May flowers
Hey shooters! As we look out of our loft window at the budding Brooklyn treeline, we're reminded that the good weather has returned, at least in our climate, and it shows! Instagram and other photo sharing sites are buzzing with increased pixelstick activity and we're back with our monthly round up of all things pixelstick.
Get out there and shoot...we are! In fact, we even had the distinct honor of running into a fellow pixelsticker while shooting our most recent animation tutorial. She was surprised to see someone else using pixelstick but doubly so to discover she was speaking to the creators. Her moderate and situationally appropriate excitement at meeting us was nothing compared to our own at being recognized, which can be best be described with the word "WOOOO". Anyway, Hi Alexis! Lots of other stuff going on too, read on to find out.
Duncan & Steve
Bitbanger
Animation Tutorial #2
In this edition of our continuing tutorial series we explore moving an image through a scene by incrementally advancing pixelstick along a pre-determined path, taking a separate exposure at each location. The time commitment is relatively low (ours took about 25 minutes) and the results speak for themselves. Check out the video tutorial on our site and stay tuned for more tutorials to come!
Petapixel praise
Popular photo site Petapixel got their hands on a pixelstick and had nothing but nice things to say. In what is likely pixelstick's most in-depth review to date, reviewer Colin Peddle called pixelstick "worthy of game-changer status" and provided a detailed breakdown of build quality, user experience, and overall impression. Check it out!
Sony Music recruiting
Are you a savvy pixelsticker in France, Norway, or Denmark? Sony Music has reached out to us hoping to recruit some shooters with pixelstick experience for a music video project they're working on. Interested? Pop us a line here.
Instagrams of note
thewordsmithjr makes his second appearance in this section with this unfinished snippet of a video in progress. Pretty clear that not many folks are using pixelstick as uniquely as Chris Buchal and we're really excited to see how this piece turns out. Click the link to see the video.
In his continuing Dancer series, Eric Pare once again demonstrates that he is a master of composition.
Josh Vine explores using pixelstick in tandem with his typical kaleidoscopic style. (Note: This instagram feed contains some images that, while artistic, may not be work safe)
From the blog
Recently on the blog we've curated a gallery of reflection-heavy images, translated a pixelstick case study from a Swiss design agency, and showcased the work of the talented John Griffith, who made a device called SpiroJib to create intricate geometric patterns with pixelstick. Check out the blog feed here.
New Image Packs!
If painting an 18-foot long Sea Bass in Prospect Park is cool, consider us Miles Davis, because a few weeks ago we released two new image packs, one of land mammals the other of aquatic animals. Check out the Image Packs page on our website to download!
Got big ideas but not much photoshop/illustrator game? Suggest an image pack here!
Featured artist: SpaceKitt3n
Spac3Kitten (psuedonym of Oregon event shooter Oliver White) is using pixelstick in a really engaging way for his vibrant, candy-coated rave photography. Employing a photobooth technique that would be equally useful at a variety of events (weddings, concerts, parties, proms, etc) he is strobing the booth subjects at the end of the long exposure to freeze them beautifully in place while keeping the delicious pixelstick artwork bright and prominent in the background. We're looking forward to collaborating with Mr. Kitten on a possible technique tutorial!
Check out More of SpaceKitt3n's work at his website.
Until next time!
Thanks for reading. If you're in Brooklyn, we hope to see you out shooting soon. Problems, questions, comments, concerns? Drop us a line. We're here.
Duncan & Steve
Bitbanger