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Play Room Photos Capture the Imaginary World Inside Children?s Minds

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Apr 16th 2012 - 0 comments

“Child’s Caves” is a beautiful (and nostalgia-inducing) series of photographs by photographer Björn Ewers and STUDIO314 that shows how children turn their play areas into make believe scenes from the world of grown ups. Imagined locations include the moon, the jungle, a pirate ship, and an igloo. You can find more of these images here. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/77/11/457711.jpeg[/IMG]

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Google Doodle Commemorates Street Photographer Robert Doisneau

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Apr 16th 2012 - 0 comments

This past Saturday marked the centennial of French photographer Robert Doisneau, and Google celebrated with a creative photo doodle on its home page. Doisneau is considered one of the fathers of photojournalism and street photography, alongside fellow French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. Here’s a slideshow with some of Doisneau’s images: His best known image is titled [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/76/89/457689.jpeg[/IMG]

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How to Hang a Seamless Backdrop from the Rafters in a Garage

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Apr 16th 2012 - 0 comments

After cleaning out his garage, photo enthusiast Drew decided to convert it into a makeshift studio by creating a mount to hang seamless white paper or a muslin from the rafters. He used ceiling hooks, chains, S hooks, and a 12-foot-long dowel.[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/76/62/457662.jpeg[/IMG]

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Abstract Photos of Bullets Fragmented on Bulletproof Plexiglass

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Apr 16th 2012 - 0 comments

For her project “The Big Bang“, photographer Deborah Bay captured macro photographs of plexiglass sheets that had various types of firearms fired at them. After having professional law enforcement officers fire bullets into the glass, she brought the sheets into a studio and “shot” them again with a Contax 645 and a 120 macro lens. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/76/28/457628.jpeg[/IMG]

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Do You Wear a Camera?

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Apr 16th 2012 - 0 comments

Perhaps the biggest challenge I hear many of our readers talking about when it comes to their photography is that they struggle to find time to practice their photography. The real problem though is that so many of us don’t have our camera with us when the photographic opportunities present. Instead they sit at home [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Do You Wear a Camera?[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/76/06/457606.jpeg[/IMG]

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How to Host a Photographic Charity Fundraiser

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Apr 15th 2012 - 0 comments

A Guest Post by Chris De Bruyn A fundraiser? With photos? For charity? Absolutely! One of the most rewarding experiences I have had as a photographer is hosting annual charity fundraising auctions with my photos. Hosting a fundraiser is a great way to give something back to the community, to network with community members and [...]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 Host a Photographic Charity Fundraiser[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/72/84/457284.jpeg[/IMG]

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The Basics of DSLRs (a new eBook by Ed Verosky)

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Apr 15th 2012 - 0 comments

Got a DSLR but not using it to it’s potential? DSLR: The Basics is a new eBook Course that could be for you. Written by Edward Verosky (an author many dPS readers will be familiar with) this eBook was launched in the last few hours at the special introductory price of $9.95 USD. In this [...]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 Basics of DSLRs (a new eBook by Ed Verosky)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/71/92/457192.jpeg[/IMG]

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Asylum: A Stunning Timelapse Video

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Apr 14th 2012 - 0 comments

Today I came across this amazing video on Vimeo which combines HDR photography, tone-mapping and time-lapse techniques. It was shot by Drew Geraci in an abandoned 1920′s Asylum over 7 months, combining just under 35,000 individual frames. While a little creepy to watch it’s an inspiring piece – shot in challenging circumstances: “Our 7 month [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Asylum: A Stunning Timelapse Video[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/69/68/456968.gif[/IMG]

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Advanced Portrait Retouch on a Male Subject in Lightroom 4 ? Part 1 of 3

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Apr 14th 2012 - 0 comments

Introduction This tutorial has been transcribed from the SLR Lounge Adobe Lightroom 4 DVD Guide, a 14 hour DVD featuring over 130 tutorials for mastering Lightroom which can be purchased from the link above. Lightroom can be a powerful advanced editor, and we often use it for portrait retouching. While it does not much of 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. Advanced Portrait Retouch on a Male Subject in Lightroom 4 – Part 1 of 3[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/69/11/456911.jpeg[/IMG]

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Virtual Lighting Studio: An Online Studio Lighting Simulator

