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Extreme iPhone Photo Enlargements: A How-To Guide

I’ve been dying to see how iPhone photos hold up to rather extreme enlargement.

According to Microsoft, the maximum printing size for a 2-megapixel photo is 5×6.7 at 240dpi.

So what did I do? I went ahead and printed this photo at 12×18 at 240dpi!
(The MAXIMUM size you can print at Costco, and it only cost me $2.50.)

The final result?

In one word: Stunning.


Two Excellent iPhone Apps for Photographers: CameraBag & Pano

I don’t openly shill for any kind of product. Never have, never will.

On the other hand I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I didn’t share two iPhone camera apps that dramatically improve your iPhone photo quality, (especially when you want to upload photos directly to a blog or Flickr account.)


I’m going to India for three weeks, and all I’m bringing is:

Tomorrow I leave on a three week trip to India with my girlfriend and our mutual friend Jamila. I’ve really been looking forward to this trip for months now….since Summer really, when we all booked our tickets. I used to travel a lot when I was younger. In fact I made it to many corners [...]


More 5D action: Double Rainbows + Christmas Trees

Double Rainbow. I-5. Washington, 2008. Totem Pole. Somewhere in Oregon, 2008. Blue House Smoke. I-5. Washington, 2008. Christmas Trees. Beaverton, OR. 2008. We Have Secured a Tree. Beaverton, OR. 2008. I’ve just come back from a lovely visit to my girlfriend’s sister’s house in Beaverton, Oregon. We managed to get a great tree for real [...]


Just did it… or… why is this man smiling?

Your humble author. Shot with an iPhone by Robin. Well, I did it. I graduated with a Masters Degree in Digital Media from UW, with perfect grades. summa cum laude! During the last year I: +Consulted companies on Social Media and Digital Content around the country +Taught film making to young students, helping them produce [...]


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    Kirk is an experienced visual storyteller and social media expert. Kirk's guiding philosophy: It's not the equipment that matters--it's the story.

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