Here is some stuff that I found useful and/or interesting and/or inspiring. First, when Zuleikha came back from her recent trip with her class, she talked about having seen a large format camera – so I thought I\’d show her how to use these, and what results to expect:
Steve scans his 8×10 negatives with an Epson flatbed scanner set to 2000dpi – which means that he\’s getting an image of about 320 Megapixels. Almost overkill even for good computers, and enlargements of 60 inches on the long side shouldn\’t be a problem either.
The interesting thing about Steve is that he\’s also using smaller formats (like his Bronica 6×6 film camera) and even Micro Four Thirds – with almost identical results for his purposes. See here:
Yes, he puts a bit of \”grain\” into the images, and that makes them almost look like film. It\’s not so much the camera, it\’s how to use one.
Oh, and I\’ve seen – and heard – iamNEETA unplugged in a Malaysian TV3 show. And yes, the girl can really sing (and the boys play). Listen to \’Ilusi\’ again, and also to \’Sakit\’ – both from the \’Sweet Dreams\’ series:
Awesome, aren\’t they? No wonder that their music is used for the movies… and I wish them luck for their future careers, just like I wish for the actors and actresses of \’Sweet Dreams\’ as well.
As a last tip for now, one of our own. Martin, a friend from Wikiloops offers a new Youtube channel with tips on how to play the drums. And he also does an awesome job. Here\’s his introduction, look at his channel for further lessons:
Always a pleasure and an honour to play with Martin. Enjoy.
And as always, thanks for reading / watching / listening.