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Happy New Year

11Jan10

Well, here we are.

The 365 project has concluded…although it is (quite conspicuously) not published yet. I’ll get there.

It will be interesting to see what becomes of this blog in 2010. My life got so busy in the last quarter of 2009 that the only pictures I had time to take were for my 365, and that really made me kind of blue. I’m looking forward to pointing my lens at something (anything) else besides my face this year, and I hope you’ll drop in every once in awhile and take a gander.

There will surely be geekery, photography, and shenanigans.

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Some images aren’t crap, and therefore get their own post

05Dec09

I am really proud of these two photos that I took recently using my iPhone. So I decided to put them in a separate post. That is all.

Hotel Whitcomb, San Francisco

Riverside Park, New York City

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The best camera is the one you’ve got time to actually use

05Dec09

The past few months have just gotten busier and busier, and I die a little bit inside every time I steal a yearning glance at my camera bag. Okay, so that’s a little melodramatic. I’ve actually had a good time trying to make good pictures using my iPhone 3G S. I’ve even been doing my 365 portraits, believe it or not! [Speaking of which: I will finish that project and publish all of the photos when it's finished. It's hard to believe the year is almost over!]

Anyway, here are some more iPhone photographs, all of which were taken with and processed on my iPhone.

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The Best Camera is the One You’ve Got With You

29Oct09

In the spirit of the oft-repeated adage above, I humbly present to you the following photos, all of which were taken over the past few months with my iPhone, and processed right on the phone using Chase Jarvis’ Best Camera app. This app has become a mainstay in my ‘mobile workflow,’ and many of my recent 365 portraits have been created using my iPhone and Best Camera (you’ll see them eventually).

I am still shooting and archiving for my 365 project. I’ve just been so busy that I haven’t had time to process and publish the photos recently. Rest assured they’ll all end up here (if not in other mediums as well) in the near future, and certainly after the completion of the project. Sadly, daily photography and blogging are luxuries that I haven’t had recently.

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125th and Broadway

25Aug09

A quick snap from my iPhone 3G S. I processed this image on the iPhone itself using the Mill Colour app.

I’ve got a backlog of photos for my 365 project that need to be processed and published. We should be caught up soon.

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Gone but not forgotten?

20Aug09

When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object, my blogging slows down. Life is busy right now, but mark my words: I shall return!

If you have an insatiable hankering for geekery, photography, and shenanigans, why don’t you search through the archives and see what satisfies you?

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When “real” “life” joyously reminds you – with extreme prejudice – that you are not a blogger

29Jul09

As you (all 3 of you…if you’re still out there) may have noticed, I’ve been busy lately. I’ve been so busy that I’ve been processing/publishing portraits in batches. I post them here now – with a zen-like focus and peace – as an affirmation of my commitment to this project and this process. I realize massive posts like this aren’t really representative of high-quality web publishing, good housekeeping, or legitimate blogging, but I don’t exactly give a shit either. Let’s get to it:

Day Two hundred and nine: A busy week.

A few iPhone shots have snuck into my 365 project, but given that the camera on the 3GS represents a drastic improvement over previous generations, I’ve joined the bandwagon calling it a legitimate camera.

After all, the best camera is the one you’ve got with you.

Also: another symptom of a 365 artist short on time (besides toothbrush shots – which are one of my specialities): the mirror shot!

Day Two hundred and eight: Living in a fisheye lens*

*not actually a fisheye lens

Day Two hundred and seven: Wanted: Good lighting

You can’t always get what you want.

True story: I was at a bar mitzvah party in middle school, and a very pretty girl made it known that she fancied me. Lucky for me, I felt the same way, and was not bashful about sharing. I even danced with her middle school style (you know: arms outstretched, finger tips on fire as my hands rested on her waist – her waist!!).

However, after the apparent magic of the party faded into silent memory and we returned the real world (AKA school), the girl was suddenly much less responsive, and my feelings were much less requited. By lunch time, half the school had heard the explanation for her change of heart: bad lighting. That’s a quote, mind you.

Among my close friends from that era, this is an oft-told story, and – for me – the phrase “bad lighting” will forever carry a special, melancholy meaning.

But, the universe has a way of righting itself. I’m pretty sure she ended up a fat chick. And I’m in love.