Working with Capture One Pro
I’ve started doing a series of short videos about how I use Capture One Pro, the photo editing/cataloging software I use these days.
The 100 year challenge
Today Olympus launched a new camera to celebrate its 100th anniversary. It did the same thing in 1988 for its 70th birthday, yet the two cameras couldn’t be more different.
Motorola RAZR flip-phone to make a comeback...at $1,500?
According to the Wall Street Journal and The Verge, the iconic Motorola RAZR flip-phone might be making a comeback later this year. Some 25 years later, could this return as a $1,500 (not a typo) “flagship” phone?
Computers from the Age of Beige
James Ball’s stylized and lightly animated photographs of 70’s and 80’s vintage desktop computers.
HP's Leather Laptop
HP has introduced a new leather-clad laptop that brings back memories of the Psion 7.
MMS Blog Feed is Back!
After a lengthy hiatus the RSS feed for Mass Made Soul is now back!
Jay Baldwin's Amazing RV Workshop
On the 50th anniversary of the Whole Earth Catalog, remembering Jay Baldwin and his amazing workshop in a converted RV.
Akihabara Electronics District in Tokyo, Circa 1990
Time capsule images from the Akihabara district from my first visit to Japan in 1990.
DesignWeek Philadelphia talk
I had a great team giving a talk about Mass Made Soul this week, hosted by the Industrial Design and MDes Product Design programs at University of the Arts, as part of the DesignWeek Philadelphia program.
Pebble Beach Cars Details
Autoblog has posted a terrific gallery of details like this from the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Working with the Fuji Macro Extension Tubes
A peak under the hood at doing the photography for this site, where I experiment with using macro extension tubes to take close-up shots of the products.
Small Bits of Cars
I like taking photos of details of cars, especially vintage ones. Here are some photos from a visit to a Cars and Coffee in San Francisco.
Typewriters as inspiration - literally
Inspired by our posts on the Olivetti Valentine and Praxis 48, Jim Petersen has a guest post about the perhaps surprising ways in which using a typewriter can be a creative tool for poets.