This was shot entirely on a Nikon D3 still camera.
Inline from Andrew Kornylak on Vimeo.
Anyway, I started re-photographing the surface of the prints. By transferring the digital image to an analog surface (paper) and reshooting it, at hard angles, bent up, with light reflecting off the surface, you can create "impossible" highlights and depth-of-field effects in the next incarnation.
Here is one example, starting from a photo of burnt pines in the Yosemite high country after a dusting of snow.
Printed and rephotographed:
Oaks in Tucson Arizona:
Vera climbing in Indian Creek, Utah:
Variations from the same print of "Chief" in Elijay, Georgia:
Exhibition Fiber is a great paper to fool with this way, because it doesn't
show gloss differential or metamerism that has plagued glossy inkjet prints
since forever. You can google it, I wont explain here. Just try it out, you'll dig it!
Anyone up for a D-A-D chain photo? Ill pick an image, print it, rephotograph it and send it to you to print and rephotograph however you like...
Pfft. I'm a professional. I don't spend my time sipping lattes in Chelsea. A well-appointed satchel, yes, but I needed a hardcore bag to schlep a bunch of camera crap around miles of mean streets,
full of crazy characters and people constantly trying take my money. That's
right, I was headed to Disney World.
iBlivious. You would be miffed too, if you knew how much this character lunch cost.
This bag looks dynamite. Discreet and stylish. IMO the best looking bag to come out of Lowepro. Enough said about that. Let's talk performance.
A few things I liked right off the bat. The bag is very well-balanced and contours well on your body, but the inner sanctum is still well-padded for camera gear and keeps its shape. It's deeper than the average camera bag, which is nice when you need to stack lenses (I always do anyway) or through your saddled-up DSLR back in the bag real quick with the lens hood still attached. The main zipper, with big, stiff pull-tabs on either end, is smooth and easy to use one-handed. Since the zipper is on the flap rather than under it, you aren't in danger of the whole thing turning over or falling open if you pick it up by the carrying handles with the zipper open.
My 15" MBP fits perfectly in the inner sleeve, and those concealed pockets I mentioned are well-designed. A key ring and plenty of velcro and overlap keeps necessary valuables save and hidden, but still easily accessible. The 250 in particular, even full of camera gear, is cavernous enough to stuff a jacket, a change of clothes, or say, another camera inside.
They nailed some details on this one, like built-in lens cloths on the dividers, and a great ID sleeve which will fit oversized cards takes the place of the standard annoying slipknotted hangtag. One side panel is soft and fuzzy inside for an iPhone or Blackberry. Then of course there is the ubiquitous waterproof condom hidden inside the back to cover your bag when you just had to bring it on the water ride.
I usually cut off or immediately throw away anything non-essential from my bags. The Classified suffered only two casualties. The included CF card pouch is a nice touch, but those hard cases Lowepro makes are so much better as to render this meaningless. The 3-point stabilizing strap hanging off the shoulder strap is useful of maybe you are running or biking with the bag, but other than that it just gets in the way. I think I lost it already. The shoulder strap has a small flap that is supposed to help keep your camera's strap in place. It doesn't work, even if my strap were thin enough for it. I didn't cut it off though, since it looks nice.
I'm a little mystified by the lack of end pockets. With the bag over one shoulder, that's the quickest place to store essential gear, spare change, or especially a water bottle, which I don't like throwing inside with the cameras. I think the shoulder strap, though comfortable, could be improved. I am a fan of shoulder strap pads that "float" along the length of the strap. That keeps the bag stuck to your shoulder even when you are swinging it around your body. The zipper pull-tabs can interfere with the shoulder strap when you pick it up, causing it to tilt slightly. It's never caused a real problem, but it bugs me.
Overall the Classified lives up to its billing as a "hardworking bag specifically designed for the hardworking photojournalist." It's a nearly perfect bag, and right now it's what I keep my working gear in the majority of the time, for both assignments and casual shooting. I might even get another smaller one for that next trip to Disney.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh........... if only I had a Hasselblad!!! Fantastic pics!
(05.06.09 @ 02:33 AM)You took a Hasselblad 500c with you into Disney World?
D-bag.
(11.05.10 @ 12:31 AM)
Heart of Stone - HD from Andrew Kornylak on Vimeo.
activism to preserve and protect climbing areas in the Southeast US.
"...a masterpiece that will help climbers and access for years to come." - Dawson Wheeler, co-owner of Rock/Creek Outfitters
"The best climbing film I have seen yet!" - Kurt Smith
"...a great example of positive, constructive film-making and a clear indicator of where web-based climbing movies will be heading: high quality and large format." - Peter Beal, from Mountains and Water Blog
Our day with Brad McLeod of the Southeast Climbers Coalition was a great example of serendipity. Josh and I had hit the road with Brad one day to visit about a half-dozen closed crags around Alabama, just to get some far shots and chat with him about the project. While we set up a shot of the crags outside Steele, Alabama, Brad mentioned that a couple days ago he had chanced on a For Sale sign in a nearby yard. He had the realtor's number in his phone. I suggested we call her up, knowing full well that the landowners in these parts have been stonewalling against climbing here for years. Well, a miracle happened that day - the realtor came out with a friendly landowner who offered to show us some of the cliffs above his property. We rolled footage on the whole encounter - a classic look at how the Southern sausage is made. That is the scene that opens the film.
Heart of Stone also features some unusual techniques. Most of the footage came from a Sony XDCAM EX1 HS camera, with some b-roll with a Canon HV1. The film also contains stills and stillmotion clips, which are 4K "ultra-HD" moving pictures which I shot entirely on a Nikon D3 still camera. See more stillmotion examples at my Vimeo site. Suprisingly the stillmotion blended well with the HD video footage and stills. I edited everything using Final Cut Pro.
Wow! Done with the D3?! Really cool stuff!
(07.16.09 @ 09:14 PM)very cool video! found your blog thru robert benson's site, awesome work here! thanks for sharing
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