Oscar Jacob has spent a good deal of time dealing with the frantic whims on the SGT senior staff. As soon as he falls off of his motorcycle, after the hour long ride in to head quarters he is subject to a plethora of projects and ideas…[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/12/54/491254.jpeg[/IMG]
I took this shot during the 2009 Nissan Winter Outdoor Games with pilot Hernan Pittoco in Chamonix, France (click to enlarge). I cant remember the name of the pilot that was flying me (I was flying in tandem, as a passenger) and it frustrates me as the picture wouldn?t have been possible without his [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/12/51/491251.jpeg[/IMG]
A few recent events changed my perception of social media. So far when I redid my website a few yeas ago, I wanted to jump in the social media bandwagon, opened multiple account on the most popular networks like facebook, twitter, flickr, this blog? but ended up hardly not using any. I felt there was [...]
The "Week A" recap is here! Check out the on and off hill action that went down during Faction week. Skiing by Mack Jones, Max Morello, Rob Heule, Ben Ogilvie, Jordan Innes, Liam Casey, and Dane Degruyter The Camp of Champions in Whistler, BC, home to the largest private summer terrain park on earth. Top pro riders call it one of the top three parks in the world? Winter or Summer! Get coached by some of the biggest names in Skiing in a fun, relaxed atmosphere that provides a season worth of progression in just one week. To learn more, hit up campofchampions.com You?ll have the best week of your life. Song: Stuck In My Id by Reptar reptarmusic.com/ Filmed: Graeme Meicklejohn, Sam Erickon, Mike Kvackay, and Jake Westphal Edited: Sam Erickson
Shredding up at Hood for the Month of July. Not to much sun but making the best of it with the homies! Filmed with : Camtrol Canon 60D Filmed by: Mike Hornbeck Brady Perron Skiing by: Ben Moxham Song: Bang Bang (Instrumental) - Monophonics
What some skiers do in summertime. Stoopman, DenjoD and Teddy getting shit done!
The UK government issued an updated copyright policy statement today that’s intended to modernize copyright law in a digital era. But here’s where those traditionally protected under copyright — authors, poets, artists, photographers and so forth — begin to cringe: sweeping definitions of “orphan works” and Extended Collective Licensing could allow companies to buy chunks [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/11/04/491104.jpeg[/IMG]
The Winter 12/13 Video Look Book. Nicky Keefer on the clock in, The Day Shift. Submit photos of your daily grind on Instagram with the hash-tags #DayShift and #SagaSummer to have a chance at winning a $50 gift credit to the … Continued
Tired of your boring Nikon point and shoot? Does the sleek modern silver clash with your vintage threads? Breathe easy: German company PimpmyDigicam offers these sticker “leather kits” for Nikon J1 cameras for a retro look that will pair impeccably with your vintage Oxfords. No promises on the feel, though — these are just your [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/10/84/491084.jpeg[/IMG]
Dustin Henderlong of Snapjoy shot this time-lapse video last week of the massive Colorado wildfires from his 5th-floor office window. He used a Canon 5D Mark III, 50mm f/1.4 lens, an intervalometer, and an A/C adapter to continuously snap photos from 3pm Tuesday to 10am Thursday. (via Doobybrain)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/10/69/491069.gif[/IMG]
For Windows users who frequently need access to Creative Commons photography, Abelssoft’s free desktop app CCFinder can help streamline the hunt for a good image. While the web-based searches of CC images through Flickr and Creative Commons’ CC Search have improved over the years, CCFinder offers a smoother user interface for searching multiple CC sources, [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/10/57/491057.jpeg[/IMG]
Today’s dose of inspiration comes in two videos for the price of one. Both videos feature well-known and well-respected photographer and photojournalist Steve McCurry, the man behind the unforgettable Afghan Girl photo that graced the cover of NatGeo, but each offer a different sort of insight into his world. The video up top follows McCurry [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/10/32/491032.gif[/IMG]
Photographer Gloria Baker Feinstein recently moved due to some health issues her husband was dealing with. As part of the transition, the couple was forced to sell off some of their possessions in an estate sale. To cope with the emotional difficulty of parting with precious memories, Feinstein decided to shoot iPhone portraits of buyers [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/09/99/490999.jpeg[/IMG]
This morning I spent time with two professional photographers with very different stories. Both make a good living and have a good reputation in their fields but both got to where they are at through very different means. Photographer #1: ‘Qualified’ One studied Photography in high school and then went on to study the topic [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Have You Had Any Photographic Training? [DISCUSS][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/09/91/490991.jpeg[/IMG]
Indiana university historian Patrick Feaster recently discovered a record featuring the voice of Emile Berliner — inventor of the phonograph. Created in 1889, the record is likely the oldest in the world. What’s interesting, however, is how Feaster managed to obtain it: through a photograph. That’s right, Feaster discovered an image of the disc preserved [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/09/58/490958.jpeg[/IMG]
Here’s a cool DIY project, courtesy of creator Derte84 and the folks over at Instructables, for those of you who have a bunch of slides sitting around but no slide projector in sight. Putting the whole thing together will require a little bit of hardware (e.g. you’ll either need the tools to cut the wood [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/09/44/490944.jpeg[/IMG]
Boat racing photographer Rob Thorn had a close call at America’s Cup World Series Newport last week. One of the racing catamarans (ORACLE TEAM USA Coutts) clipped the small boat Thorn was shooting on top of, knocking him off balance and nearly sending his Canon 7D, 5D Mark II, and set of lenses into the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/09/24/490924.gif[/IMG]
Back in April of this year, Canon officially announced its EOS 1D C: a 4K cinema DSLR. And even though consumers (with significant amounts of spare cash) won’t be getting their hands on it until sometime late this year, the first 4K video sample from the camera surfaced a few days ago. Unfortunately the video [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/09/08/490908.gif[/IMG]
Here’s a short and sweet video in which photographer/entrepreneur Gary Fong shares his “red hallway” trick for turning a drab background into something colorful. The basic idea is to trick your camera into thinking the world is a certain color by doing custom white balancing with a colored gel in front of the lens. Once [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/08/99/490899.gif[/IMG]
Nikon D4 owners looking to speed up their transfer rates may take well to the news that Sony has just announced its new S-Series XQD cards — although their wallets probably won’t react in kind. The new cards, which will be available in Japan on July 11th, can hit transfer speeds of up to 168mb/s, [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/49/08/80/490880.jpeg[/IMG]
