Nicole and I ventured out on Saturday afternoon to check out what ACMI Screen Worlds. It was certainly an eye-opener as I discovered some of my childhood during the walk around. And of course I ended up looking at the games and new generation things such as the iPhone. But one thing that I really enjoyed was the old style arcade games from the old C64 with all its old parts such as the tape drive.

As I moved on further I noticed a very interesting large object that you could walk into. At first I didn’t know what it was all about. As we got closer it became apparent that the object was a photography booth. Not the typical booth though. It was more like a Matrix looking. A 3D look at the person or persons that were standing in the middle.

Without hesitation Nicole…

What a blast this week was.

As part of the hype and success of Apple’s iPad launch here in Australia I was fortunate to have a chat with 3AW’s Neil Mitchell about the iPad.

But really, where does the iPad and photography fit in? My initial thoughts for the device is its great for impromptu meetings and being able to show people your portfolio of work. The screen size is perfect for that.

Secondly, being able to have a device that will take notes from meetings. Some may think that is fairly mundane, however, the goal is always to find the notes a few weeks/months later. Maybe there will be a Hypnotic Zoo are looking into that.

I have been debating over this post since late last week, due to the very nature of what I call a camera. But as most people that know me well enough know that I have a love for just about anything Apple. Given that I wrote a small piece on design which featured none other than Johnathan Ive.

So the question remains, “do I think the new iPhone 3G S is a great camera?” And “will it live up to all the hype and expectations?”

I think so. The camera itself is 3 megapixels. Which for a small compact device, it really is enough for me. Of course I wouldn’t use it for any shoots, but rather I would use it for the purpose of impromptu  photo taking. I have hundreds of photos of weird and wonderful things that were taken by my iPhone. They range form some of the best cusine in Melbourne (I love a great lunch) to…

Today I was searching for something. Actually I was looking for something on Johathan Ive, the master designer at Macbook Pro body. Instead, I found a fascinating documentary about industrial design. It’s called Objectified.

I can hear you saying now, all the moaning and groaning, what the hell am I talking about design and Macbooks? Well, I feel that design is so important in photography.  They are the creators of those fantastic simple lines. The ones that we all like to shoot. And of course, in Jonathan’s case, the very elegant Macbook. Who can fault the great looking design work of the Macbook unibody?

I personally draw inspiration from some of these people. It allows me to see a different perspective of the elements they work with and the materials they use. Also, it can show me what they were…