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Eye of the storm

// May 7th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Photos

A break in the clouds in the shape of an eye. The weather has been miserable this last week. Makes traffic a real pain.

Matte Black Audi A4 Cabriolet

// May 6th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Cars & Bikes

Spotted these two Audi A4 cabriolets in Sandton, sporting matte black paint. Looks stunning when the car is clean, not so much when it’s dirty or dusty.

The Official White House Photostream

// April 30th, 2009 // No Comments » // Photos

Much has been said about the masterful use of social media by the Obama campaign. Now you can track President Barak Obama’s daily life in pictures on The Official White House Photostream.

Most if not all the photos are by Pete Souza, Chief Official White House Photographer and Director of the White House photo office. This man is brilliant.

One day when I’m grown up, I’d also like to be a photojournalist.

Develop film using coffee & vitamin C

// March 24th, 2009 // No Comments » // Interesting, Photos

When I read the post on how to use coffee, vitamin C and some washing soda to develop your film I thought it was crazy, but on further inspection this might actually work.

Okay, first things first: using coffee to develop film is not something Ansel Adams would do. But it works, it gives your film a distinctive look, and it has a certain MacGuyver-ish flair. Think of it like using a plastic camera- it’s more about having fun than getting technically flawless results.

With most film types, the results will be more contrasty and grainy than regular developer. If you do this with color film (negatives or transparencies), you’ll end up with black-and-white negatives.

The steps seem quite easy and you could have your own coffee infused developed film in 12 minutes. If Tom Overton’s caffenol experiments and the Caffenol Flickr pool are anything to go by, the I’d like to try this for myself. Will keep you posted when I find all the material.

And if it doesn’t work out? Well there’s always coffee and donuts.

While we’re on the topic of photography. Do you want some vintage goodness for your iPhone? Then check out the Shorpy Vintange iPhone wallpaper gallery. All free for your downloading pleasure.