1. 19 Jun



    Thinking you left your tripod in the trunk when you didn’t is the worst. That’s what I get for not checking before I left.

     

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    Reach back and get it.

    Reach back and get it.

     

  6. 18 Jun



    Anonymous asked: props for unbiasedly shooting pictures of the city. you are a purist

    Thanks, fam. I’m just trying to practice and get better at making photographs. 

     

  7. 18 Jun



    loladelphia asked: As someone who knows a bit about graff I can shed some light on OCP. They are a crew of (mostly) younger guys who are going around disrespecting a lot of the older crews and writers. I got asked about OCP as well, which makes me think one of their guys is going around begging for rep. That's not how one achieves rep. One gets graffiti rep by hitting the walls, not harassing people on Tumblr. Ridiculous. Chris

    Ahh, I see. Thanks for the info, Chris. 

     

  8. 17 Jun



    Anonymous asked: Ive been seeing these ocp kids killing it lately. Post some ocp pics

    Yeah, I mainly just shoot stuff I come across in my travels and think looks interesting.

    This ain’t a graffiti/street art blog and I don’t know much about crews and writers. Heck, I don’t know who is in OCP or not to be honest with you.

    That said, check the archive at the bottom of the page; there might be some stuff already there by those guys.

     

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    phillytimes asked: What you like out of E3???

    All the PS4 stuff has me excited and less concerned than I was. Gaming has taken a back seat for me since I’ve gotten more into photography, and I was ready to skip this console generation completely if Sony went the Microsoft route with what I consider some very anti-consumer policy decisions. Thankfully, that didn’t happen and it looks like I’ll continue playing for a while now.

    On top of that, there were also a good number of games shown/announced that I can’t wait to play. Particularly Infamous: Second Son, Watch Dogs, Destiny, Fez II, Diablo III, The Order, Transistor, and Mercenary Kings (probably forgetting a few but those were the main ones). I’m also going to have to figure out how to steal borrow a Wii U to play the Wind Waker remake and a 3DS to play Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.

     

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  12. 17 Jun



    dstark0011 asked: Hey man, found your blog a week or so ago, and I love your work !! Really, I'm a huge fan !! Quick question, your section on photographers and their cameras; "David and his Canon T4i with 40mm f/2.8 pancake" caught my eye, with the vintage fade look you achieved. In a nutshell, do you mind me asking how you managed to get this effect? Keep up the good work man !! Dave

    Thanks so much, Dave!

    I started editing that photo by using this Expired Film preset pack for Lightroom as a base (the “warm” preset, specifically). The pack is free and they give a good starting point for giving digital photos a more film-style look. After that, I turned the temperature to the 8000k area. I did this because it was freaking hot out there and I wanted the photo to invoke a feeling of warm sunlight shinning over everything.

    I bumped up the clarity slider to add some contrast to the mid tones and added a bit of sharpening (the D800 files are nice and flexible when it comes to sharpening, but I don’t add *too* much). Added a small amount of vignetting to draw the viewer’s eye to the center of the photo. Finally, for the photo where we see David’s body, I brought down the highlights a bit since I didn’t use any fill flash and exposed for his face/body against a pretty bright background. For whatever reason, I never remember to use fill flash if I’m not outside specifically to take portraits. :P

     

  13. 17 Jun



    Anonymous asked: What are your favorite places in Philly?

    I answered flavors of this question here and here, but I’m gonna make a list this time and then throw it in the F.A.Q. :)

    Bars:

    Restaurants: 

    Cafés:

    Stores:

    Other Places:

    • Clark Park
    • Rittenhouse Square
    • University Pinball
    • Citizen’s Bank Park

     

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