meteor shower

Posted on August 20, 2013August 20, 2013 by Jake

I headed upstate last week the evening of the Perseid Meteor Shower, to a relatively remote spot in Harriman State Park. I pointed the cam skyward on an intervalometer (aka PC computer) and fired off 45 minutes worth of 30″ exposures. It was the first time that I had every attempted to capture something like this. The first thing that I would do differently is shutter speed. The earth moves a long way in 30 seconds. you can see the star trails in the still image above.

Initially, I wanted to layer all of the images into a composite to show all of the meteors at once. That plan got a bit messy. Instead, I threw them all into this vid below. I sped it up, and looped it 4x. The track “Star Guitar” by Chemical Brothers seemed fitting.

Perseid Meteor Shower from Jacob Breinholt on Vimeo.

this

Posted on August 9, 2013August 9, 2013 by Jake

is from Yelawolf’s performance at the G-Shock “Shock the World” event Wednesday. It was decent. Good weekend, to all.

Leica x G-Star Raw

Posted on August 6, 2013August 6, 2013 by Jake

Pretty stoked to be testing out this little gem. It is a collaboration between Leica and G-Star Raw. I like the styling of the case as much as like the actual camera. I’m pretty sure that if I owned this camera that I would bring it with me everywhere. I’ll probably post some of the snaps that I get with it, later this week or next.

I have been up to some good

Posted on August 5, 2013August 5, 2013 by Jake

Some random selects from the USO are now on tumblr.

sunset sequence

Posted on July 24, 2013July 24, 2013 by Jake

This time of year produces some pretty dramatic sunsets. Here is a sequence of a pretty decent one from late last week.

shinola tribeca store

Posted on July 23, 2013July 23, 2013 by Jake

The Detriot bicycle brand Shinola opened its new TriBeCa space last Friday on Franklin Street. I dropped by to check it out (and to say hi to my friends from the Smile running the newsstand in the front). I love bikes and watches. So, I was pretty stoked about the store. Definitely check it out, if you are into bikes.

Some clouds and stuff

Posted on July 22, 2013July 22, 2013 by Jake

I have made it a point, for the past several weekends to get out of the city. I haven’t been to the Hamptons, or anything like that. But I have been able to turn my usual weekend trips to Yonkers into adventures farther up-state. These trips have been very pleasant for several reasons. For one, the temperature seems to magically drop by 10 degrees once I cross the county line into Westchester. Additionally, the scenery in up-state New York can be quite nice.

This snap is from Saturday. It could be from anywhere that has skies and bird(s). But this image is from the top of (the East Coast version of) a mountain on the bank of the Hudson, moments before those clouds let loose with torrential rain. So that is my story from the weekend. Happy Monday.

Summer pics from the weekend

Posted on July 9, 2013July 9, 2013 by Jake

Summer is in full effect in NYC.

July 4

Posted on July 8, 2013July 8, 2013 by Jake

Actually, this post is starting with July 3, above. It has been raining like crazy, lately. Summer rain in NYC is crazy. It can be torrential for a few minutes, then the sun comes out.

Here are some from the evening of the 4th of July. These were snapped from the roof of a boutique hotel on the west side of Manhattan. The Hudson was completely packed with boats loaded with people ready to watch fireworks.

And then, the mass exodus down river, after the fireworks. I really like the way these slow shutters came out.

Happy Friday

Posted on June 28, 2013June 28, 2013 by Jake

It is monsoon season in NYC. Two nights this week I have been caught on my bike in a downpour. I’m assuming that the couple above was also caught in the rain last night. I snapped that image right before it started to rain. One more below.

More recent JB originals

Posted on June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 by Jake

Ever since I fell into the intstagram trap, I feel like I have had a real camera with me less and less on a day to day. Now that instagram is starting to suck more and more, I have been a lot more inclined to start carrying a real camera with me again. I have not regretted it. A lot of the stuff that I snapped is pure throw-away material. But I’m not sad about having shot it. These are a few of the snaps that I have come up with in the past couple of days, just from being out and about. I know that they aren’t anything amazing. But it just feels good to put down the phone and have a real camera in my hands on a daily basis, again.

Prospect Park Boathouse

Posted on May 29, 2013May 29, 2013 by Jake

I attended a friend’s wedding over the weekend. It was at the Prospect Park Boathouse in Brooklyn. I have been to that park on several occasions (mostly for races), but was completely unaware that the park had a lake and a boathouse. I suppose that I should have known better, since it is like a mini version of Central Park (both parks were designed by the same architect). Anyway, the wedding was beautiful. Here are a couple of snaps that I grabbed from the inside of the boathouse.

DC

Posted on May 21, 2013May 21, 2013 by Jake

I’m in Washington DC this week for work. It has been a while since I have been to this town. It is kind of cool to be here on my own, and just to be able to walk around full on tourist-style. I brought the 5D with a 50mm f/1.8. The sensor is dirty as dirt. Normally I would obsess about that. But for this trip, I don’t really mind. I have been snapping some okayish stuff. I have burned out my phone battery 3 times already just hiking around the district listening to Tribe Called Quest Pandora radio and instagram blitzing. DC is a sexy city. The architecture and concentration of power are two strong contributing factors. I don’t think that I could ever live here. But I have really enjoyed experiencing this city again, for the first time in a long while. And, I have really appreciated being able to do it solo. These are a few of the images that I grabbed on the 5D (which, btw, I was rocking around the neck tourist style). If you are one of the kids who follows my insta garbage, then you will recognize a lot of the vantage points to the crap that I posted on there. Anyway, it feels nice to post my own work on here again occasionally. Enjoy…(or not)

This is probably one of my faves-

The horizon if off in this one, and it needs to be warmed up a bit. But you get the idea.

Just some stuff that I have shot recently

Posted on May 17, 2013May 17, 2013 by Jake

KM + Snooki

Posted on April 25, 2013April 25, 2013 by Jake

Really digging this image of Kate Moss shooting billiards in a third world country. That ponytail….

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double exposure portraits by Sarah K. Byrne

Posted on April 17, 2013April 17, 2013 by Jake

This concept is obviously not a new one. But the way that Sarah K. Byrne executes these double exposure portraits carries a level of swagger that stands out. I’m a huge fan. Look at the full set over on Jux.

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Maurizio Galimberti’s portrait collages

Posted on March 26, 2013March 22, 2013 by Jake

Italian Photographer Maurizio Galimberti has developed an incredibly cool style of creating collages from prints of portraits shot from a variety of angles. Check out the full set on this Jux article.

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Carson Street Clothiers

Posted on March 25, 2013March 25, 2013 by Jake

My friend, and former colleague recently opened a new menswear store in SoHo. The name of the shop is Carson Street Clothiers. I had the pleasure of checking out the space a couple of weeks ago, before it was open to the public to snap a couple of shots. The space is beautiful, and the selection is fantastic. I definitely recommend stopping through.

Dead fly art by Magnus Muhr

Posted on March 25, 2013March 22, 2013 by Jake

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I was cracking up when I saw these photos by Magnus Muhr. He has created a whole series of scenes with houseflies. I think that the idea is both clever and hilarious. Check out the rest of the set over here.

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CP24

Posted on March 21, 2013March 21, 2013 by Jake

I roped my friend Mike into modeling some jackets for a quick editorial shoot last weekend. The label is C.P. Company. These jackets are part of their CP 24 collection, and they are both pretty dope. BTW, ladies, Mike is single Brooklynite. 😉