the camera
More people have viewed my coffee photographs on Flickr than have ever tasted my roasts, so it comes as no surprise when my colleagues’ first compliments have more to do with photos than espresso. Truth be told, I don’t know very much about photography. I enrolled in a photo class in high school but couldn’t afford the requisite proper camera and dropped out. F-stops, ISOs… all gibberish to me. When I reveal that the sum total of those widely circulated photos were shot on a Casio point-and-shoot
Its dirt cheap, small, quick on the draw, has a good interface, a bright high-res screen, and would appear to be built like a tank given that I’ve now shot more than 15,000(!) images. And its this quantity of images that is the secret to any “success” I might have as a “photographer”: for every good shot you might see, dozens more sit clogging up my hard drive. Low impulse control, copious editing, and the magic of iPhoto go a long way.
As with roasters, I’ve always worried how moving towards a larger, more cumbersome device might hamper my work. Smaller batch roasters allow you to be close and intimate with the coffee much as I’d expect a smaller, unintrusive camera lets you keep your attention on the subject matter. Though I suppose in either case its all about acclimation. I promised myself I’d graduate to a “real” camera
April 15th, 2006 at 7:37 am
Your photos are amazing. Are any for sale? I expecially love the coffee photos…..
April 15th, 2006 at 7:38 am
Okay…I prob should have left that comment under the Coffee photos..LOL
April 15th, 2006 at 10:09 am
Played around with the D200 for many hours last night. The more you use it, the more you want it.
K
April 15th, 2006 at 10:59 am
that’s really impressive. I’ve been so used to my digital rebel, that I can’t go back…. I’m using my girlfriend’s camera right now, a fuji finepix. I took a full card worth of pictures and got 3 that weren’t completely terrible.
April 15th, 2006 at 12:34 pm
The D200 would suit you very nicely. The secret to a an amazing camera is that you adapt to it so quickly it feels like the camera is adapting to you. I love your photos man, and i would love to see what you could do with something like a d200. All in good time. Keep it up man.
April 16th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
Canon dude. Canon. Silky smooth cmos captures, the luscious 10-22 lens available (for a price), best optics in the biz. The 350D is a decent camera too, and the stock lens (17-55 I think) is a great deal.
Still, I’m constantly amazed at your photos. Gives proof that for many photo situations, it’s the eye of the photographer that matters. I wrote elsewhere that you need a certain baseline in tools, and while that is still true to achieve some photos (esp. my fave, the super shallow focus shots), you prove the genius can be had with a Casio.
April 16th, 2006 at 4:38 pm
The Casio has served you well, and will probably continue to serve you as a wonderful pocket camera for a long time.
If you decide to get a digital SLR, I can speak from my experience with the Canon “Digital Rebel XT” (also called the 350D). Its a great camera. Combine it with a real flash and a diffuser and you can get some very nice results.
The only complaint I have is that it doesn’t have a secret super-high-speed ISO 3200 mode like Kia’s 20D has. And that I don’t have all the lenses I covet.
April 17th, 2006 at 10:15 am
We could have owned 2 Roburs, instead we opted for a company D200. (Being the head of the purchasing dept has it’s privileges.) I should book you for a consult/visit and you can document the good, the bad and the ugly in hi-res, 10.2 megapixel. I think there’s good exotic free-range mushrooms around…
April 17th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
Check fauxpost.com for Hines Public Market Coffee commemorative series.
April 19th, 2006 at 9:51 am
your first trip to a coffee origin? where you off to in early may?
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:13 pm
This is right here, in the present, not the future.