Shoot from last Sunday
In the fall of 2008 I started working on a series of images whose main characteristic involved moving the camera while taking the photograph. This is a process I had tried in Paris in the early 1980s under the guidance of Scott McLeay with whom I was studying photography at the time. Unfortunately, at that time my attempts had been unsuccessful for reasons we will see shortly.The motivation for creating this series was related to my study and research of color and composition. Because these images cannot be composed as precisely as non-blurred photographs, and because colors get mixed with other colors when the camera is moved, I thought that they were near-perfect examples of composing with color instead of composing with shapes and objects.
High Speed Sync w/ Bees and Others February 14th, 2009Okay all, we’ve had a little gem in the bag for a while now. Time to share yet another feature of the new RadioPopper X system. How would you like to activate nearly any light source ever produced - including large powerful studio lights - using high speed sync - by radio. Another world’s first, right here.
PIX Feed: PIX CHAT : Jeremy Wilkins, Digital Retoucher
It was exactly at that time that I was introduced to Daniel Kopton, who runs a retouching business called Danklife. We met through a friend of a friend, and he invited me over to see what kind of work he was doing. I was completely blown away. What he was doing was light years beyond any retouching that I had been doing in the headshot world. Daniel agreed to teach me his secrets and give me some freelance jobs, as long as I agreed not to talk back too much. I had some money saved up and knew that I didn't have the time to learn high-end retouching from Daniel and still be at Pixels full time. So, I quit my job and hoped for the best. The transition seems to have been successful. Daniel and I have a really strong working relationship, and I've been with Danklife for 3 years now.
Jeremy gets a little press time!
Epson 3800 Step-By-Step Printing Workflow
If you have a LCD display, I recommend setting your display calibration options to Gamma 2.2, "native white point" for the color temperature, and 100 cd/m2 for the target luminance. This last point is very important: new LCDs are capable of emitting a lot of light (and often are extremely bright out of the box). If you edit images on a super-bright display, your print will appear too dark by comparison. Even if your calibration software recommends setting the target luminance to a higher value (e.g., 120 cd/m2), I still suggest using a lower value such as 100 cd/m2.
Through A Lens Lightly: Soft Proofing
Step Three: Next, select View > Proof Setup > Custom. The Customize Proof Condition dialog will be displayed, allowing you to select the options for how the proof should be created. First, select the profile for the paper you’ll be using from the Device to Simulate drop-down box.
The McNally Tripod Rig | Joe McNally's Blog
I use the Gitzo GT-5560SGT tripod, and mount the Manfrotto Accessory Arm 3153B to it, and then the Gitzo G065 Laptop Platform to that. Couple that up with a ball head such as the Manfrotto 468MG, and you be cooking. I keep the platform at eyeball height so I don’t have to stoop to see the computer. I’m tethered via Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 and a USB 2.0 cable with an extension. Everything is taped down, cause I’m excitable and accident prone. It works real well as a location rig.
We did all the retouching on this here site. I like the motion they added. Nice touch.
Snapshot: Grace Jones | | guardian.co.uk Arts
The arabesque that Grace Jones is executing in this 1978 photograph/artistic creation may be graceful, but it is also impossible. "What I'm interested is the illusion of reality," says the photographer and art director Jean-Paul Goude, who was to be Jones's Pygmalion, transforming her from hard-partying model to an androgynous fantasy image and international superstar. "And unless you are extraordinarily supple, you cannot do this arabesque. The main point is that Grace couldn't do it, and that's the basis of my entire work: creating a credible illusion."
Retouching has been around a lot longer then Photoshop, fyi. It actually goes back another century, but I won't bore you with details.
New York artist Sam Bassett takes portraits to the next level. Blending the feel of installation art with plan ol’ ethereal awesomeness, he shoots his subjects in a way that manages to be about them while also immersing them into something that transcends them as well. The results are completely kick-ass images that encompass more than who a person is and what they do, but creates an energy and atmosphere of how what they’ve done has shaped their life. The environment of the portrait becomes a reflection of them as a whole - their history and accomplishments - rather than just a documentation of their physical appearance.
And his website sucks. So go here to see the images instead.
Look at the "Face to Face" series.
