Ai Wewei, Yesim Agaoglu, Stephen Black, Eugene Soh collaboration in gallery.sg
Nhung: Floating
Works created with ink
If one person can be said to symbolize the Tiong Bahru Market, it might be this guy in the hat...
Posted in Art, Artists, SPOKEN
Tagged art, artists, authors, collaborations, creative writing, network art, SPOKEN
THIS post was written before SPOKEN started. SPOKEN is a project I am doing with Eugene Soh, an experiment in which art, text, virtual reality and social media intersect. Learn about SPOKEN here.
To enter gallery.sg and experience SPOKEN, click here.
Here is the extremely short version: from 2002 until 2008 I was involved with a visionary virtual reality project that combined educational practices with gamemaking and multimedia. However, the spiritual captain of the project was part Disney, part Microsoft and part Sex Pistols. An unexpected death, treachery, incompetence, inexperience, bureaucratic boondoggles and more made my life "interesting"... I have pages of notes about the events and the spirit of the times. We were doing things like Youtube and Second Life before they started. The project was so close... and yet so far away. (Actually, now that mobile technology has settled down, I hope that the lessons and products of that experience can be revitalized. But that's yet another story.)
In 2006, as a way of showcasing our technology, I entered a gamemaking hackathon. A theme was given on a Thursday morning and the next day at five the results were judged.The theme was something about healthy eating, I think. Working with my programmer in Hong Kong, we made a game in which the viewer learned about the calorie count of certain foods. The player competed with an AI character. It was fun to do.
However, what I remember most was a team that made an incredible flash game. I don't remember if they won or not, but I do remember two guys on that team very well. George Parel and Eugene Soh were full of energy, knowledge and bursting with creative ideas.
They still are.
I've been lucky to work with George and Eugene on a few projects since then. In 2008 I finally had to put the educational gamemaking project on hold while I waited for a programmer and the mobile device situation to stabilize.I put more time into writing and art projects. George and Eugene (that dude from Singapore) however, have kept on doing remarkably creative things with IT, art, design and more.
Virtual reality may seem to be an artificial place, but the gallery Eugene has created fills me with memories and hope. I am honored and very thankful for I Ate Tiong Bahru to be on display in gallery.sg
Cheers, Eugene! Cheers, George!
Preface
This informal essay is my way of marking the end of a certain era in ebook history. It's part snapshot, part reference materials, part journal.At the end of this post are notes about me, my experiences and my books. Thanks to Doug Rolph for his insights on economics, Eric Hellman for his input and my dad for having taken care of our family by selling books.
το πνεύμα του Ιανού
After I finish writing eight books, I will begin marketing. Until then, I'll probably study the ebook world less and hopefully do more writing, arting and engaging with Life. When it does comes time for me to contribute to the marketing conversation, I hope I have something to say. For now, I present the following notes, quotes and thoughts as a means of punctuating a phase in the development of ebooks as I have seen and experienced it.
This is an exciting time. The ebook delivery platforms are finally stable, self-publishing has proven to have great value and a number of services have recently appeared that shorten the distances between readers and authors. It seems to me that indie ebooks and ebook marketing are about to enter a new era.
This blog post makes little mention of traditional publishing. This is simply because, as much as I would like to enjoy the benefits of being a Big 5/6 author, that fruit is not now within my reach. I am however, considering joining the Author's Guild.
Although I've done almost no marketing, I have studied the environments in which ebooks are created, presented, bought and sold. Some observations:
1. Except for uploading, nothing about ebooks is easy. Writing is the anti-social social media, full of long, long hours of pressure-filled solitude. Assembling an error-free book is never simple. The social part, finding an audience, is an immense challenge. I respect all of the authors mentioned in this post for they have successfully met these challenges and more.
