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Trippy Portraits Shot at a Photo Illusion Museum

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Jul 6th 2012 - 0 comments

World travel bloggers Michael Powell and Jürgen Horn recently visited the The Trick Eye Museum in South Korea, where visitors can snap humorous and mind-bending pictures of themselves interacting with various painted rooms. They write, If you don?t like having your picture taken, stay far away from the Trick Eye Museum, which is also not [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/26/79/492679.jpeg[/IMG]

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Video Vignettes Inspired by David Hockney?s Photocollages

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Jul 6th 2012 - 0 comments

Filmmaker Ian Gamester created this video of moments collected over the course of several years, inspired by artist David Hockney’s photocollages, his famous “Joiners.” Gamester writes: I was always greatly impressed with David Hockney’s joiners. They seemed to capture so much more of the “moment” than conventional photography. I started playing around with video joiners [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/26/70/492670.gif[/IMG]

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Kodak Gallery Officially Offline, Some Accounts May Take Months to Reactivate

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Jul 6th 2012 - 0 comments

Most people already know that one of the ways Kodak tried to dig itself out of its sizable financial hole was to sell the Kodak Gallery to Shutterfly, and the service officially shut down just a few short days ago. Most Kodak Gallery users probably won’t be too upset with the move, but unfortunately, it [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/26/60/492660.jpeg[/IMG]

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Stunning Red Planet Panorama Captured by Mars Rover Opportunity

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Jul 6th 2012 - 0 comments

Mars rover Opportunity has spent more than 8 years on the Red Planet exploring, analyzing and, like any good tourist, snapping photos. And one of the most recent and stunning photos from the six-wheeled explorer is the panorama you see above. It’s a panorama of an area called “Greeley Haven,” and it was put together [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/26/38/492638.jpeg[/IMG]

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Amazing Photos of Street Art

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Jul 6th 2012 - 0 comments

Some Friday fun to inspire your weekend: Reinvent the mundane. Im always impressed with how street artists can transform mundane objects into a fertile canvas. Visually rearranging everyday spaces that seem to serve a single function (like a crosswalk or drain), and remixing with an ingenuity that knocks function on its ass. This reinvention of [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/26/34/492634.png[/IMG]

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Advanced Composition: Using Georgraphy

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Jul 6th 2012 - 0 comments

When you think of composition in photography, what are the first things that comes to mind? Rule of thirds. Fill the Frame. Leading lines. Depth. Repetition. If you are really educated, you may also think of perspective, angles, and color. The world of artistic composition actually includes quite a bit more than you may think. [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Advanced Composition: Using Georgraphy[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/26/11/492611.jpeg[/IMG]

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Nikon Expected to Announce New 800mm Lens, the Longest in Lineup

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Based on some patents filed by Nikon, the company is expected to announce an updated 800mm lens, which will be the largest lens in the current lineup, according to Nikon Rumors. As of now, the 600mm f/4G ED VR is the longest lens Nikon is offering, though Sigma and Canon both have 800mm f/5.6 lenses [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/23/75/492375.jpeg[/IMG]

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Botched Fireworks Display Makes For Glorious Photos of Fireballs

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

The 4th of July fireworks show in San Diego malfunctioned yesterday, resulting in an entire show’s 20-minutes worth of fireworks released in 15 seconds that the Port of San Diego attributed to a corrupted computer file. But for some prepared photographers, the display resulted in some singular photos of the large fireballs. You can watch [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/23/56/492356.jpeg[/IMG]

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Getty Images Auction Draw Bids of $4 Billion

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Photo agency Getty Images is on the auction block, in a second round of bids that are climbing towards $4 billion for a potential sale. Investment firm KKR & Co. and private equity investment firm TPG are on the list of at least five interested bidders, the Wall Street Journal reports. The WSJ also noted [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/23/46/492346.jpeg[/IMG]

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Are Joe Klamar?s US Olympic Portraits Intentionally ?Bad??

