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How to Photograph a Funeral :: 4 Tips I Hope you Never have to Use

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Apr 13th 2012 - 0 comments

I recently photographed the funeral of a beautiful 16 year old girl. It was the most challenging shoot of my career (times infinity). The work was heart wrenching and overwhelming, horrifying and EXHAUSTIVE and . . . ultimately . . . it was tender, intimate, and astonishingly and inexplicably, beautiful. I left that day completely [...]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 Photograph a Funeral :: 4 Tips I Hope you Never have to Use[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/63/63/456363.gif[/IMG]

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Touchy: A Bizarre Concept Camera that Shoots Based on Physical Touch

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Apr 12th 2012 - 0 comments

Touchy, by Hong Kong-based artist Eric Siu, is one of the strangest concept cameras we’ve seen. Here’s the description: Touchy is a human camera, who is blinded constantly until someone’s touch enables the opening of the automated shutters. While a continuous physical contact is maintained between Touchy and a user, the camera shoots a photo [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/61/21/456121.gif[/IMG]

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HandiZoom Adds a Functioning Camcorder-style Grip to Your DSLR

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Apr 12th 2012 - 0 comments

HandiZoom is a new camera accessory that adds a special grip to your DSLR that allows you to hold and use it like a camcorder. The device adds ENG-style zoom controls by connecting directly with the zoom ring on your camera lens. Videographers who’ve transitioned to DSLR shooting may feel much more at home with [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/60/95/456095.jpeg[/IMG]

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The Mesmerizing Kaleidoscopic Patterns Found on Cathedral Ceilings

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Apr 12th 2012 - 0 comments

Vaults is a photo project by photographer David Stephenson that documents the beautiful kaleidoscopic patterns found on the ceilings of ancient houses of worship. The photographs have also been published in a book titled Heavenly Vaults. Vaults (via Visual News) Image credits: Photographs by David Stephenson and used with permission[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/60/67/456067.jpeg[/IMG]

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Water Frozen in Mid-Air Using Frame Rate Trickery

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Apr 12th 2012 - 0 comments

When recording video, a camera’s frame rate can produce some pretty strange effects. If matched up with a helicopter’s blades, a helicopter looks like it’s hovering in midair with motionless blades. YouTube user mrbibio found that the same thing can be done with falling water. His technique is brilliant: by pressing a water tube against [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/60/19/456019.gif[/IMG]

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Dark Time-Lapse Journey into an Abandoned Asylum Created with 35,000 Photos

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Apr 12th 2012 - 0 comments

Washington Times video producer Drew Geraci created this amazing time-lapse video of an asylum that was abandoned decades ago. Opened in the early 1920s, the Asylum closed down and was abandoned decades ago. Rooms remain untouched ? left as they were when the last of the employees departed. These buildings stand as a testament to [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/60/03/456003.gif[/IMG]

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Photographer Behind Now-Iconic ?Texting Hillary? Photo Wasn?t Amused ? At First

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Apr 12th 2012 - 0 comments

During the past week, a new meme called “Texts From Hillary” has been taking the web by storm. The meme involves two photographs of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton checking her phone on a flight while wearing sunglasses. By combining the images with other photographs and witty captions, the creators imagined what her texts [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/59/40/455940.jpeg[/IMG]

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Selective Focus Can Be Your Friend ? Tilt Photography on the Cheap

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Apr 12th 2012 - 0 comments

Hey photo friends – Erik here. While I’m typically the video guy around these parts,  I wanted to hop on the blog to quickly tell you about a piece of camera gear that I?ve been enjoying lately.  I picked up a Tilt Transformer from Lensbaby about a month ago and it?s now a permanent piece [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/59/36/455936.jpeg[/IMG]

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Environmental Portraits of Toy Figures

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Apr 12th 2012 - 0 comments

Brian McCarty is a photographer who specializes in photographs of toys. He integrates concept and character and is a prominent photographer in the “Art-Toy” movement. You can check out more of McCarty’s work here. (via Fubiz) Image credits: Photographs by Brian McCarty and used with permission[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/58/91/455891.jpeg[/IMG]

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Canon Officially Unveils the 1D C, a 4K Cinema DSLR

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Apr 12th 2012 - 0 comments

Canon has officially announced its new EOS-1D C 4K cinema DSLR, a camera that offers the same body and still photography features as the 1D X but is more geared towards high-end motion picture and television production. It records 4K at 24fps and 1080P at 24/25/30/50/60fps, shoots 1080p uncompressed with 8-bit 4:2:2 Clean HD via [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/58/55/455855.jpeg[/IMG]

