut, google, joe Sterne photography, Krispy Kreme, National Doughnut Day, photography

• Lakeside Living

  This place reminded me of a Boy Scout camp called Sinoquipe and their “Polar Bear Swim“.

  Joe Sterne

  June 12, 2012

  Better yourself, Photography, Thoughts

  Athens Ohio, Boy Scouts of America, circular polarizer, Eagle Scout, graduated neutral density filter, lake, nature, ohio, Ohio University, outdoors, photography, Recreation, vacation

• Learning Curves (updated)

  I haven’t felt this out of my element since I graduated college with no job and no idea what to do.

  Joe Sterne

  May 22, 2012

  Better yourself, Photography, Product Reviews, Tech

  camera, Canon 1D Mark II, Canon EOS 550D, canon t2i, Digital single-lens reflex camera, Equipment and Services, jules11127, Julia Dachner, learning, outdoors, photography

• Drinking fire at the Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ festival

  It’s events like this that remind me why I love taking pictures of food.

  Joe Sterne

  March 26, 2012

  Baltimore, Better yourself, Photography, Social Media, Social/Group

  baltimore, Barbecue, BBQ, Bourbon whiskey, food, jack daniel’s, Jerky, makers mark, red wax, restaurants, travel, whiskey

• Penguin Love

  

  Yesterday Jules and I were invited to a private, after hours tweetup at the National Aquarium in Baltimore to see a 4D preview of Happy Feet.

  Joe Sterne

  March 22, 2012

  Baltimore, Better yourself, Buzz Brigade, Photography, Social Media

  Animation, Arts, baltimore, baltimore.org, fake snow, familiar faces, film, Happy Feet, killer whales, maryland, Movies, National Aquarium, National Aquarium in Baltimore, tweet up

• California Love

  The first week of my new job at Innovation Games in Mountain View was a total blast.

  Joe Sterne

  March 19, 2012

  Better yourself, California, Photography, Project Art, Social Media, Travels

  California, innovation games, Mountain View, Mountain View California, photography, project art, street photography, urban

• Walk This Way

  Today, Jules and I packed up our dogs and headed over to Quiet Waters State Park to get some exercise.

  Joe Sterne

  March 11, 2012

  Baltimore, Better yourself, Photography

  chopperthedog, Fill flash, flash, hiking, jules, marcythedog, nature, outdoors, quiet waters state park, Recreation, trails, vacation

• I’m featured on Get Jessed Up!

  Last week, while I was finishing up some headshots for Evolve Communications, I took a couple full length shots of what Jess Platt was wearing.

  Joe Sterne

  March 3, 2012

  Baltimore, Better yourself, Photography, Social Media, Social/Group, Work for Hire

  @jesscplatt, Account Executive, Arts, evolve communications, Fashion, Fashion blog, get jessed up, GJU, jess platt