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iPhone 4s -> Photos

jhsindesign — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:13:45 +0000

Since I traded in the old iPhone 3gs for the new iPhone 4s, my photo taking productivity has increased significantly. That’s the good thing. The bad thing is that my photo taking productivity has increased significantly and I haven’t touched my Canon 7D in weeks! I’ve found that the new 8MP camera and optics have really made this device less of a mobile phone, and more of a handy mobile camera, for me. I wonder when we’ll stop calling them ‘mobile pics’ all together? You can check out many, many more of my 4s pics on my Tumblr blog via the link below.

Visit -> http://jhsindesign.tumblr.com/

Tilt-Shift Camera -> Photojojo

jhsindesign — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:51:17 +0000

I saw this affordable tilt-shift camera on a Facebook post today (by Photojojo) at lunch and thought it was pretty great. The images look solid, there are some nice embedded filters and tilt-shift always looks better when thrown by a real lens as opposed to a photoshop post effect, in my opinion… Have a look, available on Photojojo for $149.00.

Visit -> http://photojojo.com/

Largest Indoor Photo (40 Gigapixels) -> 360cities.net

jhsindesign — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:58:15 +0000

This, to me, is very exciting on many levels. Above are screen grabs from 360cities.net, a site that I have posted about a few times before because I find it to be a really innovative space to discover 360 panoramic photos. What makes this image of the Strahov library in Prague so special, is the fact that it’s the largest photo ever taken indoors as of March 2011 (40 Gigapixels). To give you an idea of how big that actually is, it’s like 5,000 times bigger than the photos coming out of a Nikon D50 or something like that. Crazy big! I also find this image to be super amazing because I have been lucky to experience the Strahov library personally back in 2006, and I know first hand that they don’t let just anyone take photos there, I almost had my camera taken away from me… So, it’s a pretty rare opportunity to even get a snap of this library, let alone the largest to date. Be sure to check it out and browse around 360cities.net a bit if you haven’t already. Don’t forget to go full screen for the best results.

More detail from 360cities.net:

“This image was created from 3,000 individual photos stitched together into a single image that is 280,000 x 140,000 pixels. That’s around 40 gigapixels, or 4000 megapixels. If you printed this photo it would be 23 meters (or 78 feet) long!”

Visit -> http://www.360cities.net/gigapixel/strahov-library.html

Edmund Wyss -> Photo-Realistic Vintage Camera Paintings

jhsindesign — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:34:38 +0000

A college buddy of mine from Pratt turned me on to a San Francisco based artist named Edmund Wyss. His impeccable photo-realistic vintage camera paintings definitely display his love for light, precision and well designed objects. I’ve only seen what he has on his online portfolio and this popphoto post, but I can imagine his works are absolutely incredible in person. Next time I’m in San Fran I’ll have to see if any of his work is on display. More beyond the links:

Visit -> http://www.edmundwyss.com/

Visit -> popphoto

San Francisco Tilt-Shift: The Miniature City -> MINIMUS

jhsindesign — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:49:10 +0000

San Francisco: The Miniature City from MINIMUS on Vimeo.

I came across this well done San Francisco tilt-shift by videographer and motion designer MINIMUS on nalden.net today while killing time in between phone calls. I’ve posted a bunch of tilt-shift videos in the past, I just can’t seem to get enough of the effect. I plan to rent a tilt-shift lens in the near future and try it out myself here in Seattle.

Older Posts -> http://circuitbreaks.com/

Camera Phone Lenses -> Fisheye, Macro, and Wide Angle

jhsindesign — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:50:21 +0000

Like a kid in a camera store, I’m pretty excited about this discovery made and passed along by a friend of mine last week (Thanks Aaron!). These little lenses magnetically hold in place on any camera phone and judging from the shots on http://photojojo.com/ they really work! There are three lenses available -> Fisheye, Macro, and Wide Angle. The other cool feature is that they can be worn as jewelry around your neck, similar to a charm necklace. One of the coolest gift/gadget ideas I’ve seen in a long while.

