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Pants on the Ground

20 May

Years ago Katherine and I used to shoot in downtown Salt Lake City almost weekly and last week we decided to take a nostalgic trip down memory lane and do it again.  All natural light, just me, my camera and Katherine.

I usually don’t shoot on-location in Salt Lake City anymore, just too many people around… This time we went almost 6 full minutes without some guy yelling something moronic out the window of his truck.  Three dudes, the guy in the back seat yells, “Nice ass!” as they drive by.

Sure, I was flattered, especially since I don’t even work out, but seriously, why is it that the majority of such shout-outs come from a group of dudes in a pickup truck with big tires?

An hour or so later we found this business down an isolated street and I just loved the peeling paint over metal and asked Katherine to stand in front, then I asked her to pull her pants down.

“Why?” she asked.

“Because it’s going to make a sweet picture,” I responded.

“But there’s a guy…”

Which was true, a delivery driver pulled up and was starting to unload his truck right around the corner… he couldn’t see us and even if he could it’s not like Katherine was exposing anything, she still had a dress on that could easily be worn without pants altogether… but Katherine is a girl, and she has experienced enough of the shout-outs from guys in big trucks to be suspicious of all guys she doesn’t know… and all I wanted to do was to make a cool picture.

The moral of this story?  Not really sure, but I’m pretty sure it has something to do with a reminder that if you happen to be one of the people yelling stuff at girls as you drive by you should know something, nobody is impressed.

Bless your heart.


Jake Garn Photography

 
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Friday Freebie: Channel Islands Sunset

20 May

This Weeks Friday Freebie iPad Wallpaper: Channel Islands Sunset
Friday Freebie features an image to liven up your iPad display with images from my travels… all for free.

California sunsets can be quite amazing. On a recent trip to Santa Barbara, California I was reminded of this with an amazing light show. For 8 years I lived in Santa Barbara and as much as  I hate to admit it I often took them for granted. Taken from campus point at UC Santa Barbara this particular view of the Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Island to be specific, with under-lit clouds really took my breath away. If you enjoyed this photo be sure to check out more of my sunset photos. Thanks for checking in and enjoy this Friday’s Freebie.

Click here to download your free iPad wallpaper. Have a great weekend!

Note: This image is distributed for personal use only and all rights are reserved. If interested in using this photograph commercially please contact me.

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Nice Visual Art photos

20 May

A few nice visual art images I found:

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Image by patrick h. lauke
Launch of Gorton Visual Arts Group’s "Whit Walks Exhibition" at the Museum of Science and Industry

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Image by patrick h. lauke
Launch of Gorton Visual Arts Group’s "Whit Walks Exhibition" at the Museum of Science and Industry

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Image by patrick h. lauke
Launch of Gorton Visual Arts Group’s "Whit Walks Exhibition" at the Museum of Science and Industry

 
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Digital Makeup – PSMama’s Lip Gloss Optimizer – Part 1

20 May

Photoshop beauty retouching tutorial. See more at www.photoshopmama.net. A demonstration of how to utilize a Photoshop Action Mama created to optimize the natural highlights in the lips to produce a very glossy lip effect. Beauty retouching. This Action can be purchased at www.photoshopmama.net
Video Rating: 4 / 5

 

Nikon Creative Lighting System – Basics Part 1

20 May

www.imageguy.com This video shows the basic set-up using a Nikon D300 and a single Nikon SB800 flash

 
 

rc helicopter aerial photography

20 May

Flips, rolls, cars, boats, ducks, roos and a Cessna. This and more, captured with two onboard video cameras. I used my Trex 500 helicopter with a flycamone2 mounted to the tail and a sony cybershot digital camera mounted to the skids (using pool noodle foam). This video was NOT done using FPV equipment and is arguably the worlds best non-FPV rc heli aerial video; see comments from “muni86”. The locations are Warrandyte, Wonga Park, Rosebud, Sugarloaf Reservior, Torquay, Melbourne (Alexandra Gardens) and Williamstown (Victoria, Australia). The sound track is “asleep from day” by The Chemical Brothers with Mazzy Star vocals. SUBSCRIBE and RATE if you like my stuff!
Video Rating: 4 / 5

 

Worlds Hottest Women in 3D ( Red/ Blue 3D Glasses )

20 May

This is a unique collection of my own original 3D Paintings of some of the worlds hottest women in 3D for the first time, in HD photo quality, not to be missed. Watch with red-blue 3D glasses in HD fullscreen. Check out the original photos on my Flickr photopage www.flickr.com
Video Rating: 5 / 5

 
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Gas Turbine Animation

20 May

Animation illustrating the operation of the basic gas turbine engine.

