{"name": "Genesis Catalog Token #1", "description": "This is my first Genesis Catalog Token, an innovative solution for artists looking to create an \"art journal\" on a cost-efficient L2, Arbitrum, documenting unpublished works, works in progress, and/or process stages, allowing for on-chain provenance and organization without increased token supply.\n\nFor my first token, i've decided to share a before and after image, and provide a bit of background on me as an artist and my technique. I hope you enjoy. \n\nI first picked up a camera around the age of 12, my father was an avid photographer and my childhood bedroom was originally a darkroom. I was fascinated by the chemicals and the excitement of images appearing from a blank sheet of paper. There was always spare film cameras lying around so I started shooting around the house, exploring shutter speed and depth of field. \n\nWhen I was around 14 I started using my mother\u2019s early canon digital SLR, my first experiments involved a small water feature in our back garden, some coloured LED tea lights and varying lengths of exposure. \n\nI attended University in the UK and studied for a foundation degree in Graphic Design followed by a BA (Hons)  in Graphic Design and Photography. Through my years at University I built up a huge library of images ranging from product photography, to portraits, fashion, landscape and street photography.\n\nMy most recent body of work involves minting my photography fully \"on-chain\" meaning that the images are stored as code within the token, rather than relying on external storage solutions provided by IPFS, Arweave etc. \n\nThis method of storage presents its own unique challenges, most noticible being the limitations imposed on file size, the maximum file size that can be stored on-chain is around 120kb. I have grown to relish the challenge of translating my 30+MB images into a size which is suitable for minting on-chain. This process starts before even shooting a frame, the image needs to be well thought out, utilising a composition which provides detail, but not too much detail so as not to make it impossible to get to the magic file size.\n\nOnce I have an image to work on, I use a series of techniques involving some post production, the application of a dithering algorithm and some digital painting to smooth out rough colour transitions.", "external_url": "https://ol1y.art", "image": "ipfs://QmfBeiq3s6fuycXETiKXFv1Knu6LKJvmbxWNDXfBk8BWzC/media", "image_sha256": "5b3efc6e9c87a61d26c601b5306f8fb225113ae2d8cd7afbb0069e55b74478a4", "attributes": [{"trait_type": "#", "value": "1"}], "tags": ["Photography"], "media": {"uri": "ipfs://QmfBeiq3s6fuycXETiKXFv1Knu6LKJvmbxWNDXfBk8BWzC/media", "dimensions": "2048x2048", "size": "562557", "mimeType": "image/jpeg"}}