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. Stephen King
Based on my experiences, the work breakdown of an 88,000 word novel looks something like this: 1000 words a day (88 days) or, more likely, 500 words a day (176 days). Call it 200 days to prepare something for a proofreader. Two months for corrections, art, and ebook conversion. So, a book takes about 300 working days to finalize. About... And then there are the thousands of actions needed to connect with readers... The title of Guy Kawasaki's excellent book says it all: APE, meaning Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur
This document, by Mark Coker, the founder of Smashwords, is a data-based analysis of the ebook market. Highly recommended, it covers topics important for newbies and veterans. It touches upon issues like word count, pricing, marketing and more. For instance, his research shows that the average bestseller on Smashwords is 100,000 words, and the average romance is 112,195 words. (There are more links to resources at the end of this post.)
Very few traditionally published authors became bestsellers; the same is true for ebook publishing. My goal is not to become a bestseller, but to connect with the largest possible community of people who enjoy the art of reading.
2. A great writer or a great marketer...
....or, the frustration of being caught between not doing enough writing and not doing enough marketing. A writer writes, a salesman sells.
Self-publishing does not equal self-marketing. Spending money wisely on promotion money means income and time to write. (See the links below)
Twitter, Goodreads, FB, LinkedIn and blogging? All have their advantages and disadvantages...
3. There are no independent, hugely successful ebook-only self-publishers. Note: Two days after this post went up, I became aware of this great piece by Dana Beth Weinberg on Digital Book World. Thank you Jacqueline Church!
Amazon is huge, Apple is huge, Kobo and Smashwords are very big. Unless you are selling from your own website or the back of your car, you're not truly independent.
OK, A bit of an attention grabber there...but the author's need for a partnership with Amazon and ebook distributors is a dependence that cannot be overlooked. These "automatic partners" will always protect their interests first. They call the shots. Amazon is a business, not an author.
Amanda Hocking is a hugely successful author. At one point, the average daily sales figure of her self-published ebooks was 9000. Again: average DAILY book sales: nine thousand! Her success was based on hard work, technological first mover advantage and an indirect tie-in with Hollywood.
Consider: -the successful and pioneering integration of ebook readers into tablets and mobile as well as the launch of the Kindle (2007) and the iPad(2010)
-the large demographic of young women who bought readers and tablets - the fact that, having written many books, Hocking could quickly provide a new and large market with a variety of new titles - writing books about the paranormal when Hollywood is pushing the same cannot hurt. Twilight, the hugely successful series of movies about teen vampires began in 2008. Hocking's first book, My Blood Approves, began selling in 2010.
E.L. James' book phenomenon began in the fan fiction chat rooms for Twilight. The characters in Fifty Shades of Grey were originally the characters from Twilight. Could Master of the Universe, as her series was originally called, have achieved its success without an existing network of thousands of Twilight fans?
These two women made their mark upon society in two different ways. As shared, collective book-based experiences: WOW! However, the writing is..."not terrible" or worse
I remember SF/F authors complaining (back in 2011) that their readers hadn’t switched to e-books yet, casting jealous eyes at the outsized romance audience. But as readers did move across, we saw people like David Dalglish and BV Larson breaking out, and the rest of “genre” fiction soon followed. http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/amazon-makes-life-easier-for-authors-of-historical-literary-fiction/
There are "indie success stories" about authors who "rode into town" on the backs of traditional publishing. Funded by Big 6 money these "indies" were advertised and publicized, sent on book tours and given things like business cards. Possibly, audiobooks were made. Hundreds, if not thousands, of their books were given away, many to reviewers. As the 'first mover'possibilities of the ebook market became clear and realistic, these authors, knighted by the Big 6 and armed with credibility and connections, rode onto a battlefield with little opposition... Undoubtedly hard work was involved, but to label them as indies brings to mind the quip about George Bush: "...was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple."
There certainly are "ebook only" indies connecting with many readers and enjoying sales. I just don't know of any. (FOUND SOMEONE: LINDSAY BUROKER Please tell me about others! them! Somewhat related to this, are there any "ebook only" awards?
Here, authors talk about their sales experiences.
4. The ebook world evolves to reward the reader; the prepared author benefits from this. Fan fiction. Goodreads. Ebook readers on mobile phones. The mashup between big data and metadata. Entrepreneurs with vision who see ways to connect authors and readers in a new ways.
