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Colorful Photographs Showing Uniformity

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Mar 26th 2012 - 0 comments

“Mimicry” is a photo project by Dutch photographers Ilse Leenders and Maurits Gisen that’s based around the idea of uniformity. They write, The inspiration of the series Mimicry came from the uniformity of the human beings. People from whom the identity is missing and those who are inconspicuous in our society. Just like animals they [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/67/11/446711.jpeg[/IMG]

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Understanding Exposure by Author Stansfield: Book Review

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Mar 26th 2012 - 0 comments

It’s probably a matter that need not concern users of budget-priced fixed lens compact digicams but it is a subject of great matter to those who own DSLRs and other sundry ‘clever’ compacts. Exposure is where it all begins and, sometimes, disastrously ends. The relationship of lens aperture and shutter speed is one which all [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Understanding Exposure by Author Stansfield: Book Review[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/66/93/446693.jpeg[/IMG]

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Upgrade Your Leica M9-P to White for Just $23,705 More

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Mar 26th 2012 - 1 comments

For those of you balking at the astronomical prices paid for photos in the art world, get this: Leica is releasing a special new white version of the M9-P digital rangefinder in Japan, and has given it a price tag of ¥2,620,000 (~$31,770). The regular version costs $7,995, so buyers will be paying an additional [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/66/69/446669.jpeg[/IMG]

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Long Exposure Photos of People Tossing and Turning at Night

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Mar 26th 2012 - 0 comments

Hamilton College assistant art professor Robert Knight has a project titled “Sleepless” that consists of ghostly long exposure photographs of people tossing and turning throughout the night. The project was inspired by his experience with insomnia, which set in after he and his wife became parents for the first time. After documenting his own sleep [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/66/39/446639.jpeg[/IMG]

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Trigger Happy ? Camera Control From Your iOS and Android Device

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Mar 26th 2012 - 0 comments

At first glance, the Trigger Happy project on Kickstarter looked like a bit of a gimmick. It looked like a fancy intervalometer hooked to an expensive iPhone. I already have an intervalometer, why do I need to bog down my beloved iPhone (or Droid) with the simple task of shooting pictures? Then I watched 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. Trigger Happy – Camera Control From Your iOS and Android Device[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/65/82/446582.jpeg[/IMG]

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23 Cool New Features in Adobe Photoshop CS6

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Mar 25th 2012 - 0 comments

This week Adobe announced a new version of Photoshop – CS6 which is now available for download as a free beta test for a limited time. There’s been loads of posts this week with details of new features but here’s a quick video with 6 of them by Terry White. Want to see more? Here’s [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 23 Cool New Features in Adobe Photoshop CS6[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/61/57/446157.gif[/IMG]

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Travel Photography Inspiration Project: Vietnam

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Mar 25th 2012 - 0 comments

From the architecture and history of Italy, we now focus the Travel Photography Inspiration Project?s lens to Vietnam. Vietnam has always been in the back of my mind as a travel photography destination, but I have yet to set foot in the country. From the moment the submissions you will find below started dropping into [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Travel Photography Inspiration Project: Vietnam[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/60/27/446027.jpeg[/IMG]

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The Winners of the NYIP Photography Courses Are?.

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Mar 24th 2012 - 0 comments

Thank you to everyone who entered our recent competition to win one of two great photography courses from New York Institute of Photography. We have over 1000 entries to the competition and the judging was an overwhelming task – partly because of the numbers but mainly also because of the quality of what people entered [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. The Winners of the NYIP Photography Courses Are?.[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/57/80/445780.jpeg[/IMG]

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Using an Anchor Colour to Make your Images Come To Life

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Mar 24th 2012 - 0 comments

A Guest Post by Shariq Siddiqui Do you identify and use a certain colour as an anchor colour in your photographs? Here?s how you could use this simple concept to add extra appeal to your images.   Do you often find some images grab your attention more than others without your being able to pinpoint [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Using an Anchor Colour to Make your Images Come To Life[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/57/17/445717.jpeg[/IMG]

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Flash Applets on Some Technical Aspects of Photography

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Mar 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

