Our articles about the LA-based pop band “Lights Over Paris” have attracted a lot of attention. Read the articles below to see why.
Photography
Hollywood Sign and Malibu Canyon
Hollywood Sign Lately Dr. Hyperbolus and I have been going on hikes almost every weekend from Griffith Park to Malibu. Dr. Echo Bloom joins us sometimes, but sadly he will be departing to SF in just a couple weeks. Anyway, this past weekend TMFJ (Tom-motha-fuckin-Jones) was in town and we decided to conquer the Hollywood … Continue reading
Lincoln Park Zoo
One of the nation’s oldest zoos housing 1200 animals representing 230 species. Free and open to the public.
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There are a lot of empty containers around Chicago. The above font is Helvetica Neue LT Std > 75 Bold.
To HDR, or Not to HDR
A few months ago, I bought my first DSLR camera and became intrigued with HDR (high dynamic range) photography. It’s the method of shooting multiple exposures of one subject to achieve a unique look. The idea is to use bracketing, which is commonplace with most of today’s fancy cameras. You shoot one image at the … Continue reading
A Shot At Self-Portraits
The other night, I attempted some self-portraits to test out my new 55-250mm lens and flash I just received. Inspired by Dr. Hyperbolus’ post and his mention of The Man Who Wasn’t There, I wanted to recreate the harsh lighting in the image he referenced. However, seeing as how I didn’t have a tripod, didn’t … Continue reading
Cross This
About four years ago I stumbled across lomography.com. I became somewhat obsessed with their gallery section. I kept asking myself: “How are these people getting their colors to pop so much?! What’s their secret?!” After some inquiries, I learned the secret was two-fold. Firstly, these people were shooting with slide film and not the standard … Continue reading