Tag: camera

Smile for the camera (around Saturn) please!

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Ewan Spence

The Cassini spacecraft, currently in orbit around Saturn, will be taking a picture of Earth in July. Everybody be ready to smile! Cassini’s images of Earth to be included in the mosaic – both wide angle and narrow angle – will be acquired between 21:27 and 21:42 GMT (17:27 and 17:42 EDT) on 19 July. During these times, North America and part of the Atlantic Ocean will be in sunlight. The illuminated parts of the Earth and the Moon will each be no more than one pixel across in the final image.

The camera is next as I continue my review of the Samsung Galaxy S4

Posted on June 10, 2013June 10, 2013 by Ewan Spence

Over on Forbes… To recap, I’m taking a narrative approach to reviewing the Samsung Galaxy S4. By using the device in day to day life, rather than a forensic examination of every single feature, I’m hoping to get a better feel of the device as a tool to be used every day by ‘normals’, rather than racing to meet a deadline and working down a bullet point list of new features… This week, after some surprisingly nice weather in Scotland, I’ve been out and about with the S4 and seeing how the camera performed.

Live music and the geekerati capturing every moment on their phone…

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Ewan Spence

Nice look at the issue from the BBC. “Please do not watch the show through a screen on your smart device/camera,” it said, along with some stronger words unrepeatable here. During the gig, vocalist Karen O repeated the request, telling fans to take a picture right at that moment – but to then keep devices hidden for the good of those around them. On the web, news of the band’s defiance against the march of the amateur filmmaker spread – and was met with whoops of delight from many music fans fed up with seeing mobiles thrust into their line of

It’s not quite Instagram for Nokia

Posted on June 29, 2011June 29, 2011 by Ewan Spence

Have you ever looked over at third party camera applications on other mobile platforms and got just a little bit jealous of all their filters and transformative templates to make your photos just a little bit more fun before uploading them to the likes of Facebook or Twitter? Then perhaps CameraBag is for you?

Part Five of the All About Symbian Challenge

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Ewan Spence

One of the things that Steve and Rafe know about me is that I can;t take a good picture with a smartphone to save myself. So in asking me to take some good pictures as part of the $250 was particularly sadistic. Still, I had a secret weapon at SXSW… Brian Solis! More on my photographic challenge at All About Symbian.

Apparently I am a Freesoul…

Posted on January 6, 2009January 6, 2009 by Ewan Spence

Last year I was contacted by Joi Ito, asking for permission to use one of his pictures of myself in a photo gallery book he was putting together. The book was Freesouls and the aim was: …to put together a photography book which is about all of the inspirational moments and inspirational people from the last year. I have been lucky to be able to capture many of those moments in my photography and I am hoping that a book will be a good way to provide context for and share those moments with a wider audience of people. Here’s