Richard Nicholson Photography - 'Last One Out, Please Turn On the Light'
Last One Out, Please Turn On The Light a survey of London's remaining professional darkrooms
So for the record, about 10 years ago I said darkrooms would be going bye bye and there would be a few left as fine art labs.....
Pixelrust is now on Flickr. If I got that link to work right. Otherwise just search for pixelrust. Wheee!
Video Digital SLRs (35mm digital still cameras) now produce amazing high quality HD video and deliver the advantages of 35mm lenses, but remain awkward for use in video and movie production. To meet the needs of filmmakers who are taking advantage of this cutting edge approach, Redrock accessories bring the needed cinema form factor, support, and features to video DSLRs.Redrock accessories for video DSLRs transform video DSLRs into production-ready cinema solutions by providing:
* Rock-solid 15mm support system * Follow focus with 35mm lens gearing for accurate and repeatable focusing * Swing-away mattebox for light management and easy access to changing lenses * Shoulder mount and handgrips for steady handheld use * Support cage for enhanced stability and low angle shot
Reason number 20 I can't use PSCS4 and why it's a total piece of shit.
SportsShooter.com - PS CS4 - image opens on wrong monitor
I heard from an Adobe developer today that the image always opening on the "main" monitor is an official "bug". No word on when it will be fixed.
I have 3 monitors here and I can't have the images constantly open up behind my pallets. It's very annoying. PS10 can do it fine. PSCS4 Fails. And it crashes on every other image. PSCS3 runs fine.
Buggy product released too early. Not fit for use professionally in any way.
Yes, I am being harsh. My clients demand the best work, my tools have to perform to meet their needs. The tools don't work, I won't use them. Photoshop CS4 is a unusable piece of shit. No other way to state it. I now use The Gimp more so then I use PSCS4.
So I am sticking with PSCS3 until it gets fixed. And I am not happy about spending all the money on a unused upgrade.
write up
944 Magazine Online or In Your Hands :: 944
Go to the Los Angeles Magazine section and load page 35-36. I get mentioned in a paragraph in there. Wheeeeee!
This just sounds awesome. Put this to music.
Polymer–inorganic nanocrystal composites1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 offer an attractive means to combine the merits of organic and inorganic materials into novel electronic and photonic systems. However, many applications of these composites are limited by the solubility11 and distribution of the nanocrystals in the polymer matrices. Here we show that blending CdTe nanoparticles into a polymer–fullerene matrix followed by solvent annealing12 can achieve high photoconductive gain under low applied voltages. The surface capping ligand renders the nanoparticles highly soluble in the polymer blend, thereby enabling high CdTe loadings. An external quantum efficiency as high as approx8,000% at 350 nm was achieved at -4.5 V. Hole-dominant devices coupled with atomic force microscopy images show a higher concentration of nanoparticles near the cathode–polymer interface. The nanoparticles and trapped electrons assist hole injection into the polymer under reverse bias, contributing to efficiency values in excess of 100%.
Let me translate though. Your very expensive digital camera you own today will be a Model T in about two years. Actually, more of a horse and buggy.
I am not a fan of buying a camera every year.
Gallery: Happy Accident Opens Door to Cheaper, Higher-Resolution Cameras
"The original purpose [was] to make a solar cell more efficient," says Chen. "However, during the research we found the solar cell phenomenon [had] disappeared." Instead, the test material showed high gain photoconductivity, indicating potential use as a photo sensor.Thanks to this lucky mistake, a new breed of camera sensors that are cheaper, higher-resolution and have lower distortion could be on the horizon. Click through the gallery to learn how this new breakthrough works and tour the labs where the magic happens.
Hmmm... interesting...
Interactive Video Object Manipulation on Vimeo
This demo illustrates our research to bring interactivity to video editing: Our system analyzes videos using computer vision techniques, enabling interactive annotation, browsing, and even drag-and-drop composition of new still images using video footage.
I honestly can't say what that I am buying this whole convergence of video and stills... Perhaps I am getting old, but a still image has a different thought process then a video. Maybe you will see wholly commercial applications, like bundling still and videos for weddings. But I see both mediums suffering for the other if you straight up combine them into one shoot. I dunno.... I spend a lot of time thinking about this right now.