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Water: Weekly Photography Challenge

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

This week your photographic challenge is to take and share a photo on the theme of ‘Water’. Interpret the theme any way that you wish – you might like to hit the beach, take some seascapes or coastline photography , photograph a waterfall, photograph some water reflections, shoot some water drops, go do some underwater [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Water: Weekly Photography Challenge[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/94/70/519470.jpeg[/IMG]

iPICS2GO Turns Your iPhone Into a Film and Print Scanner

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

The iPICS2GO Negative to iPhone Scanner is a simple device that lets your iPhone double as a scanner for photos, both film and prints. It works with 35mm negatives and slide film, as well as 3×5 and 4×6 prints. Just plug your iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S into the top, fire up the powerful editing [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/94/59/519459.jpeg[/IMG]

Canon?s Mirrorless Camera Leaked ? EOS M

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Canon are finally making the jump into the mirrorless market and the first images of the first camera, expected to be officially launched on Sunday night, have leaked onto the internet via DigicameInfo and Canon Rumors.  Details are relatively thin on the ground at the moment but what is clear is that this camera has [...] 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/17/00/51/94/41/519441.jpeg[/IMG]

The Fancy Robotic DSLR Rigs Covering the Olympic Games

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

This behind-the-scenes video by the Associated Press gives a neat look at the various robotic cameras the agency will use at the London Olympic Games (earlier this month we shared some of Reuters’ rigs). Fancy remote-controlled rigs will allow for many photographic firsts, as cameras will be found in locations that were previously inaccessible. Wired [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/94/32/519432.gif[/IMG]

Time-Lapse of a Man Sorting 65,000 LEGO Blocks Over 71 Hours

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Stop-motion projects often require mind-blowing amounts of work and preparation. Just how mind-blowing? Music duo Daniel Larsson and Tomas Redigh (AKA Rymdreglage) recently poured out 100 boxes of LEGO pieces that each contained 650 blocks. They then had two cameras snap a photo every 20 seconds as they spent a whopping 71 hours sorting by [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/94/10/519410.gif[/IMG]

Composite Portraits of Various Kitchens

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Like most people, your kitchen at home is probably littered with various items collected over the past months, years, or even decades. Photographer Erik Klein Wolterink has a project titled Kitchen Portraits in which he captured portraits of the kitchens of various ethnic groups within Amsterdam. Rather than photograph them from one angle, he opened [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/93/92/519392.jpeg[/IMG]

Photography Makes an Appearance on Jeopardy

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

“Photography” was featured as a category on last night’s episode of the game show Jeopardy. Here are the 5 questions that were asked. If you consider yourself a photography buff, see if you can answer all of them (answers at the end). Here are the answers: memory cards, silver, Louis Daguerre, filter, oxygen. So, how [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/93/69/519369.jpeg[/IMG]

First Leaked Photo of Canon?s Mirrorless Camera

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Feast your eyes on Canon’s upcoming mirrorless camera. This image was first published by Japanese camera site Digicame-info, and was reportedly leaked by a camera shop. From the image, we see that the camera’s name is EOS M, and that it comes with a EF-M (a new mount type!) 22mm f/2 STM pancake lens. If [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/93/54/519354.jpeg[/IMG]

The Wonderful World of Macro Lenses: Close-Up Photography Lesson #4

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

This is the final in a series of four lessons on close-up and macro photography by Andrew S Gibson, author of Up Close: A Guide to Macro & Close Up Photography. In the first three lessons of this series I looked at close-up lenses, extension tubes and reverse lens macro (click the links to recap [...]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 Wonderful World of Macro Lenses: Close-Up Photography Lesson #4[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/93/42/519342.jpeg[/IMG]

Lettuce-Defiling Burger King Employee Located Using EXIF Data, Fired

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Jul 19th 2012 - 0 comments

This past Monday, someone posted a photo to imageboard 4chan showing a Burger King employee stomping on two tubs of lettuce. The caption read “This is the lettuce you eat at Burger King.” Other tech-savvy vigilante users immediately pounced on the case in hopes of identifying the poster. Unfortunately for the lettuce defiler, the photograph [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/92/36/519236.jpeg[/IMG]

How One Photographer Got His Instagram Photos Into Sports Illustrated

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Jul 19th 2012 - 0 comments

The latest issue of Sports Illustrated magazine features 18 baseball photographs by sports photographer Brad Mangin across 6 of the opening pages. Not just any photographs, mind you, Instagram photographs. Mangin has an interesting blog post on how the whole process happened: By the time the regular season opened in April I felt like I [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/92/22/519222.jpeg[/IMG]

Flickr Responds to ?Dear Marissa Mayer?

