How Do You Make Web Graphics & Photos Look Great On The New iPad?

This is a discussion that seems to have had more questions than answers — up until now.

Problem: You have a web page designed at 1,000 pixels wide, and just looked at it on a new iPad, and were nearly in tears over how badly your graphics and photos looked on there.

Solution: Photographer Duncan Davidson posted some very interesting findings, and I combined that with my own research and present the results at photojoseph.com/retina

(I also have a post specifically about loading images at an optimal resolution on the new iPad on ApertureExpert: Displaying Your Photography On The New iPad)

alenkadesign Photos

This was fun… my fiancé Alenka Vdovič needed some photos for a client who wanted to feature her design company alenkadesign on their website, so we had a little fun by window light this morning. Click the photo below to go to her site and see a couple more!

Just another day in the office…

An iBooks “Textbook” Photo Book on Vietnam

I’ve been playign with iBooks Author all evening, and it’s fantastic. Definitely some limitations and features I can’t wait to see, but overall this thing is amazing.

I have been working on a photo book as a test, and will continue to release updated versions as I go.

This is a free download — please check it out and let me know what you think, and keep coming back to check for new updates!

You can download the in-progress iBook from the iBooks page.

Click to access the download page for my free, in-progress, iBook

Frozen in Time

It was a little chilly last night, dropping the mercury low enough to put a layer of ice on the creek in the back canyon. I shivered my way down there this morning to see if I could spot anything photogenic, and came back with a couple of images.

Frozen Creek @ January 2012 | Canon EOS 5D Mk II & 100mm ƒ/2.8 Macro @ ISO 1000, ƒ/7.1, 1/100

I mentioned at the beginning of the year that I may start doing a B&W series. Let’s see if I can maintain it, but for now, see the first one above. It’s a close-up of a frozen ripple of water; completely abstract and organic. I created the B&W using Silver Efex Pro II and one of my default presets, which I’ve posted here before but here it is again. Next one, I’ll do something different.

The second shot is just cool… it appears to be a tiny flower trapped in ice, or “frozen in time”. I love the way the water has frozen around it; it’s almost as if the temperature plummeted instantly and froze this splash! I simply adore it.

Frozen in Time @ January 2012 | Canon EOS 5D Mk II & 100mm ƒ/2.8 Macro @ ISO 1000, ƒ/5.6, 1/80

My Bear Photos in Today’s Rogue Valley Mail Tribune

This is quite nice; I had my bear photos published in today’s (Monday January 16, 2012) Rogue Valley Mail Tribune!

The spread looks great and the photos printed very well. Neat!

Click on the snapshot below to open the gallery with the original bear photos, if you haven’t seen them yet.