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| I've been feeling uninspired lately. Maybe I need to hit up some museums, attend some art shows, & peruse the art section in book shops.
I need more artsy friends. Time to get reacquaint with some college buddies. | comments: Leave a comment   |
| Working from home is not ideal. But with my bad ass wacom tablet, my music blasting, and working in PJs...it definitely makes it much more bearable. :)
Happy Saturday folks. Nothing inspirational to say today except for Carpe Diem! | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I have dreams. Dreams of ice cream. Chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, and more. A spectrum of flavors for the refined palates.
Lately I've been having wonderful dreams. Dreams of Ice Cream.
Ice Cream Dreams. | | comments: Leave a comment |
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Bought a Tenba Messenger bag - form and function fuses as one. I love the color and functionality of this camera bag (and the fact it's not ugly like most cam bags). It has zippers and pouches in all the right places. The bag can carry a medium format camera with lens attached in addition to another smaller lens ANNNND a 15" laptop (which I already have)! The funny part of all this is that I haven't purchased the camera YET! LOL. Retails at $140. Web search prices at at around $100. I got it for $64 flat! woooooooooot!~
I've been wanting to upgrade my Graphire tablet for a long time (not that it's not a good product but my current screen is much too big for it now - the aspect ratio is all wacked). After much consideration (really it only took 5 seconds to decide) I bit the bullet and decided to invest in the Intuos 6x11 Wacom (prounced wack em' btw) tablet. As the packaging suggest this tool is "for the serious photographer, designer, and artist" (although I'm sure they will take your money even if u sucked at it). I cannot stress enough how AWESOME this tablet is. Pressure-sensitive, ergonomic, good long lasting materials, excellent technical support, etc etc etc. I can no longer work with a mouse EVER AGAIN. Retails at $369. Web search prices at around $320-340. I paid $324 for it (not a major savings BUT I didn't have to pay for shipping and taxes so in a sense I still saved).
I am exhausted at the moment but will update more later on the actual convention. What I must say though is-
1. My whole pre-conceived notions that photographers were slim it gone. Some of these people are seriously ummmmmm what's the polite way of saying it - gargantuan.
2. I have never seen so many iphones/ipod touches in one place. It makes perfect sense though - what better way to show your portfolio digitally than one these awesome gadgets!
3. There were so many diverse accents (mostly from the South) and I loved hearing them talk....or should I say drawwwwlllll
4. I love learning - I should surround myself with people smarter than me more often, it's an invigorating feeling! | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| In Life
Find your niche and do your best. If you try to succeed in something you are not passionate about, you will not only struggle but there is bound to be someone out there better than you - naturally.
I find that some people find passion in money. This is not what I meant in directing your passion. As cliche as it sounds, I know lots of people with a passion for making money and are still not happy.
In Decision
Every purposeful decision is a style decision. The equipment you choose, the pose that is displayed, the colors you pick, the texture that is used, the medium you decide whether it be pixels or paints...etc.
In the clothes that we wear. It is not a fair representation of who you are as an individual. It is only a representation of what we see in the media, misleading us to believe that we are choosing our own individuality, when in fact they are brainwashing us to mirror "Big Sister" .
If there is a "Big Brother" of information, there is a "Big Sister" of fashion. Catch 22 I know - I'm a victim myself. Not that I'm advocating throwing out our cell phones, computers, and Seven of Mankinds to be hippies...Because no offense, hippies smell.
In Photography
(on the business sense)- is about interaction between you and the client. You are a photographer, an entertainer, an artist, a performer all wrapped into one. It’s no longer about taking "pretty" pictures but creating a personal bond with the client and selling a product that appeals to their emotion.
Photography (on the emotional sense) - is about interaction between you and the subject. It's about borrowing a piece of their soul and giving it back to them on an eternal "printed paper*".
* printed paper used in a theoretical sense. Yes I realize that we now live in the digital world and photographs come in digital form as well. The "new" photography has come and conquered, but the old adages of "old" photography will never die.
I digress. This started off as looking at my notes from the day and wanting to make sense of them. But I have come to realize that waking up at 7am on a Saturday has pummeled my brain to mush. Hence the mush that spilled from these fingers.
Thank you for allowing me to purge. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| came across this and was quite fascinated. i was never one to calculate composition (what can i say i'm a natural haha!). but this serves as an excellent rule for those compositionally challenged for any creative avenue.
(straight c&ped)
THE GOLDEN MEAN
Let's start with an introduction of a technique that is well known for many centuries now: The "Golden Mean" (sometimes called "Golden Section") is a geometric formula by the ancient Greeks. A composition following this rule is thought to be "harmonious". The principal idea behind it is to provide geometric lines which can be traversed when viewing a composition. The Golden Mean was a major guideline for many artists/painters so it is certainly worth to have in mind for modern day photographers as well.
Theory - Part I
Well, let's begin with some words about the theory. The formula starts with a perfect square (marked blue in illustration A).
Now we divide the base of the square into two equal parts. We take point x as the middle of a circle with a radius of the distance between point x and y. Thereafter we expand the base of the square till it hits the circle at point z. Now the square can be transformed to a rectangle with a proportion ratio of 5:8. The ratio of A to C is the same as the one from A to B. Luckily the 5:8 ration fits pretty close to the ratio of the 35mm format (24x36mm = 5:7.5).
Theory - Part II
So now we've something which is thought to be a "perfect" rectangle. What's next ? We draw a line from the upper left to the lower right edge of the rectangle (see illustration B) and another line from the upper right directed towards point y' (taken from illustration A) till it hits the first cross line.
Obviously this divides the rectangle into three different sections. In principal we're finished with the "Golden Mean" now. Just try to find objects/parts in your scene that fit roughly into these three sections and ... you have a "harmonious" composition. You can vary the formula by flipping and/or mirroring the scematic rectangle from illustration B.
taken from: http://www.photozone.de/4Technique/compose/goldenmean.htm | | comments: Leave a comment |
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