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3MP Sample Photo Shows What Google Glass Will Help People Capture

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May 9th 2012 - 0 comments

Google has published a second sample photo captured using its Google Glass augmented reality glasses. This time it’s a 3MP photograph captured by Googler Sebastian Thrun while spinning with his son Jasper. It’s an interesting example of the moments people will soon be able to capture if wearable, voice-controlled cameras become a part of how [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/98/34/469834.jpeg[/IMG]

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Snapheal Brings Content Aware Fill to Your Mac for Only $19.99

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May 9th 2012 - 0 comments

The “Content Aware Fill” tool was one of the most lauded advancements in Photoshop CS5. Of course, the tool wasn’t without its occasional glitches, but the ability to select a section and have the program clone it out automatically was still very impressive. But what if that’s the only tool you want to use? What [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/98/18/469818.jpeg[/IMG]

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HD Video Explained: Why 720p is Better than 1080i

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May 9th 2012 - 0 comments

High definition video recording is a standard feature on digital cameras these days. If you’ve never really understood the terms 1080p, 1080i, and 720p, here’s a short and sweet explanation that’ll bring you up to speed. Benjamin Higginbotham of Technology Evangelist describes the differences between varieties and why you can consider 720p “better” than 1080i.[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/98/00/469800.gif[/IMG]

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The DigiPlate: A Rock Solid Laptop Stand for Photographers Shooting Tethered

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May 9th 2012 - 0 comments

There are plenty of products on the market specifically targeting the photographer who shoots tethered to a laptop. But when it comes to putting your laptop somewhere other than the nearest unoccupied chair or table, we haven’t run into many accessories that offer a versatile, “attach anywhere” sort of solution — until we stumbled on [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/97/87/469787.jpeg[/IMG]

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Creepy Portraits of People with Anime Proportions

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May 9th 2012 - 0 comments

If you’ve ever watched a Japanese anime, or even American cartoons for that matter, you probably know that most of the characters have highly unrealistic body proportions — giant eyes and tiny noses are the norm. Ideal Species is a creepy set of images by photographer Chris Scarborough that imagines what these proportions would look [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/97/62/469762.jpeg[/IMG]

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How to Teach and Introduce Children the Wonders of Photography

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May 9th 2012 - 0 comments

Children see the world through a special lens. There is a purity to their imagination that at some point most adults lose. If you have ever put a camera in the hands of a child you will soon discover that what they see in life is very different than the adults perspective. How can you [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. How to Teach and Introduce Children the Wonders of Photography[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/97/49/469749.jpeg[/IMG]

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An In-Depth Comparison of the Canon 5D Mark III and Nikon D800

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

Can’t decide between the Canon 5D Mark III and Nikon D800? Dave Dugdale of Learning DSLR Video created this helpful video that offers a pretty comprehensive comparison of the cameras. It’s a bit heavy on the videography applications of the camera, but should be quite informative nevertheless if you’re at all interested in these cameras. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/95/59/469559.gif[/IMG]

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Copyright Suit Against Tumblr May Affect All Photo Sharing Sites

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

Back in 2006, a pornography publishing company named Perfect 10 attempted to sue Google over copyright infringement, claiming that the thumbnails displayed via Google’s image search did not fall under “fair use.” Ultimately, the Supreme Court wouldn’t even hear the case, allowing the ruling that thumbnails are fair use to stand and handing Perfect 10 [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/95/37/469537.jpeg[/IMG]

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Tintype Portraits and the Shop in SF That Creates Them in 20 Minutes

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

If film is dying, then tintype photography has been extinct for years, but there’s still one studio/gallery in San Francisco that can immortalize your portrait using this classic method in as little as 20 minutes. This video done by Cool Hunting Video shows store co-founder Michael Shindler going through the whole process, from prepping the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/95/11/469511.gif[/IMG]

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A Behind The Scenes Look at the Making of a Lee Filter

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

Lee Filters is a world-class producer of high-quality filters for both photography and cinematography, and now we have a chance to see what goes into making these high-end accessories. Keep in mind that these filters aren’t made by some machine on an assembly line; each Lee Filter is made by hand, and in this video [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/94/94/469494.gif[/IMG]

