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Weekly Photography Challenge – Coffee

14 Nov

The post Weekly Photography Challenge – Coffee appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime.

Right then! This is a little self-indulgent, but, I like to photograph my coffee (not even kidding!) and I thought it might be fun to see how others around the world take their coffee, so let’s try it – #dPSCoffee is the theme! You have to make a new photograph, none of that plucking one from the archives – head out and grab a coffee, trek to the kitchen, whatever you prefer! Will you light it, place it in the morning sun? What will it be!

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Morning shadows & coffee

Photography & Coffee seem to go together pretty well, so I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with this week!

Weekly Photography Challenge – Coffee
An espresso in the morning sun.

Great! Where do I upload my photos?

Simply upload your shot into the comments field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see. Or, if you’d prefer, upload them to your favourite photo-sharing site and leave the link to them.

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You can also share your images in the dPS Facebook group as the challenge is posted there each week as well.

If you tag your photos on FlickrInstagramTwitter or other sites – tag them as #DPSCoffee to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

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Video: Caffenol film development from a coffee connoisseur’s point of view

25 Jun

There’s no shortage of videos on YouTube showing how to develop film using Caffenol, a broad name used to describe a homemade film development chemical that uses coffee, vitamin C, sodium carbonate and other ingredients to process film. Usually, it’s film photographers or analog aficionados making and sharing these videos, but in his latest video, coffee genius and 2007 World Barista Champion James Hoffmann shares his take on Caffenol development, sharing the experience from a coffee expert’s point of view.

As you might expect from someone so knowledgeable about coffee and its attributes, Hoffmann doesn’t settle for the instant coffee Caffenol. No, he goes all out with fresh-roasted beans and an elaborate recipe that requires him to pull nine double-shots of espresso that’s then filtered multiple times to replicate the instant coffee recipes you often find online.

A screenshot from the video showing an exposure captured on Ilford HP5 120 film with a Mamiya RB67 Pro S medium format camera and developed in Hoffmann’s custom Caffenol recipe.

After going through the recipe and development process, Hoffmann shares behind-the-scenes video of him capturing the photos on Ilford HP5 120 film in a Mamiya RB67 Pro S at a local roastery with the developed and scanned images overlaid on the footage.

Although the scans he shares aren’t high-resolution, they look about how you’d expect from Caffenol development of Ilford HP5 120 film. Overall, the 13-minute video is a wonderful watch with a unique look at the process we don’t often see in the photo world. If you’re a coffee fan yourself, do yourself a favor and subscribe to Hoffmann’s YouTube channel. He’s a wealth of knowledge and his calm-but-insightful videos have an almost meditative flow to them.

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Stunning Photo Ideas Using Coffee

11 Jan

The post Stunning Photo Ideas Using Coffee appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Caz Nowaczyk.

Check out this video from our friends over at Cooph, for some creative photo ideas using coffee!

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Stunning Photo Ideas Using Coffee

1. Grain textures

Stunning Photo Ideas Using Coffee

  • Use your best blends
  • Grind if necessary
  • Arrange as desired
  • Build piles
  • Use natural light
  • Stack cups
  • Mirror reflection

Stunning Photo Ideas Using Coffee

2. Smoke

  • Light some incense and let the smoke rise above a spoonful of coffee beans.
  • Make a still life with a cup of coffee and use the incense to make the coffee look steaming.

Stunning Photo Ideas Using Coffee

3. Splish Splash

  • Fill a cup of coffee to the brim.
  • Shape a projectile and have someone drop it in to create a splash.

Stunning Photo Ideas Using Coffee

4. Still life

  • Collect some props such as newspapers, books and cups.
  • Repurpose your coffee bag and use it as a DIY reflector to throw window light back onto your subject.

Stunning Photo Ideas Using Coffee

5. Fluidity

  • Load your coffee machine, and capture it filling your cup.
  • Set up a positioning ring to keep the focal distance.

Stunning Photo Ideas Using Coffee

6. Contrasts

  • Unload your beans on a light surface and shape them into straight lines using book edges or similar. Use a cup of coffee as an anchor point and to shoot contrast.
  • Elevate your cup to separate it from the surface to make it look like it is floating.

