Tag Archives: Beirut

George Haddad Teaches Essential Photography

Written by jessica. Posted on March 14, 2010. Filed under Training & Coaching. Tagged , , , , , , , . No comments.
George and Rana at photo training
On Saturday at SMEX, photographer George Haddad hosted the first of a series of four Saturday afternoon workshops designed to teach essential photography skills. In addition to teaching good shooting practices, like “get close,” the workshop focused on the basics of understanding the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and focal length. Participants were encouraged to [...]

Shankaboot Premieres on the Web

Written by jessica. Posted on March 13, 2010. Filed under News. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
USB key from Shankaboot
Last night, the new Arabic-language web drama Shankaboot, directed by Amin Dora and produced by Katia Saleh, premiered at Art Lounge. The series belongs to a new genre and is one of the first of its kind in the Arab world (Flying Kebab is another but it’s not in Arabic), intends to portray a lesser-known, [...]

Lebanon’s Online Community Emerges Offline at GeekFest Beirut!

Written by jessica. Posted on February 8, 2010. Filed under News. Tagged , , , , , , , . 4 Comments.
Geekfest Beirut Flyer
For those of us who struggle to stay connected in Lebanon—and that would be just about all of us, thanks to Internet speeds that can make waiting for an image or a video to load feel like waiting for Godot—Friday night’s Geekfest Beirut was a wonder to behold. Never before had so many members of [...]