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The Camera Logic of Super Mario World

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Jun 27th 2012 - 0 comments

In both still photography and video, camera work should generally be invisible to viewers, allowing them to focus on the subject being captured. The same is true for video games. Here’s a nerdy yet fascinating analysis of the camera in the legendary SNES game, Super Mario World. It’s so simple, yet so well designed that [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/93/24/489324.gif[/IMG]

Sneak Peek at the Windows 8 Photos App

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Jun 27th 2012 - 0 comments

Recently, Microsoft has been showing off many of the new features we’ll be seeing in the much-anticipated official release of Windows 8, and the most recent sneak peek Microsoft gave us was of the new Photos app. The app offers a native way for Windows users to organize, view and share all of their photos [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/93/02/489302.jpeg[/IMG]

Time-Lapse of a Water Drop Splash

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Jun 27th 2012 - 0 comments

Water drop photographer Corrie White creates pretty neat “time-lapse” videos of water drops falling and making splashes. The images aren’t from the same splash: White shoots one photo of 350-400 individual drop attempts, with each photo delayed just a fraction of a second longer than the previous one. Combining the resulting images into a time-lapse [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/92/93/489293.gif[/IMG]

Polaroid Z2300: Instant Photos in a Point-and-Shoot Body

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Jun 27th 2012 - 0 comments

Polaroid lovers will be happy to know that it doesn’t look like the company is slowing down where the instant camera game is concerned. Late last year they unveiled the Z340 — a futuristic digital instant camera in the classic Polaroid style — and now they’ve officially announced their newer, sleeker Z2300. The Z2300 falls [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/92/63/489263.jpeg[/IMG]

Colorful Gardens with Camera Flowers in Full Bloom

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Jun 27th 2012 - 0 comments

Brazilian artist André Feliciano creates beautiful gardens that look rather ordinary from afar, but step a little closer and you’ll notice that each individual flower is quite peculiar: it’s shaped like a camera. Feliciano’s colorful displays feature hundreds or thousands of tiny plastic cameras. You can check out more of his work over on his [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/92/44/489244.jpeg[/IMG]

5 Tips to Shake Up Your Travel Photography

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Jun 27th 2012 - 0 comments

I love to look at travel photography, but man, sometimes it can all just seem mind-numbingly similar. Put a cabin, some rocks, grass, or sand in the foreground, a lake or ocean in the middle ground, and a sunset or mountain in the background, preferably during a slightly cloudy day. Shake. Rinse. Repeat. I do [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 5 Tips to Shake Up Your Travel Photography[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/92/28/489228.jpeg[/IMG]

Rode Stereo Videomic Pro Review

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Jun 27th 2012 - 0 comments

The Rode Stereo Videomic Pro is an upgrade to to the previous Stereo Videomic in a much smaller and more lightweight package. It takes a lot of design cues from the new Videomic Pro, using the same style of suspension system and a metal hotshot. Many who owned the original Videomic will know that the [...] Support the site If you enjoyed reading this post and found it helpful, please consider supporting the site by making your next photography purchase by clicking through one of the links below. B&H Photo Amazon.com Adorama Zacuto Outdoor Photo Gear ebay Think Tank Photo -As a friend of this site, clicking through to the Think Tank site and spending more than $50 will earn you a FREE bag when you reach the checkout. Choose from several different accessory or modular bags for FREE! Borrowlenses.com DROBO Enter coupon code DANCARRPHOTO for up to $150 off on certain models. Clicking through these links doesn't cost you a penny more but helps me to bring you new, fresh content.Thanks for your support ! [IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/91/94/489194.jpeg[/IMG]

Yup, Color Management is Absent in iOS

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

After we published our browser color management PSA yesterday, those of you reading this site on your iOS devices probably noticed that your browsers failed the test. The reason? Color management is strangely absent from iOS. Software engineer Jeffrey Friedl, who discovered this fact a few months ago, writes, [...] try viewing this blog post [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/91/13/489113.jpeg[/IMG]

Just Plain Love: A Documentary Film About Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

If you’re a fan of hearing from photography greats and have some free time, check out his awesome documentary film about Henri Cartier-Bresson titled Henri Cartier-Bresson: L’amour Tout Court (“Just Plain Love”). It was directed by Raphaël O?Byrne back in 2001 when Cartier-Bresson was 92 years old, and features interviews with the legendary photojournalist as [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/90/90/489090.gif[/IMG]

Fiery Multiple Exposure Shoot Produced In-Camera

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

Photographer Benjamin “Von Wong” has pulled of a flashy feat with fire: a multiple exposure shoot of a pyrotechnician at work — all photographed and produced in his Nikon D800. That’s right — all in-camera, no stacking in Photoshop. Von Wong wrote on his blog: DAS [the pyrotechnician] and I had decided that we wanted [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/90/69/489069.png[/IMG]

Do You Still Think the Photography is Expensive?

