Jonathan Poritsky

Review: Wall•E

Wall-E

In the past I have driz­zled praise all over Pixar, specif­i­cally the fantasy-realist films that Brad Bird has made with them. There are many rea­sons to heap lau­rels on the Disney-owned ani­ma­tion stu­dio: its inno­va­tion in the field of com­puter ani­ma­tion before such a thing even existed, its cre­ative use of all avail­able tools at any given point in their his­tory, its abil­ity to cap­ti­vate the minds and pocket books of chil­dren and adults alike. “Wall•E”, how­ever, is some­thing dif­fer­ent, some­thing more than any of us thought these imag­i­neers were capa­ble of.
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Internet Fame And Immortality

Pollock Roomba Ahhh, inter­net fame has come my way at last. I made it into this week’s Gizmodo Photoshop Contest Hall of Champions. I get noth­ing for my efforts, but it was fun any­way. Though I didn’t snag one of the top three titles, I did man­age to make it into the post’s main graphic TWICE! Check it out here, and you can see my “win­ning” pho­tos here and here in glo­ri­ous Gizmodo immor­tal­ity, or click the read link to see all the crap I made instead of doing use­ful things. Read on…

iPhone Apps Can Rock

This is a test of the word­press iPhone app. Now I can blog from the subway!

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NYC in Clouds">NYC in Clouds


NYC in Clouds
Originally uploaded by porit­sky

I’m still tak­ing pic­tures in case any­one out there was won­der­ing. My awe­some office win­dow view pro­vided another great cityscape, this time with an iPhone. I opted, as I often do, to leave the cam­era gear at home today and lug the lap­top in so I could catch up on web­site busi­ness. The clouds gath­ered over the city and I pulled the ol’ iPhone out to grab it. It still takes pretty awe­some pics eve though it gets abused in my pock­ets. I’ll keep the pics flow­ing for you all to ogle. Check out my photo gallery while you’re at it. Enjoy.

Awesome Picture of Jayson Werth

Jayson Werth crosses the plate after his homer gave the Phils a 3-0 lead. (John Heller/AP)
Jayson Werth crosses the plate after his homer gave the Phils a 3–0 lead. (John Heller/AP)

As I’ve been hon­ing my pho­to­graphic skills, I’ve started to notice the great pho­tog­ra­phy that sur­rounds us more and more. While perus­ing the Phillies web­site today, I noticed this crop of Jayson Werth. I love grain in pho­tos. While film grain is my true love, dig­i­tal grain has found a place in my heart recently. A clean chip and a nice lens will let you make some really nice crops, and this one is no excep­tion. Read on…