“In order to build a career and to be successful, one has to be determined. One has to be ambitious. I much prefer to drink coffee, listen to music and to paint when I feel like it.”
Elliott Erwitt Interview
Elliott Erwitt is an Advertising and Documentary photographer most known for his candid work. Here's a short interview via Cole Haan's Vimeo Channel. Enjoy.
Drawing again ...
Drawing has always been an on-again-off-again exercise for me but for the first time I'm much more serious about it. Even enrolled in a drawing class at UMUC. No professional plans for the future, just creative therapy more than anything.
Drawing on The Right Side of The Brain Book and Workbook.
Film Day ...
I think I'll go out and shoot some film today with the Mamiya RZ67 Pro II.
Mamiya RZ67 Pro II
New 3.0 Firmware from Fuji
The new 3.0 firmware for the Fuji X-Pro1 and X-E1 was released today. In the case if the X-Pro1 Fuji promises faster focusing and focus peaking the two most anticipated of the many enhancements in the upgrade. Click here to get the upgrade.
Upgrading the firmware on my Fuji X-Pro1. Photo taken with an x100.
Flashpoint 180 Monolight
Adorama recently released the Flashpoint 180 Monolight for a very affordable price of $199.00. This price includes the battery pack! Inexpensive portable (battery powered) lighting has been one of the remaining holy grails of photography, so while skeptical I was excited to get my hands on one of these and try it out. Full review to come.
Flashpoint 180 Monolight Kit from Adorama.
MPro - A B&W iPhone App
Like many photographers I shoot my fair share of photos with my iPhone but to get the black and white look that I like in the past I've always had to post process the image in Snapseed or other editing app. While I do love Snapseed it is an extra step and MPro seems to have solved this for me. MPro is a monochrome photo app that shoots only in black and white. In fact it saves in greyscale rather than RGB which results in a different black and white look that I like. In addition to that it has an onscreen contrast slider to add contrast to the image with real time feedback on the screen before you even take the shot. Sweet! Right? Oh and it's only 99 cents. Here's the link to the app on the iTunes store.
Screenshot from the iTunes store on MPro an excellent Black and White photo app.