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A Glimpse Inside the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project

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Jul 13th 2012 - 0 comments

There’s an abandoned McDonalds in California that’s stuffed with 48,000 pounds of 70mm tape. These tapes contain never-before-seen ultra-high-res photographs of the moon shot by the Lunar Orbiter project 40 years ago. Rather than ship the film back to Earth, the spaceships scanned them, beamed them back losslessly, and then recorded the data to magnetic [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/51/99/495199.jpeg[/IMG]

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First Leaked Photos of the Upcoming Leica M10?

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Jul 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Leica Rumors has published two small images showing what may be Leica’s followup to its M9 rangefinder: the Leica M10. The camera in the photos appears to have a larger screen than the M8/M9, and is being held in a manner that suggests that it has autofocusing and live view. For comparison, here’s a photo [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/51/81/495181.jpeg[/IMG]

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Instagram Allegedly Downplays Security Vulnerability

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Jul 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Sebastian Guerrero, an independent researcher in Barcelona says he’s discovered a way to force friendship with any Instagram user — private or public — by exploiting an Instagram server-side vulnerability. In one case, Guerrerro forced Mark Zuckerberg to follow his test account. Then Guerrerro sent him a message through a photo post, which would show [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/51/69/495169.jpeg[/IMG]

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Covert In-Store Portraits, Apple, and the Secret Service

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Jul 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Artist Kyle McDonald caused quite a hoopla last year after using a custom-written program to photograph unsuspecting people using Apple Store computers. Apple issued a takedown request and the Secret Service was sent to confiscate McDonald’s gear. Yesterday Wired published an interesting article in which McDonald gives his long and detailed account of the whole [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/51/53/495153.jpeg[/IMG]

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Diptic Chosen as the iTunes App Store?s Free App of the Week

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Jul 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Diptic, a top 5 paid photography app in the iTunes App Store, has been selected by Apple as this week’s free app. The app normally costs $1 and lets you quickly combine multiple photographs into diptychs. There are 52 preset layouts that support between 1-5 photos each, and 14 filters for giving your images different [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/51/33/495133.jpeg[/IMG]

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New Sigma 180mm f2.8 APO Macro Lens Pre-Orders ? July 27th Shipping

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Jul 13th 2012 - 0 comments

B&H is reporting that all versions of the new and impressive looking Sigma 180mm f2.8 Macro lens will be in stock and shipping on July 27th. You can place a pre-order with them HERE. Support the site If you enjoyed reading this post and found it helpful, please consider supporting the site by making [...] Support the site If you enjoyed reading this post and found it helpful, please consider supporting the site by making your next photography purchase by clicking through one of the links below. B&H Photo Amazon.com Adorama Zacuto Outdoor Photo Gear ebay Think Tank Photo -As a friend of this site, clicking through to the Think Tank site and spending more than $50 will earn you a FREE bag when you reach the checkout. Choose from several different accessory or modular bags for FREE! Borrowlenses.com DROBO Enter coupon code DANCARRPHOTO for up to $150 off on certain models. Clicking through these links doesn't cost you a penny more but helps me to bring you new, fresh content.Thanks for your support ! [IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/51/28/495128.jpeg[/IMG]

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Sports Writer Poses Nude, Asks If Photo Makes Him Look Fat

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Jul 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Every year, ESPN releases a special Body Issue in which athletes pose nude — an edgy, artful response to Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue that focuses instead on the power and form of athletes’ bodies. Last summer, a sports writer stripped down for an interview with two NHL players, a turning of the tables on sometimes [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/51/18/495118.jpeg[/IMG]

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Only the Human Eye Focuses Faster

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Jul 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Check out this blast from the past: it’s a 1986 commercial for the Minolta Maxxum 7000. The Minolta 7000 was the first successful auto focus SLR using a motor integrated in the camera body. It was released in 1985 together with 11 lenses, 2 flashguns and a complete lineup of accessories. The 7000 featured one [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/51/09/495109.gif[/IMG]

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Epic Photos of Supercell Storm Clouds Over the American Midwest

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Jul 13th 2012 - 0 comments

Photographer Camille Seaman is well-known for her images of icebergs, but recently she turned her attention on another state of water: supercell storm clouds. She has been partnering with storm chasers and shooting amazing images of violent weather passing through the American Midwest. The series is titled The Big Cloud. Check out more of her [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/50/89/495089.jpeg[/IMG]

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Get High: Weekly Photogrpahy Challenge

