Humble Monkey Productions

Welcome Back with Canopy

Andrew Kamin — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:06:32 +0000

It has been too long my friends. While tempting to think I hit the lotto and ran off to a comfy life near the sea, in actuality I embarked on another new product adventure. Upon earning an Apple MFI (Made For iPhone) license from Apple for this product idea, I set out to form a new company, raise capital, build the brand while developing the product. This is not a Kickstarter play…..rather accomplished old school with investors, Corporate Bylaws, business partners, three-up checks, the whole shooting match.

With great pleasure, I introduce Canopy – a brand of innovative accessories for today’s mobile technologies. Canopy’s products span from stylish protective iPhone cases, to software integrated Kapok and Jumba cases alongside a unique iPhone app. – the Canopy Camera Tools app, which takes advantage of the Kapok case’s point and shout functionality, and include such features as time-lapse, focus and exposure control, social media sharing, and a bubble level that allows people to capture life like never before on an iPhone.

To view all of these and more, and for more information about all of the company’s products, including the Abuta and Plano cases, visit www.canopyco.com and www.facebook.com/canopy. Gosh it is good to be back!

Canopy’s Kapok Case

Chase Jarvis Impresses Again

Andrew Kamin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:12:20 +0000

Chase Jarvis recently showcased the fun he & his talented support teams have been having with the Humble Monkey 360 T-2 Camera Truck. This behind the scenes footage shows the Camera Truck deployed with both HD-DSLR and a RED One Cinema rig. Great footage Chase! Way to let the “good shots roll”.

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Question: The Negotiating Economy

Andrew Kamin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:19:04 +0000

Andrew Kamin asks Mark Pakulski of Olson Advertising: How has the recessed economy impacted how you negotiate with photographers?

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Aggregation Station: The Photography Post

Andrew Kamin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:12:18 +0000

A colleague recently turned me onto The Photography Post website. A swell online destination that aggregates photography oriented content into visually dynamic environment. Whether art, fashion, reportage or commercial, The Photography Post delivers the most current discussions on the state of photography. Humble Monkey Productions recommends this “aggregation station” enthusiastically. Be sure to check it out.

Monkey Ask With Mark Pakulski

Andrew Kamin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:47:44 +0000

It is a pleasure to release the first installment of my conversation with Mark Pakulski, Director of Art Buying at Olson Advertising. Mark and I go back several years now and I have always enjoyed collaborating with him. He brings a broad background of experience to every project he is a part of. I’m very fortunate to have been able to sit down with him as part of HMP’s Monkey Ask series.

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Fair Use Explained

Andrew Kamin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:25:37 +0000

National Public Radio’s Saturday Edition show broadcast a story examining the fine line between Fair Use and flat out copyright infringement. The five minute report by Joel Rose can be heard here.

Art & Copy – A Film By Doug Pray

Andrew Kamin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:46:47 +0000

Art & Copy is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. The creative is directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!) and explores some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time such as George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow and Hal Riney.

“What’s different and perhaps surprising about this movie, is that it isn’t about bad advertising, that 98% which so often annoys and disrespects its audience. I didn’t want to make a doc that just trashes trashy advertising. Too easy, too obvious, and why bother? Instead, granted access to a handful of the greatest advertising minds of the last fifty years, I felt it could be a more powerful statement to focus the film only on those rare few who actually moved and inspired our culture with their work. And that higher standard made me want to make a film that reflected the same kind of disciplined artistic approach that my subjects used.” – Doug Pray

Art & Copy is currently viewing at the Oak Street Cinema in Minneapolis on Thursday, November 5th at 7pm. It will also be coming soon to the St. Anthony Main Theatre in Minneapolis although they do not specify when on their web page.

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Lightroom 3 Public Beta Available

Andrew Kamin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:11:48 +0000

Lightroom Product Manager, Tom Hogarty has announced the availabilty of Lightroom 3 Beta over at Lightroom Journal. In a similar fashion to Lightroom 1 and 2, Adobe are providing a public preview of the application. In this case it’s much more like the original Beta preview, in that it’s less polished. Hence Adobe warn that it is not to be used as a production tool, but for testing and commenting only.

New features include: Improved Import, Watermarking, better Noise Reduction, Slideshow Video Export, Grain amongst others. Below are listed resources to learn more.

Terry White’s Tech Blog
http://terrywhite.com/techblog/archives/3747

Matt Kloskowski & the NAPP Lightroom 3 learning center
http://www.photoshopuser.com/lightroom3

Julieanne Kost on AdobeTV
http://tv.adobe.com/show/what-s-new-in-lightroom-3-beta/

Firmware To Add More Flex

Andrew Kamin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:13:31 +0000

Canon has announced the development of a firmware update for its EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR. The updated version will enable full frame high definition (1080p) video recording at 24 and 25 frames per second.The new firmware is expected to be made available for download in the first half of 2010.

Art Buy On The Go-Go

Andrew Kamin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:46:25 +0000

The American Society of Media Photographers has released a mobile version of the organizations online photographer database. The free iPhone application makes it possible to locate and review the work of any ASMP member photographer. Searching for “photographer” on the iPhone app store, “Find A Photographer” is currently the top result. Alternatively it can be found on iTunes.