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Apr 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Virtual Lighting Studio is an awesome new free studio lighting simulator that doesn’t require any installation — you use it directly in your browser. It offers a large number of options for customizing your setup (e.g. number of lights, light type, gel, positioning) and the result is updated in real-time on the virtual model’s head. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/66/37/456637.jpeg[/IMG]

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Canon Confirms Light Leak Issue in the 5D Mark III

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Apr 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Earlier this month, reports started emerging that Canon’s new 5D Mark III DSLR has a light leak issue. Photographers found that turning on the LCD backlight in a dark room directly affects the camera’s metering system (as seen in the video above). Canon published a product advisory today acknowledging the issue, saying, In extremely dark [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/66/25/456625.gif[/IMG]

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John Cleese on How to Be Creative

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Apr 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Here’s a 35-minute lecture by English actor and comedian John Cleese on the topic of creativity. A couple interesting points: creativity is absolutely unrelated to intelligence and is more a way of operating than an ability. (via Boing Boing)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/66/13/456613.gif[/IMG]

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Miroslav Tichý?s Homemade Camera

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Apr 13th 2012 - 0 comments

This might look like a pile of garbage, but it’s actually one of the homemade camera used by Miroslav Tichý from the 1960s until 1985. He made his equipment from things he had on hand: plywood, road asphalt, thread spools, etc… His lenses would be created from toilet paper tube with custom lenses created from [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/65/58/456558.jpeg[/IMG]

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Tape Transfer Portraits Show Subjects Behind Their Own Altered Photos

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Apr 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Photographer Rory White‘s Rorshak Tape Transfer Series might look like some kind of surreal digital art, but the images were actually created without Photoshop. White shot portraits of his subjects, printed them out, and invited the subjects to paint, tear, and alter the prints. He then covered the image with packing tape, dropped it in [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/65/29/456529.jpeg[/IMG]

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?Wide Open?: Weekly Photography Challenge

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Apr 13th 2012 - 0 comments

This week your photographic challenge picks up on this weeks image collection – 25 Dreaming Images Shot Wide Open. The images in the collection were all shot with large Apertures. Remember a large aperture (a big wide open hole in your lens) translates to a low number. So the shots all taken in the image [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. ‘Wide Open’: Weekly Photography Challenge[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/65/15/456515.jpeg[/IMG]

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Tissue Box Photography Promo Idea

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Apr 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Mailers are a popular way to self-promote as a photographer, but too often the promos go directly from the mailbox to the trash can. When his studio partners suggested printed mailers a few months ago, Derek Shapton instinctively responded, “Forget it. Not doing one. Waste of money. Too bad I can?t just print some shots [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/64/91/456491.jpeg[/IMG]

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The Lumineers Performance Is Sooo Tasty [replay of April 3rd chasejarvisLIVE]

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Apr 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Posted for your enjoyment, The Lumineers perform a stunning set on chasejarvis LIVE, recorded April 3rd at my Garage studio in Seattle. Guest appearance but one of the best radio DJ’s in the world, John Richards about half way thru. Enjoy. Share with music loving friends if you dig it. ____[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/64/63/456463.jpeg[/IMG]

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3D Glass Plate Photos From the 1930s

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Apr 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Paris-based photo enthusiast Alexis was passing a thrift store near his home recently when he noticed some strange looking optical equipment. Upon entering the shop for a better view, he discovered that it was an old stereograph viewer with ground glass in the rear. The store owner informed him that the viewer came with a [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/64/48/456448.gif[/IMG]

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The One-Gig Card Challenge

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Apr 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Had an interesting conversation the other evening with the delightful Raina Kirn, the ?Raina? half of the famed Raina + Wilson photo team (Wilson ? worry not, you?re delightful too). The occasion was a west-end Toronto photographer?s pub night, and we were bemoaning the loathsomeness of sorting and organizing images digitally, the endless toil and [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/64/30/456430.jpeg[/IMG]

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Double Identity: Stacked Photographs of Identical Twins

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Apr 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Double Identity is a neat project by photographer Caroline Briggs in which she photographs portraits of identical twins wearing the same clothing and striking the same poses, and then overlays one on top of the other to show their similarities and differences. She writes: My series aims to avoid direct physical comparisons between twins while [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/63/85/456385.jpeg[/IMG]

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