Visit -> http://photojojo.com/store/

Photography Update -> Shooting the Canon EOS 7D

jhsindesign — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:30:01 +0000

I’m happy to report that I received my long awaited Canon EOS 7D in the mail from B&H Camera last Thursday and I’ve been tinkering with it ever since, despite a head cold and some pretty drippy and unusually cold weather (for August). Right out of the box I knew I had made the right decision and that this camera would be teaching me some new tricks and technique. Having become so used to my trusty ‘point and shoot’ G10, I was also a bit intimidated by all the menu settings and the larger size. I’m pretty excited that have so much to learn! Above are some of my first pics from this past weekend… a few more beyond the link.

Visit -> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhsindesign/

Hipstamatic Camera Pics -> iPhone App

jhsindesign — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:43:17 +0000

I’ve been keeping a simple posterous iPhone pic blog for a while now. I like to post all the random day-to-day stuff that I come across, recently I’ve been posting sound clips from my guitar practice sessions as well… all in good fun. Those are three of my latest shots above. Lately my pic uploads have exploded because of my use of the ‘Hipstamatic’ iPhone app. If you haven’t heard of it yet, it’s super fun and well designed, comes with different lenses, border sets and upgrades. It may be the hottest thing since the old Lomo style camera. For real. If you’re an iPhone user, you should definitely check it out.

Visit my iPhone pic blog -> http://jhsindesign.posterous.com/

Visit -> http://hipstamaticapp.com/

Old Lomo post -> http://circuitbreaks.com/2009

Noktor 50mm Lens -> F0.95 Max Aperture

jhsindesign — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:56:39 +0000

With digital photography being such a healthy industry these days, you have a ton of people buying up new equipment and fueling new innovation. To me, this is both a good thing as well as a challenging reality to keep up with. I’ve spent the last year and a half trying to determine what camera I would like to upgrade from my trusty G10 with, in seek of a larger sensor size and possibly some of the HD capabilities that are now available. The Noktor 50mm lens may have helped me to decide. Boasting a max aperture of F0.95 this lens can pretty much see in the dark! It’s also the fastest lens designed for Micro Four Thirds cameras, of which I like because the sensor size is larger than what I have in my G10, but they are still pretty compact. I may get that Olympus after all… I’ll let you know what I decide.

Visit -> http://noktor.com

Visit -> Olympus Micro Four Thirds

Noktor – Shoot Wide Open from Noktor on Vimeo.

Rubikon2 -> Papercut Pin-hole Camera

jhsindesign — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:16:27 +0000

The above paper cut-out pin-hole camera design called ‘Rubikon2′ is available here as a nicely designed and detailed 7 page .pdf to download and build for free. Designed by Jaroslav Juřica, the camera folds up to be 98 x 70 x 68 mm and can take some pretty impressive textured shots as seen on his site. What a great way to learn the basics of photography, I’m just waiting for that next rainy day to try it out.

Visit -> http://huberokororo.com

Sky -> Philip Bloom

jhsindesign — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:23:59 +0000

Sky from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

The amazingly talented Philip Bloom has created yet another visual masterpiece filmed in Dubai over 5 days and nights. Using a Canon 7D, 2x5DmkII and one Panasonic GF1, his careful eye and skillful camera work are a pleasure to take in. I’ve been following him for a while and am a huge fan of his work. This video is absolutely epic and much worth a few views, particularly because of all the unbelievable twilight to night transitions.

Visit -> http://philipbloom.co.uk/

Older posts -> http://circuitbreaks.com/?s=philip+bloom

Polaroid -> One Pic1000

jhsindesign — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:39:09 +0000

The classic Polaroid self-developing film camera is back with their soon to be released ‘One Pic1000′ instant camera. Since 2007 many loyal Polaroid enthusiasts have been hoping this re-launch would occur. The company plans to release multiple retro-chic designs and has even announced that pop star lady gaga will be the creative director for a super fancy limited edition line. We’ll see how that goes down. More info via the links below.

