You know those beautiful photos of jewelry that you see in ads and catalogs? The folks at Modahaus wanted to see if their table top studios could be used with an iPhone 4 to make images that would be good enough for a professional photographer to sell. The results were astonishingly good. via [...]
Archive for the ‘Hobbies’ Category
27 Feb
Night photography settings
Some guidelines for night time shots I found on the web. ISO 100, f/16: City scape at night – 2 min City scape after sunset – 1/4 sec Traffic trails – 30 sec Fireworks – 30 sec Floodlit building – 15 sec Neon sign – 1 sec Outdoor illuminations – 15 sec Illuminated shop [...]
25 Feb
Michael Freeman: The Photographer’s Eye
Great photography book by Michael Freeman. Subtitle should say “Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos.” I am using this post to jot down some mental notes from reading the book that will help me remember some of the techniques I can use when making compositions. Balance Frames within Frames Horizon – more sky or [...]
25 Feb
Italian scooters
I still wish to own a nice Italian scooter someday. This picture was taken by my wife outside of Rockridge TwoWheels over in Oakland, CA. 8)
15 Feb
My Rollei 35se
I purchased this camera in 1981 from Adolph Gasser in San Francisco. I’ve used it on and off over the years and usually use Ilford HP4 Plus Black & White film with it. That is why I have the yellow and orange filters. I never did get the green filter. I keep thinking to sell [...]
7 Aug
Video Girl Ai vol 3: Recall
This was a hard one to read. After Yota finally saves Ai in the video world, she disappears. When he sees her again, she has been reset. She does not remember him or anything they shared together. Yota is torn apart inside from having to see Ai but she does not even know him. A [...]
