iPhone Photography, Travel Photography and Camera Reviews
Here are a few more photos from last week’s Google+ Anniversary Photo Walk. I shot these image over the course of about 30 minutes as we worked our way to dinner. The goal was fluidity in the creativity. I have some cool news tomorrow so hopefully I will see you back here!
As I mentioned yesterday, this last weekend I attended the Google+ One Year Anniversary Photo Walk. As you know, my goal was simple….fluidity in my creativity. I traveled light, brining a camera, two lenses (I feel naked without my fisheye) and leaving my tripod at home. I slapped on a pair of flip-flops, grabbed a water bottle and tried my best to be in the moment.
On my flight to Austin last week I was captivated by the landscape and the blanket of low lying clouds. So much so, I shot about 700 miles worth of iPhone photos along the way. I would have shot more but my battery gave out on me. So here is the land between Denver CO and Austin TX as it’s seen from 36,000 ft. Side note: All images were processed using Nik Software’s Snapseed.
The normal schedule around here is Monday through Friday. However, I will be in Hermosa Beach this weekend working on a story I have been wanting to tell for a long time. The story is about life along a little strip of cement that connects Santa Monica to Palos Verdes, or as the locals call it…’The Strand’. So this weekend I will be posting some behind the scenes images from the story as I try my best to tell it. It’s going to be a bit of an experiment, so I’m not sure how it’s going to turn out but I’m sure it will be amusing.
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The When: Dec 17th @ 4:00pm (you can rsvp on Facebook if that makes things easier).
The Where:Let’s meet at the best beach hotel on the strand…The Beach House.
Here are some cool things that I have used this year that have made my photographic life easier. Maybe they can help the photographer in your life, or your own photography too!
I hope everyone is getting their fitness challenge dialed in. As for me, outside of indulging in the fried chocolate chip cookie dough at Torches Tacos in Austin, I had a pretty good food week. I’m doing my best to make a conscious effort to only put good fuel in the machine. That being said, my first attempt at stand up paddle boarding didn’t go so well. It could have gone worse. I could have fallen into the water in the 38 degree temps down there in Austin. I actually never stood up and paddled. I stood up, my legs started to shake like sewing machine needles and I almost dumped it. I still got in a 4 mile kneeling paddle board. Sunday I will be giving it another run in Pacific Ocean. Let’s just say I have a long way to go if I’m going to be competitive against Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama in May. Here is a pic of me playing ‘air paddle guitar’ in front of the SRV memorial on my failed first attempt.
Here is a pic of me right before I was nearly run over by the UT women’s crew team.
I couldn’t help but make this image. The color and quality of light had me mesmerized. Since there wasn’t a european runway model (or anyone for that matter) with me on the steps of the Utah Capitol I had to make due with what I had. The best portrait I could pull off in that fantastic light was this sculpture of a Lion.
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The When: Dec 17th @ 4:00pm (you can rsvp on Facebook if that makes things easier).
The Where:Let’s meet at the best beach hotel on the strand…The Beach House.
The What: Basically, a bunch of creative folks are going to be getting together to have some fun and photograph the Hermosa Beach Pier at sunset. Then we will photograph our way to The Shores to have dinner and drinks while listening to an acoustic set performed by reality TV show star Jett Pink (you can read his blog here). The event is totally free and open to folks of all levels and cameras of all types. That means the iPhone! I will be shooting with my iPhone. Get there early because I will be hosting an impromteau workshop on iPhone Photography. I’ll show you how you can make images these. If you are planning on bringing you iPhone, take a look at my iPhone Photography Tutorial so you can load up with the apps I use.
I hope everyone had a great weekend. I spent it down in Austin tending to part one of the fitness challenge, visiting my 2nd favorite bike shop, and hanging out with some of the greatest/nicest photographers you could meet. I just wrapped up a long day and barely have enough energy to post a photo. However, I would hate to start off the week without an image. I’m a real stickler about my own self imposed schedule. I will be sharing the stories about Austin and the kick @$$ photography community here when I get back home. In short, this is a great town full of greater people…I cannot wait to come back! SXSW maybe????
