Expressions of Light 8: Alamo Square

I went for a walk to return a slug in our kitchen to its natural habitat.

I wound up at Alamo square and decided to try out some of the night features on my phone. I am constantly struck dumb by the quality of the pictures my camera takes.

And the video, while still pixelated during pans, holds up pretty well when stationary. So I have been using this handy little device as my new pallet and brush. My photography and video art are all created with this magical little portable phone. It feels so natural, like an extension of my arm. I just pull out the phone, hit a button and I'm ready to go. I don't have to worry about film running out (just memory) or cluttering up my already ridiculously tiny office like with Super8 or miniDV, and I don't need to deal with HUGE file sizes that eat up drives in seconds like with 1080p HD. It's the most green and sustainable form of filmmaking I've found that is also vegetarian! (film itself is gelatin based, so PETA start boycotting the film industry!)

Anyway, I have also been trying to explore the connections between film and paint so without further introduction....