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

I came across a series of supposedly bad US Olympic portraits taken by photographer Joe Klamar via a post on my Facebook page. I just had to take a look to see if they could really be as bad as reported. It’s a pretty interesting story. From a photography perspective, my immediate reaction was “ugh [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/23/30/492330.jpeg[/IMG]

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An Unexpected ?Kiss? on Canon Rebel T4i EXIF Data

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

If you’ve noticed an unexpected “Kiss” in your Canon Rebel T4i EXIF data, there’s no need to panic (or blush!). In certain applications that show EXIF data, the camera name may show up as the EOS Kiss X6i — the Japanese market name of the same camera model. Additionally the Camera Settings / Remote Shooting [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/23/12/492312.jpeg[/IMG]

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32-Year-Old Man Has a Conversation with His 12-Year-Old Self

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

20 years ago, actor and filmmaker Jeremiah McDonald used a video camera to send a message to his future self. This year McDonald — now 32-years-old — took that message and created this awesome video of himself as an adult talking himself as a child.[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/23/00/492300.gif[/IMG]

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Want Versus Need: Pitting the Canon D30 Against the 1D Mark IV

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

On the heels of my guest blog post over at Tiffinbox, I wanted to showcase a little camera comparison I used to illustrate my points on gear acquisition. We are all at fault for lusting after the latest and greatest gear available to us on the market. I know I have, but that lust comes [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/22/54/492254.jpeg[/IMG]

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Hong Kong Model May Lose Millions for Leaking Panasonic Camera on Instagram

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Hong Kong model Angelababy lost her contract with Panasonic after leaking a photo of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 on Instagram in March of this year. And now: a legal mess that could cost millions. China News reports that Panasonic is seeking a refund of their contract, worth 9,910,014 yuan (about $1,559,181.51 USD) plus another million [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/22/43/492243.jpeg[/IMG]

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Photo Frame in the Shape of Sunglasses

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Check out this unique picture frame by Urban Outfitters. The Sunglasses Photo Frame is a “kooky oversized sunglasses picture frame” that shows your 3.5×2.75 photos through the two lenses. The temple arms work as a stand for the frame. They’re currently sold out on the UO website, but you might be able to find one [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/22/17/492217.jpeg[/IMG]

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Will High-Resolution Displays Convert Smartphone Shooters Back to Cameras?

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Smartphone cameras have gotten to the point of being able to stack up well against digital cameras — at least when viewing the photos at smaller sizes. Zoom in, and there’s still a pretty big gap in quality due to the smartphone’s smaller lens and sensor. BuzzFeed’s John Herrman writes that the emergence of ultra-high [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/22/06/492206.jpeg[/IMG]

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Repurpose Empty Film Roll Canisters as Invitation Holders

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

If you’ve got spent, empty film cassettes lying around collecting dust, Photojojo has a crafty idea for the mindful re-user: make them into rolled invitation or stationery holders. It’s quite simple: cut and decorate 1.375? x 11? strip of paper, pop the top off the film cassette (you can use a bottle opener) and tape [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/21/79/492179.jpeg[/IMG]

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Legendary Rock ?n? Roll Photos

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

I like this Jim Marshall quote: ?I worked hard but I never really considered it work. I always enjoyed myself and only took an assignment if I had complete control and access. My reputation was such that managers didn?t f*ck with me. I had the trust of the artist. I would work with them and [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/21/75/492175.png[/IMG]

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Reuters to Use Robotic DSLR Cameras for Olympic Coverage

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Jul 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Sports photographers use a variety of techniques and gear to shoot from different angles that are less accessible to the photographers during action: wirelessly triggered cameras mounted behind backboards, perched on overhead catwalks, clamped on the ground. Reuters photographers Fabrizio Bensch and Pawel Kopczynski decided to take the technology of remote photography to another level [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/21/59/492159.jpeg[/IMG]