082 - Jack Cohen

Jack Cohen is a photographer based in Brooklyn on nights and weekends. On weekdays, he works at FirstMark (VC in Pinterest, Shopify, DraftKings, etc.) where he hosts 100+ events a year, manages FirstMark's Guilds, the Driven series, and other aspects of their Expert Network.

He has also been writing a megathread on the many consumer apps that he has become an early adopter of.

Gear:

• Desk: Midcentury Desk by Paul McCobb - (restored by my grandfather, Russell Morash)
• Chair: Icons of Manhattan Office Chair - Premium, Padded
• West Elm Desk Lamp
• Lighting: (2x) Aputure MC RGBWW LED Light
• Magic Keyboard
• Magic Mouse
• Ember Mug²: Metallic Collection
• MacBook Pro 15" 2015
• Wacom Intuos Tablet & Pen
• iPad Mini 2
• Bose Mini Soundlink
• WD Elements 4TB
• HP Z32 4K Monitor
• Mac Mini (M1), 1TB / 16GB RAM
• Elgato CamLink 4K
• BlueRigger Mini HDMI to HDMI Cable (4K 60Hz Ultra HD)
• Nikon D850 with 4K mounted on Inkeltech Desk Mounting Stand
• Tiffen 77mm Black Pro-Mist 1/8 Filter w/ Step-Up Rings
• Rode VideoMic Pro+ mounted on InnoGear Suspension Boom Scissor Arm Stand
• Rock paperweight (that someone used to break into my car)

Software:

• Centered
• Hand Mirror
• Krisp.ai
• Magnet
• Raycast
• Macro.io
• CleanShot X
• CleanMyMac X
• iDrive
• ClipDrop
• Texts.com
• Poolside FM
• Glass
• Adobe Suite (LR, PP, PS)
• Simpli.fy
• Toucan
• MyMind
• Lustre.ai
• MetaMask
• More here

Bookshelf/Wall (prized possessions):

• Photograph of my grandfather directing Muhammad Ali in one of his TV shows back in the day
• Signed baseballs (same photo ^) of Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, & Roger Clemens
• My girlfriend gave me these illustrations for my birthday: (Top left, clockwise) Obama, The Office, Stanley from The Office, Albert Einstein
• One of my two film cameras, this is a medium format Yashica Mat 124 G that my girlfriend got me