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Consistency in Post Production

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Apr 12th 2012 - 0 comments

I was looking through a session from 2010 last night and was stunned to see that I often made the mistake I now preach against: inconsistency. I wrote last month about the importance of consistency in your abilities before ever trying to establish yourself as a photographer-for-hire. But consistency in post production is also super [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Consistency in Post Production[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/58/04/455804.jpeg[/IMG]

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It Started with Muybridge: A Short Film Made in 1965 by the US Government

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Apr 11th 2012 - 0 comments

This past Monday was the 182nd birthday of photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who became famous for his high speed photographs of galloping horses. In 1965, the US Department of Defense commissioned this short documentary titled It Started with Muybridge, which tells the story of how Muybridge’s early photography experiments contributed towards the advancement of science and [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/55/83/455583.gif[/IMG]

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Aerial Photographs Showing Patterns and Repetition

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Apr 11th 2012 - 0 comments

Alex MacLean is a Massachusetts-based photographer and pilot who uses his dual interests to create epic aerial photographs. Alex MacLean has flown his plane over much of the United States documenting the landscape. Trained as an architect, he has portrayed the history and evolution of the land from vast agricultural patterns to city grids, recording [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/55/36/455536.jpeg[/IMG]

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Filmmaker Spends Nike Ad Budget on a Trip Around the World

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Apr 11th 2012 - 0 comments

Filmmaker Casey Neistat (whose peanut butter jar lens fix we featured recently) was recently commissioned by Nike to create an advertisement for its new FuelBand. Instead of spending it on a standard ad, he decided to “go rogue” and spend the money traveling around the world with his friend Max. They captured video of themselves [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/55/19/455519.gif[/IMG]

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Make a Retrotastic Camera-Shaped Bag

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Apr 11th 2012 - 0 comments

Berene Campbell of Happy Sew Lucky has a nifty cut-and-sew fabric design that lets you make a camera bag that looks like a Diana camera of the sixties: This retro design is inspired by the Diana camera sold in the 60′s – now a funky collector’s item. (They sell replicas these days, for those into [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/54/90/455490.jpeg[/IMG]

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Four Tips for Better Wildlife Photography

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Apr 11th 2012 - 0 comments

Today Wildlife photographer Joe Decker from Photocrati and www.joedecker.net. shares some tips for those wanting to improve their Wildlife Photography. Wildlife photography is one of the most challenging yet rewarding forms of nature photography. The best wildlife images create a powerful emotional connection between the viewer and the animal, but success requires planning, timing, 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. Four Tips for Better Wildlife Photography[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/54/77/455477.jpeg[/IMG]

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Bubble? How Instagram?s $1 Billion Sale Compares to Past Tech Acquisitions

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Apr 11th 2012 - 0 comments

When it was announced that Facebook would be acquiring Instagram back on Monday, the web balked at the $1 billion price tag and started shouting “bubble”. Is it really indicative of another tech bubble, or was it a smart move on Zuckerberg’s part? Andy Baio — the founder of Upcoming.org, which was purchased by Yahoo [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/54/31/455431.jpeg[/IMG]

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Get 120 Film Developed On the Cheap at Walmart

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Apr 11th 2012 - 0 comments

Want to try your hand at shooting medium format 120 film but not sure where you’d get it developed? Stacie Grissom of Stars for Streetlights recommends WalMart as an easy and affordable option: I have an awesome tip for you. I actually got my Holga prints developed through Walmart for about $3 per roll. That’s [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/54/01/455401.jpeg[/IMG]

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Incredible Exhibit Created Using 88,000 Photographs of the Sky

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Apr 11th 2012 - 0 comments

Skycatcher Wallpaper is a monumental display created by artists Jonathan Puckey and Luna Maurer. It’s composed of a whopping 88,000 individual photographs of the sky above Amsterdam captured over two years with the camera snapping a photo every five minutes. Each vertical strip contains 144 photographs and shows exactly one day. The gradual change in [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/53/76/455376.jpeg[/IMG]

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Upcoming Documentary About the Death and Rebirth of Polaroid Pictures

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Apr 11th 2012 - 0 comments

Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film is an upcoming documentary about the death of Polaroid and the subsequent rise of “The Impossible Project”: In February 2008, Polaroid announced that it was ceasing production of instant film. ‘TIME ZERO’ is a documentary that tells the story of the last year of Polaroid film in [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/53/49/455349.gif[/IMG]