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May 23rd, 2012

The Making Of The Lens Bracelet®

So in order to make these bracelets, a lot has to be done. You might be thinking well man, you just took the lenses and put em on a bracelet- that I did! But man, if that was all there was to it, I would be dishing these things out left and right. It is a long process, and this is the short version. Let me walk you through it the …

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May 23rd, 2012

New Lens Bracelet – Pro Series #1

The Lens Bracelet® Pro Series #1 is finally here. Before I get into the details, I have to thanks Lens Rentals for making this whole thing possible. Without them I wouldn’t have any of the models needed in order to make these guys.  I don’t actually own over 25k in lenses. But I do own the bracelets! You should too… Order your Lens Bracelet® at www.lensbracelet.com The Lens Bracelet® Pro Series #1 …

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July 23rd, 2011

Photographer Profile with Canon Rumors

Photographer & Lens Bracelet Founder Adam Elmakias I met Adam when he purchased some advertising on Canon Rumors for his Lens Bracelet company. I was immediately intrigued by the idea, and also noticed he was a very good photographer. I thought it was important to show a photographer that was also earning an income in other ways, but staying in the industry. He kind of reminded me of me. Enjoy …

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April 17th, 2011

Collin Uses Film

Remember all those shots Collin Hughes took of me in San Diego? Well he also brought a film camera with him, and 28 years later he gave me the images. Here are the shots he took around San Diego.

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March 20th, 2011

My Interview with Alter The Press

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, 21 year old Adam Elmakias has been shooting music photographs since 2006. Now based out in San Diego, Elmakias’ work has featured in publications worldwide including Rock Sound, AMP Magazine and Alternative Press and has worked with established brands like Macbeth and Glamour Kills Clothing. In addition he has worked with an endless list of bands including Bring Me The Horizon, Deftones, All Time Low, A …

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March 15th, 2011

Help Japan

Japan is having a rough time. I am going to try and do my part in helping out with lens bracelets. 50% of pro Japan bracelets sales will go to the Japanese Red Cross Society. If you don’t want to buy a bracelet, you can also just directly donate money to them with the above link. Anything helps, thanks in advance. Update So far we have raised and donated $400 …

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February 26th, 2011

Focus on Life

It has been awhile and I apologize for the lack of updates. Over the past few months I have been trying to step everything up and pull all my sites together better as well. The Lens Bracelets took off more than I ever expected and as a result a good amount of my time I would have invested in blogging/ working on my DVD –went to the silicone circles. Regardless …

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November 22nd, 2010

Lens Bracelets for all

About a year ago I discussed some t-shirts and bracelet designs with my friend Kyle Crawford. I wanted to find other ways to promote my company, as business cards and weekly Flickr uploads only get you so far. He said they were a good idea, but the shirts would need a little bit of design work. So I got to work on the bracelets, something I was going to be …

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July 6th, 2010

The Elmakias Bracelet

I made these for fun… so you know… all us camera nerds can sport em. A lot of my friends I work with have been sporting them as well (Pierce The Veil, Bring Me The Horizon) If you snag a shot of anyone wearing one, or a shot of yourself sporting one, please post them to the Flickr group that someone has so kindly set up. If you want to …