It's Autumn!

Yes...AND I HAVE NO FREE TIME TO JUGGLE CONTENT ON THIS BLOG....

Transformers 2

A 112 million dollar box office success this weekend...insane! Check out the movie trailer at the official site, it's awesome...

MJ Forever!

This was a historical week as the pop legend Michael Jackson died! The Motown prince will always be remembered for some his popular tracks that many of us grew up listening to. Unfortunately some radio stations and media outlets continue to chastisize him for his weirdness and personal lifestyle.

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27 CP TRAIN CARS DERAIL IN OSHAWA!

I tell my kid that when it's thundering, that the God's are bowling up in heaven...what do you tell your kids when 27 train cars derail near a community park? Unfortunately for our organization it's old news now, but an incident that won't be forgotten here in Oshawa...this one took the cake for breaking news! Special thanks going out to the Durham Regional Police Officers on scene, for being real cool about us taking photos!

DERAILED

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Whitby-CN workers teamed up today to repair a section of damaged rail that was caused when one of their tankers derailed earlier this morning. No press releases have been disclosed so far, however a worker had indicated to us that there were no public safety concerns.

Port of entry: Oshawa Harbour

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A large vessel from the U.S. carrying a heavy load of steel touched the Port of Oshawa this week, and with winds strong enough to cause some drifting, the vessel received a hand from this tug boat, which ensured a safe entry. According to harbour security, most ports such as the one in Oshawa are heavily secured due to new anti-terrorism legislation in North America that have been influenced by 911.

how to rough your chuck's

Thanks Chuck...

The Converse site has a cool track called 'Prom Song' sang by Elizaveta...it amazes me how my generations have worn the famous Chuck Taylor shoes. Make sure to disable the site music if you want to hear this popular track...you can also You Tube it!

Salvador Dali turned 100

He turned 100 yesterday and to commemorate his art, I found work from Russian artist, Vladimir Kush. Our obsession with surreal imagery is one that continues to stimulate our imagination!

ABSOLUTE CRUELTY

Newsfeed
An Australian kangaroo shot through the head with an arrow is expected to make a full recovery, wildlife officers say.

The injured kangaroo was found on Thursday in parklands near Melbourne's outer suburb, where it is believed to have survived for up to a week.

Melbourne Zoo vet Michael Lynch says he will monitor the kangaroo for the next three weeks but remains optimistic.

Wildlife Victoria has posted a Aus$10,000 ( US$7,600 ) reward to find the person responsible.

Wildlife Victoria spokeswoman Fiona Corke, said the kangaroo was rescued just days after another kangaroo was found with an arrow in its rump in the same area.

"It's just unbelievable, I can't believe that anyone would do something so cruel," she said.

The incident comes at a time when the Australian army is culling 6,000 kangaroos near the capital, Canberra - a move which has outraged conservationists.

The killings are intended to protect endangered plants and insects that share the grassy habitat with the kangaroos.

A buzz for a good cause!

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Toronto Police Chief William Bair and Deputy Chief Kim Derry were at Yorkdale Shopping Centre today, getting their heads shaved to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. The event was held by Cops for Cancer, which has raised more than $485,000 in Toronto since 1994.

Going gaga for Mr. Wentz...

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Fallout Boy frontman Pete Wentz gave us some attention at Much Music in Toronto this week! Thanks to many of the students who participated in this recent media assignment.

Happy Earth Day

If you can't do it for yourself, then do it for them...think green!

Visual Communications

Image courtesy of Patagonia

I posted this image because I admire the advertising campaign that Patagonia uses for promoting outdoor lifestyle. All of this advertising fits their niche market, which is why companies like them spend thousands of dollars on ad agencies to produce visual communications for various advertising campaigns. These companies have a team of marketing individuals who also study the people that buy their products. Patagonia has a significant client base all over the world and they seem to focus well on their market. The avid mountain climber, the snowboarder, perhaps the serious hiker or even jogger, are all potential target markets for Patagonia. Brilliant imagery, colours and a message are the key factors to support such advertising goals when it comes to a campaign of this nature. It's evident that a strong style of visual communications is being used with this campaign. There are many others just like them that rely on visual communications to promote their products. We know the images we see as photography, but in the world of advertising and marketing they are part of visual communications!

Hanging out at the AGO

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A friend and photography student every so often inspires our group with his work. He was out visiting at the Art Gallery of Ontario and took his point-and-shoot camera. Yes! This shot was taken with the Canon Powershot G10. I'll be sure to tell you more about this amazing camera in a future article or review. Pat explains that he needed to take the 6 photographs in order to achieve the wider field of view than the G10 allowed. So he had to think outside of the box or in this case, the camera! He hand-held all 6 photographs at 1/60th of second, using an aperture of f8 with a ISO setting of 200. He later post processed in Photoshop CS4; stitched 6 of the images, used levels to adjust the brightness and the digital polarizer filter to add a little darkness to the sky and make the colours in the wood pop! These are those once in a blue moon shots that inspire me to go out and shoot Architecture....nicely done Pat!

Fast and Furious: Re-Tooled...THIS FRIDAY!

Movie trailer's are an integral part of the media industry, they build hype and promote awareness to attract people. This embedded movie trailer is an example of how we learn about new films and develop an interest into going to the local movies theatres.

Joey Media chases a Duke

EXCLUSIVE - Jeff Nolan/Joey Images

TORONTO - Well it's been a long time favorite television show to many worldwide. And everybody remembers Bo and Luke Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard. We had one of our students cover today's media literacy assignment at The Motion Custom Car Show. John Schneider made a guest appearance with the original Dodge Charger and was also signing autographs. Special thanks going out to the staff at the show for giving us this opportunity to hang out with John and the well admired General Lee!
The Motion Custom Car Show takes place March 27-29 at the Direct Energy Centre. For more information check out www.motioncarshow.com

Launching soon!

Today hallmark's the launch of the new Joey Media blog! Our new blog will be used for the following; digital imaging and media literacy workshops, stock photography and online printing services. With a growing web presence, Joey Images will focus on it's core photography services and promote all media related operations through Joey Media. Our dedication in consulting students with a career in the media world is very important to us. Please bare with us, as we continue to develop our official website.

Those of you who have been part of the Joey Images creative team will know that I am working on a new logo for this company. I encourage those graphic artists to contribute any ideas in the innovation of this new logo!

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