Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Hinge mounting


Here are the steps I take to mat and hinge mount a piece of art in a small frame.

The artwork here is one of two prints my mother has by Jan Rasmussen, which she wanted framed. This one shows the cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand prior to the devastating February 2011 earthquake.





If you have any questions about the steps, feel free to leave them in the comments or you can find me on Twitter, @JustJimWillDo. Hopefully at some stage I'll get time to annotate each of the steps individually.

Good light.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

New Camera unboxing

My poor hardworking and venerable Nikon D90 is on its last legs. Bits have fallen off, a connector cover won't stay shut, the card slot doesn't reliably grab cards, the connection between the battery grip and the body is sloppy and sometimes it just doesn't even turn on.

It was time for something new.

For many reasons, not least was total cost given that I have a bunch of Nikon F-mount glass, was the newly released Nikon D500. 

It arrived yesterday and here are some unboxing shots. These might be the final photographs taken by my beloved D90. It has served me well over the years.

Let's get started
Overnight delivery - you don't want to wait
Mmmm, bubblewrap!
Another addition to my gold box collection
Small ouchie - no big deal
I was wondering where they were
Extra genuine battery
Good sized lens cloths
Manuel - he's from Barcelona
A little bit of gutter creep
Another addition to my charger collection
I had to check the parts list - cable connectors
A big boys strap! Never had one with the number before. Still won't be using it though.
Battery and USB cable
And here it is…
…the last camera I'll probably ever buy.
And here is a little burlesque strip-tease for you!

Yeah, Baby!