It is an exciting time.
Ebooks: Born to Click, Part 2 of 3 visit www.blacksteps.tv for parts 2 and 3 of this post, as well as information on art, books and ebooks
Posted in ebooks
Tagged Amanda Hocking, E.L. James, ebooks, experiences, Fanfiction, Fifty Shades of Grey, history, self publishing resources
In June 2017, public actions began for Bubiko Foodtour, a character who will soon be appearing in AR(Augmented Reality). These actions involve networking, photographing Southeast Asian foods for a Bubiko Foodtour book project and informing the general public about the possibilities of AR with examples such as these:
Additionally, my background with VR is explained, and these two projects are shared: Beach Road (a short 360 movie I co-produced with hiverlab) SPOKEN a virtual galley, curated by myself, co-produced with Eugene Soh and featuring a variety of artists and writers. Regarding my background related to my AR startup, this link and this collection of links.
Unlike Pokemon and other characters that have made an impact in AR, Bubiko is starting from zero: a grassroots, bootstrapping approach. Her base is being built in Southeast Asia, for two reasons. First, Bubiko is “ä littlë chef from Thailand”, who is currently researching Southeast Asian food for her book project.
Secondly, Southeast Asia is ideal for gaining the first-hand knowledge necessary to create successful international AR experiences. SE Asia is a complex, multicultural and expansive environment for gaming/digital entertainment. Lessons learned here minimize unpleasant surprises for a global launch.
We are now creating a Bubiko Foodtour mockup, one much more hi-tech than this: 
Although Bubiko’s character is now being created (in Z-brush), she is being introduced to, and discussed with, a variety of individuals, restaurants, companies and organizations.
Just as AR technology and Bubiko continue to develop, the following database will also expand, creating possibilities of many kinds. Also, not all of our plans and activities are outlined here; do get in touch if you would like to know more.
onwARd,
Stephen Black
ART
David Severn (UK/Japan)
Stephen Black (US/Asia)
Harsho (India)
Eugene Soh (Singapore)
Syauqi Kahar (Malaysia)
FOOD
Straits Affair Peranakan Food and Culture Specialists Melacca
Durian vendor in Bandung
Samm’s Farm Coffee producer/ two cafes Bandung Indonesia
Pizza Puzzini Swedish pizza in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia www.pizzapuzzini.com Facebook
Oatmygod Whole Wheat Snacks Taiwan
TOURISM
I love Penang people organizers
FUNDING DISCUSSIONS/LEGAL
- Singapore-based VCs
- Johor Bahru, Malayia-based VC
- San Francisco-based VC
-American/Asian IP lawyer specializing in IP
-colleagues and leaders of industry
LOGISTICS
Shipping company
Hotel JB
TECHNOLOGY
Pet Shop Box Studio: specialist in digital stickers
Google seminar on VR for artists by Michael Neimark, Google's first artist in residence
Vive/NVidia bootcamp
Google Earth VR and TiltBrush demo at Cooler Lumpur, KL
3D printing
NVidia
Imagineering
Unity
University of Monash (research)
VR Lab
Nearly every vendor of VR gaming software that we see!
SOCIAL MEDIA
Major push after Bubiko is officially ready
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Tagged artists, food, I Ate Tiong Bahru, network art, Southeast Asia
I’m multi-tasking; this short piece of writing hops across topics like Southeast Asian cuisine, Bubiko Foodtour, self-promotion, AR, VR, branding, racism, philosophy, and the meaning of life. In short: I’m rambling.
We get out of a Grab car in front of a McDonald’s. A young Malay is standing and eating soft ice cream. We ask where the police station is. He doesn’t know, but asks an elderly Chinese, who does. Both men are friendly. We quickly set off down the covered sidewalk. Our destination is the cart of a vendor who sells kidney bean soup and almond paste. The internet says he is near the police station and he sells out by 5, sometimes earlier. It’s now 4:30.