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

Here’s an interesting graphic that’s floating around the social networks (anyone know the source?) that shows why photography is more expensive than some people think it should be (“it’s just pointing and snapping, right?”). If you like this, then check out our post back in January titled, “Why Wedding Photographers’ Prices Are ‘Wack’“. (via Pixel [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/90/47/489047.jpeg[/IMG]

3 Tips That Will Work in Most Forms of Photography

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

A Guest Post by Frank Doorhof. When I?m asked to share a tip for the readers of a website I always try to give a tip that will be beneficial for a large group of people, and I know not all of the readers are ?people shooters? so for this post I tried to give [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 3 Tips That Will Work in Most Forms of Photography[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/90/35/489035.jpeg[/IMG]

Creative Portraits of a Man in a Money Suit

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

One day photographer Jimmy Hickey decided to do a photo project capturing “money problems personified”, so he withdraw everything from his bank account in one dollar bills and created a money suit. The resulting project is titled “What Have We Done?”. Here’s a great 10-minute behind-the-scenes look at how the project happened, from start to [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/90/16/489016.jpeg[/IMG]

Wedding Photographer Loses Memory Card After Pub Brawl

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

A UK couple is very displeased after their wedding photographer lost all the images from their wedding during a scuffle in a pub. Jackie and Anam Sanderson enlisted a friend, Ben Fagan, to take wedding photographs — mostly to his benefit, they said, to boost his portfolio. But after the wedding, Fagan placed the card [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/90/06/489006.jpeg[/IMG]

Instagram Update Scraps Popularity for Explore Tab

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

Instagram’s latest 2.5 update has swapped out their “popular” tab for a new “explore” feature which allows users to browse photos based on users and hashtags — it’s a more functional search system. Now, instead of seeing photos that have the most likes, users can search for hashtags based on events and topics, which also [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/89/69/488969.jpeg[/IMG]

Lightroom 4 Now Offered Through Adobe?s Creative Cloud

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

Adobe promised Lightroom 4 as part of its Creative Cloud subscription plan, but didn’t have it ready to go when the cloud service was launched back in April. Today they finally added the popular image editing program to the package, giving you some additional photo editing muscle for the same $50/month rate. Not bad, considering [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/89/59/488959.jpeg[/IMG]

5 Simple Tips for Holding a Successful Photo Exhibition

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

At some point or another, as a creative professional, you will have the option to exhibit work to the public. Exhibitions are a great tool to market yourself, and your work to potential clients and art buyers. Exhibitions are neither scary nor intimidating if you know what is happening. The worst that you can do [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/89/41/488941.jpeg[/IMG]

What Else Can I Do For My Clients?

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

In a world where everybody wants more for less, it?s hard to justify spending money on things which may or may not make your clients happier. I have always been a believer in the idea that you need to spend money to make money, yet I find other photographers are very split on this subject. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/89/26/488926.jpeg[/IMG]

Bio of a Commercial Shoot: 9 Days in 4.5 Minutes

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

Last year during our winter photo/video campaign for REI, Chase asked me to shoot a few behind the scenes stills every day to contribute to his Diary of a Shoot blog series. The following is what he got in return. This is what happens when you ask the video guy to shoot stills. Too fast [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/89/23/488923.gif[/IMG]

Finish Line Cameras and Slit Scan Photography

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Jun 26th 2012 - 0 comments

Yesterday we reported on how US Track and Field saw its first “photo finish” tie this past weekend in an Olympic qualifying race. If you thought the finish line photo looked strange, it’s not just you: it’s not an ordinary photo. Journalist Daniel Rutter has written up a great article on how finish line cameras [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/88/92/488892.jpeg[/IMG]