The Eye-Fi team is proud to introduce our 2010 “Big Shots”, who will represent the Eye-Fi brand and products online and in the community. Eye-Fi Big Shots are avid Eye-Fi enthusiasts there to help the community learn about Eye-Fi and how they use their cards. The Eye-Fi Big Shot term is one year, so meet the Big Shot Class of 2010/2011:
Rick Bucich, California
Rick is married and spends his days in marketing for an online retailer but has been enjoying digital photography in his leisure time since 2000. He holds a Masters degree in American History and is an avid UCLA fan. Favorite photography subjects are people, sports, architecture and getting creative with wide apertures. With a young son, children are frequent subjects but his most thrilling moment has been photographing the Mavericks Surf Contest.
“I was hooked on the idea of Eye-Fi at inception, after reading about the wireless memory card on a trade website, I ran across their headquarters and stopped by. They probably thought I was odd for dropping in to offer words of encouragement. At the time, I don’t think the product had hit the market yet but I soon purchased one for a relative notorious for never downloading images from his camera. Since then, I have owned several but the Eye-Fi Pro X2 cards with ad-hoc support are my favorite since they allow me to publish images from events in near real time via portable hotspot.”
Website: www.rickbucich.com
Portfolio: photos.rickbucich.com
Twitter: @rickbucich
Alexa Corcoran, Maryland
Alexa is thrilled to become an Eye-Fi Big Shot, as it is one more exciting adventure to add to her busy-but-full life. Over the last fifteen years, Alexa lived in four cities, got her Masters Degree at The Johns Hopkins University, soared in marketing during the Dot Com boom in Silicon Valley, co-founded a retail food business in the mid-Atlantic, launched her own freelance agency and … oh yes… became a mother to two beautiful children. And, she’s pretty much photographed it all.
At the heart of her life is Alexa’s family, her husband and 6- and 8-year old daughters. Alexa is always the mother with camera (or two) in hand, shooting photos of school events, sports games, dance recitals, birthday parties, backyard fun and everything in between.
“I originally purchased the Eye-Fi Card as an impulse buy the night before my daughter’s 6th birthday. Not only was it a joyous birthday but “Snowmageddon” hit Baltimore – two blizzards, over 72 inches of snow – you get the idea. Add to the mix a party for 26 Kindergarteners, and my Eye-Fi card transferred and uploaded nearly 600 photos in 10 days. That’s when I realized this was just the beginning of a beautiful friendship! I now transfer all of my photos Eye-Fi Style! It’s made sharing images a snap! I could not be more proud to be Eye-Fi’s Busy Mom Big Shot!”
Steven David, Texas
Steven has been an Eye-Fi user for approximately one year, taking the Eye-Fi Card to a new level of live event photography. Steven photographs events from small parties to large corporate events and concerts. When shooting live events, he uses the Eye-Fi card to wirelessly transfer images to his computer and online in real time- freeing him up to work on multiple projects.
“I am excited about being an Eye-Fi Big Shot as I enjoy sharing tips with other photographers. Hopefully, I can show other photographers ways to get more use from their camera.”
Beyond his photography business, Steven is known to locals in the Houston area as “Grape Nut” while doing work for the Snowdrop Foundation, as they raise money for Pediatric Cancer and give college scholarships to young cancer survivors. If you’re ever in Houston be on the lookout for Grape Nut in his purple unitard, tutu, bunny ears and tiara!
Website: www.stevendavid.com and www.houstoneventphotos.com
Blog: blog.stevendavid.com
GrapeNut Facebook Fan Page: Grape Nut Fan Page
Twitter: @stevendavid
Chris Harmon, Indiana
Chris is a new Eye-Fi user but couldn’t be a bigger fan! Her Eye-Fi card far exceeded her expectations! Not only was she a very infrequent downloader of pictures, but also like many people, she struggled to organize her multitudes of photos. Chris can be spotted most frequently with a camera around her neck while photographing her son, the great outdoors, or anything random that catches her eye.
“I absolutely love that my pictures now download themselves and automatically go into separate folders based on the date the pictures were taken. I’m excited to be an Eye-Fi Big Shot because I think every photographer, no matter what skill level, can benefit from the Eye-Fi Card. “
Blog: punkinhood.blogspot.com
Twitter: @punkinmama
Dave Herwig, North Carolina
Dave is a single father of three wonderful children. Originally from Amherst, Ohio Dave has been in the US Army for the past 22 years and is currently stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. He joined the Army straight out of high school and has been blessed with many opportunities including traveling around the world. Dave started taking photos at the beginning of his Army career, back in the days of 35mm film and bought his first digital camera in 1999.
