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Breathtaking Aerial Footage of London

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May 5th 2012 - 0 comments

This incredible London flyover footage, taken by aerial photographer Jason Hawkes, shows the huge city in a way most of us haven’t seen before. Through Mr. Hawkes’ lens you begin to grasp the true scale of the soon-to-be Olympic city; including some beautiful dusk shots of the Shard, which is now the tallest building in [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/78/59/467859.gif[/IMG]

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Alfred Stieglitz ? The Father of Modern Photography

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May 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Legendary photographer Alfred Stieglitz was one of photography’s pioneers. In a time when the arts, photography included, were stuck in the past and unwilling to change, he drove the art of photography into a new erra of expression. Because of this he is known by many as “the father of modern photography.” As the documentary [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/76/90/467690.gif[/IMG]

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A DIY Rig for Perfect Light Painting Orbs

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May 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Unlike most DIY projects this one won’t come cheap, but if you’ve always yearned for that ever elusive “perfect” light painting orb, then photographer Hugo Baptista has a solution for you. All you need to replicate his results is a Meade DS-2000 telescope mount, a drill, an LED strip with a wireless controller, and a piece of [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/76/76/467676.jpeg[/IMG]

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Insights into Photojournalism with Newsweek?s Senior Photo Editor

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May 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Quite a bit longer than most of the videos we put up, nevertheless, this insightful interview with Newsweek’s long-time Senior International Photo Editor, Jamie Wellford, is worth watching/listening to for any and all photojournalism enthusiasts. The topics of conversation cover everything from Wellford’s beginnings at Newsweek to why tragic events tend to yield the best [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/76/65/467665.gif[/IMG]

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Lessons Learned in a Columbian Orphanage

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May 5th 2012 - 0 comments

It has always been a dream of mine to work at an orphanage. I know. It’s a little bit random, and not exactly typical for an American girl. But it’s true: working at an orphanage was my earliest dream job. I think I was 9 years old. I don’t remember what put the idea in [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Lessons Learned in a Columbian Orphanage[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/76/41/467641.jpeg[/IMG]

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Futuristic Drag and Drop Concept for Transferring Photos and Media

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May 4th 2012 - 0 comments

Tired of fiddling with cables and memory cards? You might not have to in the near future as wireless data transfer becomes more and more common. This brilliant concept video by designer Ishac Bertran imagines how we might soon be using “spatially aware devices”, or devices that can share data simply by holding them close [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/75/02/467502.jpeg[/IMG]

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Flickr Ups Max Displayed Resolution to 2048px and Adds Size Controls

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May 4th 2012 - 0 comments

The folks at Flickr don’t seem to be slowing down for anything. In the fight to stay relevant as more and more competition springs up, we’ve seen the Yahoo! photo sharing site go through an overhaul ranging from looks to a new uploader. And now Flickr is adding two new photo sizes and a new [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/74/87/467487.jpeg[/IMG]

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A Review of the IKEA Cardboard Camera

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May 4th 2012 - 0 comments

Yesterday I attended a VIP sneak preview of the new IKEA PS designer furniture line in Malmö, Sweden. I was not the slightest bit interested in the designer furniture. I was there for one reason, to play with and acquire the new KNÄPPA, IKEA’s cardboard camera. The event started with everyone getting a big yellow [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/74/33/467433.jpeg[/IMG]

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Teen Collects 50,000 Signatures to Protest the Use of Photoshop by Magazines

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May 4th 2012 - 0 comments

It’s common knowledge that models in magazines are Photoshopped to look the way that they do — often to the detriment of the young girls that aspire to have these computer generated figures — but for the most part protests have come in the form of ad campaigns like Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty. But [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/74/11/467411.gif[/IMG]

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Why Instagram is Terrible for You, and Why You Should Use It

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May 4th 2012 - 5 comments

Although everyone has an opinion on Facebook?s purchase of Instagram for $1b, I think we can all agree: Instagram is terrible for photographers (Gotcha). Why? Let?s count the ways. Why Instagram is Terrible for Photographers… The rights grab Let?s look at the Terms of Use: ?By displaying or publishing (?posting?) any Content on or through [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/73/90/467390.jpeg[/IMG]

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The Frozen Face Effect: Why You Look Worse in Photos than in Video

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May 4th 2012 - 0 comments

If you’ve always felt that you look more attractive in videos than you do in photographs, you’re not alone. A recent study done by researchers at UC Davis and Harvard has found that subjects generally find video footage of people more attractive than stills showing the same face. It turns out that looking attractive in [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/73/78/467378.jpeg[/IMG]

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BLUE: Weekly Photography Challenge

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May 4th 2012 - 0 comments

This week your challenge is to take and share an image or two on the theme of BLUE! It’s been over two years since we went blue in a challenge and last time was very popular. Like last time I’m sure we’ll see lots of blue skies, eyes and other blue things. Let your imagination [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. BLUE: Weekly Photography Challenge[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/73/69/467369.jpeg[/IMG]

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Real Time Skaterboarders Blended into Time-Lapse Footage

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May 4th 2012 - 0 comments

Upon first glance, Open Horizon by photographer and filmmaker Russell Houghten might look like a pretty ordinary video that shows time-lapse footage mixed with skateboarding videos. Take a closer look, however, and you start to realize somethings not quite right: the world is whizzing by as the skateboarders do their tricks. Houghten spend a great [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/73/57/467357.gif[/IMG]

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Shoot Your Own Google Earth-style Aerial Photos with the E382 Drone Kit

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May 4th 2012 - 0 comments

If you happen to have $600+ just lying around (who doesn’t?) and are looking to take photos from a whole new vantage point, then Event38′s E382 Aerial Mapping Drone may be worth looking into. The $600 starter kit includes the plane, motor, speed controller, and the ArduPilot Mega 2.0 autopilot system to handle all of [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/73/45/467345.jpeg[/IMG]

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MCA (Adam Youch) of the Beastie Boys Dead at 47 ? RIP

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May 4th 2012 - 0 comments

The Beastie Boys wrangled punk rock and hip hop together like no-one before or since – they were a huge inspiration to me starting way back 1986 – the first concert where I can remember my ears ringing. It was also the first time I started to understand the concept of a remix, of genre [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/73/24/467324.png[/IMG]

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Sodium is the New Lithium: The Future of Rechargeable Batteries

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May 4th 2012 - 0 comments

Lithium-Ion batteries are awesome. A few of them jammed into a battery grip can keep your DSLR going through a long day of shooting without needing to recharge a thing. But before you can to do that, you’ll have to buy the extra batteries, and they don’t come cheap. A new EN-EL18 battery for a [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/73/12/467312.jpeg[/IMG]

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Creative Portraits of Classical Musicians

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May 4th 2012 - 4 comments

Denmark-based photographer Nikolaj Lund specializes in shooting the world of classical music, and captures some pretty unique portraits of musicians with their instruments. He takes the subjects out of their natural environment — the orchestra pit — and has them do epic poses in random places (e.g. streets, oceans, deserts). Portraits by Nikolaj Lund (via [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/72/98/467298.jpeg[/IMG]

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Nikon Offers Temporary Fix for D4/D800 ?Lock Up? Issue

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May 4th 2012 - 0 comments

After receiving several complaints from professional and private sources alike, Nikon has finally stepped forward to admit to and address the reported “lock up” issue with its new D4 and D800 DSLRs. The issue, which Nikon maintains only affects “a small number of D4/D800 users,” causes both cameras to lock up unexpectedly and up until [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/72/76/467276.jpeg[/IMG]