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Web design conference by Smashing Magazine in San Francisco. Walking the city and camping to big Sur on the way back.
It's a new wallpaper made by me (with and without calendar on April 2012).
Want one?
Please download on Smashing Magazine: www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/03/31/desktop-wallpaper-cal...
(if you need another size - just let me know)
Available sizes:
with calendar: 320×480 (iPhone), 1024×768, 1024×1024 (iPad 2), 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1536×2048 (new iPad),1680×1050, 1920×1080
without calendar: 320×480 (iPhone) , 1024×768, 1024×1024 (iPad 2) , 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1536×2048 (new iPad) ,1680×1050, 1920×1080
New March 2013 wallpaper.
Please download here: www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/02/28/desktop-wallpaper-cal...
Available sizes:
with calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1366×768, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1536×2048, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 640×1136, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1366×768, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1536×2048, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Wallaper made for Smashing Magazine's "Desktop Wallpaper Calendar : October 2009". It's a real honor for me to figure in! Hope you'll enjoy it.
I found this on the web yesterday =-)
weburbanist.com/2008/10/30/7-colorful-creative-infrared-a...
and
www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/11/40-incredible-near-in...
Leica Ⅲf Summicron 50mm2F
My pinhole guitar photo is introduced at Smashingmagazine.com.
www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/07/25/the-showcase-of-beaut...
An alternate for today's shot. I already have a shot of flowing water, although I *really* like the way this one turned out. I keep seeing and thinking of alternate ideas on how to shoot water, and it's always so captivating for some reason. The setup for this was somewhat inspired by an article I saw on Smashing Magazine (and thanks to my friend Laura B for reminding me about it!!).
Strobist info: SB-600 slightly camera right, 1/20 power.
While reading Smashing Magazine today, I was fascinated with the article on Kinetic Photography, aka Camera Tossing. I followed the link to the Camera Toss group on Flickr, which then lead me to _nod's tossing guide for beginners . Fascinated, I had to give it a shot... or two... or more.
This one is my favorite of all that I took. It occurred by placing my camera in the night landscape mode, to ensure a longer exposure time. My bedroom had a single poll lamp on in it, and I tossed my camera onto the bed making sure to give it a little flip of my wrist to ensure it would be more visually interesting.
Final Statement about the Body of Work
Time
I developed the theme of “time” for the final project. I am inspired to photograph this subject, because although it is not something you can really “see,” how it is measured and how people interact and are governed by time is readily apparent. Time is very important to me, because there are only so many hours in a day to fit in life’s events. Also, I am not someone who pays close attention to time. Sometimes I can spend many hours on a project or creative idea and then finally realize how much time is involved.
Therefore, I first thought in this exploration of time it would be good to explore the devices that we as people use to measure time, most notably watches, clocks, etc. that are tangible representations of time.
I captured a more old fashioned form of measuring time, the sundial, in image five.
Image twelve of the hourglass shows a contemporary version of a more old- fashioned time keeping piece. Images two, eight and ten capture the most traditional concept of time as represented by clocks and watches. Image four captures the most contemporary timekeeping device, the cell phone. Many people now use cell phones as their main way to keep time. The challenge I faced in capturing these photos was adding interest to the photographs. As I photographed, I wanted to capture the main object whether a clock or a watch, but I also wanted the photo to be visually interesting. The difficulty emerged, because I wanted the timepiece to be the central focus of the photo. So, I had to work to make the photo interesting by trying various angles and lighting arrangements without missing the goal of capturing the timepieces as the central focus of the photo. One of the ways I did this was by creating an amateur “studio” with a piece of white foam board and a blue LED light. This dramatic lighting really emphasizes the watch and adds interest and an artistic aspect to image two.
I then captured a series of images that showed individual’s interactions with time.
Image one captures a scene that everyone is familiar with waking up and pressing the snooze button. I was very pleased with the lighting that came through the window and was cast in the image. It does a great job of selectively lighting the photo. Image nine captures a woman waiting for water to boil and image eleven shows someone taking a test. The challenge here was to make these staged photos look like real life glimpses of these actions which was best captured in image one. Image thirteen is also an image of an individual’s interaction with time even though no one is pictured. It is communicating how email messages set up a trail or almost electronic clock without a regular cycle, of an individual’s communication.