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Jul 19th 2012 - 0 comments

Hey Internet… Flickr heard your plea for improvement and has responded with its own standalone page titled “Dear Internet“. The page is an open invitation to the Internet to help make the service better by applying for a job. We hear the site is looking to expand, and is looking for new rockstar employees to [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/92/07/519207.jpeg[/IMG]

Beautiful Short Film Sheds Light on Life and Work of Vivian Maier

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Jul 19th 2012 - 0 comments

Vivian Maier, Photographer is a beautiful short film about the life and work of Vivian Maier, the unknown amateur photographer whose massive collection of street photographs was discovered at an estate sale after her death. In the summer of 2010 we were asked by curator Jeffrey Goldstein if we could create a short film using [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/91/90/519190.gif[/IMG]

How Much is a Like, Comment or Follower on Instagram Worth to You?

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Jul 19th 2012 - 0 comments

If the concept of spending real money on a like, comment or follower on Instagram seems downright strange to you then join the club. But a couple of new websites seem to be capitalizing on people who are willing to do just that. Both Buy Instagram Followers and Buy Instagram Likes sell packages of tens, [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/91/80/519180.jpeg[/IMG]

Fujifilm Discontinues a Number of Formats from the Velvia Film Lineup

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Jul 19th 2012 - 0 comments

This year hasn’t been very friendly to Fujifilm’s film lineup. The company has already announced the discontinuation of APS films, the cutting of some less popular films, and a worldwide price increase. The bad news doesn’t end there: today the company announced major cuts to its popular Velvia brand, a film known for its resolution [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/91/70/519170.jpeg[/IMG]

A Journey from Childhood to Old Age in a Bathroom Mirror

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Jul 19th 2012 - 0 comments

The Mirror is a highly acclaimed and incredibly creative short film by Swiss directors Ramon and Pedro. It shows a journey through life in one take, with everything taking place in the reflection of a bathroom mirror. Here’s a behind-the-scenes video showing how it was made (hint: they used an invisible mirror rather than an [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/91/42/519142.gif[/IMG]

Congrats to Our Award Winning Contributor ? Phil Hart

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Jul 19th 2012 - 0 comments

A Huge congratulations to dPS contributing author Phil Hart for winning a prestigious David Malines Astrophotography Awards with the above image which was featured on one of his posts here at dPS – Photography Under the Stars. Coverage of Phil’s win and some other winning photographs are featured here. Phil’s eBook – Shooting Stars – [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Congrats to Our Award Winning Contributor – Phil Hart[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/91/32/519132.jpeg[/IMG]

Edwardian Sartorialist: Street Fashion Photos from a Century Ago

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Jul 19th 2012 - 0 comments

The Sartorialist might be a big name in street fashion photography these days, but snapping impromptu photos of the latest clothing trends is nothing new. Over a century ago, a photographer named Edward Linley Sambourne did the same kind of photography on the streets of London and Paris using a concealed camera. His images form [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/90/96/519096.jpeg[/IMG]

Does Flickr Have a User Engagement Problem?

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Jul 19th 2012 - 0 comments

Flickr users have made quite a commotion in the past couple days begging new Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to make the photo sharing site “awesome again”, but how does one go about doing so? Mat Honan of Wired says that one of the site’s big weaknesses is user engagement, and conducted a test to prove [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/90/86/519086.jpeg[/IMG]

cjLIVE Capitol Hill Block Party Broadcast Schedule

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Jul 19th 2012 - 0 comments

It’s on! This is the mothership of information for the next three days of LIVE broadcasting from the Capitol Hill Block Party. Check for updates to find out when we’re broadcasting private performances, main stage concerts and intimate interviews. The action from the cjLIVE lounge is going to be fast and furious for this 3-day [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/90/82/519082.png[/IMG]