Stunning Photo Ideas Using Coffee

7. Raw Materials

  • Play with surfaces like stone or wood, and place a coffee pot onto it and shoot from above.
  • Use chopped wood for the fire and sprinkle coffee beans to add atmosphere. Then add your cup of coffee and take pictures.

 

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  • How to Light and Photograph Smoke and Steam in a Home Studio Setting
  • How to Understand Light and Color to Improve your Photography

 

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Top 5 Locations for Photography Pre-Consultations that are not in a Coffee Shop

22 Sep

The post Top 5 Locations for Photography Pre-Consultations that are not in a Coffee Shop appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Jackie Lamas.

There is probably nothing worse than hearing a coffee grinder whirl up as you talk to your potential clients. While coffee shops can seem like an ideal and neutral location for a meet up with a client, it can also be distracting. Here are some other locations for photography pre-consultations with a client.

Top 5 Locations for Photography Pre-Consultations that are not in a Coffee Shop

1. Vendor office space

As photographers, we work with lots of different vendors that are close by and that over time, we can even become friends with.

Top 5 Locations for Photography Pre-Consultations that are not in a Coffee Shop

Find a vendor that has an office or retail space and ask them if you can rent the space to hold your pre-consultations. Perhaps they have a small office they don’t use or a large open floor plan where you can hold your meetings.

You could even swap the rent with free sessions or artwork for their space. This will also bring more business into their space while you get to hold your pre-consultation without distractions and in a beautiful space.

Top 5 Locations for Photography Pre-Consultations that are not in a Coffee Shop

Be sure to keep your samples or products that you plan on showing during your pre-consultation. If you can, talk your vendor friend into letting you use a corner where you can set it up just right for your meetings.

It will leave a much bigger impact than you have invested in making friends with other vendors you trust enough to hold your meetings there.

Top 5 Locations for Photography Pre-Consultations that are not in a Coffee Shop

Clients will feel more comfortable and be able to ask their questions and get all information without the barista yelling out names and coffee orders.

2. In your own home

Many photographers don’t have a designated studio space, which means that you probably work from a desk somewhere in your home.

Having a pre-consultation, in-person sales appointment, and any other general client meetings, in your home means that you’re able to control the impression you leave on your clients.

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Designate a space in your home where your clients will be able to sit and talk with you comfortably. Have your products all ready to go, and perhaps some candles or incense burning to create a nice ambiance.

Bringing clients into your own home also builds more trust between you and the client. You have all your products right at your fingertips along with any beverages and snacks to offer your client.

Top 5 Locations for Photography Pre-Consultations that are not in a Coffee Shop

Also, you can use your television as a screen to preview photos, show a slideshow of your work, and even play music in the background.

3. In your client’s home

If don’t feel comfortable having consultations in your home, you can offer to hold the pre-consultation at your client’s home.

This can be really convenient if your client has small children and you need to work around their schedule. Also, this will allow you to view locations for wall portraits and various products that your client perhaps may not have thought of prior to the pre-consultation.

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You can take your products, laptop, or have a printed product guide for your clients to view while you sit in their living room chatting about ideas for their upcoming session.

Ask your clients if they feel comfortable with a pre-consultation visit and offer them free measuring for wall portraits while you’re there. This might give them the incentive to have a consultation at their home.

Top 5 Locations for Photography Pre-Consultations that are not in a Coffee Shop

Take note of their design style, color schemes, and architecture. This can be really helpful when you do an in-person sales appointment and you’ve correctly matched frames that fit perfectly into their already decorated home.

4. At the venue/location

For wedding clients, the perfect location where you can meet is at the location where the couple will be getting married, if possible.

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Walking the location can also be a good time to look for photo spots that would work perfectly for the day of wedding portraits. You can walk through and get an idea of their style, and it makes the meeting a little less formal.

For portrait sessions, you can choose a favorite location like a park that you have used before where a bench and seating are available. This is because you might be meeting with clients with their children, or you might want to show them your portfolio on your laptop or phone and your products.