Image three, six, seven and fourteen are public representations of time that are more abstract than capturing the picture of a watch. The images capture time as people walk on a cross walk, time that remains on a parking meter and time remaining until the bus comes to pick up passengers. I wanted to be immersed among the people as I captured image three to layer the depth of the bodies against the cross walk sign in the background. The photo didn’t turn out as well as I imagined because it’s difficult to capture this type of immersion with a 50 mm lens. I would need something much wider. I crossed the sidewalk many times to get the correct balance of people and a crossing timer. When capturing image six I ultimately made the decision to include the car with the meter, because it added more context to the photo. In this series, the goal was to capture the relation of time to the public, which trumped putting the actual timepiece as the dominant object in the frame. Image fourteen shows how the public perceives timepieces as material possessions. It asks the question, how accessible is time to individuals?
The project also captures the more abstract concept of people being busy as time goes by. I captured this using a long exposure of people in a busy area in image fifteen of the people walking out of shops and down the streets. The challenge here was for me as the photographer to blend into the background. The goal was to capture the natural movements of individuals. I worked on this photo for awhile to choose the right amount of people in the scene and to choose the one where motion and stillness were both represented.
I decided not to move into more abstract interpretations of time, because they weren’t tangible enough for the scope of the project. They spoke visually of “sunrise” and “sunset” but not of time.
The overall goal of the project was to capture four main concepts: literal representations of time, the public’s interaction with time, individual people’s interaction with time and then a more abstract view of time. The challenge was to maintain a clear vision and adherence to the four concepts while creating visual interest within the photos.
I very carefully arranged the photos in this order. That’s why images that represent the same theme aren’t in sequence. I wanted to intersperse all of the various representations of time to make the whole series visually interesting rather than organizing it into clusters of themed photographs.
The audience for this project is anyone who lives a busy life, and mostly members of the United States. Since this project is an interpretation of time in the United States it is developed for this audience. I want people to realize the role of time in our lives when they see the project.
I think this work could be displayed in the Crunkleton which is a bar downtown Chapel Hill that displays local art. Also, I think it would fit well in a local coffee shop like Bean Traders in Durham.
Here’s a website where I drew some inspiration for the motion blur aspect of the project: www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/24/45-beautiful-motion-b...
I did a flickr search for “Clock” to get inspired for my the more tangible part of the project: www.flickr.com/search/?q=clock
I couldn’t find any specific photographers’ work that explored this theme.
Blue Carbon
A blog design layout made entirely in Photoshop. Mainly aimed at the Wordpress blogs, but I think it can work for any old blog.
Blog complies to 1000px, and 960/980 grid system. Content is kept withing 980px.
Icons: [Below icons obtained from Iconfinder.com]
Twitter bird by Arrioch
RSS Icon by Function
Camera icon by ArtdesignerLV
Social media icons by Murid Rahhal
Add. icons:
Paintbrushes and Color Palette icon from MediaLoot.com and SmashingMagazine.com
Comments, criticism etc. are appreciated
Calendar Wallpaper for the Smashing Magazine series, this one is for February/2011. Based on the Alma+ Sessions (Climber) posted here.
featured in smashing magazine jan 09 wallpapers: tinyurl.com/7z3dw7 the making of a 2009 calendar featuring snapshots of st. louis and chicago
WOOT! My photo is featured and it's one of the best in Smashing Magazine Photo contest!
"Red Green Orange"
It was very hot week, with temperatures above 36C, and it look like asphalt was melting. I was sitting in my favourite caffe drinking “campari-juice” and there was one slice of orange in glass, and it was looking so refreshing.
This is how I started creating Desktop Wallpapers Calendars for Smashing Magazine contest.
www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/31/desktop-wallpaper-cal...
Web design conference by Smashing Magazine in San Francisco. Walking the city and camping to big Sur on the way back.
Tilt Shift em uma foto minha com ajuda do Photoshop.
Conheci esse estilo de fotografia há pouco tempo, mas achei bem interessante o efeito que ele causa.
Pra quem quer saber mais:
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-shift
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-shift_photography
50 belos exemplos:
www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/16/beautiful-examples-of...
-- Not to mention billboards and posters.
www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/07/13/the-heritage-of-berli...
Different Approach -- Street Photography a la G00GLE Screen Capture (modified in Aviary-online)
Flickr Group dedicated to this type of capture:
smashing magazine's 50 stunning underwater photos:
www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/19/25-beautiful-examples...