365 days in the life of Christian Cable

DAY 140

Duck Adventure

� A picture a day � Taken � Processed and � Uploaded to the internet Everyday for an entire year using only my mobile telephone. No computer, no photoshop.

What!

DAY 169

Free biscuits make for a happy office

� “The best camera is the one that’s with you” Chase Jarvis � It’s instant and low pressure � It’s very limited so there’s less to worry about � All you can do is be in the right place; it’s just

point and click � … and it’s FUN!

… but why?

DAY 259

Soundwave

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Let’s talk Equipment

DAY 287

Retro-diculous

� � 3.2 Megapixel Camera � No Manual Focus � No Shutter Speed or Aperture Control � No Zoom � Very short focal length so large Depth of Field

Camera 1: T-Mobile G1

DAY 107

Self Portrait

� � 5 Megapixel Camera � Tap to Focus � No Shutter Speed or Aperture Control � No Zoom � Very short focal length so large Depth of Field

Camera 2: iPhone 4

DAY 299

I *heart* Autumn

� Limitations mean …

The only real control you

have is where you stand and

when you press the shutter

DAY 314

Tired

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Let’s talk Workflow

DAY 161

Everyone wants to know how the sandwich is made

� � Take Photo � Process the photograph using an App on the phone � Email the Photo from the phone to the website � The website tells my friends on Facebook and

twitter there’s a new picture to look at � Repeat for an entire year

Workflow

DAY 288

Up on the roof

� Taking a Photo

Camera+ 1st finger to

focus and 2nd finger to meter the

exposure Camera+

iPhone

� Post Processing

photogene Adjusting levels and cropping

photogene

iPhone

� The Internet

Each day all my friends on

twitter and Facebook see I’ve posted a new picture.

DAY 250

David has all the toys

� The Internet

This leads to each photo typically

getting around 100 to 400

views DAY 258

Screen Gazing

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Advantages and Disadvantages

DAY 142 Mabel J Cat

DAY 246 Dead Kitty

� � Easy � Portable � You can take pictures in secret � No big guilty “to edit” queue

on my computer � Loads of people see my

pictures across the world � Got me back in to the habit of

capturing that moment

Advantages

DAY 247 Nom nom nom

� � Nothing is competition quality � Low resolution � Processing is over the top � JPEG only, not RAW � Many people are watching � Limited control - No zoom, no

long exposure etc

Disadvantages

DAY 064 Pay Here

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What did all this teach me?

DAY 070 Worst. Self Portrait. Ever

� I Noticed Patterns

Looking back over the year

it’s easy to spot what sort of

things draw my eye…

DAY 300

For Sparta!

� Stairways

DAY 011 Stairs

DAY 194 Bowland Tower

DAY 199 about to see They Might be Giants on the South Bank

DAY 236 Underpass

DAY 068 Stairs

DAY 338 am I on repeat?

� Food

DAY 003 Dark Chocolate

Cupcake

DAY 212 Roses

DAY 058 Soupanova

DAY 297 Coffee Time

DAY 251 Tomato

DAY 054 Non-toasted

Sandwich

� Circles

DAY 043 Inside the

Washing Machine

DAY 108 Red

DAY 348 x b o x

DAY 347 Ceiling Detail

DAY 350 Press for Exit

DAY 352 Zenit-E

� Favourites

DAY 265 Morecambe

DAY 336 Laundrette

DAY 290 Train Journey

DAY 047 Little Red Man

DAY 294 Liquid Sky

DAY 353 Coffee

DAY 277 West End Gardens

DAY 354 Grim.

DAY 305 The River Lune

DAY 319 Aston Memorial

DAY 336 Chair

� � Limitations can be fun, and

they make you think � I’ve learnt a lot about myself � More people than ever talk to

me about my photography � I can make pictures anywhere!

Summary

DAY 365 The last of the snow

� Questions?