My newest mobile phone photography tips video for Postagram is up now. It features one of my favorite new apps, AntiCrop, which allows users to extend their image beyond it’s original framing. I recently posted a process breakdown of a recent AntiCrop inspired appsperiment. Here are some other AntiCrop inspired images I’ve made recently.

Due to a recent butt injury, I had to leave work a little early today. As I was heading home, I kept stopping to photograph the sunset, Sutro Tower, and Buddy the skateboarding dog.

Mark, the doggies owner, says he hasn’t tried to train Buddy to skate or anything. It’s just something he enjoys doing. Radical!

Been doing a bit of dating lately and getting my hearthole beat up a little in the process. So Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” has been stuck in my headhole for a bit. I love this Gabriel-esque video too.

Speaking of videos, I originally heard “Somebody…” via this fantastic video by Walk Off The Earth, which is everybit as good (if not better) than the original.

“Political opposition forces are using new technologies to carry out public events – using toys with placards at mini-protests,” Andrei Mulintsev, the city’s deputy police chief, said at a press conference this week, according to local media. “In our opinion, this is still an unsanctioned public event.”

My Lego diarama and doll protestors projects from November were probably some of my favorite projects that I did last year. There’s something incredibly satisfying about leaving these random acts of protest scattered throughout everyday situations, rather than concentrated in one specific area. It’s unlikely these guys saw my newsbin projects, but I still feel a kindred spirit between our projects. Budem zdorovy!

This is totally last minute, but I’m in Park City, UT because… well, just read about the trip here. Anyways, I thought it would be fun to do a mobile photo walk through the heart of Sundance, so we’ll be meeting today (Saturday) at noon in front of the Egyptian Theater. Anyone is welcome to join us, but we are encouraging folks to try posting to Twitter and/or Instagram with the #instawalksundance tag as we are out walking. Fun, right? More details, including info on a daily photo contest sponsored by Postagram/Bing here.

I love playing around with gifs! Lately I’ve been creating cinemagraphs, still images with just a tiny bit of movement, with the Kinotopic app and posting them to the Objective Scenes bloghole.

Let me tell you about my love/hate relationship with the Valencia Street Swing. I love how elegant it is, and hate that I didn’t think of it first. A few weeks ago, some folks hung this swing from a tree branch across the street from Summit Cafe and it somehow managed to survive until late this afternoon.

I always seemed to see folks enjoying the swing, and was often happy to make eye contact or share a smile with them. Sometimes people would even ask for a push. It was awesome. When walking, I’d often go a block or two out of my way just to see folks on it. As a matter of fact, I even spent my New Years morning hanging by the swing taking pictures and chatting with strangers, it was great.

I’m bummed to see it go, but wanted to share some of my favorite iPhone shots of the swing. I also wanted to remind folks that art doesn’t have to be complicated to connect with people. Thanks to the artists who put this swing up and hopefully you’ve inspired other acts of guerrilla goodness!

Four years ago I was drugged up and getting some dental work done by one of those dentists that asks a bunch of questions while he has his hand in your mouth. Immediately afterwards I made this quirky little watercolor painting with the hopes of capturing that familiar perspective we all experience during a typical dental visit.

Last year I visited a new dentist in the neighborhood and came across this painting in their waiting room:

I asked my dentist about the piece and they said it was a gift from one of their patients. What cracks me up about the two paintings is that they are so similar but have such different intentions. I was trying to capture this twisted experience, but my piece seems cute compared to the other piece… which was intended to be cute!

edit: My friend Heather sent me this great video:

I bought my Diana (by Lomography) in December from Photobooth SF (where I also got this tintype portrait). I figured learning more about analog photography could be a great way to help me improve aspects of my digital photography. I shot my first four rolls of film using the “pinhole” exposure… meaning not a single shot came out. I guess it’s learning lessons the hard way is part of the experience, but after a lot of practice and experimenting I’m glad to finally have a few shots worth sharing! See the full flickr set here.

BTW, these are scans from the negatives, with light post processing added (but no filters or effects obviously).

Just noticed that Eric San, aka Kid Koala, has just posted a ton of obscure tracks on Soundcloud and Bandcamp. I’m not positive, but I’m guessing his “MusicLibrary” cuts are intended to serve as bumpers for Adult Swim shows:

Music Library by Kid Koala

His Get Up and Get Down Vol 1 (Cardio Cuts) is a live mixtape recording. The audio isn’t that great, but the mix is pretty solid. I’m particularly happy to hear him sampling Push Button Objects, a rare early cut from Eyedea and Abilities. The beat comes in at 1:56. BTW, if anyone happens to have a decent digital recording of this “Push Button Objects” or the instrumental, please get in touch!

BTW, you’ve heard Kid’s band project, The Slew, right? If not, you can still grab their debut album for free here.