I’ve just added the above picture to illustrate “Implying Motion While Zooming” in the Understanding “Understanding Exposure“ series on Photoxels on Facebook. I used the Fujifilm FinePix...
Archive - May 2010
Van Gogh Portrait with Polo Shirts
We’re all familiar with paint by numbers, but Japanese clothing company Onward Kashiyama used 2700 polo shirts to recreate a huge pixelated version of Vincent Van Gogh’s famous self-portrait. The message: to...
Samsung HZ30W / WB600 Review @ PhotographyBLOG
“In low-light things aren’t quite so rosy, with noise appearing at ISO 200 and becoming progressively worse as you move up the range, making this a camera best suited to sunny days.” We’ve added...
Resource Furniture is the New IKEA
Move over IKEA, here comes the next generation of compact, actually practical furniture for small spaces. It is Italian Designed, with a capital D, and therefore looks great. Prices? “Competitive.” Vis-à-vis...
Canada’s Most Walkable Cities
For the second year in a row, Vancouver was named Canada’s most walkable city by up! magazine. Check out the top ten most foot-friendly cities in Canada at: Yahoo! Travel. We need more walkable cities. Share on...
Hoya! Grandson Shareholder Questions Pentax Acquisition
Yutaka Yamanaka, a grandson of the Japanese lens maker’s founder, Shigeru Yamanaka, calls for a more diverse, transparent board to help prevent “failures” such as the $1 billion purchase of PENTAX Corp...
Understanding “Understanding Exposure” – Shutter Speed
I’ve been negligent with updating my Understanding “Understanding Exposure“ series on Photoxels on Facebook. I’ve just completed the chapter on Shutter Speed. For those who are new here, what I...
Jim Richardson: Notes and Tips From the Field
Jim Richardson has been on assignments for a quarter century, traveling the world and capturing amazing photographs for National Geographic. He shares his notes and tips from the field of how he prepares for a shoot...
Future Touchscreen Displays Could Be only One-Atom Thick
Researchers from Rice University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology today unveiled a new method for producing bulk quantities of one-atom-thick sheets of carbon called graphene which could lead to novel...
Nikon S3000 Review @ CameraLabs
“Nikon has delivered another easy-to-use point-and-shoot compact which […] produces equally good images (in decent light) while crucially hitting a comfortably lower price point. ” We’ve added a...
How To Pick A Company Name
Picking a name for your online company or blog may be the hardest part of starting your new business. You think you’ve got the perfect name but when you rush to register the URL, you find that it’s already...
This Week’s (May 22-28, 2010) Digital Camera Review Roundup
Here is this week’s (May 22-28, 2010) digital camera review roundup: KenRockwell revisits the Canon 5D Mark II [Specs], “the world’s best DSLR for nature and landscape shooting.“ Another revisit...
Panasonic Perfect Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Father’s Day is right around the corner (June 20) and I’m sure he’s not one to leave it to chance. Keep your ears open to the hints he’s dropping about his favorite digital camera or other gift...
Sony’s Rollable OLED Display
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Put Your Town on the Map with Bing Photo Contest
Microsoft Canada has just launched the Put Your Town on the Map with Bing™ photo contest. Showcase your hometown pride by sharing favourite images of your town! The picture with the most votes from the most popular town...
Focus on the Eyes… is Rembrandt’s Secret
We could have told them if they had asked us. When taking a portrait where should you focus on? The eyes. As long as the eyes are in sharp focus, we feel the whole picture is in focus and it makes for a more pleasing...
Nanotechnology Promises Higher-Sensitivity Sensors and… Invisibility Cloak
By chemically building clusters of nanospheres from a liquid (by evaporating a droplet of particles on a surface), a team of Harvard researchers, in collaboration with scientists at Rice University, the University of...
Canon EOS Rebel T2i / 550D Review @ DigitalCameraInfo
“Unless you use your T1i for shooting a lot of movies, there’s just no compelling reason to upgrade to the T2i.” We’ve added a new Canon EOS Rebel T2i / 550D [Specs] Review to our Reviews Matrix...
Fujifilm FinePix Z70 Review @ PhotographyBLOG
“The Fujifilm FinePix Z70 is a very capable, solidly built pocket point-and-shoot with an almost throw-away price-tag, making it perfectly suited to rough and tumble family life.” We’ve added another...
Sony World Photography Awards 2011 Competition Is Now Open For Entries
28/05/2010 Sony World Photography Awards 2011 2011 competition open for entries London to host Sony World Photography Awards ceremony World Photography Festival expands to Mexico, San Francisco, Shanghai and London...