The New York Public Library celebrates 30 years of photography.

On a sleepless night, Chris Kotsiopoulos wondered what 24 hours would look in one photo. So he stayed up all night to photograph star trails in the sky and 24 hours later, the above photo including day and night is the result.

Read the article at: Earth Science.

Scott Kelby has an interesting article on how to see your photography through new eyes by using your newfound Photoshop skills.

Read the article at: Scott Kelby.

Desert Motion from XNcreative on Vimeo.

Here is another motion video created from stills. The 3D perspective is interesting. As Jeff Farmer says, it could be better but it’s just a demo and this easy technique can turn a bunch of stills on your desk into something a bit more interesting. He also includes a tutorial on how it did it in Final Cut Pro.

Motion graphics test footage created solely from 2 dimensional stills.
Photographed at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ and Arches National Park, UT.
Photoshop CS4 Extended
Motion
Final Cut Pro

source Planet5D

From thecityoftoronto

For a weekend (May 28 & 29, 2011), the City of Toronto will be opening its doors to 150 buildings of architectural, historic, cultural and social significance to the public for a city-wide celebration. Visitors will gain free access to properties that are usually not opened to the public. Many locations have organized guided tours, displays and activities to enrich the visitor experience. Doors Open Toronto 2011 theme is “Photography & Architecture,” and I would guess this means photography is permitted?

Read more about the event at: Toronto.

source: Sweet & Loveable

Klipp Camera Concept

From radhikarajivseth

Imagine a digital camera with an interchangeable and removable lens. Remove the lens, place it anywhere and since the image sensor is in the lens itself, the camera can take the picture wih the lens removed. Images are sent wirelessly to the transparent screen. This is the Klipp concept camera, not unlike Ricoh’s except for the wireless part, which should not be a problem for Ricoh to easily add. Oh, and the transparent screen.

Read the article at: Yanko Design.

source helablog

How do you recognize a real photographer? Surely, a real photographer does not use a point-and-shoot camera… without telling everyone in sight that “my other camera is a DSLR.”

Paul Burwell has borrowed from the “Real Programmers Don’t Write Specs” manifesto to publish his own tongue-in-cheek “Top 18 assertions about Real photographers.”

I thought I’d give it a try, too…

A real photographer:

1. does not use a point-and-shoot camera… without telling everyone in sight that “my other camera is a DSLR.”
2. does not use the term “mirrorless DSLR” because it is an oxymoron.
3. only uses full frame DSLRs because anything less is for “enthusiasts.”
4. uses an external light meter and always takes 20 minutes to meter the zones before clicking the shutter.
5. reveres Ansel Adams.
6. always shoots RAW.
7. never admits it’s post processing and not the camera or their skills that account for the great image.
8. only reads DPReview [you know what that makes you].
9. takes B&W pictures that require 1000 words to explain what they are about.
10. uses serious music in their Vimeo videos.
11. always does a Behind the Scenes to explain how much work it took to take the picture or video.
12. uses Flash on their website.
13. add your own…