Archive for January, 2008

Tips, Tutorials, Hacks

Anatomy of a photo: The silly faces project

I recently published this photo on Flickr (click here to view larger) and it received a lot of interest so I thought I'd share how I made it. Taking 64 photos like this may look like a lot of work but it can actually be done quite easily. Here's how [...]

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How camera lenses are made

From the markings on the barrels, these appear to be lenses made by JML Optical. It shows how painstaking it is to make high quality lenses. I thought it was interesting to see the strange mix of high-tech (vacuum chambers and electron beams) and low-tech (wooden sticks and plastic cups) [...]

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Airsick: Short film from 20,000 still images

As part of its Earth Hour feature, The Toronto Star is hosting a short film created to highlight human impact on the environment and specifically on the air we breathe. Twenty days. Twenty thousand still images. A single message. Toronto Star photographer Lucas Oleniuk captures the issue of global warming in [...]

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News

Camera Lens Rentals opens its doors

A new online lens rental services opens its doors.

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Tips, Tutorials, Hacks

Ice Cold Photography

Tips for dealing with the cold while searching for the perfect shot.

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