There is probably nothing that terrifies us the most as amateur photographers than when our friends ask us to stand in as a backup photographer — or even be the main photographer — at their wedding...
Archive - May 2011
Famous Paintings Reduced To Their Basic Colors
What happens when you take paintings from the masters and reduce them to their most basic colors? British artist Arthur Baxton did just that and famous paintings by the likes of Monet, Matisse, Van Gogh and Gaughin are...
The City Limits Timelapse
Timelapse – The City Limits from Dominic on Vimeo. Dominic Boudreault created this beautiful timelapse video from a composite of pictures taken from late 2010 through early 2011 from different locations...
Shooting Blue Marlin Behind The Scenes
From hydraulicphoto Marc Montocchio gives us a behind the scenes look at what it took to get still images of a free swimming Blue Marlin in St. Thomas. source fstoppers Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky...
The Amazing Iron Artwork of Mattia Trotta
Our Featured Site is that of artist Mattia Trotta. His study in industrial mechanical engineering, specializing in technology and industrial production, reflects his approach to the world of visual arts. He leverages...
Vintage Leica Sells for $1.9M
From WestLichtVienna You don’t have to understand German; just watch the number at the top right of the screen, the one in “Euro.” At the 1M Euro mark, people in the audience turn to see who it is. You...
Beautiful, Colorful Burano, Venezia
Around Venezia from Icam on Vimeo. I love colors. But I could not magine living in a town where colors were so abundant and everywhere, like in Burano, Venezia, Italy. It’s beautiful, though, and a...
Very Large Telescope HD Timelapse of Universe
From NikoBustos This is a VLT (Very Large Telescope) timelapse filmed in HD of our universe. It was taken in Cerro Paranal, II Region, Chile at an altitude of 2635m. ALL IMAGES: (eso.org) taken on location by Stephane...
Tabletop Product Lighting With Mirrors
From prophotolife Here’s a DIY studio setup for product photography. What’s interesting here is the use of only one light and small mirrors and reflectors to add accent light where needed. No fancy stuff to...
The Milky Way Project: The Hunt For Bubbles
The Milky Way Project – Getting Started from The Zooniverse on Vimeo. 285,611 images served · 380,014 bubbles drawn · 35,124 possible star clusters · 15,765 candiate galaxies · 867,287 other objects What are you...
Pictures from Toronto Doors Open 2011
We went to visit Toronto Doors Open today and the weather was great! There were 137 places listed in our guide but we got to only… two venues! But they were both worth the visit. See if you can guess where these...
Toronto Doors Open 2011 Printable Guide
Here’s the guide to the Toronto Doors Open 2011 (May 28 and 29): PDF [763 KB]. source thestar Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a...
Yuri Arcurs’ New Microstock Photography Studio
From YuriArcurs If you shoot microstock photography, you are competing against Yuri Arcurs, probably the #1 microstock photographer in the world. How does he do it? Take a tour of his new studio. The old one can be...
This Week’s (May 21-27, 2011) Digital Camera Review Roundup
Here is this week’s (May 21-27, 2011) digital camera review roundup: Camera Labs recommends the basic entry-level Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W510 [QuickPrice Check] as it “provides some great features in a very...
Unquestionable British Tradition Behind The Scenes
From brooksengland In the same woods where Harry Potter and Robin Hood were filmed, Brooks England photographed and filmed their bicycle saddle campaign with the help of a tamed fox and hounds. Notice that the shots of...
Watching You Watch Me
Taking pictures of people in public is not illegal, but what if it’s taken behind a one-way mirror as they watch themselves in it — and they don’t know they are being photographed and will be published...
Olympus TG-610 Review @ ePHOTOzine
“Those who shoot in tough climates and conditions are going to enjoy using it. As well as being a solid camera which is waterproof, shockproof and freezeproof, it takes really good images. Score:5.5/6”...
Photrospective Photo Exhibition
If you happen to be in Toronto tonight and tomorrow, drop by the Steelworkers Hall at the intersection of College & Spadina at 25 Cecil Street for an interesting (and free) photo exhibition. NEWS RELEASE...
Calibrate Your iPad For Professional Accurate Colors
From DatacolorSpyder If you already have a Spyder, then you can now use it to color calibrate your iPad using the SpyderGallery app. This free app is simple to use and assures that colors are consistent throughout your...
Pentax WG-1 Adventures Behind The Scenes
From pentaxian1 To advertise the tough quality of the Optio WG-1 camera, Pentax created this whimsical video where the camera travels from one scene to the next, one photogaph to the next. How was it made? Hint: the...
Cookie Splash Behind The Scenes
Cookie splash from De Vetpan Studios on Vimeo. Siebe Warmoeskerken has some beautiful pictures of various splashing liquid in cups over at his Cookie Splash series on Flickr. This Behind the Scenes video documents how...