Tag: photography

Photos From May 24-30

by Greg Johnson, posted in photography

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Featured Photos

Below are some favorite photos that I’ve taken recently. I have a few cameras I use regularly: iPhone 5S, Sony DSC-HX50V, and the Canon EOS Rebel T2i. Most of my iPhone 5S photos are like concept photos that are okay for web use or smaller prints. Yet, they can’t be enlarged without becoming fuzzy. The Sony and Canon photos are of higher quality.

Open Use License – Expanded

If you’re a member of the University of Iowa, feel free to use any of these photos for UI-related promotions or other UI-related work. I’m joining with other photographers in the area to make high quality photos available for non-profit use as an in-kind donation. This saves costly license fees. I’ve recently expanded the open use license to include all government and non-profit organizations. Check with me if you have questions or to about obtain high resolution images. ~ Greg

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Photos From May 17-23

by Greg Johnson, posted in photography

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Featured Photos

Below are some favorite photos that I’ve taken recently. I have a few cameras I use regularly: iPhone 5S, Sony DSC-HX50V, and the Canon EOS Rebel T2i. Most of my iPhone 5S photos are like concept photos that are okay for web use or smaller prints. Yet, they can’t be enlarged without becoming fuzzy. The Sony and Canon photos are of higher quality.

Open Use License – Expanded

If you’re a member of the University of Iowa, feel free to use any of these photos for UI-related promotions or other UI-related work. I’m joining with other photographers in the area to make high quality photos available for non-profit use as an in-kind donation. This saves costly license fees. I’ve recently expanded the open use license to include all government and non-profit organizations. Check with me if you have questions or to about obtain high resolution images. ~ Greg

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Photos From May 10-16

by Greg Johnson, posted in photography

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Featured Photos

Below are some favorite photos that I’ve taken recently. I have a few cameras I use regularly: iPhone 5S, Sony DSC-HX50V, and the Canon EOS Rebel T2i. Most of my iPhone 5S photos are like concept photos that are okay for web use or smaller prints. Yet, they can’t be enlarged without becoming fuzzy. The Sony and Canon photos are of higher quality.

Open Use License – Expanded

If you’re a member of the University of Iowa, feel free to use any of these photos for UI-related promotions or other UI-related work. I’m joining with other photographers in the area to make high quality photos available for non-profit use as an in-kind donation. This saves costly license fees. I’ve recently expanded the open use license to include all government and non-profit organizations. Check with me if you have questions or to about obtain high resolution images. ~ Greg

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Photos From May 1-9

by Greg Johnson, posted in photography

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Featured Photos

Below are some favorite photos from the past few weeks. I have a few cameras I use regularly: iPhone 5S, Sony DSC-HX50V, and the Canon EOS Rebel T2i. Most of my iPhone 5S photos are like concept photos that are okay for web use or smaller prints. Yet, they can’t be enlarged without becoming fuzzy. The Sony and Canon photos are of higher quality.

Open Use License for UIOWA

If you’re a member of the University of Iowa, feel free to use any of these photos for UI-related promotions or other UI-related work. I’m joining with other photographers in the area to make high quality photos available for non-profit use as an in-kind donation. This saves costly license fees. ~ Greg

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Photos From April 23 – April 30

by Greg Johnson, posted in photography

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Featured Photos

Below are some favorite photos from the past few weeks. These were taken with my iPhone 5S and also with my Sony DSC-HX50V. Most of my iPhone 5S photos are okay for web use or smaller prints. Some are concept photos. Yet, they can’t be enlarged without becoming fuzzy. The Sony DSC-HX50V photos are of higher quality.

Open Use License for UIOWA

If you’re a member of the University of Iowa, feel free to use any of these photos for UI-related promotions or other UI-related work. I’m joining with other photographers in the area to make high quality photos available for non-profit use as an in-kind donation. This saves costly license fees. ~ Greg

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Photos From March 30 – April 22

by Greg Johnson, posted in photography

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Featured Photos

Below are some favorite photos from the past few weeks. These were taken with my iPhone 5S and also with my Sony DSC-HX50V. Most of my iPhone 5S photos are okay for web use or smaller prints. Some are concept photos. Yet, they can’t be enlarged without becoming fuzzy. The Sony DSC-HX50V photos are of higher quality.

Open Use License for UIOWA

If you’re a member of the University of Iowa, feel free to use any of these photos for UI-related promotions or other UI-related work. I’m joining with other photographers in the area to make high quality photos available for non-profit use as an in-kind donation. This saves costly license fees. ~ Greg

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Photos From March 10 – 29

by Greg Johnson, posted in photography

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Weekly Photos

Each week I download the camera roll of photos from my iPhone 5s to my computer to make a backup of my pictures from the previous week. Below are some selected favorites from the past few weeks.

Better Quality Photos Coming

With nicer weather, I may try to start carrying my nicer DSLR Canon T2i camera so my photos could be used for larger online and print media. Most of my iPhone 5s photos are okay for web use in their original size, or useful as concept photos, but can’t be enlarged without becoming fuzzy.

Open Use License for UIOWA

If you’re a member of the University of Iowa, feel free to use any of these photos for UI-related promotions or other UI-related work. I’m joining with other photographers in the area to make high quality photos available for non-profit use as an in-kind donation. This saves costly license fees. ~ Greg

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The Culture of Instant Photography

by Greg Johnson, posted in articles

In the past, when the culture of photography nurtured a slower process, I would tag photos and organize them by album before posting them online. These days, most of my photography is instantaneously captured and shared in a live stream through Facebook, Flickr, and Instagram.

Photography is one of the more difficult creative works to wrangle. Unlike pottery or painting, it’s possible with photography to create thousands of photos. In just one of my photo libraries, I have over 37,000 photos taken from 2004 to 2013.

High quality cameras in smart phones combined with social media integration has made it possible to deliver photography instantaneously. At such a fast pace, there is less time to consider how we might organize and make photography accessible in a meaningful way. This makes photo-centric websites underutilized. Software, such as Aperture, iPhoto, or Lightroom can automatically organize photos by date, location, and even identify people with facial recognition, but automated tagging isn’t available yet.

When I’m using my Canon EOS Rebel T2i DSLR camera, I have several lenses to choose from, and the process of photography slows down. Like eating a meal slowly, there’s more mindfulness of the process and I’m more engaged in the experience.