Instagram From The Top Down

Here's a deck I put together for a little Instagram show-and-tell at work:

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Instagram World: This Is Where I Live

If you're into digital photography, you own and iphone and enjoying social networking you MUST create and account on instagram. This free application allows user to photo, filter, title, tag and upload photos. Additionally, it allows users to comment and discuss the photos. Since its enception it's been a very open community, so it's not suprise when it creators established an open API for developers to create add-ons and functionality for instagram users...

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Tilt-Shift + Time-Lapse = Toy-Like Bliss

If you've never seen a tilt shift image it's a photographic technique that make an image (best if you use a wide-angle landscape) feel like a small toy train-like toy scene - AKA: "Miniture faking". This is done by progressively blurring out most of the image but a selected location that is in pure focus.

Here are some beautiful examples:

• Smashing Magazine
• Hongkiat
• Digital Artist Toolbox

But this post was really inspired by the following video where the tilt-shift technique was combined with a time-lapse constuction video.

Stunning.

What's In My iPhone -- Part Three: Photography & Utilities

In my "Photography" folder:

App: Camera Bag
Rating: ✩✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: A application is a multi-filter effects package for your photos.
Cost: $1.99
Comments: This apps been around for a few years and is worth having.

App: Best Camera
Rating: ✩✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: A application is a multi-filter effects package for your photos.
Cost: $2.99
Comments: This is the best of the three filter apps that I have but they're all good for specific things.

App: Toy Camera
Rating: ✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: A application is a multi-filter effects package for your photos.
Cost: $1.99
Comments: Funky little filters, fun, but unneeded if you buy one others that I listed.

App: True HDR
Rating: ✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: High dynamic range (HDR) imaging application.
Cost: $1.99
Comments: If you're unfamiliar with HDR it's pretty amazing given that it's done right. It balances harsh lights and extreme dark areas and balances a photo, creating a intense effect.

App: PS Mobile
Rating: ✩✩✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: Very basic Adobe Photoshop for your iPhone.
Cost: Free
Comments: A good all around app given that you need to make some quick edits on the fly.

App: Quad Camera
Rating: ✩✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: This app shoots multiple photo at timed intervals and lays them out on a single image.
Cost: $1.99
Comments: This fun app gives you that photo-booth feel. It also allows you to control the time intervals, how many photos in final output and their respective layouts.

App: Lego Photo
Rating: ✩✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: Shoots a photo and then pixelates the images with simulated lego pieces.
Cost: Free
Comments: Fun and free. And don't forget to keep touching the image for other color combinations!

App: Flickr
Rating: ✩✩✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: This is a profile application that allows you to interface with your Flickr account.
Cost: Free
Comments: Solid app, great for sharing.

App: Mill Colour
Rating: ✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: Makes very subtle color/sautrations shifts.
Cost: Free
Comments: Basic, but free and somewhat usefull.

App: Alltop Photo
Rating: ✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: This is an RSS aggregator to http://alltop.com/ for their photography section.
Cost: Free
Comments: Good if you want to keep tabs on the industry.

App: PanoLab Pro
Rating: ✩✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: Stitch and create panoramic images using this application.
Cost: $2.99
Comments: I love this app because the more photos you shoot for a given pano' increases the complexity of assembling them. It almost has a game-like quality to it.

In my "Utilities" folder:

Default apps in this folder are:

• Contacts
• Clock
• Compass

App: Speed Test
Rating: ✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: Measure your network speed with this great little application.
Cost: Free
Comments: Good little app if you're ever wondering how much your network really sucks.

App: 1Password
Rating: ✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: One-stop-shop to harbor all your mobile passwords securely.
Cost: $6.99
Comments: If you're like me you have 10k accounts and not the hippocampus to do it.

App: myWireless
Rating: ✩✩✩ (out of 5)
What is it?: This application allows you to access all your data plan.
Cost: Free
Comments: This little app is a must have if you want to keep tabs on your plan and how much time you've used.

Advertising, Art & Culture In Orlando?

Having recent read that famed advertising, marketing and cultural blog The Denver Egotist was seeking to franchise its reach to new cities I started to think 'where are we in Orlando?' I began to make a list, a couple of calls and before I knew it I felt pretty good about our backyard. Having been here for going on sixteen years (minus a few diversions) you get to know the local community we enough to forget how lucky you are to HAVE them.

