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I took this with my sister's Nikon D40 with a low ISO and slow shutter speed.
I took this with my sister's Nikon D40 with a low ISO and slow shutter speed.
This was taken with my I phone. Unfortunately it's the only camera I had with me at the time.
This photo was taken in Bandon, Oregon. Wonderful display there right on the Beach!! Even the boats on the water blew them off!
Taken on the 4th of July, I blurred the finale fireworks exploding off of a small island on Lake Wateree, SC.
These firework went off at Dogwood Dell in Richmond, VA. We watched them from Byrd Park, which is right beside the Dell. I though the lines of the explosion looked like lightning bolts or electrical charge off.
Well since i didn't take my camera to my local area's fireworks show, i decided to make some in photoshop. But since it was made in photoshop i dont think it will count as an entry. But here you go.
This is a picture of the corn starting to grow here in Holland.I hope you like it
Want to try HDR? Trey Ratcliff's site Stuck in Customs is THE go-to place for beginners as well as experts. Free tutorials and advanced video tutorials, books, iPhone apps and Creative Commons images for your personal use. Yowza--a jackpot website for photography fans.
Hey Noobs! This isn't computer-related, but perhaps some of you are digital photography freaks. Check out our weekly challenge: Can You Float on Air Like Tokyo's Levitating Girl?
Join NAPP if you love photography. The membership cost will come back to you in discounts and the magazine in short order. Hardware, software, lighting gear, classes, workshops and so many other discounts and benefits make this a no-brainer. The website alone is filled with resources. And don't forget to check out Photoshop User TV and other free podcasts from NAPP, for all levels.
Enter to win an autographed copy of Sharon Beals' book, Nests: Fifty Nests and the Birds that Built Them. Enjoy her incredible photography of 50 birds and their nests.
The blog listing for the Fotoblur Magazine competition now has a picture of the cover of Issue 8. Check it out here. http://photography-contests.wonderhowto.com/blog/fotoblur-magazine-photographic-art-competition-deadline-january-31-2011-0123878/
Nowhere Near Here, by Pahnl, is made with the graffiti light writing technique (stop motion animation that uses a combination of light with stencils and long exposure photography). Over 300 hours in the making and more than 200 stencils later, the tale of a "dog running around the city at night, doing whatever a dog does": Vocals by Karin Dreijer Andersson of the Knife and Fever Ray.
Really unique surf photography. Directed by Joe G and shot by Scott Soens.
Choreographer Willi Dorner's curiously charming “human sculptures” invade New York City as part of the French Institute Alliance Française’s Crossing the Line festival. More images of Dorner's Bodies in Urban Spaces at the Wall Street Journal photography blog.
Soviet Montage put together this great demonstration of HDR (high dynamic range) video. Using 2 Canon 5D Mark II's, they used a beam splitter to create video images that previously have only been possible in still photography.
This is a fantastic interview with Harris Savides ASC. He really hammers home the primacy of the script and the subservience of the photography to the script. Perfect articulation of what cinematography ought to be.
South African born artist Robin Rhode combines street art with optical trickery, resulting in a cumulation of performance, graffiti, drawing, film and photography.
Take a lesson in mitosis (or cell division) with artist Kevin Van Aelst's Krispy Kreme explanatory photography series. Mmm... I think my stomach's growling.
Shot on the 7D, filmmaker Euan Preston captured these images of Hong Kong that make me want to travel there immediately. Stunning photography. The slow motion footage was shot at 60P then processed through Twixtor at 25% to get these hauntingly beautiful images.
Utterly mind blowing CC-licensed photography of the periodic elements by Wikipedia user alchemist-hp. Beautiful examples below, click through for the whole project (in German).
Interesting clip about a Canon concept camera. This camera is amazing and seems plausible in the next few years. Looks like photography as we know it might be replaced entirely, in the not too distant future. What do you think?
For 10 days, Director of Malts (awesome title) Ken Grier will traveling with photographer legend Albert Watson, taking pictures, conducting interviews, and exploring. Sounds like a great gig to me!
This gorgeous video demonstrates how something as simple as tilt-shift photography can result in a really beautiful video. I've never been to Joshua Tree, but would love to go sometime. This video makes Joshua Tree look so small that I could just crush it with my hands.
Set Lighting Technician's Handbook, Third Edition: Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution by Harry Box
I hesitate to even post screengrabs from this piece. The storytelling by this creative team (dir. David Altobelli & DP Larkin Seiple) is so perfect that taking stills out of context doesn't do it justice. At first, I was disappointed that the automatic thumbnail Vimeo chose was so nondescript but ultimately it's for the best. Here's just a tease:
Check out this current RISD student's work. Really great conceptual stuff.
A few great cheat sheets that any newbie photographer should keep handy. Enjoy!
New stuff coming soon!
What's cuter than a puppy? Not much, especially when you omit all the peeing, barking and furniture chewing, as Remedie Studio did with this sweet time-lapse homage to their beloved pup. Below, watch Dunder the German Shepherd grow from 8 weeks old to 1 year in 40 seconds. Inspired? Make your own time-lapse video and post it to the WonderHowTo company blog. We'll show off the best ones. Here are three different methods to get you started:
A couple weeks ago, I attended Photo LA with my mother, a photographer. On our way out, we came across a blind man with a seeing eye dog. It begged the obvious question-- "blind photographer" is about as oxymoronic as it gets-- but, then coincidentally, this morning I came across a video of the same man. Pete Eckert is indeed a blind visual artist, a sculptor and industrial designer in his former life, before being diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye condition that results in p...
From our friends over at Luxirare, edible crayons, aka "health bars". Beautiful photography, as always. Click through for some tips on trying-it-yourself.
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at the auto blend command that allows you to merge multiple pictures together into a single larger document. When you have a large scan and you have to scan it in multiple pieces and then stitch it together or if you want to stitch together panoramic photos for a virtual scene this photography tool becomes quite useful.
There are seemingly endless photography apps for the iPhone—it is perhaps one of the most popular arenas for application developers. We've covered a few in Giveaway Tuesdays, but nothing comprehensive.
Difficulty Level: If you have eyes, you can do this.
The clock is ticking! Pick up some bokeh tips or buy an app—whichever method you choose, you have until Monday, November 7th, 11:59pm PST to participate in this week's Giveaway Tuesdays Photo Challenge. Below, 50 beautiful bokeh photographs to inspire your entry.
Giveaway Tuesdays has officially ended! But don't sweat it, WonderHowTo has another World that's taken its place. Every Tuesday, Phone Snap! invites you to show off your cell phone photography skills.
Color cast? What is it? It refers to an unwanted tint of a particular color in your photograph, which effects the whole picture evenly. It can be a ghastly sight, destroying an otherwise beautiful photo, but there is a cure. It's a common problem in digital photography, but a common fix in digital photo software, like Adobe Photoshop. This video will show you 6 different techniques to removing color casting in your images. Remove strong color cast from images in Photoshop.
This is a Photoshop tutorial for digital photographers. Putting a grunge effect on your image is simple to do. Creating the grunge backgrounds is even simpler. Just watch the tutorial to see how easy it is to get this effect.
Nikon's D700 digital camera provides FX-format performance combined with superior mobility and functional versatility. Check out this extremely helpful Flash video tutorial on how to operate your Nikon D700 digital camera to its maximum potential. You will learn all about taking photo portraits, moving subjects, small subjects, landscapes, taking photographs under low light, flash photography, and using the picture controls. Also, learn about the ISO sensitivity, continous release modes, the ...