Every so often an art exhibit comes to town that continually pops up on your Instagram feed and keeps feeding your intrigue until you actually go see it. Last year it was Ann Hamiltons : the event of a thread, this year it's Kara Walker's work at the Domino Sugar Factory. A few weeks back all I saw on my Instagram feed was this larger than life woman on all fours made out of sugar and that's probably the only reason I went to go see it. I had seen so many Instagrams of this show that I knew EXACTLY what it looked like and I still wanted to go see it, if only to experience it's scale.

It was worth the visit though. The space is incredible and had a really powerful symbiotic relationship with the work. Pretty much every piece draws you towards itself and forces you to stare. But the Sphinx took it to another level, her being the centerpiece of it all made you orbit herself while you stared. The organizers did a really good job with crowd control, you don't feel rushed and have the opportunity to take your time with each piece.

Moral of the show: make sure your artwork Instagrams well, more people will go see it.

Line looks laughably long but moves fast so don't let that deter you.

Every so often an art exhibit comes to town that continually pops up on your Instagram feed and keeps feeding your intrigue until you actually go see it. Last year it was Ann Hamiltons : the event of a thread, this year it's Kara Walker's work at the Domino Sugar Factory. A few weeks back all I saw on my Instagram feed was this larger than life woman on all fours made out of sugar and that's probably the only reason I went to go see it. I had seen so many Instagrams of this show that I knew EXACTLY what it looked like and I still wanted to go see it, if only to experience it's scale.

It was worth the visit though. The space is incredible and had a really powerful symbiotic relationship with the work. Pretty much every piece draws you towards itself and forces you to stare. But the Sphinx took it to another level, her being the centerpiece of it all made you orbit herself while you stared. The organizers did a really good job with crowd control, you don't feel rushed and have the opportunity to take your time with each piece.

Moral of the show: make sure your artwork Instagrams well, more people will go see it.

Line looks laughably long but moves fast so don't let that deter you.

I've been going through a lot of my old 35mm negatives and wanted to bring a few of them back to life. I have an Epson 4990 Flatbed scanner that I have used in the past, the quality is dope but it's so clunky and takes forever to scan a negative. I started poking around and found the Wolverine Film to Digital Converter on Amazon. I was skeptical of it because it kind of looks like a toy and I'm a bit particular about my neg scan quality but I though I give it a try.

Get it yesterday and it must have taken 3 minutes for me to take it out of the box, hook it up and have a scanned file on my desktop. This speed is a huge plus! So I went ahead and scanned another 30 imaged in less than 10 minutes. After using it for about a day here are a few thoughts:

• The speed at which it scans is incredible, it's so fast that sometimes I have to go back and double check if it actually scanned the image or not.
• It's small and portable. It does not need to be plugged into a computer to scan, it has some internal storage and a slot to plug in an SD card for additional storage.
• Though it created a 20MP file the file quality in no way is archival or good enough to hang in a museum/gallery. But for web files, Instagram, or general working scans it's amazing. Just look at some of the samples below.
• It can convert 35mm, 110, 126KPK and Super 8 Slides & Negatives. It does not however scan medium format film which was a bit of a let down but I guess you cant have it all for $79.99

If you are someone who shoots film occasionally I recommend adding this to your workspace to make quick scans and then use a more powerful scanner to make scans for prints or archiving. Click here to check it out on Amazon.

I've been going through a lot of my old 35mm negatives and wanted to bring a few of them back to life. I have an Epson 4990 Flatbed scanner that I have used in the past, the quality is dope but it's so clunky and takes forever to scan a negative. I started poking around and found the Wolverine Film to Digital Converter on Amazon. I was skeptical of it because it kind of looks like a toy and I'm a bit particular about my neg scan quality but I though I give it a try.

Get it yesterday and it must have taken 3 minutes for me to take it out of the box, hook it up and have a scanned file on my desktop. This speed is a huge plus! So I went ahead and scanned another 30 imaged in less than 10 minutes. After using it for about a day here are a few thoughts:

• The speed at which it scans is incredible, it's so fast that sometimes I have to go back and double check if it actually scanned the image or not.
• It's small and portable. It does not need to be plugged into a computer to scan, it has some internal storage and a slot to plug in an SD card for additional storage.
• Though it created a 20MP file the file quality in no way is archival or good enough to hang in a museum/gallery. But for web files, Instagram, or general working scans it's amazing. Just look at some of the samples below.
• It can convert 35mm, 110, 126KPK and Super 8 Slides & Negatives. It does not however scan medium format film which was a bit of a let down but I guess you cant have it all for $79.99

If you are someone who shoots film occasionally I recommend adding this to your workspace to make quick scans and then use a more powerful scanner to make scans for prints or archiving. Click here to check it out on Amazon.

I'm not really that big on guns but ironically the Monkey Jungle we went to in the DR also had an outdoor gun range. They were pretty good at the up sell and before I knew it I had a glock in my hand shooting at watermelons. It was moderately fun feeling that rush every time I pulled the trigger but it wasn't for me, don't think I'll be shooting more guns anytime soon.

I'm not really that big on guns but ironically the Monkey Jungle we went to in the DR also had an outdoor gun range. They were pretty good at the up sell and before I knew it I had a glock in my hand shooting at watermelons. It was moderately fun feeling that rush every time I pulled the trigger but it wasn't for me, don't think I'll be shooting more guns anytime soon.

Yo I'll keep it 100, when the idea of going to the jungle to hang with monkey came up I was like "Nah man it's not really my thing". But then, after giving it some thought, I got the idea of taking a selfie with a monkey stuck in my head and convinced myself to drive two hours and kick it with these primates. It's funny how sometimes Instagram becomes the deciding factor for me of whether I want to do something or not. More often than I care to admit I've said yes to something because it would make for a good picture. And theres nothing really strange about that, I'm a photographer at heart and capturing unique moments to record my experiences is always on my mind. However this idea of doing it for the Instagram and sharing these experiences INSTANTLY is fairly new and highly addictive. It definitely nudges me to do things that are outside my comfort zone and have experiences I normally wouldn't. So I guess it is a positive but then I find myself asking If i'm over sharing, if it really for me or for the likes, is there a braggy undertone to what I'm posting and if any of these question even matter? Maybe, maybe not. The point is I TOOK A SELFIE WITH A MONKEY.

Yo I'll keep it 100, when the idea of going to the jungle to hang with monkey came up I was like "Nah man it's not really my thing". But then, after giving it some thought, I got the idea of taking a selfie with a monkey stuck in my head and convinced myself to drive two hours and kick it with these primates. It's funny how sometimes Instagram becomes the deciding factor for me of whether I want to do something or not. More often than I care to admit I've said yes to something because it would make for a good picture. And theres nothing really strange about that, I'm a photographer at heart and capturing unique moments to record my experiences is always on my mind. However this idea of doing it for the Instagram and sharing these experiences INSTANTLY is fairly new and highly addictive. It definitely nudges me to do things that are outside my comfort zone and have experiences I normally wouldn't. So I guess it is a positive but then I find myself asking If i'm over sharing, if it really for me or for the likes, is there a braggy undertone to what I'm posting and if any of these question even matter? Maybe, maybe not. The point is I TOOK A SELFIE WITH A MONKEY.