Archive for the 'tech' Category

i predict the future

Monday, March 1st, 2010

in a bold bit about the changing of the guard, there are at least three things that i see coming. actually one already has to some extent + i’ll bring up more then three but as i had another major prediction come to fruition this past week better put a hold on the doubt.
1. the [...]

workflow + tools

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

new tools are refining our workflow, from camera to output, like never before. on a near daily basis there’s great new ideas to test + possibly put into place. that’s not to say that everything i like is adopted immediately or even at all but you’ve got to stay on top of anything that propels [...]

electronic show

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

during the course of any give year i do a handful of talks + presentations that vary from teaching style to pure fun, from stills to video mash ups. if there’s one thing that comes with these it’s that you’ve got to have a nice little kit together to make them all successful as each [...]

how hard is it?

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

very hard to put it bluntly.
what do ya mean? didn’t you just show up there with your camera + shoot a bit?
not on your life – but glad it came across as that calm + natural.

looking around through the glimmer + shine existing everywhere today + it’s easy to find great work. it’s also easy [...]

sweet

Friday, September 4th, 2009

though in all seriousness, this might even be more interesting then the whole free phenom. thanks mel.
lastly, have to hand it to start up evernote (see my tools sidebar), as i thought phil libin the ceo did a fine pitch via mass media here in the times last weekend.

a different point of view

Monday, August 10th, 2009

as a visual person i’m always on the lookout for anything new, unique + angles that really stand out – a variation on a perspective that adds a touch more light or different visual cues that skew our ‘norm’. though not a huge fan of aerial work there is much i admire about it. in [...]

histogram vs light meter

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

here’s a take on the histogram vs light meter debate via ‘digital imaging expert’ tim grey of microsoft fame. this was from his near daily q+a posting with readers.
One of the most useful advances of digital photography is the histogram. If one still uses film, say in large format photography, a histogram is available only [...]

video revolution

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

the revolution is picking up speed. after a recent mumblings about the new iphone 3GS video capabilities + third party accessories it’s gone + come together. kenny mosher + crew have put together an entire music video on the iphone + thrown in a behind the scenes via the canon 5D II for fun. get [...]

canon video update

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

ok so here’s an update from our uber talented video assist + typing fiend at jdk. ross has brought up answers that i wondered about outloud via an earlier post, specifically we’re taking aim at why/how the shutter on canon 5D II’s hd video program controls light + secondly why it stops at 1/30th.
Hey Heath! [...]

updates: apple, canon + onone

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

they’re coming fast + furious these days, which i have to admit i don’t mind a bit. nice to satisfy the inner geek once in awhile. that past two weeks have seen major updates for apple, canon + onone (software manufacturer).
the biggie for the general public is the apple keynote earlier this week from the [...]