The tech world is buzzing with news about Google Glass, the Internet giant’s latest innovation. With Google having recently released the developer version of this wearable technology, people are starting to get the chance to try out Glass’ capabilities, particularly where photography and videography are concerned. But—putting the “cool factor” aside—as groundbreaking as this gadget […]
Social media site Google+ is releasing a roundup of intriguing new photo tools intended to make taking, sorting, and editing pictures on your smartphone simpler and easier. For a quick overview of the new features, check out the video below: Here’s a rundown of the new photo tools: Auto Backup: automatically saves photos taken on […]
Presenting a city of sci-fi surrealism splashed with shades of neon orange, yellow, green, and blue, Richard Bentley‘s “Not Any Colour” is not your typical timelapse project. Featuring the already-impressive city of Dubai, the following nighttime timelapse sequence has been intricately edited with an unusual color selection technique that has resulted in a compelling contrast […]
Photographer Tim Kemple doesn’t take vacations — he takes epic photography trips. During a recent visit to Mexico, he photographed some friends doing extreme whitewater kayaking, going to such lengths as dangling precariously from a zipline to capture a unique perspective. One of the shots from the trip (the first photograph after the video) was […]
For the 2013 Gulf Photo Plus (GPP) conference, held annually in Dubai, guest instructors John Keatley, Lindsay Adler, and Zack Arias were pitted against each other in an all-out battle for the best photo. Racing against a 20-minute deadline to compose, shoot, and edit their photo, the photographers had to think on their feet and pull out […]
Skin care company Dove has long been known for pushing against cultural perceptions and expectations relating to what defines beauty for women in today’s society with its Campaign for Real Beauty. Through commercials and other mediums, the company has addressed issues such as body image and self esteem to help young girls and women embrace […]
In this first installment of the timelapse photography project known as TimeLAX, the iVideoMaking studio has released a four-and-a-half minute video that shows the bright lights, fast cars, and busy people of metropolitan Los Angeles. The complete series will be the result of photo shoots taken at more than 200 locations in the Greater Los […]
This timelapse in motion, also known as a hyperlapse, features panoramic views of both iconic architecture and everyday life in the historic Austrian city of Vienna. Shot during 14 days spread out over three months, photographers Peter Jablonowski, Fabian Orner, and Thomas Poecksteiner spent nearly 100 hours of post-processing and editing to craft the video […]
Taking self-portraits may be popular with Facebook users, and as one our previous photo of the day posts illustrates, even pets are doing it. But today’s photo, issued by NASA, takes self-portraiture to a new dimension: space. NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover recently took a number of pictures of itself and the surrounding Mars landscape with […]
At a press conference in Sydney last week to commemorate the opening of a new Adobe office, the software company’s CEO, Shantanu Narayen, was questioned about why Australians must pay “up to $1400 more” than U.S. users for the popular Creative Suite, which includes programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator (and keep in mind this is […]
