Joe Flood's Blog, page 56
October 3, 2012
Instacanvas Insta-Survey
Receiving an email survey from a company is not unusual in American life. Amazon, Caribou, Five Guys, Target – you’ve probably been been given the opportunity to rate the experience on a rigid five-point scale. It’s unusual when you have … Continue reading →
September 28, 2012
Amazon Prime Members: Use Your Free Kindle Borrow
If you have Amazon Prime, you get to borrow a Kindle book each month from the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. Don’t let your September borrow go to waste! You have just a couple days left to use it. Both of … Continue reading →
September 24, 2012
Photographing the DC Shorts Film Festival
I was a Photo Coordinator for the DC Shorts Film Festival, responsible capturing images of the event and managing the work of twenty volunteer photographers. DC Shorts is a ten-day long festival of short film that takes places annually in … Continue reading →
September 19, 2012
Talk Like a Pirate Day
In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, here’s an Instagram shot from an Urban Pirates cruise that I took last weekend, part of an American University alumni event. It was a cheesy good time, as you can tell from … Continue reading →
September 5, 2012
Lawless: Moonshiners Go to War
Finally, a movie where northerners are the bad guys. It’s Lawless, an action flick about Prohibition-era moonshiners starring Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy plus sexy redhead Maggie Chastain. I had a chance to see a preview of this new film … Continue reading →
August 17, 2012
Save the Date Highlights Absurdity of Modern Weddings
My favorite wedding of 2012 was a fake one. It was Save the Date, a performance art piece at the Corcoran Museum. Kathryn Cornelius married and divorced seven different people on one day in August. It was the busiest I’ve … Continue reading →
August 10, 2012
Friday Photo: Leica Edition
This is an iPhone shot of the gorgeous Leica store in DC, where they were showing an exhibit of black and white photography by Peter Turnley. It’s a beautiful space, like an Apple store for photographers. I would love a … Continue reading →
August 9, 2012
Interview with Suzie Robb of Boobs Bacon Bourbon
For the “Man Up!” issue of On Tap Magazine, I had a chance to interview Suzie Robb of Boobs Bacon Bourbon, a web site that covers these important male interests. Given her web site, I thought she’d be perfect for … Continue reading →
August 6, 2012
GE Lights Photo Walk: Insta-Marketing with Instagram
How do you get consumers to learn about new products and build engagement with your company? Photography. Lured by the promise of an open bar and the chance to wander the city taking pictures, I attended the GE Lights Photo … Continue reading →
August 3, 2012
Friday Photo: Moon Over the Jefferson Memorial
As seen on DCist. I took this iPhone pic right at sunset, when the last light of the day illuminated the Jefferson Memorial. Notice the moon on the left. The photo was processed in the Sutro filter in Instagram. Like it? … Continue reading →
