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24 Beautiful Dawn Images

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Feb 17th 2012 - 0 comments

Dawn is such a wonderful time to photograph life. Sun breaking the horizon, dew on grass, mist hovering over landscapes? of course, that’s only if you’re awake to see it. Here’s some shots taken at dawn to give you a little inspiration to set that alarm clock one day this week and head out with [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 24 Beautiful Dawn Images[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/59/18/425918.jpeg[/IMG]

How Before and After Photos are Often Faked Using Trickery and Photoshop

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Feb 16th 2012 - 0 comments

Here’s a clip from the bodybuilding documentary “Bigger Faster Stronger? in which photographer Rich Schaff spills the beans on some industry secrets for how those unbelievable before-and-after photos promoting bodybuilding products are made. He shows how both shots can be of the same model on the same day, with various tricks and image manipulations used [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/58/15/425815.gif[/IMG]

Turns Stones and Wire Sticks Into Beautiful Photo Holders

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Feb 16th 2012 - 0 comments

Home decor idea: if you’re looking for a creative way to display your photographs, you can turn some medium-sized stones and florist wire sticks into photo holders. Use rocks of different sizes and sticks of varying lengths to create your own photo garden in the house! The DIY Stone Photo Holder [Photojojo][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/56/50/425650.jpeg[/IMG]

Everything is a Remix Explores Derivative Nature of Creativity

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Feb 16th 2012 - 0 comments

Everything is a Remix is a four-part video series by filmmaker Kirby Ferguson that explores the concept of creativity, and how everything created has some degree of copying, transforming, or combining of old ideas. While the series isn’t specifically directed towards photographers, the ideas are quite relevant to the discussion of “original” work.[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/56/36/425636.gif[/IMG]

Basketball Fan?s Secret Weapon is a Giant Photo of His Own Face

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Feb 16th 2012 - 0 comments

An Alabama basketball fan named Jack Blankenship has been attracting quite a bit of media attention for his creative method of distracting opposing players when they shoot free throws: Blankenship printed out a giant photograph of himself making a strange face and waves it around while making the same face. His antics quickly caught the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/56/23/425623.jpeg[/IMG]

Olympus Ex-President Kikukawa Among Seven Arrested for Fraud

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Feb 16th 2012 - 0 comments

An update to the financial scandal over at Olympus, which has quieted down quite a bit in recent days: former Chairman and President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa has been arrested with six other people (including three former executives) for “suspected violation of Japan?s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act”. As you might remember, Kikukawa replaced ex-CEO Michael Woodford [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/55/95/425595.jpeg[/IMG]

Hack a Mirror for Close-Up Portraits of Self-Aware Animals at the Zoo

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Feb 16th 2012 - 0 comments

Mark Rober — the guy behind the gaping-hole-in-torso costume — recently came up with a way to get up close and personal with gorillas at his local zoo in order to record them with his iPhone. It turns out that apes can’t resist looking at themselves in mirrors, so Rober drilled a hole in a [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/55/71/425571.gif[/IMG]

Thieves Steal Over $150,000 in Camera Gear from Nikon in Van Heist

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Feb 16th 2012 - 0 comments

A security van transporting roughly £100,000 (~$156,000) in Nikon camera gear was targeted by robbers this past Saturday after the Dublin NPS Roadshow. The thieves made off with the entire truckload of equipment, including demo versions of the Nikon D4 and Nikon D800 — cameras that aren’t available yet to the general public. You can [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/55/29/425529.jpeg[/IMG]

Portraits of Fighters Before and After Boxing Matches

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Feb 16th 2012 - 0 comments

For his project titled 141 Boxers, photographer Nicolai Howalt shot portraits of boxers before and after boxing matches. The images side-by-side tell the stories of what happened in between when they were captured. The photographs have also been published in a book titled 78 BOXERS. 141 Boxers (via Fstoppers) Image credits: Photographs by Nicolai Howalt [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/55/07/425507.jpeg[/IMG]

Fatality: Apple Asking for Permission to Punch Kodak While Down

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Feb 16th 2012 - 0 comments

It wasn’t too long ago that Kodak filed multiple patent infringement lawsuits against Apple in a scramble for life-giving cash, but now the tables have turned. Less than a month after Kodak filed for bankruptcy and announced the end of its camera business, Apple is reportedly in the process of asking the court for permission [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/54/90/425490.jpeg[/IMG]

How to Use the Human Form to Give a Sense of Scale to Your Images [With Examples]

