Experimental Multimedia Artist: 3D, Video, Photography, Motion Graphics and Beyond..
Photography
Cinelli Vigorelli – Complete Build
Oct 6th
This summer I decided to embark on little project. I wanted to build a fixed gear bike. I’m familiar with bikes and how they’re put together and have spent a fair bit of time upgrading and replacing parts, but I’ve never built a complete one. My original plan was to take my old Create Fixie and replace the frame and a couple of other components. This is what happened at first but it soon escalated with me buying a completely new bike and spending a small fortune. The result however makes it all worth while. I now have my very own unique machine.
Click below to see close up shots and further detail about the build..
Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AF
Mar 29th
I’ve been wanting to get a prime lens for some time but haven’t had the budget.. I’m going back up the French Alps in a few days time so I decided I would get this lens for the trip even though I still don’t really have the budget…
I asked around and did a bit of research and it seemed the best starting place was a 50mm f1.8.
I decided to go with Nikons own prime lens. I found a seller on eBay who was flogging one in mint condition for £80 delivered. I placed my order and it arrived next day. Magic.
First impressions, I thought it was very small. It’s certainly smaller than my other lenses, Lighter too. It looks kind of funny and insignificant attached to the big body of an SLR.
During my lunch break I went out round town and the studio testing it out. Below is one example.
To get an idea of the size here it is against my other lenses. From left to right: Tamron 100-300mm, Nikon 18-105mm, Falcon 8mm and Nikon 50mm.
Click MORE below: To see close up images of the lens and more example shots.
ShutterCal Daily Photo Project – ShoeBox and Printed Cards
Feb 18th
In my previous post about ShutterCal I said I’d ordered the monthly photo package and the ShoeBox to store them in, I also said I would write a post once they had arrived.. well they arrived!
The ShoeBox comes in another larger box, this was actually my second one. The first got pretty much destroyed in transit! The Guys at ShutterCal sent a replacement free of charge. Super cool.
The photos come separately in a small cardboard envelope. They arrived in perfect condition. The reason for this post is really to show what the photos look like close up and possibly answer a few questions you might have about them.. for example how big are they, do the photos get cropped to fit the square card etc..
First off let me say that the quality of these prints is exceptional. I haven’t printed photos taken from my iPhone before so I was a little unsure if they would look any good.
Below are all 31 printed images from January stacked. (I’m quite pleased I found this site in time to start the project on the 1/1/11. All those 1s look kinda cool.)
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Shuttercal.com – My 365 Daily Photo Project – Month One
Feb 1st
Ever since I got my first iPhone back in ‘07 I’ve tried to take a regular picture of what I was up to. Really this was just for my own personal record and the photos weren’t really all that great. Over the past year or so since I got my DLSR and I started to take a real interest in photography. I have noticed that I was taking more photos with greater consideration. With the new iPhone 4 picture quality is actually very impressive and in the right conditions it can produce some very nice photos. Because I now have a camera with me all the time I thought I would experiment by taking one photo daily. I roughly started this in September ‘10. I kept doing this for about 3 months during this time I was trying to think of ways I could keep an organised record of it. I wanted to have it online somewhere so it would be backed up and I could show other people what I’ve been up to.
More after the break…
