Posts Tagged ‘iPad’

iPad Photoshoot

iPad Photoshoot

Stop me if you've heard this one before. A restless mind... or maybe too much late night pizza has you laying awake in bed. You decide that if you can't sleep you might as well do something productive, so you fumble in the darkness for your iPad for one more round of Angry Birds. You power up and are instantly struck blind by a beam of light so bright that it burns "slide to unlock" into your retinas. You squint, roaches scatter, wife stirs, "Damn, that's bright." Sound familiar? This happens to me too often. Eventually, it dawned on me that, given the right context, the iPad screen is actually pretty bright. ...

Wireless DSLR Tethering to iPad

Wireless DSLR Tethering to iPad

I love shooting tethered. Viewing my photos on a large screen *while* shooting makes critical evaluations of exposure, focus, and composition much easier. Clients love it, too. They get a confidence boost from being able to see the photos as they're taken. On commercial shoots, tethering is a must. You can't have the client, art director, and make up artist all crowding around a tiny 3" screen on the back of the camera. As much as I love shooting tethered, sometimes it's just not practical to lug a computer around, especially on remote location shoots. More gear means more crew. And more crew means bigger budgets (something that's sadly lacking in the industry ...

iPad + Velcro

iPad + Velcro

Two of mankind's greatest inventions, together at last. Note: this is an exploration of what is possible, not necessarily what is practical. Tweet from the street at your own risk! iPad Version Here ...

iPad Shopping

iPad Shopping

I wish I could say I was writing this post on an iPad. Alas, the Apple Fairy has yet to bequeath unto me the "ultimate mobile multimedia device" (Job's words, not mine). But instead of sitting around pining over my iPadlessness, I've decided to mock up another iPad "experience." I'm not going to say much about this one since it's pretty self explanatory. Combine the convenience of shopping online with the familiartiy of a print layout. Sprinkle in a dash of novelty in the form of "living portraits" and wrap the whole thing up in a sleek, hand held device. I think this could be an interesting way to shop. The ...