Why yes, this is the new Limited Edition KLEMPA: PHOTO iPhone case!

OK, so this is actually just a geeky arts and crafts project.  

Our smart phones are the link to the world for the most part these days

It brings our news, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram updates, oh right they make phone calls too.

Your social networks are your personal Identity that is customized just for you, so why

wouldn't you want that link to be just as distinctive. 

I love the idea of being able to switch out my case image on a whim. 

So I put a few things together to show you how I did it with an iPhone 4

1 - Griffen Reveal-  A solid clear backed case with rubber bumper sides. 

  Can be found here : http://ow.ly/73GXy 

2 - Image printed to fit in the back of the case. 

  Layered photoshop template can be found here - http://ow.ly/73HRX 

3 - Cut out on the  blue lines, insert photo and phone

4 - WHAMO!! You have an iPhone case that shows off your stuff and one 

that NO ONE else has.

Hope you like it.. 

Dan

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On the Farm

A few images put together for a country story. Shot at "Wayback Farm". 

On the farm with fresh food and fresh air. In the outdoors with nature, enjoying family, friends and the summer sun.

Thanks

Dan 

Behind the Scenes: Retouching

 Quick post today with a before and after, (mouse over to see unretouched image) 

I wanted this image to have a vintage, disco look yet still feel modern. A little modern Diana Ross-y 

I added a film grain look, along with the vintage cross processed look with Nik Color effect 4. Then thought after the fact that I wanted lens flares, if I had added the lens flare after the grain the flare would have no grain and therefore anything beyond would just look fake. 

QUICK TIP: When experimenting with filters I always make my working layer a smart object, you can simply drag and rearrange the filters to affect the image in the proper order. 

Since I was mainly testing these 2 filters not much else was done to the image, a little cleanup and a darker version of the shirt  overlayed to bring back tone. 

 I was testing a few new filters - 

Nik Color effects 4  - (which is great!!)

and 

Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop - A very popular plug-in for After Effects, has this little brother for  Photoshop that gives you all sorts of options for going crazy on an image. Very cool but $150 for lens-flares may not be fore everyone

What do you think?? 

Thanks 

DAN

(BTW: Thanks Bobby Earle for the idea for this post that  stole  Borrowed.) 

Digital Pinhole

That distressed look, out of focus, cross processed image of your cat, or the latte you got at Starbucks is getting a LOT of use these days. Instagram, Hipstamatic, etc. etc., all the IOS apps are really making distressed images come back in a big way. I have to admit I love these images, for me it brings me back to the days of shooting Polaroid and when I had a 110. 

Today I decided I would attempt to make a digital pinhole camera to shoot images from camera looking like these apps do in post. I thought the easiest way would be to find an extra body cap for my Canon 5d Mk2 drill a hole in it, put a piece of black gaff or electrical tape on there and poke a tiny hole in it.. I couldnt find an extra body cap. So I used the next best thing, the base of a non working cheap 2x teleconverter, then set up as I said before, with just a piece of black electrical tape.  If you want to do this go to a camera shop and get a spare body cap, drill a hole in it then apply the electrical tape, it would be much easier than the route I took and only about 5 bucks.. Pretty easy!!

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This was pretty fun to shoot with today. I loved the looks I was getting from people on the street. I know they were looking at me like,"Who's this crazy guy think he is shooting without a lens on his camera!!"

Here is my setup (recommended that you wait until the paint is dry before heading out to shoot if you paint on aluminum)

If you do this or have done this share your images!!

Thanks

Dan