Is Apples iPhone the New Polaroid

Is the iPhone the new Polaroid, well if Chase Jarvis's images created using the iPhone are to beleived then I reckon it could be.
A few months back I was all over Chase's blog and website, watching his videos and listening to his comments, and then Vincent Laforet started chatting about Canon's latest baby, and I kind of lost interest in Chase (sorry mate).
Chase was riding his own wave, he was helping people with his videos and thus people were talking about him and thus his name was everywhere, and everyone wanted a piece of Chase.... I got worn out after a month and decided to give it all a rest until the other day when for want of something better to do I typed in his address to see what he'd been up to, apart from the bio the whole web site seemed a bit (k)arma.
His images of Paris were like honey on a sore throat, especially the last one in the series, an image of some Autumn trees or at least trees with their Autumn regalia still on. Then I spied iPhone images, here we go I thought, but then WOW! This is my kind of thing, and if Chase is to beleived these images are straight out of the phone, and looking sweet.
So while Chase is still "all that" he has once again become a source of inspiration to me, so thanks Chase (not that you'll ever read this).

Strobist stuff

There's a huge trend now for the "strobist" style of photography, David (the owner of this site) has literally openend the flood gates and eyes of many people, including me.

I try to use my Bowens strobes in the studio because I have them, but in a small studio they truly are a bit overpowering, there are times when I would like to dial it all back and use the smaller flash units, I can't bring myself to part with the cash for a set of Pocket Wizards right now, so I continue to use the Bowens which seem happy enough with a synch cord!
Over Christmas I had some time off work and I shot the folllowing image using David's, Shoot Automatic, check the exposure and drop the exposure by minus 2 then dial the flash to taste.

I thought this worked quite well, kind of looks like a model especially with the surreal fluffly clouds behind.
I'd love to try something like this for a Fashion shoot, could be interesting.

Anyway... here's a Photo

Went for a weekend trip up to Tongariro this past weekend, the weather played ball for the most part. I finally took the camera out of it's bag after a long break.

It's been a long time that I haven't shot, I think I was becoming saturated by all the stuff out there. And also getting dragged down by the constant fight of trying to get things moving (see my previous post (rant!)).

But time is a healer and I love photography so I hope I have re-found my mojo and will be posting more in the not too distant future.

Who could have known that Art would be so difficult

OK, bit of a presumptuous title calling anything I create "art" always makes me laugh, but taking a photo isn't that difficult, but it would seem that in the "funky" "arty" cafe culture that is Wellington the Capital of New Zealand (although Auckland would argue that) things are difficult, it is in my opinion no wonder that so many young people bugger off over seas, after all if you try to do something here which is not the "norm" then good luck to you.

"Oh what's he ranting on about now?"

I've been trying to gain access to a property here in Wellington for well over a Year now, the people who I deal with at WCC (Wellington City Council) seem dumbfounded and overwhelmed by this idea, they bounce me back and forth between people and act as if they need to talk to higher authorities, but not once... again and again, calls are not returned and so on and so forth.
You would think I was trying to gain access to some sacred burial ground, when in fact it's a dis-used building that's sitting vacant.
Of course I don't expect doors to be flung open for me, but if they can't grant access, "Just say no!" to coin a phrase.... but this deliberation is truly annoying and pointless.

God help the artist that decided to put a giant swinging needle on Cobham drive, the execution of the final piece was probably easy compared to the Bullshit he had to wade through to actually get there!