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If the weather is comfortable, use an outdoor space that you particularly like that isn’t heavily crowded, like a plaza or benches where you can talk with your clients comfortably.

Remember, some of these places may not have internet, so everything you need should be downloaded or pre-loaded onto your devices. That way, you can show your client without delays or issues.

5. Shared workspaces

Shared workspaces, like We Work, offer members lots of perks and amenities that are just like having an office or studio space of your own.

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Some of these locations have conference rooms you can reserve ahead of time to have your pre-consultation with your clients.

Many shared workspaces have reception, lounge areas, coffee and tea bars, and many other perks that also include internet and distraction-free space. You can hold your consultation without having to sit cramped at a small round table and cafe chairs.

Top 5 Locations for Photography Pre-Consultations that are not in a Coffee Shop

If you’re holding quite a few pre-consultations and in-person sales meetings a month, you might want to consider paying the monthly fee to use the shared workspace. Or perhaps talk to a friend who has used one and get their take on it.

Conclusion

Many a photographer has had the coffee shop pre-consultation client meeting and while it is practical and neutral, these alternate locations may just prove to leave a more professional impression on your clients.

Do you have any other locations for photography pre-consultations that you’d like to share? Please do so in the comments!

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The Kanton DX35 concept is an all-in-one film development machine the size of a coffee maker

13 Jul

Developing film isn’t necessarily a difficult task. But it is time-consuming and, generally speaking, it tends to require a decent bit of space and equipment to get started. Industrial designer Thomas Müller is hoping to change that, with a clever device he calls the Kanton DX35.

This tabletop device is a ‘smart home solution to develop your colour as well as black and white films in both 35mm and 120 [film] without the need of a darkroom.’ The Kanton DX35 is little more than a concept right now, but Müller hints it could become more by asking consumers to sign up for more information when ‘further progress’ is made. Whatever stage of development it’s in, it’s quite the setup.

To load film, it’s simply a matter of adjusting the reel to fit your roll of 35mm or 120 film and slipping it back into the container. Once it’s in the container, it’ll automatically unwind the film in complete darkness. Once unwound, it’s a quick cut of the film with the integrated cutter, and you’re on your way to the next step.

Development is aided by a dial and screen that automatically heats up the chemicals to the correct temperature and lets you know when you need to switch out the chemicals, pending your development method of choice. Step by step, the Kanton DX35 guides you through the process of adding the required chemicals to container and automatically agitating the film inside the container to get an even development.

Once the film is developed and chemicals are back in their places, it’s simply a matter of giving it a rinse and removing the reel from the container. Below is a visual step-by-step guide provided by Müller:

Sure, this concept doesn’t account for all of the intricacies of developing film, but for a device that doesn’t take up much more space than a coffee maker, it looks pretty impressive.

To sign up for updates from Müller on the Kanton DX35, head on over to his product page and sign up. If he ever decides to bring it to life, you’ll be the first to know.

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Adobe is now making ‘Lightroom Coffee Break’ videos for Lightroom CC

01 May

For a while now, the official Adobe Photoshop Lightroom YouTube channel has produced a series titled ‘Lightroom Coffee Break.’ The collection of videos provides quick (~60 seconds) tips on how to make the most of Lightroom, and after 56 episodes, the creators have finally started to include tips specifically for Adobe’s cloud-centric Lightroom CC.

Until now, all of the videos have been based on Lightroom Classic CC. Now, the minute-long videos will include tips and tricks specifically created for Lightroom CC users—a welcomed change considering it’s becoming the go-to choice for many photographers, and there aren’t a lot of resources out there as of right now.

The first video, presented by Lightroom team members Michelle Wei and Josh Haftel, details how easy it is to salvage an underexposed Raw photograph using only four sliders: exposure, highlights, shadows, and contrast. It might seem a bit basic, but you can count on future episodes to dive into more complicated adjustments.

Even though Adobe is just now getting around to making tutorials specifically for Lightroom CC, many of the previous videos made for Lightroom Classic CC still apply, so take some time and look at the archive. At one minute each, you could get through all 57 episodes in an hour—less time than it takes to watch an episode of Game of Thrones.

And if you want to keep up with future videos, be sure to subscribe to the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom YouTube channel.

