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Good Day, Mr. President

I sat watching the inauguration ceremonies this morning thinking of Medger Evers as his widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, gave the Invocation. Wondering if fifty years ago this June, as she watched her husband fight and die for the right to equal rights for all people, she could ever imagine that she …

Watermarking Tools: Protecting Your Content Via Desktop, Web and Smartphone

At BlogHer, I spoke about the power of Pinterest in leading in referral traffic over Twitter, Google, StumbleUpon, Bing and Yahoo. I spoke about how we can create images with the intent of building community and driving traffic to the site ethically and responsibly. What I didn’t have time to …

If Emily Posted: On Geotags and Your Privacy

It goes without saying that, in this day and age, there are privacies we give up regardless of how shallow our social media footprint. If you’re reading this, chances are your footprint is a bit deeper, be it as a blogger or via some other social sharing platform. Social media, …

BlogHer, Gratitude, and the Kindness of Strangers

So this time last year, almost to the day I had a bit of a crisis. Doing a five-day photo shoot on location takes some planning. Cameras and lenses and bounce flashes and memory cards and more memory cards and the batteries and chargers and back up chargers in case …

If Emily Posted: On Third Party Apps, Instagram And Playing By The Rules

We’re responsible for reading the fine print on the social sharing sites and apps that we use. We’re responsible for being mindful as to how we share content, respect copyrights and gain necessary permissions. Isn’t it up to third party apps to do the same? Recently, I’ve discovered how many …

On Red Balloons, Blogging and BlogHer VOTY

I love telling stories - with a pen and paper, a keyboard or a camera. And I was truly honored to have learned yesterday that I was named a BlogHer Voice of The Year for my post my post, Cancer, Red Balloons and Beauty in the Details. In words and …

If Emily Posted: On TOS and Reading the Fine Print

If Emily Posted on TOS and The Fine Print

A little over a week ago, an Instagram scare went viral. People were talking about new Terms of Service (TOS). People were outraged, others confused, some felt their trust violated. But here’s the thing, the TOS hadn’t changed. I knew because I had a copy of it from a piece …

I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends: Jules Bianchi Photography

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. - Ansel Adams A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away. - Eudora Welty When I first began working as a photographer, I remember being embarrassed when I didn’t know …