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Instagram Socialmatic: A Concept Design for a Physical Instagram Camera

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

A week ago we shared a funny “leaked advertisement” for a fictional camera called the Instagram Snap. The video poked fun at the possibility that Instagram would use their $1 billion buyout from Facebook to build a ridiculous “real-world” camera — basically a Polaroid camera with “sharing” features (passing a photo to another person by [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/94/72/469472.jpeg[/IMG]

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A Peek Inside the New York Times? ?Lively Morgue? Historical Archive

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

Back in February the New York Times launched a new site called “The Lively Morgue” for regularly sharing photos from its historical archive of the same name. The video above gives an interesting behind-the-scenes glimpse at this amazing underground archive that stores millions of historical photographs and 300,000 sacks filled with negatives. (via DEVELOP Tube)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/94/63/469463.gif[/IMG]

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chasejarvisLIVE: Zoë Keating ? Artist as Entrepreneur + Mind Blowing Cellist [Re-Watch]

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

Posted for your enjoyment. If you missed this LIVE show with Zoe Keating (or if you didn’t…!) you’ll want to take a peek. For one, IMHO it’s some of our most beautiful footage and one of the best sounding of any chasejarvisLIVE to date – we’re getting pretty tight on our capture because we’re having [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/94/46/469446.jpeg[/IMG]

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7 Secrets Every Aspiring Street Photographer Should Know

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May 8th 2012 - 1 comments

A Guest Post by James Maher Street photography ain?t easy. It?s a fast moving world out there and it takes a lot of practice to be able to capture it well. However, it?s not just about practice. Every seasoned street photographer has a bag of tricks to make their lives easier when out on the [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 7 Secrets Every Aspiring Street Photographer Should Know[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/94/28/469428.jpeg[/IMG]

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$160,000 Nikkor 6mm Fisheye in Action on a Nikon D800

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

A few weeks back an amazing Nikkor 6mm fisheye lens resurfaced for sale in London for an eye-popping $160,000. The lens was quickly snatched up by a camera collector. For those of you who missed out on buying the lens but would still like to see how 160 grand worth of fish-eye performs in real [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/94/15/469415.gif[/IMG]

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Creative Macro Photographs of a Fun-Loving Fly

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

Photographer Nicholas Hendrickx has a quirky photo series titled “The Adventures Of Mr. Fly” in that features macro photographs of a (presumably dead) fly engaging in various human activities. The Adventures Of Mr. Fly (via Fstoppers) Image credits: Photographs by Nicholas Hendrickx and used with permission[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/94/01/469401.jpeg[/IMG]

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Famous Crossing At Abbey Road Offers Photo Ops and Traffic Jams

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

Everybody know the famous Beatles album cover of the four superstars crossing Abbey Road, but did you know that you can visit the intersection yourself and re-create the photo? Well you can, and what’s more, there’s a 24-hour webcam pointed right at the intersection that will capture you and your friends doing what tourists do [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/93/70/469370.jpeg[/IMG]

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Stop-Motion Music Video Showing Board Games Being Sliced and Diced

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

If you like PES’ stop-motion videos in which random objects are prepared as food, you’ll love this creative music video for the song “Get By” by Delta Heavy. It’s mind-boggling to think about how much time and energy went into preparing and photographing each individual still: director Ian Robertson shot 11,008 photographs and selected 3,184 [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/93/37/469337.gif[/IMG]

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Olympus Unveils New Ultra-Rugged TG-1 iHS Tough Camera

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

It’s usually a bit anti-climactic when a company unveils a product that was all but completely leaked beforehand, but the new Olympus TG-1 iHS is still a very exciting addition to the rugged camera market. In the end it’s about quality, and on that front Olympus are delivering in big ways, prompting some to say [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/93/03/469303.jpeg[/IMG]

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Photographs of East Germany Locations Captured Decades Apart

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May 8th 2012 - 0 comments

Photographer Stefan Koppelkamm first photographed East Germany in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall but before the reunification. He revisited the same locations a decade later, and rephotographed them from exactly the same viewpoints to document the drastic social and economic transformations that came about during the time between the photos. The project [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/92/75/469275.jpeg[/IMG]