VRLab! I didn’t know there was one here. This morning I had exchanged emails regarding an interview with Dato Jack, VR Lab’s founder. From outside, I can see two women signing in. I enter, explain my connection with Dato Jack, and am allowed to watch. After a thorough explanation and simple instructions, the two women put on headsets. First, they move their heads in all directions, then they slowly manipulate their hands and arms, acquiring the skills to become virtual archers. I study all this because I am writing a book about VR and haptics, as well as planning an AR startup that will eventually expand to VR.
The TV screens in the room show me what they are seeing: a castle under siege. Suddenly, an axe-thrower attacks so suddenly that the woman with braids jumps. Her headset falls off. I leave after a few minutes, by which time they are fully immersed: crouching, cautiously turning and laughing. They are killing people with arrows.
We rush back outside. The sky is soft and complex: rain clouds/blue sky/sunlight/evening. The atmosphere is fresh and I’m glad to have a camera. We find the soup vendor. He’s surrounded by people, all of whom seem to have placed large orders to bring back home. Nearby is a truck stall selling assam laksa. The aroma is uniquely seductive, like a tart, mysterious fruit beckoning from a bed of homemade noodles.
We are soon seated at a rickety table, experiencing multiple foodgasms from the assam laksa, the kidney bean soup, the almond paste and a plate of perfectly fried kway teow that we couldn’t resist. We finish and head into the U-shaped market. In an hour it will be packed.
Ears of sweet corn! I can honestly say I am a farmboy from Ohio, with many memories of corn fields and corn roasts. However, the corn I picked and the cows I milked were actually in Michigan. (OK, full disclosure, about the cows: There was only one. I was a five-year-old visiting a farm with my family. And, yeah... I was too shy to squeeze anything.)
A sign for Pun Tofu! Word play that is not wordplay. I write, often about food. Eight books. One, i ate tiong bahru, is a national bestseller in Singapore. Stories about my IT/VR/AR adventures in Hong Kong and Singapore will soon be a series on Popularium. This trip to the market is research for the text part of Bubiko Foodtour, an AR project. A stall sells kuehs and this is good: I heart kuehs.
The sky is peacefully exploding. Sharply outlined clouds, bulging with water vapor, dissolve into darkening, ragged zones of blue and orange. More generators are started. The lights of the night market come on as the moon rises in a kaleidoscopic sea of twilight. We eat black tofu. This same stall had intrigued us at another market, but we hadn’t tried it. We watch it being made and find a table. Surprisingly, the chicken soup served with it has the taste of green tea. The news of the day encroaches unexpectedly: skin color and Charlottesville.
I remember an article I found while doing research. In a city in Malaysia, over an unspecified period, the police took action on illegal street vendors. The breakdown: 158 actions against Chinese-based businesses, 103 against Malay businesses, 31 against Indians and 13 on other races. The harmonious flavors in the black tofu soup are wonderful , but not enough to take me away from thoughts about Nazis, Communists and the White House.
We step into the crowd one last time, studying foods like nasi lemak, Vietnamese pizza and salt-baked chicken. Five blind Chinese, all elderly, sit on red plastic chairs and sing Chinese songs. A man plays acoustic guitar, a woman taps a tambourine. There is a bowl at the woman’s feet. We listen as we watch Murtabak Sam make pandan pancakes with bamboo charcoal flour. We call a Grab and wait.
Now, here on Medium, are some of my experiences, my reality at that market. As I wrote this I remembered scenes, recalled what I was thinking and added new thoughts. I input my data into the internet, and now it is all over the world.
…one kind of wonder after another kind of wonder, all in something wondrous...
I am doing a presentation in Kuala Lumpur about Toyo's work. The location is Tandang Records/The Zhongshan Building at Kampung Attap.
This link explains my relationship to Toyo.
This link goes to a series of posts about a photographic collaboration with Mee-Young Arkim. The posts outline some of my ideas on the art of photography.
The Japanese photographer in Bali Wave Ghost..
FA-Q was an artist with impact and a friend of Toyo's.
The Guardian on "the art-punk firestorm".
Rivington School: 80s Underground, book launch at Printed Matter
Special thanks to OUR ArtProjects and CC!
