365 Project July 2010
365 Project 2010. Here it is, the set for the month of June. Not much to say really — it’s just a bunch of pictures I took. Still doing it though and I’m proud of that. Just five months left of 2010!
Link:
My July 2010 Flickr set at Flickr.com
Kodak 1922 Kodachrome Film Test
I found this stunning clip yesterday while browsing some site completely at random. This is one of the earliest tests Kodak did with its (back then) brand new Kodachrome color motion picture film. This was done in 1922, 13 years before the first full length color feature film (Becky Sharp, 1935). The flicker seen in the video occurs due to the fact that the camera is cranked by hand — or hand wound — another possibility is that the film varies in density due to old age. How the hell do I know all this? Well, I read it here.
All this technical stuff aside, the images are simply awesome. The first time I saw the video I was kind of mesmerized to the point of not being able to move. The way the models/actresses carry themselves in this simple camera test is so otherworldly and interesting. The poses and expressions… ah, heck — it’s like being there, in another time. Beautiful stuff!
Gonzales – I Am Europe
http://www.vimeo.com/13573398
I thought I’d start posting nice looking music videos. I constantly bookmark them on YouTube so why not share my findings? Gonzales playing chess like a mad man. Tiga is also in this video — in a suit!
Directed by Adam Traynor
Edited by Pierre Boittard
Links:
Gonzales – Wikipedia | Last.fm
Music: Robyn – Hang With Me
http://www.vimeo.com/13643546
Robyn’s next album, Body Talk Pt. 2 will be out on the 6:th of September. The track “Hang With Me” was also included on Body Talk Pt. 1, but in a more acoustic version. This is the “full” version of the track. Video directed by Max Vitali who also did her video to “dancing On My Own”.
I fund another version of the track recorded live at “the Rimmel Room”, whatever that is. Still, it’s a fantastic rendition of Hang With Me.
Now if only I can get the damn melody and words from Robyn’s “You Can’t Handle Me” out of my head when listening to this track.
Fun fact: At the very start of the (first) video there’s a brief shot of the legendary synthesizer Sidstation made by Swedish geek-gods Elektron. If you manage to find one that’s for sale, prepare to pay a lot of money for it. Check it out here.
Links:
Robyn | Official | MySpace
iPhone App: Camera+
I love when non-tech (normal) people say they have no need for an iPhone. I have several friends like that. After spending a few hours with a bunch of them they started to realize the power of this device. The slightly mocking “There he goes again showing off his damn phone” turned into “Who wrote that song?”, “Is the game over yet — what’s the score?”, “When is that movie coming out?”, “Hey, show him the trailer to that movie!”, “What song is this?”, “So that’s what Pyongyang looks like from above?!”. Then they start asking about the data plan and the monthly fees, genuinely interested in “that damn phone of his”. I love it!
I’m going to treat you just the same, starting with this post. First up, a photo app called Camera+. Developed by pro photographer Lisa Bettany of Mostly Lisa fame. She wrote a post on her blog about the app. First up, three pics I took with Camera+;
These are straight from the iPhone with no additional editing. Other pics from my Camera+ set (including the 3 above) are available in full size at Flickr. You can take photos inside the app and you can import already existing photos from your camera roll — a feature sorely missing in the inferior photo app Hipstamatic. I even use the app as a time killer digging up older pics from the camera roll when on the subway editing away just to see what I can come up with.
When done editing you can save the pic back to the camera roll or easily upload it to Flickr/Facebook/Twitter. If I decide to do another year of my 365 Project (photo of the day) I’m sure I’ll use Camera+ a lot. This year I can’t since I decided to only use the “raw” pics from the iPhone camera. The included effects are to numerous to mention here, check out the links at the end of this post for more info. Lisa made a promo video for Camera+;
This app is totally worth $1.99. I know this because I have a few other photo apps installed; PS Mobile, MoreLomo, Format126, Polarize, MoloPix and Hipstamatic. To be fair, Hipstamatic is a cool little app and I have a bunch of the extra in-app bought content. I use it from time to time but Camera+ is simply THE best photo app out there at the moment. Love it!
Links:
Camera+ | Site | App Store
Mosly Lisa | Blog