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A Whole Latte Art: Masterpieces Rendered in Coffee and Milk

15 Jul

[ By SA Rogers in Art & Drawing & Digital. ]

Most baristas who go the extra mile to make a cute design in the foam on top of your latte or mocha manage to illustrate a heart, a swan, a cat or maybe an owl, not an entire Vincent van Gogh painting. But there’s always an overachiever, isn’t there? South Korean barista Lee Kang-Bin shows off his illustrative prowess by reproducing masterpieces in nothing but foam and food coloring, destined to be destroyed as soon as someone gets thirsty.

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From ‘Starry Night’ and Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ to Captain Jack Sparrow and scenes from Disney movies, the artist faithfully recreates iconic imagery so impressive, it would be hard to take that first sip. Customers wait up to 15 extra minutes for one of Lee Kang-Bin’s creations, and it’s not hard to see why.

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The 26-year old owns Cafe C-THROUGH in Seoul, so there’s nobody to tell him he can’t spend his time on the clock any way he wants, and customers line up to temporarily ‘own’ one of his paintings, anyway. The self-taught artist honed his skills over ten years on the job, and calls his work ‘creamarts.’

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To see more videos of Lee Kang-Bin in action, check out his Instagram, @leekangbin91.

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Adobe’s Lightroom Coffee Break videos give quick time-saving tips

11 May

It’s over ten years since Adobe’s Lightroom emerged from beta, and it’s evolved a lot since then. The company’s ‘Coffee break’ series of videos introduces features you might not know. For a minute of your time, these tips can help speed your workflow.

For instance, the video above (as highlighted on PetaPixel) shows you how to set the default processing applied to all your files. You can set it to a different preset per camera or even per ISO setting, if you have a preferred noise reduction and sharpening system.

In this video, Lightroom team member Benjamin Warde explains (in 46 seconds) how to define a new starting point for when you work with new files. That’s got to be worth a moment of your time, hasn’t it?

Click here to see the Coffee Break playlist of 34 sub-minute video.

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Got Your Goat: Portable Drinking Horn Coffee Mug is Good to Go

04 Nov

[ By WebUrbanist in Design & Products & Packaging. ]

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Its shape inspired by goats, the creatures that helped humans discovered coffee, this modern-day drinking horn is curved to make drinking easier and capped to let you take your java on the road.

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Designed by desnahemisfera in cooperation with Equa, the Goat Story drinking device comes equipped with a leather holder to act as a heat barrier while walking or a stand while sitting.

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The travel-ready cup also comes with a short and long leather carrying strap, which can also be combined to form an even longer version.

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From its creators: “As easy as 1-2-3, your GOAT STORY coffee mug will be able to stand on your office desk and it will be at a hand´s reach all the time. Just take the handle off, turn it around, place the mug in it. Voila! The ergonomic shape will help you drink your coffee. Have we mentioned that it won’t fall over?”

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“It comes with a cross body strap, which lets you carry your business case in one hand while replying e-mails on your phone, in between sips. Also, you can use the shorter strap to attach it to your bag or carry it around your wrist and keep your hands free.”

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Kiss Lid: Do You Love Coffee Enough to Make Out With It?

27 Aug

[ By Steph in Design & Products & Packaging. ]

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Do you love coffee enough to make out with it every time you take a sip? You kind of have to if you’re willing to use the ‘Kiss Lid’ by Korean designer Jang WooSeok. Shaped like the lower half of a person’s face, the lid forces you to press your lips against a plastic pair in order to drink your beverage.

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The lid makes a statement on take-out coffee as a fashion accessory, and also aims to make the everyday coffee drinking experience a little more fun.

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The first prototype featured only a pair of lips, but WooSeok says he ultimately felt like nose-on-nose contact is an important part of the kissing experience, so the design was modified. The face shape is based on that of Greek statues for a classic look, and it’s available in a variety of colors. The design is about to go into production.

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It’s made of the same disposable polystyrene plastic as a conventional lid, envisioned as a novelty at cafes, but it seems like a reusable silicone version would be preferable. Then the user could tote around a conversation piece while also cutting back on waste.

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