Back storie's of Ryan Curtis's images from www.curtis-photo.com as well as inspirations for present and completed projects
What kids drawings would look like realistic
Picture Chutes
I made my first photo sculpture, and this is the first of it’s kind.
This is a first of the series using a portrait of an Native American that I took during a pow wow in Arlee, Montana.
The dimensions are 14x8x20 inches
I am very excited about this project and I plan to complete around ten more using various photographs and materials.
Stay tuned!
Wired Magazine Editor in Chief Chris Anderson Lecture
Last night at SCAD’s Trustee Theater Chris Anderson gave a lecture about the future of innovation and the economy.
Basically right now anyone has the ability to invent and mass produce their designs.
Through using a 3D modeling software program like: Google’s Sketchup, RHINO, or CAD, etc. you can then upload those files to www.shapeways.com to create a prototype.
Then by using www.alibaba.com you can instant message Chinese manufacturers and mass produce your product from 100 to 1,000,000+ taking out the flight to China, drinking with factory owners, and awkward conversations.
You can also utilize Hackerspaces which are places that are filled with Laser Cutters, 3D printers, CNC Machines, all the software… and a community of forward thinkers which anyone can be a part of for around $60.00-$100.00 a month. They are located in most cities.
Is a small community of car designers that utilize this DIY spirit and create amazing cars in micro-factories.
A really cool thing about this company is that in 6 days you can design and build your own car. You sit in a pod surrounded by robot arms wearing a sweet flight suit next to a mechanic and by the end of the long weekend you drive away.
Concept 1/2 done
My new series of turning a two dimensional photograph into a three dimensional form is almost done. Here is a close up of something similar
A stationary video camera off the coast of North Carolina near the frying pan shoals used to determine the amount of gag grouper and fish populations without any divers around.
$25 Balloon goes 70,000ft
Its a DIY project, may have to give it a try myself…
DIY projects are all about sweat, tears and learning from mistakes. Just ask a group of electronics hobbyists that recently launched a $25 balloon bought off eBay with a payload carrying an Android G1 phone, two cameras and other assorted electronics up to nearly 70,000 feet in the air.
“Fundamentally, we are all space enthusiasts,” says Mikolaj Habryn, one of the participants.”We wanted to see if you can get a balloon up to high altitudes that can be ultimately used for ideas such as mounting a telescope or measuring radiation levels.”
The team successfully launched the balloon and gathered some great photographs but also made some fatal mistakes in their planning.
The entire project conceived and launched in just about a week comes from members of Noisebridge, a collectively operated hacker space in San Francisco.
Read More http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/02/spacebridge-diy-balloon/#ixzz0fdcSKh21
-Wired Magazine