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Feb 16th 2012 - 0 comments

At times when you’re photographing scenes like landscapes or architectural structures it is difficult to convey to those viewing your images the scale of what you’re photographing – particularly when the main element in your shot is big. One technique to bring scale to your image is to include something within it that gives the [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. How to Use the Human Form to Give a Sense of Scale to Your Images [With Examples][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/53/97/425397.jpeg[/IMG]

Colorful Photos of the Northern Lights Floating Over an Icelandic Volcano

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Feb 15th 2012 - 0 comments

Most photographers would be happy to capture a photo showing just the northern lights or lava leaping out of a volcano crater. Photographer James Appleton managed to capture a series of beautiful photographs that show both in the same frame. The images were made at Fimmvörðuháls in Iceland. Fimmvörðuháls Volcano [James Appleton] Image credits: Photographs [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/51/36/425136.jpeg[/IMG]

?When I Borrow Someone?s Car for a Couple of Hours I Slip Them Fifty Quid?

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Feb 15th 2012 - 0 comments

Last week we reported on a dispute between photographer Jonathan Kent and The Telegraph over the newspaper’s “use first and ask/pay later” policy. After contacting the paper over an image of his that was used without permission, Kent received a response from picture editor Matthew Fearn, who informed him stating that their policy is standard [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/50/96/425096.jpeg[/IMG]

?When I Borrow Someone?s Car for a Couple of Hours I Slip Them Fifty Quid?

by God
Feb 15th 2012 - 0 comments

Last week we reported on a dispute between photographer Jonathan Kent and The Telegraph over the newspaper’s “use first and ask/pay later” policy. After contacting the paper over an image of his that was used without permission, Kent received a response from picture editor Matthew Fearn, who informed him stating that their policy is standard [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/50/86/425086.jpeg[/IMG]

Build a DIY Tilt-Shift Lens Using an Old Lens, Shower Head, and Rubber Glove

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Feb 15th 2012 - 0 comments

Photography enthusiast Maciej Pietuszynski jumped into tilt-shift photography recently by building a do-it-yourself tilt-shift lens out of an old 50mm f/1.8 prime lens, a shower head, and a rubber glove. The process isn’t for the feint of heart — it involves disassembling the lens. You can see some of the resulting photographs in this Flickr [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/50/36/425036.jpeg[/IMG]

Build a DIY Tilt-Shift Lens Using an Old Lens, Shower Head, and Rubber Glove

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Feb 15th 2012 - 0 comments

Photography enthusiast Maciej Pietuszynski jumped into tilt-shift photography recently by building a do-it-yourself tilt-shift lens out of an old 50mm f/1.8 prime lens, a shower head, and a rubber glove. The process isn’t for the feint of heart — it involves disassembling the lens. You can see some of the resulting photographs in this Flickr [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/50/25/425025.jpeg[/IMG]

The Amazing Photo Manipulation Art of Erik Johansson

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Feb 15th 2012 - 0 comments

Here’s an awesome TED lecture in which digital artist Erik Johansson discusses creating realistic “photographs” of impossible scenes. Erik Johansson creates realistic photos of impossible scenes — capturing ideas, not moments. In this witty how-to, the Photoshop wizard describes the principles he uses to make these fantastical scenarios come to life, while keeping them visually [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/49/91/424991.jpeg[/IMG]

The Amazing Photo Manipulation Art of Erik Johansson

by God
Feb 15th 2012 - 0 comments

Here’s an awesome TED lecture in which digital artist Erik Johansson discusses creating realistic “photographs” of impossible scenes. Erik Johansson creates realistic photos of impossible scenes — capturing ideas, not moments. In this witty how-to, the Photoshop wizard describes the principles he uses to make these fantastical scenarios come to life, while keeping them visually [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/49/77/424977.jpeg[/IMG]

Photographers: The one thing you need before opening for business

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Feb 15th 2012 - 0 comments

There are lots of obvious things you need before you can start a photography business. And as much as this seems like a hobby that you can make money through as you learn, it’s not really that simple if you want to establish an honest-to-goodness business. I mean, how many people open restaurants before they [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Photographers: The one thing you need before opening for business[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/49/49/424949.jpeg[/IMG]

Planking 2.0: Self-Portraits Show Woman Conforming to Her Environment

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Feb 15th 2012 - 1 comments

For her project titled Learning to Love the State I Am In, photographer Sam Schubert takes planking to a new level by putting her body in bizarre positions and locations in order to “integrate” herself into the materials and environments found in Baltimore. Learning to Love the State I Am In (via iGNANT) Image credits: [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/49/35/424935.jpeg[/IMG]