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Google+ Team Intent on Stealing Flickr?s Photo Sharing Crown

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Over the last couple of days Google has been hosting the “Hangout In Real Life” Google+ Photographers Conference in San Francisco, and if anything has come out of the conference at all, it’s that Google is intent on making Google+ the photo sharing service of the future. Already popular amongst photographers, Google+ made several good [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/56/83/475683.jpeg[/IMG]

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Fancy New ?Pro Series? Lens Bracelets

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Back in 2010, San Diego-based photographer Adam Elmakias launched a geeky fashionable line of gel bracelets based on various lenses. The Lens Bracelets took the web by storm, and now Elmakias is back with a new and improved “pro series” lineup of bracelets that are much more faithful representations of actual lenses by Canon, Nikon, [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/56/69/475669.jpeg[/IMG]

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Unseen Portraits of ?60s Icons Found in Late Photographer?s Closet

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Jack Robinson was a quiet man who mostly kept to himself, which explains why it was his boss, Dan Oppenheimer, who was left to take care of his estate when he passed. Little did Oppenheimer realize, however, that when he opened the closet in Jack Robinson’s incredibly tidy apartment, he would find a collection of [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/56/33/475633.jpeg[/IMG]

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Time-Lapse of a Sports Arena Transforming Six Times Over Four Days

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

The Staples Center in Los Angeles is the official home of two NBA basketball teams (the Lakers and Clippers) and an NHL hockey team (the Kings). All three teams are competing in their respective playoffs this year, and between May 17th and May 20th the arena hosted 6 games. This meant that the interior had [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/56/12/475612.gif[/IMG]

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Why Your Camera?s Meter gets Exposure Wrong

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

This is the second in a series of four articles about exposure by Andrew S Gibson – author of Understanding Exposure: Perfect Exposure on your EOS camera. You can read the first lesson, which explored the reasons for using program, aperture priority and shutter priority modes, here. It doesn’t matter how advanced your camera’s meter [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Why Your Camera’s Meter gets Exposure Wrong[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/55/93/475593.jpeg[/IMG]

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Key Patent in Kodak?s Lawsuit Against Apple Tossed by Judge

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Kodak has been selling off its assets left and right as it tries to dig itself out of its financial hole. Most recently, it “successfully” sold its Gallery business to Shutterfly. But Kodak’s most prized possession, and the sale it was hoping to make up the most ground with, is its massive collection of patents [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/55/77/475577.jpeg[/IMG]

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19 Poses in 30 Seconds for a Fashion Cover Photograph

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Canadian fashion model Coco Rocha is quite talented at “freestyling” poses, or doing a bunch of useable poses off the top of her head in rapid succession. Last year a video showing Rocha doing 50 poses in 30 seconds went viral on the web. The video above shows her doing 19 “action poses” in just [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/55/63/475563.gif[/IMG]

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Chinese Government Goofs Again With a ?Floating Inspectors? Photoshop Fail

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Chinese government officials never seem to learn. If you’ve been following us for a while, you may remember the Chinese government’s Photoshop fail from last year, where three officials were supposedly inspecting a road, but instead looked more like they were floating above it. And on May 9th five more government inspectors were immortalized floating [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/55/44/475544.jpeg[/IMG]

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The End of An Era: FujiFilm Bids Farewell to APS Film

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

After announcing plans to stop production of APS last July, the time has finally come to say goodbye to Fuji’s Advanced Photo System film. The 24mm cartridge film hasn’t been a big seller for some time, and after Kodak stopped production last year it was only a matter of time before it disappeared for good. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/55/21/475521.jpeg[/IMG]

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A Beautiful 1 Minute Story Told Through 873 Stock Photographs

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

From Love to Bingo in 873 Images is an amazing short film created by AlmapBBDO to advertise Getty Images. The team spent 6 months sifting through 5,000 Getty stock photographs to create this beautiful 1-minute story that shows 873 images at 15 images per second. And you thought flipping through your own personal photo archives [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/55/12/475512.gif[/IMG]

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OmniVision?s New Sensor Could Bring 4K Video to Your Next Smartphone

