Here’s a skateboarding video by Joe Pease that shows a creative point of view, riding along with the shadow rather than the skateboarder. (via kottke.org)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/35/13/473513.gif[/IMG]
Two photographers from opposite ends of the country found themselves in similar situations over the past few weeks. Although the charges leveled against each were different, both photogs were ultimately exonerated after video evidence was presented on their behalf. Amateur photographer Joshua Garland from Seattle and photojournalist Alexander Arbuckle from New York were charged with [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/35/03/473503.jpeg[/IMG]
The 120° panoramic image (and its crop) you see above is titled “Daguerreotype View of Cincinnati” and was captured in 1948 by Porter and Fontayne from Newport, Kentucky. It was created with eight full-plate daguerreotypes and shows a two mile stretch of the Cincinatti waterfront. Codex 99 writes, The panorama is not only the first [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/34/78/473478.jpeg[/IMG]
Here’s a leaked photo of an upcoming DSLR by Pentax, the K-30. It’s the replacement of the K-r, and features a 16MP sensor, ISO that goes up to 25,600, HD video, weather sealing, a 3-inch LCD screen, 4fps continuous shooting, and a price tag of around $800-$1000. (via Photo Rumors)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/34/04/473404.jpeg[/IMG]
Photographer Tadao Cern has an awesome project titled, ahem, Blow Job that consists of portraits of people having their faces blown by extremely strong blasts of air. You can find the entire collection of photographs over on Facebook. Blow Job by Tadao Cern (via Colossal) Image credits: Photographs by Tadao Cern[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/33/77/473377.jpeg[/IMG]
This past Monday, stock photography behemoth Shutterstock filed documents with the SEC to have an IPO and list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The process requires Shutterstock to reveal its financial details, so the document provides an interesting look at how the company ticks and the state of the stock photography industry. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/33/60/473360.jpeg[/IMG]
How do you go about demanding payment from a local newspaper if you discover that they’ve infringed upon your copyright? Blogger Duane Lester of All American Blogger recently found an article of his reprinted nearly verbatim, typos and all, by the Oregon Times Observer in Oregon, Missouri. He then decided to pay a visit to [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/33/34/473334.gif[/IMG]
After the massive leak of pictures showing these exact cameras on April 30th, their official release isn’t as exciting as it probably should be. But nevertheless, the new NEX-F3 and A37 are now an official part of the Sony lineup, complete with a new 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. The specs seem to be exactly what we [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/33/20/473320.jpeg[/IMG]
Photographer Mark Meyers just wrote up a nice enough story aimed at driving awareness fear in professional photographers … fear about the future of their career, their well-being, their jobs. Depicted in that article this image at left, which was completely generated by the author of the post using an emerging 3d modeling software [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/33/10/473310.jpeg[/IMG]
Foam Sculptures is a project by Dutch photographer Suzanne Jongmans, who recreates the look of old 16th and 17th century Flemish and Dutch paintings using clothing and accessories created from foam packing and insulating materials. It reminds us of Nina Katchadourian’s airplane lavatory portraits, except with higher production values. You can find the entire series [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/32/85/473285.jpeg[/IMG]
A Guest Post by Darlene Hildebrandt. In classical portraiture there are several things you need to control and think about to make a flattering portrait of your subjects, including: lighting ratio, lighting pattern, facial view, and angle of view. I suggest you get to know these basics inside out, and as with most things, then [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 6 Portrait Lighting Patterns Every Photographer Should Know[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/32/44/473244.jpeg[/IMG]
If you’ve ever felt like there’s a camera shaped gap in the clothing market that needed filling, then the new clothing company Dodge and Burn may be exactly what you were looking for. Created “out of a passion for analogue photography and classic cameras” and established last year, the Dodge and Burn brand pays hommage [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/31/17/473117.jpeg[/IMG]
While we’re on the subject of world records in photography, did you know that the world’s longest photographic negative is 129ft 6.69in (~39.5m) long? It’s a giant panorama of the streets of Buenos Aires, exposed by Argentinian photographer Esteban Pastorino Diaz using a homemade panoramic slit camera that was attached to the top of his [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/30/96/473096.gif[/IMG]
A rare Beatles photograph taken in the same shoot as the iconic Abbey Road album cover is set to go up for auction on May 22nd, and is expected to fetch up to £9,000 (~$14,300). The photograph by Iain Macmillan was one of seven photographs captured while the band walked back and forth across the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/30/85/473085.jpeg[/IMG]
A couple of weeks ago two concepts for a “real-life” Instagram camera rolled across our computer screens — one fake and funny, one real and kind of cool — but we were pretty certain that neither of them would become a reality any time soon. It seems, however, that we’re being proven wrong by ADR [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/30/65/473065.gif[/IMG]
Are we close to the point at which HD video cameras are so good that professional photographs can simply be extracted from footage rather than shot with a still photography camera? That’s a question photographer Kevin Arnold had, and when he finally got his hands on a $65,000 RED camera he decided to seek an [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/30/55/473055.jpeg[/IMG]
Beginner or emerging photographer? Well, once you know what?s happening with your camera and all those dials, it?s time to take on lighting and flash photography. In taking that next step – learning to light – you can do almost anything, and nothing opens up this opportunity more effectively and affordably than working with Speedlights, [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/30/43/473043.png[/IMG]
In celebration of the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games — or maybe just because she felt like it — London artist Clare Newton has stitched together 109,000 photos into the (not yet official) world’s longest photo. The entire Jump4London project, which consists of one very long photo of people jumping, has taken 21 months of [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/30/22/473022.jpeg[/IMG]
Burning House is a series of photographs by artist Carrie Schneider that shows a small white house burning on an island in the middle of a lake. While the subject matter might not be too out of the ordinary, glance through the images and you’ll soon find that the house appears to be perpetually on [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/30/03/473003.jpeg[/IMG]
Not all of us have hours on end to spend on social media (myself included). Most photographers make their money by bringing in clients whether it’s families, brides, small businesses, whatever it may be. So any excess time spent on social media is time that could be spent sourcing clients. Now, social media can actually [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Short On Time? Learn To Post To Google+, Your Blog, Facebook, and Twitter Simultaneously[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/29/91/472991.png[/IMG]
