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Thrifty Couples Opting for Photoshopped Wedding Photos in China

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

A strange bit of news coming out of China: couples are opting to have their wedding photos faked using Photoshop due to rising photography costs. Rising cost of a wedding photo-shoot is forcing some Chinese couples to get their wedding albums prepared with the help of morphing offered by various online photography-related agencies. With the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/94/11/459411.jpeg[/IMG]

Samsung Unveils Three New Cameras: The NX20, NX210 and NX1000

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

It’s a big day for camera releases; hot on the heels of Nikon’s D3200 release, Samsung have officially announced three new highly-anticipated compact system cameras: the NX20, NX210 and NX1000 — all featuring built-in wifi connectivity, a 20.3-megapixel APS-C sensor, 8fps continuous shooting and full 1080pHD video recording. Samsung NX20 Like the NX11 before it, [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/93/78/459378.jpeg[/IMG]

The Idea is That People Should Look A Certain Way in the Face of Tragedy

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

During the 9/11 attacks in NYC, Magnum photographer Thomas Hoepker shot what is perhaps the most controversial image created that day: a photo that appears to show a group of young people casually enjoying themselves while the World Trade Center burns in the background. Hoepker kept the image under wraps for four years and then [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/93/67/459367.jpeg[/IMG]

Nikon D3200 HDSLR Officially Announced

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

Nikon officially unveiled the D3200 today. The new HD-SLR — which is the successor to the D3100 — was announced last night alongside the WU-1a wireless transmitter and the Nikkor 28mm f/1.8G full-frame lens; and talk about bang for your buck. The D3200 offers a 24.2 megapixel DX-Format CMOS sensor, 4fps continuous shooting, 100-6400 ISO [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/93/49/459349.jpeg[/IMG]

What Photos Would You Want In Prison?

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

We’re so innundated with photos these days. If you miss a loved one, you can just pull up a Facebook page or shoot them a text asking for a picture of what they’re doing. But what if you were locked away with limited access to images. What would you ask for? My dear friend Jon [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/93/08/459308.jpeg[/IMG]

Beauty in the Broken: Photographs of Destroyed Apple Projects

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

Now here’s a divisive photo series that will draw both anger and cheers: graphic designer (and former Apple employee) Michael Tompert teamed up with photographer Paul Fairchild for a project titled 12LVE that consists of photographs showing annihilated Apple products. Here’s the description: 12LVE [...] provides society a mirror, forcing us to question our infatuation [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/92/63/459263.jpeg[/IMG]

Microsoft Releases a Program for Making Cinemagraphs, or ?Cliplets?

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

Cinemagraphs, or still images that have a dash of movement, have become very popular as of late. So popular, in fact, that Microsoft Research is jumping onto the bandwagon. The company has released a new tool for creating cinemagraphs, which they call “cliplets”: A still photograph is a limited format for capturing moments that span [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/92/07/459207.gif[/IMG]

How Optical Lenses Are Manufactured

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

Here’s an interesting “How It’s Made” segment showing how optical lenses are made. Here’s a hint at why lenses are so expensive: slabs of optical glass cost up to $1000 for 2.2lb! (via Reddit)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/91/74/459174.gif[/IMG]

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to get you Started with Photographing Children

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

A Guest Post by Kaspars Grinvalds from Posing App. After our previous articles on posing female subjects and posing men, let’s look at some starting points with photographing children. Little ones are definitely fun and very positive subjects to photograph! Getting those real and authentic emotions and showing through your pictures the joy of a [...]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 Children[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/91/38/459138.png[/IMG]

Canon Puts 5D Mark III Shipments on Hold As It Investigates Light Leak Issue

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Apr 18th 2012 - 0 comments

Canon has begun informing retailers in the UK and Canada (and probably other regions as well) that shipments of the Canon 5D Mark III have been put on hold as the company investigates the “light leak” issue that has come to light over the past month. Widely discussed in the blogosphere and on forums, the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/89/35/458935.jpeg[/IMG]

