For her project titled All I Own, photographer Sannah Kvist asked her friends to pile up all of their belongings into the corner of a room and then pose with the pile for a photo. The portrait subjects are all Swedish young adults that were born in the 1980s. All I Own by Sanna Kvist [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/98/02/429802.jpeg[/IMG]
Here’s a simple trick for those of you who find yourself always plugging in USB cables the wrong way on your first attempt: pay attention to the seam on the metal tip. Apartment Therapy writes, Look closely on the metal tip and you’ll notice that there is a seam on one side of the connector. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/97/42/429742.jpeg[/IMG]
New service called the Catlin SeaView Survey is planning to do for the ocean what Google Street View has done for land. Using a special camera, the joint venture between the University of Queensland, Google, and insurance firm Catlin Group will use a specially designed underwater camera to capture interactive 360-degree panoramic photographs. It’ll go [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/97/28/429728.jpeg[/IMG]
The concept of the REMIx is a dangerous one. Especially dangerous only if you don’t know what it is, what it means, or why people are saying things like “Talent Imitates, Genius Steals.” So, in case you missed the original LIVE version of chasejarvisLIVE: the REMIX episode with Mike Relm, we have delivered you with [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/97/09/429709.jpeg[/IMG]
A French photographer who goes by the pseudonym Mani was recently in Homs, Syria documenting the urban warfare between government forces and rebel fighters. The video above, broadcast by Channel 4 News in Britain, shows the amazing footage Mani was able to capture by fearlessly putting himself in the midst of skirmishes. While the world [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/96/93/429693.gif[/IMG]
Here’s a short video in which renowned American photographer Mary Ellen Mark shares some thoughts on photography and iconic photographs. Her advice for aspiring documentary photographers: If you love it and you really want to do it, then you must do it because you?ll never forgive yourself for not doing something you cared about or [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/96/74/429674.gif[/IMG]
This week, based off our post ‘The Impact of Less‘ our photography challenge theme is ‘Less is More’. Feel free to interpret the theme in any way that you wish – but we’re half expecting to see some minimalistic kinds of images taken and submitted. Really stripping back your images to focus on simple subjects [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Less is More: Weekly Photography Challenge[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/96/63/429663.jpeg[/IMG]
Photographer Thomas Jackson, whose swarm photos we shared earlier this week, has a creative project titled The Robot that “offers a darkly humorous narrataive about a lone robot’s failure to co-exist with the natural world.” It’s a series of photos that brings a cleverly arranged heap of metal to life. The photos are also available [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/96/46/429646.jpeg[/IMG]
Let me lay out my credentials: I live in Seattle. Yes, it?s a bit of a stereotype, but it?s that way for a reason. While we don?t get the torential downpours during monsoon season in some hemispheres, we are pretty good at getting out when the weather is waterlogged to take photos. I have been [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Keeping Your Gear Safe While Shooting In The Rain[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/95/18/429518.jpeg[/IMG]
Last week we featured some “sound painting” photographs by Martin Klimas, captured by using a speaker to vibrate paint. Here’s a video tutorial by some Arizona State University Polytechnic students demonstrating how you can do your own “sound painting” photos.[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/94/11/429411.gif[/IMG]
Here’s a photo essay that documents Magnum photographer Alex Webb‘s exploration of the streets of Chicago. In an interview with Leica, Webb states, [...] I am not trying to convey messages. I take photographs to affirm reality, not explain reality and that reality often has a high level of ambiguity to it, which is subject [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/92/40/429240.gif[/IMG]
If you have some unwanted 35mm negatives lying around and need a simple gift idea, you can try your hand at turning them into one-of-a-kind bookmarks. Simply cut out the actual frames from the film strip and replace them with actual photographs to create film strips that you don’t need to hold up to the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/92/23/429223.jpeg[/IMG]
The Photo Society has published an interesting article in which Kent Kobersteen, the Director of Photography at National Geographic magazine from 1987 to 2005, shares thoughts on what he looks for in photographers: [The required] attributes are intellect, passion, maturity and drive. Reading this, you may say ?What about the photography?? Of course any person [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/91/84/429184.jpeg[/IMG]
Know what its like to be on set during a super-legit fashion shoot? Well turn that up to 11 and tune in to watch the magic — and the chaos — unfold…LIVE this coming Wednesday, February 29th for another episode of chasejarvisLIVE. Except!!!!… this isn’t our traditional show format at all. This broadcast is a [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/91/54/429154.png[/IMG]
Photo enthusiast Mike Gerdau wanted to play around with bokeh shapes but didn’t want to create a separate “lens cap” for each shape. His solution was to separate the shapes from the cap itself, cutting the shapes into 45x45mm squares that swap in and out of the cap easily. The “slides” can be neatly stored [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/91/44/429144.jpeg[/IMG]
Time-lapse photographer Randy Halverson (whose time-lapse of lightning storms we featured last year) is back again with another epic time-lapse film. This one is packed with shots of some of the most beautiful things you can point your camera at in the night sky: the Milky Way, auroras, and shooting stars. It’s composed of thousands [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/91/15/429115.gif[/IMG]
Since I’m a girl and a photographer, I’m a bag junkie. I have more camera bags than shoes! I received the Passport Sling just in time for a busy two-week trip to Europe and decided to use it exclusively to carry my 5D MarkII with the 24-70 mm lens attached, extra batteries, CF cards and [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Lowepro Passport Sling Camera Bag – Review[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/90/82/429082.jpeg[/IMG]
Buzzfeed has published a gallery showing every winning photo from the World Press Photo contest from 1955 to the present. Powerful stuff that paints a pretty grim picture of humanity. Every World Press Photo Winner From 1955-2011 (via kottke.org)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/90/67/429067.jpeg[/IMG]
From a site starting out offering images at 500 pixels on a side, 500px is making the jump to stock agency with a just announced Market offering. In a message this morning, 500px was a bit vague about the nuts and bolts of the offering, but did state the images need to be a bit [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 500px To Open Market Place For Photography Sales[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/89/92/428992.jpeg[/IMG]
If you’re relatively new to Photoshop, you might not know that it’s possible to highlight and/or remove the various options in dropdown menus. All you need to do is play around with the Edit->Menus screen to make your commonly used options more visible and to reduce clutter by hiding options that you’ve never touched in [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/86/87/428687.gif[/IMG]