Hello literary-agents-like-Lauren-Appleton!
I hope all is well on your side of the interwebtubes! My name is Stephen Black and I have a book proposal that I believe will be of interest to you, one of the publishing companies whom you represent and millions of people interested in visual art, gaming and film-making.
Cinema 8.0 will be a timeless bestselling classic like Towards an Architecture
Towards an Architecture was written during a transitional period in which concrete, preformed materials and Modernism were replacing past paradigms and materials. Cinema 8.0 is being written during a transitional period in which VR, AR, social media and haptics are exploding the concept of "motion pictures".
An artist/producer/writer, I believe my finished text will be factual, inspirational and light-hearted. Just as Corbusier's book is evergreen, so will be mine. (A valuable resource has been this post by Ryan Holiday about the making of Perennial Seller)
Beach Road 360VR film featured at festivals in Singapore, Brisbane and Las Vegas.
SPOKEN Unity-based virtual exhibition, curated by myself, co-produced with Eugene Soh.
Eugene Soh and Stephen Black
i ate tiong bahru A bestseller in Singapore. With. No. Marketing.
I've long lived in Asia, have worked for CNN, Cartoon Network, Fuji TV: writer, director, cameraman, producer. Collected as an artist, published as a photographer.
Here are blog posts that exemplify some of the research that I have done. The theoretical/inspirational components, as well as a chapter outline, can be viewed upon request.
Thank you for your time and consideration literary-agents-like-Lauren-Appleton!
onwARd,
Stephen Black
public section of Engadget Experience 100K grant proposal
Bubiko Foodtour: the world's first AR superstar
I discovered information about Lauren Appleton, and her request for manuscripts, here. I wrote the above with a great deal of respect and, hopefully, in a way that prevents internet search complications or misrepresentations.
Oh yeah...
A working title, now scrapped.Share this:
This is the second post in a series in which I have fun with lei cha, haptics and Bubiko. Later, when things are more organized and clear, I hope this catch the interest of data scientists, information specialists and CG filmmakers/animators. There is a fun dimension to all of this, but I seriously wonder what would happen if 1% of the earth's population ate one bowl of lei cha a week...10%? 100% ?What would happen environmentally, economically and to the health of everyone and the planet?
For now, a list of ingredients. In a future post, I will describe the ingredients and add links.If you know some ingredients that I missed, please add them in the comments section. Also, tips on places that make great lei cha are always welcome! Those too, can go in the comments section.
OK...the ingredients.(NOT a recipe)
The tea broth above is from Vege Station in Johor Jaya, one of my favorite places for lei cha.
INGREDIENTS for BROTH
100 gram basil
30 grams cilantro
Some salt
Sweet potato leaves
Broccoli
Garlic
Green beans
Chinese long beans (long-podded cowpeas)
Celery stalks
Basil
Oregano
Acenthopanax trifoliateus
Coriander
Artemisia
Sawtooth
Moringa leaves
Dill
INGREDIENTS FOR BOWL
Dried peeled shrimp
Sautéed meat
Dried tofu
Peanuts
Dried radish
Snow lotus
Ginko
Lotus
Gordon Euryale seeds
Green peas
Job’s tears
Chinese yam
Adzuki
Rice
Jack
Mung or scarlet runner beans
Soybeans
Black soybeans
Millet wheat
Wheat or red wheat
Barley
Buckwheat
Oats
Brown rice
It is likely that there are other ingredients.
Posted in AR, Food, Furikake, Haptics, Stephen Black
Tagged collaborations, food, Furikake, I Ate Tiong Bahru, VR
This post is a resource, a continuation of my series of posts about haptics . It also references Bubiko Foodtour and builds upon my interest in food as art. By deconstructing and pondering the processes involved in making lei cha, I will create a data base. I hope to find a data scientist and or/data presentation artist who can reveal new things and an interesting structure from the information and experiences collected.