Stupid Things in Super Slow Motion

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Apr 18th 2012 - 0 comments

There’s a Danish TV show called “Dumt & Farligt” in which two guys are given a house and the task of doing stupid and dangerous things that come to mind. In addition to the real-time footage, the show decided to film highlights of the stupidity with a Phantom Flex high speed camera, capturing it at [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/89/11/458911.gif[/IMG]

Leica Monochrome M Rangefinder May Arrive on May 10th

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Apr 18th 2012 - 0 comments

Remember that monochrome Leica M camera rumor that we reported on last month? The latest rumor pegs May 10th as the announcement date. The new camera won’t be a successor to the M9 — the M10 will likely be announced in September at Photokina — but will instead be a M9-styled rangefinder with a sensor [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/88/73/458873.jpeg[/IMG]

Crumpled Faces of Random Strangers

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Apr 18th 2012 - 0 comments

For his project titled “Good Morning!“, photographer Levi Mandel shot stealthy photos of unsuspecting strangers, printed out the faces, crumpled them up, and then re-photographed them. Good Morning! by Levi Mandel (via BOOOOOOOM!) Image credits: Photographs by Levi Mandel and used with permission[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/88/46/458846.jpeg[/IMG]

3 Ways to Know if Your Work is Good

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Apr 18th 2012 - 0 comments

Your family and friends are raving about your work. Your Facebook friends are giving you thumbs up when you post your images.  But is that enough feedback to know that your work is actually good?  Given how many different images we see every day, shouldn’t people be able to recognize a good one from a [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 3 Ways to Know if Your Work is Good[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/88/30/458830.gif[/IMG]

Things Don?t Seem Wonderful If You?ve Seen Them All Your Life

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Apr 18th 2012 - 0 comments

Here’s a wonderful cartoon drawn by John T. McCutcheon back in 1912 that’s just as true today as it was back then. It’s a great explanation for why an entire generation now is fascinated with the “vintage film” look offered by the likes of Instagram. (via @CenturyAgoToday via Laughing Squid)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/88/14/458814.jpeg[/IMG]

German Garbage Men Turn Dumpsters Into Giant Pinhole Cameras

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Apr 18th 2012 - 0 comments

A group of garbage men in Hamburg have figured out a way to combine their love of photography with their work of hauling trash, turning large dumpsters into giant pinhole cameras to photograph their city. The dumpsters are converted by drilling tiny holes into the fronts and then hanging large sheets of photo paper inside. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/87/85/458785.jpeg[/IMG]

Newspapers Chose Not to Run Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photo of Bombing

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Apr 18th 2012 - 0 comments

Afghan photographer Massoud Hossaini won the Putlizer Prize yesterday for his Breaking News photo showing a 12-year-old girl screaming after a suicide bombing in Kabul. His images of the mosque attack were so powerful that the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal all published them on their front pages on December 7, [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/87/72/458772.jpeg[/IMG]

The ?BEFORE? Shots: Eerie Rescue Photos 100 Years After The Titanic Went Down

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Apr 18th 2012 - 0 comments

While we USA folks were struggling to get our taxes handled a couple days ago on April 15th, we shouldn’t have been fussing or celebrating, we should have been thinking of the lives lost aboard the RMS Titanic–which sunk 100 years ago on that day. Since this week marks that horrific — albeit fascinating — [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/87/68/458768.jpeg[/IMG]

North Korea From a Passing Train

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Apr 18th 2012 - 0 comments

An American tourist traveling from Beijing, China to Pyongyang, North Korea pointed his camera out the train window to capture this rare 1-hour-long look at what North Korea looks like on the interior. This was a propaganda tour that brings tourists to the country’s showcase cities and most fertile regions. [...] I was mostly allowed [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/87/53/458753.gif[/IMG]

Moonlight Photographs by a Nocturnal Photographer

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Apr 18th 2012 - 0 comments

Argentinian photographer Alejandro Chaskielberg started as a photojournalist before turning to documentary photography and developing his trademark style of shooting under moonlight and using strobes and long exposures to illuminate his subjects. His portrait subjects are asked to remain motionless for long periods of time as he photographs them using a large format film camera. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/87/12/458712.jpeg[/IMG]