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

4K video is the realm of high end cinematography gear right? Maybe not. Two new 16MP sensors announced yesterday by OmniVision may be bringing smooth 4K video technology to everything from compacts to smartphones. The sensors, which are the tiny 1/2.3-inch format, can record 4K (3840 x 2160) video at 60fps, or even higher resolution [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/54/99/475499.jpeg[/IMG]

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Diptychs of People and Their Dream Living Locations

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Dreamland is a series of diptychs by Italian photographer Francesca Guadagnini that’s based around the simple question “where would you like to live?”. Guadagnini shot portraits of the subjects and then photos of their answers as well, creating images that offer a small peek into the brain and personality of each person. Image credits: Photographs [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/54/83/475483.jpeg[/IMG]

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Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Groups of People

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Previously in the posing guide series articles we looked at posing female subjects, posing male subjects, posing children and posing couples. It is now time for posing groups of people. There are usually three kinds of group shots. First are just formal shots with a large number of people. Second are more informal shots 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. Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Groups of People[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/54/51/475451.png[/IMG]

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The Winner of the $1000 Lens Giveaway is?

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May 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Over the last few weeks we’ve launched a brand new dPS eBook – Natural Light: Mastering a Photographer’s Most Powerful Tool. It has been our fastest selling eBook ever and we’re so excited by the feedback we keep getting about it. As part of the launch we’ve been running a competition to give away to [...]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 Winner of the $1000 Lens Giveaway is…[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/53/71/475371.jpeg[/IMG]

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Pulp Fiction Photos Using Book Covers

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May 22nd 2012 - 0 comments

Artist Thomas Allen creates vintage scenes by cutting up pulp fiction book covers and turning them into dioramas. He also uses depth of field and lighting to add an extra dimension to the scenes. You can see more of his work over at Foley Gallery. (via Beautiful/Decay) Image credits: Photographs by Thomas Allen and used [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/52/42/475242.jpeg[/IMG]

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Flashed Face Distortion Effect Makes Ordinary Portraits Look Hideous

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May 22nd 2012 - 0 comments

If you’re ever creating a slideshow of portraits, you might want to avoid showing them aligned side-by-side with a gap in between. The video above shows a crazy optical illusion that researchers have dubbed the “Flashed Face Distortion Effect”. By flashing ordinary portraits aligned at the eyes, the human brain begins to compare and exaggerate [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/52/20/475220.gif[/IMG]

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Canon Going the Way of the Pancake, 40mm f/2.8 Coming in June

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May 22nd 2012 - 0 comments

Pancake lenses are becoming quite popular in the industry, especially with smaller mirrorless cameras, as their small form factor allows for greater portability. Canon will soon be jumping onto the pancake bandwagon with its EF line of lenses. Canon Rumors reports that Canon will be announcing a small, thin, and light EF 40mm f/2.8 pancake [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/52/02/475202.jpeg[/IMG]

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Travel Photography Inspiration Project: Australia

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May 22nd 2012 - 0 comments

First, let me apologize for the delay between posts. I was on a trip through India, Oman and the UAE for a month with little time to write. Second, AUSTRALIA! No other country is also its own continent, complete with the vast biodiversity and quirkiness that is Australia. No other country also get mixed up [...]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: Australia[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/51/67/475167.jpeg[/IMG]

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Self-Portrait Machine Turns Your Hand Into a Photo Printer

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May 22nd 2012 - 0 comments

“Blind Self-Portrait” is a project by artists Kyle McDonald and Matt Mets that’s based around a machine that can help you turn photographs into sketches. The machine constantly track’s the subject’s face using a camera and translates the image into a line-drawing and x- and y-coordinates. The user then rests their hand on the machine’s [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/51/42/475142.jpeg[/IMG]

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Pentax Announces the K-30: A Weather-Sealed Mid-Level DSLR

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May 22nd 2012 - 0 comments

Pentax has officially announced its new K-30 DSLR, a mid-level weather-sealed camera that’s geared towards active outdoor photographers. In addition to its durable build, the camera features a 16MP APS-C sensor, 6fps burst mode, speed autofocus with 9/11 cross-type points, in-camera stabilization (4 stops), 60fps Live View, an optical viewfinder with 100% coverage, a 3-inch [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/51/12/475112.jpeg[/IMG]