“Travelling a lot, seeing interesting places and people, a point and shoot wasn’t working. I was introduced to the Eye-Fi about a year ago by a friend and knew I wanted one. Since I travel with my job, I enjoy taking photos of places and the people I meet. I don’t take one certain type of photo but I always try to take a photo to remember everywhere I have travelled. I am extremely excited to become an Eye-Fi Big Shot because I love this product. It is such a time saver.”
Blog: gkdave.posterous.com
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gkdave
Twitter: @gkdave
Gary McCready, New Jersey
Gary lives in Westfield, NJ with his family and works nearby as a Storage Manager for an International Bank. When he’s not busy working, Gary also participates as a member of the Westfield School board, and volunteers with HP’s user group.
“With my busy schedule I appreciate my Eye-Fi Card! It automatically backs-up photos to my PC and Phanfare, my favorite photo website. My most recent photo toy is the Kodak W820 picture frame, which allows (via Wifi) photos off Phanfare to appear on the frame shortly after being transferred from my Eye-Fi card.”
Holly Pierpont, Ohio
Holly is a busy lady, working full time, and a mom to a five year old and twin infants. She enjoys digital scrap booking, so she’s always trying to capture life events and milestones with her camera. Thus, her kids probably recognize mommy as the lady with the camera in front of their face. Holly considers herself somewhat of a technology junkie, always looking for the latest and greatest gadgets to save her time. She purchased her first Eye-Fi Card a couple of years ago and now doesn’t leave home without it!
“When one of our twins had heart surgery at sixteen days old, I was able to share our experience and pictures with friends and family globally, utilizing my Eye-Fi card and tools. I could do all of this, while sitting bedside at the hospital, in just minutes! For this reason, I look forward to spreading the word about Eye-Fi products, and encourage others to save time and effort with their photography. Anyone with a busy lifestyle stands to gain time back with Eye-Fi!”
Sir Dennis F Potten, Illinois
Sir Dennis F Potten spent more than 38 years as a business professional hosting international groups in agricultural education and 15 years as an Apple Computer Software/System Consultant.
Sir Dennis has traveled throughout much of the world, including most of the USA. In every country he passionately enjoyed the people, the sounds, the smells, the sights, and the tastes that each location offered. Among numerous philanthropic efforts, he served as coordinator of programs reaching out to more than 10,000 high-school aged students throughout the world. In recognition of his 25+ years serving international youth exchanges his fellow worldwide coordinators, in conjunction with British Title Registrars, had him officially dubbed “Sir Dennis F Potten”.
“I was forced into early retirement by a unanticipated disability, so now I’m sharing my life in a different manner, not looking back but moving forward to capture my world here and now through “Sir Dennis’ Photo Art”. Using several Digital SLR, Video and Point & Shoot cameras, I find my Eye-Fi Cards are tremendous time-savers along with their exciting geotagging features.”
Website: www.education-america.org
Facebook: Dennis’s Facebook page
Twitter: @Sir_Dennis
Christine Leiser Schroeder, Florida
Christine is a homeschooling, jewelry designing, adventure seeking, picture taking, gadget loving, blog writing, foodie, up for (almost) anything Mom about town. She is also a New Media Junkie and chronicles her adventures at ColorMePink.com. As soon as she heard about the Eye-Fi card, she knew she had to have it and even changed camera brands in order to make sure she had a compatible camera.
“I’ve been using my Eye-Fi Card since Christmas of ‘09 (it was my Christmas present to myself) and I’m ridiculously in love with it. I take pictures of my kids, my food, my jewelry designs and my world and I share them with anyone who cares to see.”
Website: www.colormepink.com and www.christineleiser.com
Facebook: Christine’s Page
Twitter: @christineleiser
Jen Seidel, Alaska
Jen is a mother of one rambunctious almost three-year-old boy and wife to her hubby of 6 years. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska and is currently a stay at home mom, and full time college student, shooting for a bachelor’s in computer science.
“I am an avid scrapbooker and that is when I first learned about Eye-Fi. I was flipping through a scrapbook magazine and saw the ad and was convinced! I needed this product! I fell in love with it instantly. I take a lot of pictures. I mean a whole heap! I’ve sometimes right clicked on my hard drive’s space to just see and it averages about 13+ pictures a day. It’s easy, fast and quite convenient. “