Visit -> http://www.polaroid.com

Visit -> http://www.the-impossible-project.com

‘A Bit of Africa’ Photo Set -> Paolo Novelli

jhsindesign — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:24:44 +0000

I discovered these amazing photos taken by Italian Photographer Paolo Novelli on one of my favorite trend blogs http://www.nalden.net. He is calling this collection ‘A Bit of Africa’. I really like his application of tilt-shift photo styling to these dilapidated and underdeveloped urban settings. Makes for a nice merge of old and new… More of Paolo Novelli’s photos can be seen on his portfolio site via the link below.

Visit -> http://www.p9productions.com/

Hasselblad -> H4D

jhsindesign — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:45:03 +0000

Not too long ago I posted about the new Leica M9, now available for a cool 7K. I caught a lot of flack for that post on Facebook as the Leica (as I stated) is not the most economically sound decision to make when comparing to other cameras on the market… People wanted to re-enforce that idea I guess? If that post got them going then this new release (that I will spend some time salivating over as well) will really get them going. The Hasselblad H4D medium format camera weighs-in at an amazing 60 Megapixels and boasts breakthrough True Focus technology that uses highly-complex techniques and algorithms to aid in focusing on off-center objects. Sounds pretty sweet. It better be for 42,000$US! Back to dreaming…

Visit -> http://www.hasselbladusa.com/

Leica -> M9 Release

jhsindesign — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:23:18 +0000

Classic German camera design company Leica has come out with the M9 which will be replacing the now cult classic M8. The M9 will be selling for a cool 7K, not the most affordable camera on the planet but definitely one of the most desired. Any expert camera sales person will tell you that the Leica M8 and M9, with their steep price tags are probably not the best deals out there but if you’re looking for a Porsche rather than a peppy Toyota… you get the idea. The M9 is a full – frame 24 x 36mm and offers an extremely high-resolution sensor and beautiful high performance M lenses. Now I’m going to go salivate over more pics via the link below.

Visit -> us.leica-camera.com

Lumix GH1 -> firmware 1.1 update

jhsindesign — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:02:05 +0000

Lumix GH1 – firmware 1.1 update from Ken YIU on Vimeo.

The intention of the above video is to show off the capabilities of the new Lumix GH1 frimware 1.1 update. Ken Yiu shot this video using a 1/2 slow shutter speed enabled by the new firmware. By shooting at 1/2 speed the camera captures more motion-lag (or blur) detail than shooting at a standard setting. When sped up the effect is a wonderful combination of smooth, blurred movement and great detail when objects are static. In the above video each shot was taken for 15 – 30 minutes and then sped up in Final Cut Pro. This technique definitely makes for a nice effect. See for yourself.

Click here -> more info/download the firmware

Olympus E-P1 Micro Four Thirds compact -> Preview

jhsindesign — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:18:26 +0000

Apparently someone leaked photos of the attractive new Olympus E-P1 over the weekend (set for official release tomorrow). Intentional or not, I’m pretty excited about these images that I first found on EnGadget.com. The Olympus E-P1 Micro Four Thirds System uses an 18 x 13.5-mm sensor but will decrease camera body size by 50% by allowing the removal of the mirror box. In an older blog post about compact camera trends I spoke of the likelihood that camera designs would start to trend towards the old retro Lomo-esque sub compact look from the 1950s and 60s. Here we see that trend start to really take hold, and quite nicely in my opinion. Set to release in multiple colors this camera is sure to be a hit. Below are some of the specs I could find:

- 17mm lens with an interchangeable 14-42mm (3x) zoom lens

- Range Finder Camera Body

- DSLR-sized sensor

- 12.3 Megapixel

- M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f2.8 Silver Lens

- Micro Four Thirds tribute to the classic rangefinder

- $899.99 estimated retail

Available soon here -> http://www.adorama.com

I’ve Got You and You’ve Got Me -> New Buffalo

jhsindesign — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:57:34 +0000

I’ve Got You and You’ve Got Me – New Buffalo Remixed by Broken Social Scene from Karen Abad ♥s Dinosaurs. on Vimeo.

