Dec 23

GEEK ALERT! 3 Tech Tools for People Who Make Stuff [#cjRAW]

Calling all maker geeks, photo geeks, and audiophiles - this one is for you. Yes yes, I regularly champion experience over stuff, but the reality is also true that we creators use tools to create. As such, in today's #cjRAW I shine a bright little light on 3 tech tools that caught my eye. One for the geeky geeks, one for the photo geeks, and a third for the audiofile / video geeks. Glowforge When... read more ›
Oct 03

Impossible Pictures of Pictures

Hey photo friends, Erik here with my quick 2 cents on a new product that has sparked some debate here in the CJ Studio. The Impossible Project has a Kickstarter campaign for their new "Impossible Instant Lab", which will "transform your digital iPhone images into real instant photographs that you can touch, caress and share with friends."   Take a look at the Kickstarter video for all the details: I should love this thing.  I... read more ›
May 24

Breaking News: Facebook Launches Photo App

Facebook Photo App on Chase Jarvis Blog
Facebook dropped a photo app today that will definitely turn a few heads. The app is chock-full of the features iPhone photographers want: You can crop, rotate and add filters to any picture in your camera roll in app. If your Facebook use is all about photos this app could replace the regular Facebook app. It offers a “news feed” that exclusively shows pictures as its home page. Screen shots below. What do you guys... read more ›
Jan 24

Win A MacBook For a Snapshot: The Best Camera Challenge

Hi friends. I’ve ranted for years how mobile phone photography changed my outlook on a bunch of things...creativity born from constraints, the immediacy of the moment, digital sharing, the democratization of creativity, and on and on. As you may know, the ideals and the principle that ‘the best camera is the one that’s with you’ certainly captured my attention, led to my app, a book, a community, etc But here’s a question: have YOU actually... read more ›