Lei Cha is also known as thunder tea rice. A tea-based broth is served with a plate or bowl with rice, vegetables, peanuts and other ingredients. The broth can be poured over the other ingredients or the two can be eaten separately. It is a simple food and very healthy. This description will become more detailed later). Usually the name is written as lei cha. The two words mean “pounded tea”.
HAND and ARM MOTIONS FOR MAKING LEI CHA
Handling:
-moving of ingredients
-natural ingredients such as teal leaves, basil and peanuts
- containers: jars, cardboard boxes, plastic boxes, tupperware, bottles
Pounding: the tea leaves are crushed by using a mortar and pestle
Fire creation: hand and arm motions are required to operate the mechanisms of the stove (could include sparking gas to create a flame or turning a knob)
Pouring
Notes: This assumes the ingredients are all with one area, there is no need for motions comparable to walking. An overhead diagram is needed
Next post: Ingredients
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Posted in AR, Art, Artists, Bubiko Foodtour, collaborations
The following article really interested me and I used Google Translate to get the English text below. My desire to work with AR/VR is summarized here, in the public part of a submission for a grant for the 2017 Engadget Experience.
I found this on the KDDi website, where it was labeled as a corporate news release.
KDDI and Krypton realize a cafe date experience with the world's first virtual character
~ Limited time offering "Hatsune Miku" cafe experience possible ~
KDDI Corporation (headquartered in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, President and CEO: Koji Tanaka, hereinafter referred to as KDDI) and Krypton Future Media, Inc. (Head office: Hokkaido Sapporo City, President: Hiroyuki Itoh, hereinafter referred to as Krypton) Hideo Miku "cafe experience event (hereinafter this event) will be held at" BLUE LEAF CAFÉ "(Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture) with au SENDAI from 8th to 9th and 15th to 17th July To do.
Both companies signed a basic agreement on service development utilizing AR / VR / MR technology on April 26 this year. Based on the same agreement, this event realizes the world's first trial of a cafe experience with virtual characters (Note 1). The two companies will continue to develop services that utilize technologies such as AR / VR / MR (Note 2) so that they can provide a new experience that combines "Hatsune Miku" and other characters and the real world.
In this event, utilizing Google's Tango technology spatial recognition technology to realize AR experience with 3D camera, it is possible to experience as if Hatsune Miku is sitting in front of you and experiencing a cafe together. In addition, this event is a new window opens The advance application system (lottery) (Note 3) has become.
During the period, "Miku ☆ Sanpo ~ CAFÉ edition ~" is launched on Tango compatible smartphone installed in the table in the space of "BLUE LEAF CAFÉ", "Hatsune Miku" appears in front of you, together with a cafe You can enjoy meals and chatting. A limited-time collaboration menu will also be offered and it is possible to taste the world view of "Hatsune Miku" to its fullest. Part of the sales of the limited time collaboration menu will be donated to support Tohoku reconstruction.
Also, the original "Data Charge Card" (limited quantity) with a plastic card with a visual card used on this event on the face of the card and limited goods of 10th anniversary of Hatsune Miku will be delivered from July 8, 2017 to September 3, 2017, We will sell at au direct shop nationwide.
