Content tagged photography
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Unwarranted hype? Scientists at Polaroid “reinvent” the principles of photography. Certainly it is surprising how little the technology has … gulfstream/889
Canon’s new high-end compact camera, the G10. Has dedicated ISO wheel—don’t think I’ve seen this before. gulfstream/2522
Small profile on the German camera company Leica, and their difficult transition to digital. “In the 1970s, the company invented the auto-focus lens … gulfstream/2521
List of dpreview’s camera reviews. If you scroll down a long long way, you get to “Average.” Six cameras (out of maybe 200) are “Below Average”! gulfstream/2519
Panasonic’s new rangefinder-like G1 camera—interchangeable lenses like a DSLR, but without the pentaprism and mirror, and hence smaller and quieter. … gulfstream/2517
London, from above, at night. gulfstream/2508
The Catorialist, a parody of The Satorialist. gulfstream/2505
Annie Leibovitz owes $24m and is in a bunch of financial trouble. “There was only one man Leibovitz deemed qualified to work on anything involving air-conditioning … gulfstream/2636
Flowchart of how to get photographed by The Sartorialist. (I don’t agree that he favours cigarettes. He just doesn’t go out of his way to avoid them.) gulfstream/2629
Photos of Somalian pirates. The BBC claims that the captured pirates often aren’t punished, mostly because international law makes doing so difficult. gulfstream/2600
Errol Morris talks to press photographers about their favourite pictures of George Bush. gulfstream/2594
“Point and shoot tips from the old masters.” Your point and shoot camera might seem pretty limiting compared to the expensive cameras packed by pros, … gulfstream/2587
An idea a day, from David Horvitz. “THE IDEA IS TO HAVE THEM REACH THE VICINITY OF THEIR DESTINATION, AND THEN BE RETURNED TO YOU. CREATE A COLLECTION … gulfstream/2580
The International Aquatic Plant layout competition 2008. i.e. acquarium plant arrangement. gulfstream/2572
Red Bull Air Race pictures. I don’t understand how this exists, from both a public safety point of view and a commercial point of view. Eighty people … gulfstream/2538
Quotes Collected
I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell. -- Edward Munch http://www.bartleby.com/66/10/40910.html fortune
In photography's early decades, photographs were expected to be idealized images. This is still the aim of most amateur photographers, for whom a beautiful … fortune
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UK Photographers Rights v2 — Sirimo
What photographers are entitled to take photos of, and where, in the UK.
CONSTANT SIEGE -Avedon’s instructions to his printer. (via) Fuck...
Richard Avedon's instructions to his printer, via markup up photo. (i.e. areas to make lighter/darker, etc.) Is this cheating?
Essay: Chop and Crop - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com
on newsweek's cropping of a picture of dick cheney in a kitchen with family, to show only him, cutting meat.
Baggage X-ray Scanning Effects on Film
Navy News Service - Eye on the Fleet
i really like the look of this boat. (via the guardian.)
CHRISTOPH MORLINGHAUS
some great photographs of modern churches
9 years in the megapixel race - noise or quality - Pixinfo.com
really nice comparison of all of canon's g series cameras
Contemporary Art London New York, Edward Burtynsky Australian Minescapes Page 1
until 7th february
Welcome to dxomark.com (beta), a free resource dedicated to RAW-based camera image quality
graphs and hard performance details of various camera sensors
The Online Photographer: The Worst Photograph Ever Made
claim that annie liebovitz's photography for lavazza is the worst photograph ever made. it is pretty awful...
Corey Arnold Photography
nice pictures, mostly of people and animals. (sometimes people in animal suits.)
planet neil - tangents » max it out!
Online Depth of Field Calculator
Leica D-Lux 3 Photography by Jim Radcliffe
pretty good shots with a leica d-lux 3 (panasonic lx2 equivalent)
Warehouse Express - UK Camera Stuff
Jeffrey Friedl’s Blog » Blog Archive » Nikon D3 Shutter Release in Super Slow Motion
animation of a d3 shutter release
Rob Galbraith DPI: Alex Majoli points and shoots
Magnum photojournalist uses point-and-shoot digital cameras.
Black Bird Fly(BBF-ブラックバードフライ)
rather nice looking twin lens reflex camera, made from plastic (not incompatible with looking nice!)
Micro Four Thirds System - Dave's Analysis
good analysis of the micro four thirds system
2008 Tour de France - The Big Picture - Boston.com
google image search in real life
Phone Sex Operators - The Morning News
thecobrasnake party photos
notable mostly for looking okay despite on camera flash
compfight / a flickr™ search tool
searches flickr for copyleft images
Bland pixlar och japaner » Second impressions of the Sigma DP1
600006233 Fujifilm IS-1 Visible Plus IR Sensitive Digital Camera, 9.0 MP, 10.7x Optical Zoom
fuji's infrared camera requires that you sign a eula before purchase
Depth of Field and the Small-Sensor Digital Cameras
» Best picture quality with 6 megapixels!
mostly interesting for the sensor size comparison at the bottom of the page
White Cube —
27 Nov—19 Jan 2008
Digital Tampering in the Media, Politics and Law
Cambridge in Colour - Digital Photography Tutorials
series of article on subjects relating to photography: depth of field, exposure compensation, etc.
Robert White - Specialist Camera and Photographic Suppliers
Office Snapshots » Blog Archive » Craigslist HQ
craigslist offices (nice photos of a few other office interiors too)
Chips Quinn Scholars | Photo Detail
TED | Talks | Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Photosynth demo (video)
Andreas Gursky -- New York Magazine Art Review
Branislav Kropilak photography
Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" Photographs in the Farm Security Administration Collection: An Overview - Guides, Reference Aids, and Finding Aids (Prints andPhotographs ReadingRoom, Library of Congress)
the original image contains a thumb, which was airbrushed out--choose "jpeg image" or the link from the detail page to see it
Real estate photos worth more than a thousand words - (37signals)
30gms – A Visual Digest by Fibre | No Stars No Wars
Denis Darzacq :: Portfolios :: La chute
Can photographers be plagiarists? - By David Segal - Slate Magazine
Hans van der Meer :: photographer :: fotograaf :: netherlands :: nederland
photographs of football games, among other things
mandolux«
pretty background images
Charlotte Observer Photographer Fired For Altering Colors
The Online Photographer: Great Photographers on the Internet
Michael Hoppen Gallery, London | Miroslav Tichy
Light Field Photography with a Hand-Held Plenoptic Camera
Associated Press: shooting the tour de france
narrated slideshow of how the tour de france is shot
Dark Roasted Blend: Russian Nuclear Icebreakers: to the North Pole!
Gary Voth Photography: The Forgotten Lens
BBC NEWS | Photo journal: Inside a Bolivian jail, Introduction