A few caveats for those in the know:

• I'm happy to add you given that I inadvertently forgot you. hit me @ justice at bigblockstudios.com
• It's still my blog so if I don't think you apply you can hate me when I don't add you.
• This list is intended for the advertorial/marketing, design/illustrative, and web community not necessarily the "Fine Art" Community. Taking nothing from them, in fact that list would be uncontrollably longer given that I started there.
• Lastly, if you smoke cloves in front of Stardust Coffee and debate foreign films in third person, than I hate you, and you don't get on the list regardless.
• OH! And if you owe me money... you know who you are.

Agencies & Associations:

http://www.starmark.com
http://www.oaf.com
http://www.timbercreativegroup.com/
http://www.sayitloud.us
http://www.fhbnet.com
http://www.pushhere.com
http://www.engauge.com
http://www.ansonstoner.com
http://www.vibranium.com
http://www.ypartnership.com
http://www.ad2orlando.org
http://www.thinkcreativeinc.com
http://www.acropolisinc.com
http://www.evolvetoday.com
http://www.ideasorlando.com
http://www.evokad.com
http://www.fzkllc.com
http://www.justknight.com

Interactive Agencies:
http://www.intellavia.com
http://www.squarefactor.com
http://www.mojointeractive.com
http://www.aeonblu.com
http://www.mindcomet.com
http://www.izea.com
http://www.technetium.com
http://www.lightmaker.com
http://www.ontargetwebsolutions.com
http://www.commarketing.com
http://www.purplerockscissors.com/

Design Shops:
http://www.juicytemples.com
http://www.luredesigninc.com
http://www.ypartnership.com
http://www.siegeink.net
http://www.plosionbranding.com
http://www.kenedik.com
http://www.fctn.tv
http://www.wearemaven.com
http://www.mamas-sauce.com

Experimental Agency:
http://www.gmdstudios.com

Artist & Designers:
http://www.asmith3.com/blog
http://www.hydro74.com
http://www.eyenoise.net
http://www.spearlife.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolla
http://www.davidhoskins.com
http://www.dres13.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottdonald
http://www.elus1v.com
http://www.johannahodonnell.com
http://www.yasly.com
http://www.iamaaronmartin.com/v4

Urban Retail Design:
http://www.theshadowconspiracy.com

Boutique Galleries:
http://neonforestgallery.com
http://www.lot1433.com
http://www.boldhype.net
http://www.latzero.com/site/

Illustrators:
http://www.itchyillustration.com
http://www.grapesodastudio.com/
http://www.larrymooreillustration.com
http://giant.victordavila.com/
http://www.oneswellillustrator.com
http://www.stainboyreinel.com
http://www.rifledesign.com
http://www.chucksdelux.com

Photography:
http://www.deebstudios.com
http://www.ericsuttonphoto.com
http://www.fieldsandfieldsofwheat.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/justicemitchell
http://www.dougscaletta.com/
http://www.juicytemples.com/shoot/
http://www.djn1111.com/

Museums & Related:
http://www.omart.org (to note: http://www.omart.org/programs/1st-thursdays)
http://www.morsemuseum.org
http://www.mennellomuseum.org
http://www.cityoforlando.net/arts/links.htm
http://www.rollins.edu/cfam/

Cultural Publications & Bloggers:
http://inprogressmag.wordpress.com
http://www.orlandoweekly.com
http://www.orlandoslice.com
http://streetartshow.wordpress.com/category/orlando
http://alarevenge.com
http://www.flightofideas.net/About/about.html
http://www.justicemitchell.com

Film Festivals & Events:
http://www.floridafilmfestival.com
http://www.antipopmusicfestival.com
http://www.orlandofringe.org
http://www.peacefilmfest.org/

Schools:
http://www.fullsail.edu (money making whores that they may be, they do pump out a lot of talent)

Chase Jarvis on Cell Phone Photography

Well known advertorial photographer (and creator of "The Best Camera" iPhone application) Chase Jarvis has done a little memorable chit-chat regarding cellphone photography and the capturing of the moment. He's also a very active blogger and Nikon/iPhone enthusiest. And because I'm a brand whore and own both, I just wanted to point that out.

Chase Jarvis iPhone photo gallery.

http://www.thebestcamera.com