KDDIとクリプトン、世界初のバーチャルキャラクターとのカフェデート体験を実現
～期間限定で「初音ミク」とのカフェ体験が可能に～
KDDI株式会社 (本社: 東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長: 田中孝司、以下KDDI) と、クリプトン・フューチャー・メディア株式会社 (本社: 北海道札幌市、代表取締役社長: 伊藤博之、以下クリプトン) は、2017年7月8日から9日、15日から17日に、au SENDAI併設の「BLUE LEAF CAFÉ」(宮城県仙台市) で「初音ミク」とカフェ体験ができるイベント (以下、本イベント) を実施します
KDDI株式会社 (本社: 東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長: 田中孝司、以下KDDI) と、クリプトン・フューチャー・メディア株式会社 (本社: 北海道札幌市、代表取締役社長: 伊藤博之、以下クリプトン) は、2017年7月8日から9日、15日から17日に、au SENDAI併設の「BLUE LEAF CAFÉ」(宮城県仙台市) で「初音ミク」とカフェ体験ができるイベント (以下、本イベント) を実施します。
両社は、今年4月26日にAR/VR/MR技術等活用したサービス開発に関する基本合意書を締結しました。本イベントは、同合意書に基づき、バーチャルキャラクターとのカフェ体験という世界初 (注1) の試みを実現するものです。 今後も両社は、「初音ミク」らキャラクターと現実世界が融合した、新たな体験を提供できるよう、AR/VR/MR (注2) 等の技術を活用したサービス開発を進めてまいります。
本イベントでは3DカメラによるAR体験を実現するGoogle社のTangoテクノロジーの空間認識技術を活用し、目の前にあたかも初音ミクが座って一緒にカフェ体験をしているかのような体験が可能です。なお、本イベントは新規ウィンドウが開きます事前申込制 (抽選) (注3) となっております。 期間中、「BLUE LEAF CAFÉ」の専用スペースでテーブルに設置されたTango対応スマートフォンにて「ミク☆さんぽ～CAFÉ edition～」を起動すると、目の前に「初音ミク」が現れ、一緒にカフェでの食事やおしゃべりを楽しめます。期間限定コラボメニューも提供予定となっており、「初音ミク」の世界観を存分に味わうことが可能です。 期間限定コラボメニューの売上の一部は、東北復興支援のため寄付されます。
また、本イベントで使用するビジュアルが券面に描かれたプラスチックカード付きのオリジナル「データチャージカード」(数量限定) と初音ミク10周年の限定グッズを2017年7月8日から9月3日まで、全国のau直営店で販売いたします。
OK… Bubiko does not yet exist in AR. She is now a project-in-the-making. Soon, however… What does is exist is a lot of groundwork related to the possibilities of AR cinema.(Secret Donut World, I’m looking at you). Bubiko’s blog is here. The beauty of this stage of not-yet-spending-money development is that everything is beneficial, yet nothing really matters. To me…ba da da dum dum…Mama!(sorry)
The point is that putting a photography lesson on a food blog is harmless, beneficial and may reveal something that is useful later on… We are thinking about, and playing with the idea of, Bubiko’s voice, her speech patterns.(The following text is quite clearly not Bubiko’s, a bit of fourth wall experimentation.) Bubi’s catch phrase is Aroi mak mak! She is a little chef from Thailand. Details and developments to follow.
For now, without further ado… the same photography lesson/test that is on Bubiko’s Foodtour’s blog. Comments of any sort are welcome…And AR people… please get in touch so we can show you our top secret startup plans…
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The best things to eat come from the Earth: fruits, salt, spices, the ingredients of bread, vegetables and more. These wondrous substances receive energy from the sun. The sun gives us light and heat.
Light…
Photography is a combination of two Greek words: ‘photo’, meaning ‘light’ and ‘graph’, meaning ‘drawing’. Photographers create with light. Regardless of subject matter, a photograph is a recording of light. The different amounts of light energy recorded in one scene, one moment. The absence of light.
To become a food photographer, one must first be aware of the relationship between food and light. Light reveals the photographer’s thoughts about the food.
The photograph above is a recording of a very even light. The exposure was made in the late afternoon. The camera determined the exposure automatically.
I prefer this photograph, which has been modified a small amount, with a free software called PicMonkey.
The photograph above is a recording of a very even light. The exposure was made in the late afternoon. The camera determined the exposure automatically. Below is a composite of the touched and unretouched photos.
In the above image, I increased the size of the unchanged images to make it easier to see the differences. I will explain the changes in my next post. If you have any questions about anything related to food photography, please ask. I have a degree in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology and have documented a few very well known chefs.
The Bubiko photos are all taken with an iPhone 6s.
Simply: learn to appreciate light and your photos will be stronger. The gear really doesn’t matter. It is about what you see. And your vision.
Posted in AR, Art, Contemporary Photography
Toyo Project 1 is here
Again, I am in Kuala Lumpur, it is 2107 and Toyo is messing with my mind.
