Category Archives: lo-fi

iPhotos from the Field

By Kirk Mastin | Published September 8, 2008

My entire Summer has been marked by constant flights out of state to shoot weddings, see family and take mini photo vacations.I have taken over 10 flights this year between Seattle and Spokane alone.

After a few flights I began to pass time by shooting things with my iPhone. Unlike my bags of photo gear, my iPhone is always accessible, usually unnoticed by people (as well as security,) and it is fairly quick to use.

Here are a few photos from those many flights between Seattle and Portland:

Red lines. Seatac Airport. 2008.

White Lines. Seatac Airport. 2008.

To Terminal, Do Not Enter. Seatac Airport. 2008.

Robin. SEA-GEG. 2008.

Sun Rays, Puget Sound. 2008.

Alaska Truck. Seatac Airport. 2008.

Robin, Tarmac. Seatac Airport. 2008.

Baggage Terminal 12, Seatac Airport. 2008.

I continue to be impressed by the quality of my digital Holga (iPhone) and find that it is more than adequate for discreet, quick, intuitive photography.I am waiting for the day that a magazine or newspaper allows regular cell phone photos submissions.

I think the results would be quite a bit better than expected.

Also posted in iphone | Tagged Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Handhelds, iphone, Mobile phone, Portland, Portland Oregon, Puget Sound, Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Smartphones, Tarmac, Travel and Tourism, United States, Washington | 2 Comments

‘A Drive by Shooting’ or ‘Monkeys at Your Heels’

By Kirk Mastin | Published August 26, 2008

For today it’s not lo-fi equipment I’ll be talking about.

Today I’m going to tell you about Lo-fi talent. And luck. And the masses. And cheap accessible technology.

Yesterday’s experiment was based on this lo-fi kick I’m on.

(Illustration of how I held my camera to shoot through my car window)

I asked myself what would happen if I stuck a 90mm lens on my 5D and shot randomly through my car window while driving to my girlfriend’s house in West Seattle.