I’m going to be busting my ass to make sure that 2010 is the year that I finally make the plunge and open my own art/photography studio. I’ve been following up on every lead for good, affordable studio space as well as making a checklist of must have items to furnish my studio with.
One of the key items will be a coffee machine. And not a Mr. Coffee, no way, not in my studio. I want an eye pleasing yet fully featured coffee machine that will be able to churn out pot after pot of hot, fresh coffee on a daily basis. Of all the equipment that I may end up needing, this coffee machine is number one on the list. You must get your priorities straight right from the beginning.
I have not settled on a particular brand or style just yet but I am certain that I will be pleased with the final choice.
Additionally, I will need a mini-fridge to hold and keep chilled a selection of energy drinks to supplement the above referenced hot coffee. Caffeine is the number one item to keep on hand at all times. Given the choice between going one day without food or one day without caffeine and I will always choose to give up the food. Man, oh man, this is really happening.





Day 104: Technology Wrapped In Art (Nikon F4s)
If you loved the 80′s then how could you not love this beauty, the Nikon F4. Pictured above as an F4s. Elegant. This was one of the most beautifully designed cameras ever made. The Nikon F4s was the second professional F body to offer autofocusing and the Nikon F4 was the first pro F-model that started to adopt a vertical traveled shutter curtain, resulting in delivering top shutter speed of 1/8000 sec with a 1/250sec top sync speed – fastest among all Pro F-models.
Released in 1988, it came with a host of features including the following:
- Nikon’s top-of-the-line AF SLR with interchangeable viewfinder and built-in motor drive
- Three metering system (Matrix, Center-Weighted and Spot) available
- Max. shutter speed 1/8,000 s and 1/250 flash sync
- High performance AF system incorporated
Designed for the professional shooter, it is as rugged as it is gorgeous and even 20 years later you can find them working as perfectly as the day they first rolled out.