June 2012
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Outrage Over The Photographs Of The United States...
UPDATE: Joe has responded after the images went viral:
“I was under the impression that I was going to be photographing athletes on a stage or during press conference where I would take their headshots for our archives,” he explained. “I really had no idea that there would be a possibility for setting up a studio.” It was the first time AFP had been invited to participate in the U.S. Olympic...
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Speeds Up To 2.5 Terabits Per Second: That's 7...
Let’s take a look at how fast our internet connections are now.
Some people are currently at 12 Mbps, recently they’ve been a lot of upgradable options to jump to 30 Mbps and higher. For example. Verizon has rolled out Fios which goes up to 300Mbps. That’s a full HD movie in around 2 minutes or so.
The google test connection which is based on fiber optics is now 1...
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WatchThe Evolution To The Skateboard Shown In Dramatic Fashion Stair Rover by Po-Chih Lai showcases something beautiful. I won’t spoil this, but whether or not you care for skateboarding is a side point. Check this out, it’s well put together.
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Bear 71: A Interactive Web Project →
This project won the Gold Cyber Lion Award at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival recently. Rightfully so, this project was highly interactive. The subject matter is not the norm, but worth the look.
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Bear 71 is a rich interactive project, installation and social narrative that features a 20 minute interactive documentary that raises awareness about the intersection of...
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50 Photoshop Tips For Efficiency →
I actually found a couple I did not know, so I am spreading the wealth.
Thanks goes to Andrew Coutts for sending this to us!
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Deblurring Technology
Check out this amazing image deblurring method. If you’re interested in learning more about it, check out the link here: http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/~thou/pan.htm
Before and Afters:
Thank you to Angelo for sending this in!
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Silhouettes Along The Streets Of Detroit
By Jon Deboer
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Watch‘Blow Job’ By Tadao Cern
What your face looks like in slow motion with high speed winds. And no, get your mind out of the gutter!
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He Took A Polaroid Everyday Till The Day He Died →
What an amazing story, I won’t spoil anything for you - go and read it.
Thanks to Levante for the find!
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Aerial Photography In A Unique Way
Photography Bjorn Olin of http://www.essingen.com has done some pretty amazing, he’s taken to helicopters as his camera aid in getting some amazing shots.
(More here)
You can see some of the footage from the helicopter:
Check out the helicopters as well as the history behind how he got into it.
Here’s Bjorn with one of the helicopters loaded with a Nikon D3
The...
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Sand Sculptures: 18 Ton Backdrops By JOOheng Tan
Forget your paper backdrops or even location backdrops, these are made out of Sand.
Here’s a BTS video of it as well:
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3D Currency: A Collage Combining The Currencies Of...
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Thread And Nail Portraits By Kumi Yamashita
These must have taken forever! And the best part is they look so real. Forget pixels, these are all done with thread and nails.
By Kumi Yamashita
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Behind The Scenes Of Important Movie Moments
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Avengers
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
Godzilla
Jurassic Park
Titanic
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Inception
Avatar
The Matrix
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Article: You Can Judge A Woman By The Shoes She... →
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Classical Portraits Gets Modern Bodies
What happens when we bring in classical paintings into the modern world? This was widely fascinating, and the idea is genius. “That’s just what artist Dorothee Golz has done in her fascinating digital paintings.” - Visual News
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Infograph: A Snapshot Of The Photography Industry
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Article: Why Do We Hate The Way We Look →
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Can You Guess What Camera These Were Taken With?
Take a look at the shots and then scroll down, let me know if you got it right.
Well, they aren’t taken with any camera, because they’re paintings!
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Born in Motreal, Canada, in 1971, Mr de Graaf currently lives and works in Oka, Quebec, where he works for hours on end in almost total isolation to complete his intricate pieces.
He first photographs his still...
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Fashion Shoot On A Scanner Bed
What a great idea, they even had a full wardrobe and did this in full detail.
The man behind the magic, Henry Hargreaves - http://henryhargreaves.com/
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Light And Shadow Photography
Light is great, but shadows are better. Here is a series with this concept in mind made by artist Kumi Yamashita.
Thank you to Chris Stewart for the find!
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Photos Of An African Society By Pieter Hugo
I’ve lived in Africa and I have never ever seen such a thing, and I lived within the deepest parts.
Widely published in books and magazine and deeply collected by museums around the world, South African photographer Pieter Hugo is drawn to newspaper articles and radio and television reports that inspire his fascinating pictures. Traveling to distant parts of the developing African...