I find this video directed by cinematography grad student Karen Abad to be extremely entertaining in a quirky kind of way. The story is simple. Two young moderately tattooed hipsters find love through ‘Bomb Pops’, a Fixie, super skinny jeans and a crumb trail of childlike drawings. Doesn’t every cute horn-rimmed couple come together this way? Outside of all the trend traffic (that I find makes this piece a borderline ‘Urban Outfitter’ commercial), the cinematography is really well designed, the story is well told and shot with a Super 16mm camera to boot. Yes, a film camera… which I find very refreshing at a time when HD cinematography is so popular. Have a look. + I’m a fan of just about anything that the record label ‘Arts and Crafts’ releases, especially the ‘Broken Social Scene’.

Notes From Vimeo:

Official music video for New Buffalo’s “I’ve Got You and You’ve Got Me” remixed by Broken Social Scene. Directed by: Karen Abad. Shot on Super 16mm with the Arri SR3 and a Bolex H16 Reflex on Kodak 7219 500T Vision 3 and 7205 250D Vision 2. This music video was created as part of my thesis for my MFA in Cinematography for Graduate School. (karenabadmfa.tumblr.com) Special Thanks to: Runaway Music Canada / Arts and Crafts

D90 -> City Of Lights

jhsindesign — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:11:29 +0000

D90 : City Of Lights from Prart™ on Vimeo.

This moody depiction of The City of Lights otherwise know as Paris was masterfully directed by Paul Rojanathara. The piece not only showcases some of the beautifully lit architecture found in Paris it also pays tribute to all of the culturally diverse people who live there. The entire piece was shot impressively at night with a Nikon D90 and serves as great evidence of the camera’s strong low-light performance.

Notes from Vimeo:

SYNOPSIS :
City Of Lights… There are places which mere mention of the name evokes in the imagination of everyone the sense of a place instill by life, energy, historical and cultural heritage. Paris is this city of lights… It is from this inspiration that this short film bases its main direction: the idea that a city is driven by the unique energy of its citizen, by the strength of the ethnic and cultural diversity. This short film draws a portrait of people living and evolving in Paris, for most of them born in France or attached to it by choices, by their own story… It is from the individual background of these people that the word “light” makes sense, for them it is synonymous of existence, difference and cohesion…

- Shot with Nikon D90, please excuse the rolling line, it is just impossible to remove it with certain light source…waiting for a probable? D400.
- lens : TOKINA AT-X 12-24 mm & 50mm 1.8 nikon
- Color correction and “special effect” using AE, montage & export in Premiere pro

Camera Ratings/Reviews -> Flickr

jhsindesign — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:59:30 +0000

Many of you (especially those who use Flickr) may already be aware of Flickr’s camera ratings/reviews but for those of you who are not Flickr users this may be useful information.

In the past couple of months I’ve had a few of my friends ask me about my pictures that post from my Flickr account to my Facebook wall. Questions like, “What kind of camera are you using?” and “What settings did you use to get that shot to come out?”, in response I have been sending them links to Flickr which is very convenient and it saves me from having to type out a long explanation.

Flickr not only serves as a great place to upload, store and browse photos it’s also (in my opinion) the best place to research cameras/mobile phone cameras/video cams before a purchase. Not only do you get all of the tech specs on a specific camera you can browse thousands of photos taken by hobbyist -> professional photographers using that specific camera. The ability to view their settings when shooting in low light and see the picture quality output is a pretty amazing (and telling) bit of information when shopping for a new camera. Flickr also provides user reviews, price ranges and information on the popularity and usage of specific cameras/devices.

Popularity/Usage information is very important because technology changes so quickly these days. For example, It used to be that Canon would come out with a new line of cameras about every 12 months, in the past 2 years Canon has been releasing new camera designs to the public every 6 months. By being able to see a device’s popularity/usage report you can quickly determine when the product has become obsolete or outdated… or when it may go on sale. You won’t get that information on other electronics retail sites.

Before your next big camera purchase I highly recommend you consider Flickr as a credible destination for research.

Here’s an abreviated list of Flickr’s unique features:

-> Ratings/Reviews – By professional and hobbyist photographers

-> Settings and Examples – Thousands of pictures/settings information

-> Popularity/Usage – Quick info on camera trends relevance

-> Mobile/Video/P&S/SLR/Rarity & obscure brand assortment

Check out the “all” camera page -> http://www.flickr.com/

My photo’s on Flickriver -> http://www.flickriver.com/