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Jul 13th 2012 - 0 comments

This week your photographic challenge is to ‘Get High’. No – we don’t mean you need to take any mind altering subjects?. we’re encouraging you to look for opportunities to get up above the subjects you’re photographing and shoot from that vantage point – as we wrote about in our post on getting a new [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Get High: Weekly Photogrpahy Challenge[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/50/57/495057.jpeg[/IMG]

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Neutral Density Filter Fireworks Photography

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Jul 13th 2012 - 0 comments

A Guest Post from Tom Bricker from DisneyTouristBlog.com As most landscape photographers probably know, neutral density filters reduce the intensity of light reaching the lens, to allow longer shutter speeds or larger apertures. Think of them as sunglasses for your lens. While these filters have long been used for landscape photography, they aren?t typically considered [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Neutral Density Filter Fireworks Photography[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/50/45/495045.jpeg[/IMG]

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Nokia 808 PureView Shows Off Sensor Quality at a Rock Concert

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Jul 12th 2012 - 0 comments

There are a few situations where taking pictures or video can be a nightmare, and one of them is definitely a rock concert. Getting a good snapshot — or capturing good video and audio for that matter — in a situation with that much movement, that many light changes, and such drastic sways in volume [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/49/21/494921.gif[/IMG]

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Cinemagraphs of People and Objects Spinning On an Axis

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Jul 12th 2012 - 0 comments

RRRRRRRROLL_gif is a project by a group of friends in Japan that comes together to create two cinemagraphs each week. The images feature people and objects rotating around a single axis. RRRRRRRROLL_gif (via Colossal) Image credits: Photographs by RRRRRRRROLL_gif[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/49/07/494907.gif[/IMG]

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Behind the Scenes with Benjamin Von Wong at a Paralympic Photoshoot

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Jul 12th 2012 - 0 comments

Capturing photos of our Olympic and Paralympic athletes is an important job that no photographer takes lightly — after all, we’ve all seen the kind of firestorm that can result from not doing it well. So when Benjamin Von Wong had the opportunity to photograph Olympic Paradressage Rider Natasha Baker, he made sure to do [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/48/87/494887.gif[/IMG]

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Close Up View of the San Diego Fireworks Fail

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Jul 12th 2012 - 0 comments

A computer error at the San Diego fireworks show last week led to an 18-minute show being condensed into 15 seconds… and also some pretty crazy firework photos. YouTube user danwroy was sitting across the water from the launch area, and used a Canon 60D to capture this crazy video showing what the spectacle looked [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/48/76/494876.gif[/IMG]

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Extension Tubes: Close Up Photography Lesson #2

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Jul 12th 2012 - 0 comments

This is the second in a series of four lessons on close-up and macro photography by Andrew S Gibson, author of Up Close: A Guide to Macro & Close Up Photography. In the last lesson, I wrote about close-up lenses and how they can help you get closer to the subject for close-up photography. 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. Extension Tubes: Close Up Photography Lesson #2[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/48/61/494861.jpeg[/IMG]

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Sony NEX-F3 Review

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Jul 12th 2012 - 0 comments

As I hold this new baby in my hands I don’t wonder at how Sony is pursuing an obviously successful plan with its NEX line of cameras but seriously puzzle at the situation where Canon has not entered the same interchangeable camera sector. Others, such as Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic and others are in there ? [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Sony NEX-F3 Review[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/48/41/494841.jpeg[/IMG]

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?More Americans Becoming Serious Photographers?

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Jul 12th 2012 - 0 comments

An interesting headline spotted over at Yahoo News: “More Americans Becoming Serious Photographers“. In the article, analyst Chris Chute of research firm IDC says that more people in the US are identifying themselves as “enthusiasts”: Chute said that about half of SLR owners consider themselves to be enthusiasts “who really enjoy photography and know how [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/48/24/494824.jpeg[/IMG]

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Artist Defends Photoshop Plug-In After Lawsuit Threat by Famous Photog

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Jul 12th 2012 - 0 comments

Young artist Scott Blake‘s article about his altercation with photographer and painter Chuck Close starts with a simple question: “When one of the world?s richest living artists orders you to stop making art, you do it. Or do you?” It’s been two years since Close, who is referred to in the article as “the wealthy [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/48/12/494812.jpeg[/IMG]

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Distorted Images Created by Repeatedly Rephotographing Photos

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Jul 12th 2012 - 0 comments

For his project titled Back Yard, Japanese photographer Daisuke Yokota applied the musical ideas of echo, delay, and reverb to photography by shooting, developing, printing, and re-photographing the same image over and over. In an interview with American Photo, he states, [...] first I used a compact digital camera, and printed the image out. Then [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/47/93/494793.jpeg[/IMG]

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