The digital photography course offered by Stanford (CS 178, which we featured last year) has an awesome page filled with flash applets that can help you gain a better understanding of certain technical aspects of photography. These include understanding how various factors affect depth of field, a visual look at how phase detection autofocus works, [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/54/61/445461.jpeg[/IMG]

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Ellen DeGeneres Directs Portrait Sessions at JCPenny via Hidden Camera

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Mar 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres recently sent one of her staff members named Amy to a JCPenny to pose as a studio portrait photographer. As clients came in, Ellen watched the scene through a hidden camera and gave Amy exact instructions for what to say and do through a hidden earpiece. The resulting interactions between [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/54/38/445438.gif[/IMG]

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Sony Reportedly Working on a Full Frame Square Sensor Camera

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Mar 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Samsung may not be the only camera company dabbling with the idea of a digital Hasselblad 500CM-style camera: Sony is reportedly working on a new SLT camera called the “A1S” that features a “full frame” square sensor. sonyalpharumors writes that the prototype camera in development has the following specs: compatibility with existing Alpha and Minolta [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/54/18/445418.jpeg[/IMG]

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Framed: Short Film About a Photographer Shot Using an iPhone 4S

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Mar 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Framed is a beautiful and creative short film about a photographer taking pictures in the woods when he encounters something unexpected. French filmmaker Mael Sevestre filmed the entire thing using an iPhone 4S, and built a custom rig for recording footage through the old twin lens reflex camera seen in the film. (via Photojojo)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/53/75/445375.gif[/IMG]

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Black and White Landscapes: Weekly Photogrpahy Challenge

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Mar 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Earlier today we published a collection of 27 Black and White Landscape images. So it seemed appropriate to make this weeks challenge on that theme – Black and White Landscapes. While black and white might not necessarily always come to mind for landscapes I think it’s a great challenge to play around with. Taking colour [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Black and White Landscapes: Weekly Photogrpahy Challenge[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/53/45/445345.jpeg[/IMG]

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Abstract Images Created by Tearing and Layering Photographs

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Mar 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Raleigh, North Carolina-based artist Scott Hazard creates abstract images by tearing shapes into multiple prints of the same photograph, and then stacking the images on top of each other. He uses the technique to create things such as smoke, clouds, and portals in walls. He calls the project “Photo Constructs”. Photo Constructs by Scott Hazard [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/52/86/445286.jpeg[/IMG]

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New Twist To Iconic Photographs [Abe Lincoln + Others Via Fresh Photoshop Colorization]

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Mar 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Might have caught this earlier, but here’s a fascinating look at iconic portraits that were originally shot in black and white that have since been colorized in Photoshop. Normally, I don’t fall for this stuff, but this is incredibly elegant I’d say. Seeing Abraham Lincoln in color just seems to make him more a little [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/52/82/445282.jpeg[/IMG]

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Nikon D800 Receives the Highest Sensor Score Ever Given by DxOMark

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Mar 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Turns out the 36.3 megapixel sensor inside the new Nikon D800 isn’t just a megapixel war marketing tactic: the sensor has been given the highest score ever awarded by camera equipment rating service DxOMark. Calling it a “complete success in every sensor-related respect”, the lab states that the D800′s sensor has become the new sensor [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/52/70/445270.jpeg[/IMG]

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Movie Villains in Their Twilight Years

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Mar 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

For his project titled “Horror Vacui” (latin for “fear of empty space“), photographer Federico Chiesa imagines what the villains and creepy characters of ’80s films would be like if they were “still alive” today. Image credits: Photographs by Federico Chiesa[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/52/50/445250.jpeg[/IMG]

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Macro Shots Using a Canon 5D Mark II with a 4×5 Large Format Camera

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Mar 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

London-based photographer David Wilman recently did some experiments in which he used a Canon 5D Mark II as a digital back for his MPP 4×5 large format camera. He placed his lens-less 5D at the back of the camera at the film plane and then placed a black cloth over the two cameras to prevent [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/52/20/445220.jpeg[/IMG]

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27 Black and White Landscape Images

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Mar 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Last week we posted an image collection containing some beautiful black and white portrait photography. This week a friend suggested a collection of black and white landscapes. At first I was a little hesitant – when I think of landscapes I have to admit lots of colour comes to mind – but the more I [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 27 Black and White Landscape Images[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/44/51/56/445156.jpeg[/IMG]