“Battle of Narendra III” – Yesterday’s Enterprise. In 2344, the Enterprise-C receives a distress call from the Klingon outpost on Narendra III and engages four Romulan Warbirds. Regarding the initial attack on the Enterprise-C by the Romulan: I intended that the Enterprise had assumed there were no attacking ships present. The distress call did not specify who was attacking, therefore the ship would have ended red alert and dropped shields to transport down and render aid. At this point the Romulan attacked. I would have put this in a title screen but I rendered that scene literally months ago and I did the titles just before uploading it, so by then I had forgot what my thinking was about the scene! I won’t make that kind of mistake again… – – – – – Based upon the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, “Yesterday’s Enterprise”. This video has taken a long time to make, much longer than I anticipated.The main reasons are some corrupted files I had and also changing the design of the warbird part way through. – – – – – 3D Models: Enterprise-C and Enterprise-D by Scifi-Art Vmelak Warbird Model and textures: LC Amaral Design: Raven Night Planet textures: Source unknown Explosion footage: Detonation Films Music: Jerry Goldsmith Danny Pelfrey Dennis McCarthy Background info sources: Ex Astris Scientia Memory-Alpha Memory-Beta – – – – – Made purely for non-profit purposes. STAR TREK is a registered trademark of CBS/Paramount Pictures etc. No infringement intended.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

 

iPhone – iPod Touch – Turn Keyboard Clicking Sound On or Off

20 May

Toggle the sound made when pressing keys on the iPod / iPod Touch virtual keyboard.

Many people like the clicking sound the iPod Touch and iPhone devices make when pressing a key on the virtual keyboard, especially if they have difficulty typing on the small device and need to be assured their key presses were registered. However, when typing a large amount of text in public this sound may annoy others. Luckily it can be easily turned on or off:

1. Access the “Settings” utility / app….

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Buchrezension: Public Private Hanoi

20 May

Public Private Hanoi

Heute möchte ich euch ein Fotobuch vorstellen, das mich sehr begeistert. Die Stadt, die es portraitiert, habe ich im vergangenen Herbst selbst kennen und mögen gelernt.
Die Fotos zeigen Szenen aus dem nächtlichen Hanoi und thematisieren den Umgang seiner Menschen mit dem öffentlichen Raum.

Es sind Szenen, wie sie sich in Gassen und Straßen, in Parks und am Ufer der Seen, in den Läden und Häusern allabendlich ereignen. Die Bilder sind eine Sequenz, eine Bewegung durch die Räume der Stadt. Sie veranschaulichen, wie sehr dort Privatheit und Öffentlichkeit miteinander verschmelzen.

Parallel zu André Lützens Bildern schafft ein Essay der Autorin und freien Journalistin Nora Luttmer mit Worten ein Portal in die Stimmungswelt dieser Stadt.

Public Private Hanoi | Seite 40 & 41

Die Straßen Hanois erscheinen wie Teile eines Bühnenbildes; seine Akteure sind die Bewohner der Stadt. Diese Momente des Spiels, des Handels und der Interaktion spiegeln sich in André Lützens Bildern wider. Mit dem Mittel der Straßenfotografie erzählt er kleine Alltagsgeschichten, erzeugt aus Details und Fragmenten Stimmungen, immer mit einem Sinn für den individuellen Charakter der Stadt.

Eine Besonderheit der vietnamesischen Kultur ist die tiefe Verwurzelung von Handel im Alltag. Nahezu jedes Haus hat einen Verkaufsraum oder mindestens einen kleinen Tresen zur Straße.

Einige Bilder des Buches zeigen immer wieder diese wunderbaren Mikrokosmen – kleine Welten im bunten Reichtum der Gemischtwaren. In Wirklichkeit sind dies aber weit mehr als nur dem Handel vorbehaltene Räume. Sie sind Lebensräume.

Public Private Hanoi | Seite 29

Eines der Bilder zeigt die Perspektive über einen Tresen hinein in einen dieser Räume. Man fühlt sich beinahe voyeuristisch, als blickte man heimlich in eine private Welt. Unscharf im Hintergrund sitzt abgewandt von der Kamera eine junge Frau – vermutlich die Verkäuferin – während sich im Vordergrund ein Stubentiger über den feilgebotenen Waren ausbreitet. Hier spürt man förmlich, wie die schwüle Luft auf die abendlichen Straßen der Stadt drückt.

In den Straßen und auf den Plätzen, auf denen tagsüber der Verkehr durchrauscht, scheinen am Abend ganze Scharen von Essständen aus dem Nichts zu wachsen.

Public Private Hanoi | Seite 84

Eins der faszinierendsten Bilder des Buches zeigt eine Szenerie, wie sie surrealer kaum sein könnte. Ein paar Herren sitzen in kleinen Gruppen auf Plastikstühlen an Tischen und genießen im Schein der Straßenlaternen gemeinsam in entspannter Runde Hanoi Bier und Zigaretten.

An sich nichts Außergewöhnliches, wenn da nicht die Betontrasse der Schnellstraße wäre, die sich aus dem Hintergrund kommend monströs über ihre Köpfe erhebt und träge die dunkle Hälfte des Bildes ausfüllt.

Public Private Hanoi* ist meine Empfehlung für alle, die sich ein Stück Leben ins Bücherregal holen möchten – für alle, die Neugier nach der Fremde haben und Vertrautheit in der Ferne suchen. Das Buch ist im Kehrer Verlag erschienen und kostet neu 40,- Euro.

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