JAY VERSLUIS

Percolated Purple Holga

June 16, 2012 by Jay Versluis

I was showing Dave how the Percolator App on his new iPad works. This came out rather by accident, I love it. Thanks, Percolator 😉

Paper gets support for PDF export and DropBox integration

June 1, 2012 by Jay Versluis

This morning my beloved iPad app Paper by FiftyThree received a long awaited update: they’ve just added an option to export an entire book as PDF. Hurray! This turns an extremely good doodling app into a solid professional graphics tool.

Now I can share an entire book rather than a single sketch either via email or to any iPad app that supports the “Open In” option. This means that there’s no limit on what other apps can receive your work: DropBox, iBooks, EverNote. Rather than Paper dealing with each API, Paper lets the iPad deal with all that techie stuff. Genius!

Photoshop CS5 Default Brushes

May 15, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Sometimes it’s nice to come back to the very basics of how Photoshop came when you’ve first installed it. Sadly the Reset Brushes command doesn’t always work so I’ve decided to upload the default brush set right here. Simply unzip the following file, choose Replace Brushes and and load it in: Download Photoshop CS5 Default …

New Logo for 2012

May 8, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Due to a fluke my logo disappeared from this site. I think it happened because I upgraded a plugin which inserted it via a HTML statement – sadly this plugin now has more functionality, however lost my logo in the upgrade process. It’s amazing how organized I am with other people’s work, but my own …

Blue Bush

May 7, 2012May 7, 2012 by Jay Versluis

On my way to work I discovered this extremely blue bush on Devonshire Road – it looks amazing with a bit of sunshine on it. I never knew plants could be so blue.

Premiere Pro CS6: the Sneek Peek they’ve shown us at NAB

April 21, 2012 by Jay Versluis

I’ve seen a couple of demos on the upcoming Premiere Pro CS6 which will become available in a few months. You may recall my earlier post about a hands-on experience with Premiere Pro CS 5.5 so I’m eager to see what else the team have improved.

Not having tried the product myself yet (since that’s impossible) I can however give you a quick opinion on what I’ve seen demonstrated at NAB 2012 at Adobe’s stand.

Adobe: Watch out for our Creative Cloud Announcement on Monday

April 21, 2012April 20, 2012 by Jay Versluis

When I visited Adobe at this year’s NAB in Vegas only a couple of days ago I enjoyed a couple of great demos about the upcoming features in Premiere Pro CS6.

But what I really wanted to know was: when will Adobe Creative Cloud be launched and how much will it be?

Sadly that information was not available, but I was told that all my questions and more may be answered this coming Monday, 23rd of April…

Oh Thank Heaven!

April 14, 2012 by Jay Versluis

How exciting: I’ve just written a Web Browser for the iPad!

April 6, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Today you find me rather speechless: because I’m sitting here with my iPad which is running a web browser that I’ve just written in Xcode!

As in “written myself, working and doing what I’m expecting it to do”. I’m in SHOCK!

This is seriously cool – and it didn’t take long either. Let me tell you how this happened, how it works and even share the code with you.

Nine Palms

March 31, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Shot on Rock BW-11 Film with Americana Lens.

Dear Amazon Kindle Support

March 22, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Today Amazon have released a new version of their Kindle for iOS App (3.0.1). This must be a direct response to some feedback I have sent over after the last update (3.0 for Retina and Amazon Cloud Integration). The previous update didn’t show new content after I had purchased it.

I love my Kindle, and I love my content. And I love the Kindle App on all my other devices: I can read on anything I happen to have with me: Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Laptop. That rocks!

Here’s a slightly annoying email thread I had with Amazon’s low level support who clearly didn’t understand the issue I was bringing up – from one developer to another.

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Cleaner Bagels

March 22, 2012March 21, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Brought to you by Blockbuster, Rio Pet Grooming and The UPS Store.

First Impressions: I bought a New iPad on launch day

March 22, 2012March 17, 2012 by Jay Versluis

I was being a bit of a fan boy yesterday when I bought two new iPads in the Apple Store on Lincoln Road. We’ve even joined the live event via Twit when the announcement of the new gadget was made last week.

So now I’ve got an iPad with razor sharp Retina Display, an improved camera, 4G LTE and a bunch of other stuff. Let me tell you all about my first day with The New iPad.

I’ll pay close attention to the new camera features and compare them to the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4S.

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Selection of dramatic Black and Whites

March 17, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Here’s a collection of some dramatic images I took on the Rock b/w film in Hipstamatic, all taken with the Ben Watts lens.

Spot the Lizard

March 12, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Shot with James M lens and Cano Caffenol film

On the Dunes

March 9, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Boardwalk, 5th and Ocean Drive

March 6, 2012 by Jay Versluis

shot with Matty ALN lens and BlacKeys SuperGrain film

Boats

March 4, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Shot on Hipstamatic with Ina 1969 film and Matty ALN lens.

The Office

March 3, 2012 by Jay Versluis

shot on Hipstamatic using Jimmy lens and Blanko film

How to use an iPhone 4S on AT&T GoPhone

November 11, 2012March 3, 2012 by Jay Versluis

I’ve recently bought an iPhone 4S in the UK, knowing that I’ll mainly be using it on my AT&T GoPhone prepay plan while I’m in the US.

A quick web search on if and how this is possible showed various reports of varying clarity – so I thought I’d set the record straight and tell you that

it WORKS, and
you don’t need a jailbroken iPhone
you WILL be able to use 3G data

Let me show how it all works.

There is an updated version of this article here.

24th and Collins

March 2, 2012 by Jay Versluis

shot with Pistil Film and MattyALN lens

Lifeguard Tower, 10th Street

February 27, 2012February 25, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Apple gave me a brand new iPad today – NICE!

February 27, 2012February 25, 2012 by Jay Versluis

I’ve been witness to Apple’s amazing customer service today: My iPad had a minor screen problem, I bought it in a different country and didn’t have my receipt with me – and they’ve replaced it with a brand new one!

Cudos to all those involved and the mastermind behind creating a customer experience that’s second to none.

Cocktails and Dinners

February 22, 2012 by Jay Versluis

We had breakfast at The Eleventh Street Diner and sat net to this neon sign. It’s on even during the Day and the congrats intrigued me. Shot on Hipstamatic using Kodot Xgrizzled and MattyALN lens. Here’s the shot with a normal camera:

Sunset Sam’s Fish Camp

February 21, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Waffle House, ca. 1963

February 17, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Lines in The Sky

February 16, 2012 by Jay Versluis

The Sky over Kissimmee

February 14, 2012 by Jay Versluis

I shot this just before the sun was setting. Hipstamatic has this feature where you shake the iPhone and it’ll randomise the lens / film combination – this was one such occasion. Luckily it remembers said settings for later retrieval. In this case it used the John S lens with Pistil film.

Street View from The Whopper Bar

February 13, 2012 by Jay Versluis

Mobile Posting is back – live from Miami Beach