Tommy Pirtle

Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera has us seeing spherical...

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:58:31 -0600

Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera has us seeing spherical potential

The Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera (it doesn’t seem to have a nickname) automatically takes 36 photos when it’s at the highest point of its trajectory, and it comes with a panoramic image viewer that displays the images as a pannable, zoomable sphere that you can move around; a lot like Google Street View.

I just recently discovered Instagram. I’ve never really...

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:37:00 -0600

I just recently discovered Instagram. I’ve never really taken photos with my iPhone, but this is a nice app. Almost makes me want the new iPhone 4S for the upgraded camera.

I bought a Canon Rebel T2i months ago and never learned to use...

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:18:00 -0600

Depth of field, by Tommy Pirtle

Mom working outside, by Tommy Pirtle

I bought a Canon Rebel T2i months ago and never learned to use it. I’ve been reading Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson and spending more time playing around with the camera for the past few weeks. These are some of the first photos I took after learning how to use aperture. Taken with an 18-55mm lens.

I stumbled across this when Sage Francis posted a link to one of...

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:49:00 -0600

I stumbled across this when Sage Francis posted a link to one of Bobby Earle’s videos on Facebook. The video documented the first year of Bobby Earle’s son’s life over Sage’s song “The Best of Times”. I watched his other videos and eventually came across the “Raddest Photo Trip Ever”. The video I’ve embedded is from a photo trip in 2010.

Bobby Earle takes groups of people all across the world on photo trips. For more information, read the quote below and check out his website at http://raddestphototripever.com.

Having been to some 30+ countries now — most three, four, or ten times — I’ve been so lucky to see a lot of this world and become an “experienced traveler”, so to speak. I’ve taken people across Asia, Europe, and Africa. Showing people places they’ve never seen before is about as fun as it gets for me.

I absolutely love shooting weddings. But I’ve found even more fulfillment in showing people a new way of seeing the world — something that happens every time people come to what I believe is the best region on earth: South East Asia.

Macklemore - Otherside Remix ft. Fences from The VS. EP Redux.

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:58:00 -0600

Macklemore - Otherside Remix ft. Fences from The VS. EP Redux.