Seeing the picture in the first post was a shock. That night: Walking around the Lower East Side with some people on a lot of broken glass and we went to a bar first and the streets were all bodegas and Korean florists and guys selling drugs or dime bags and everything was fun, burnt out and/or threatening when we walked in the music was on and we were overlooking things and there were pipes and sculptures all over.
I took this photo of Toyo that night. Or so Toyo tells me.
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Hi Steve, sorry I couldn't serect any of Photos yet,? I have some question to ask, do you have an idea of Title of this book project? And where is Forcusing of my photo work? Like which period?like 80s Ny or NoSeNo 99 night event? You are thinking combining your NoSeNo Video, means you are more detail of your project , let me know wher to forcus my photos?!
WED 12:26PM
Hi Toyo...
Photo book.. no title yet...
Subject is simply ten photos. Up to you, but I hope I can decide 2 or 3. The point is to put together something that is interesting and full of information and stories. SO it could be anything... but maybe it is good to have only a few from No Se No, because that is so famous already.. As for teh video... I am not sure how it will work yet... I am thinking that my black and white videos will be the heart of the project. And some things, like No Se No, you also have... But the final result cannot be predicted right now. I am just wondering if you are interested or not. If you don't want, to.. I understand... If you are interested...for now that is good enought. I can include you as a possibility in my proposal. Then when I start to see my footage, I can better understand what can be made. For example, I videoed you talking... that must be interesting. Is all of it interesting? Is the tape damaged? Maybe you talk about something and you have a photo of it.. I remember you were speaking in Japanese... but you said "Don't carry mugger money" Maybe you have a photoof that. Maybe I have a photo or video of that... Konokanji... these kinds of questions... I am sorry I am not clearer...but I hope it will be an interesting experience and video.
Book again... if you have a theme or topic or title, I am happy to use it.
Steve Thankyou your reply, I'll talk to you later I gat go dentist appo again. Ok?
Ha ha ha... Japanese joke. I hope the dentist is Ok for you...
WED 4:44PM
THU 3:51PM
Hey Steve, yeah I get something from your comment, about forces! You are not forcing me and my photo so as you are not forucing you and your video,you are interested to make interesting book!? Combination of my photos with your video work and with some writing (story). I'm interested your Idea Steve! You are good writer that you showed me in Facebook. You have something in your head! Like christa G and Stelarc. .. Etc . That we can talk about or tell story about ?! I don't know now we should think and talk more ok ? I'll send you something later
THU 9:52PM
Toyo.. Please do not worry about the story.. The starting point is the photo. It can be a not famous person or a landscape or teh snow on cars. Anything! A tree a show a performance, teh sculpture garden The question is What is in your heart that you want to share?
8:50PM
Toyo... what do you think? Maybe we do one photo a week, or one photo a month? It is important for me to create a blog post that introduces the 10 photos...
Steve I'm sorry not moving our project well, I'll try to serect few tommrow to send you . All period of photos are from my heart.anyway imgoing to start early Ny snap shot, ok? I send you one special for you!
Toyo... No problem at all!
Now we have a start! I know every image is from your heart! I will show you the blog post in a day or two.Then if you think is OK, I will share with people slowly... Yoroshiku onegaishimasu. T H A N K Y O U
(TOYO SENT THE PHOTO THAT IS IN TOYO POST 1) Toyo... who is that singing?
Alright you see image ijust send? You are with microphone got it!
?????!!! Is that 8BC? Where?
Is that an image you want to use in the book maybe? I don't remember that event right now...
haha if you want we can! That was Jhon Sanders( sculptor) Party scene 1983 or 84. Many NoSeNo performers are there, the Brond lady is Shrin Take (Electra in a Bill's play Sharon Take next block from NoSeNo on Rivington st Basement studio
A SAturday night... Many pipes in teh ceiling.. a basement I was there only one time!
Idont know What Day night?! But you found your memory!yes? I too only went once Jhon was friend of Ray. Ok I send you one more image you took tho photo from my camera? I think,are you ready?
(TOYO SENT THIS PHOTO 
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John , and me and other Brond girl!
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