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Cinemagraphs are still images that contain within themselves moving elements allowing a glimpse of time to be preserved and experienced. Just like the magical newspaper from the Harry Potter movies, these animated GIF images leave the impression that you’re watching a short video.

According to Wikipedia, the cinemagraph technique was created by photographers Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg, who used this particular technique to animate their fashion photos back in 2011.

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Everyone loves well-made, interesting photography documentaries that share secrets and allow us to take a glance behind the scenes of famous, influential photographers of the past. Similar videos possess magic to impress and inspire a person to work toward his own achievements. Black-and-white film gives documentaries a special charm and makes us feel the spirit of days gone by.

A great writer, George Orwell, said “He who controls the past controls the future.” You should know your history well in order to build a good future. It’s always interesting to know the pioneers of photography’s attitudes to art, their work and career. I’m dying to share with you 12 photography documentaries that I’ve been using for inspiration for a long time.

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Tumblr is a magic land of GIFs, memes and photography. If you step into this world, you should know in advance that there is no looking back. Browsing through the images can take you hours, so you may even forget to feed your pet!

But no worries: Tumblr will help you go through it – there are tons of cute cat pictures that can even cause you to forget your own cat.

… Continue reading 50 More Incredible Tumblr Blogs for Photographers

All photographers, with no exceptions, have their own photo projects that show the personal layer of their being, bring some new ideas to life and provide attitude to particular things. However, a huge number of such projects went unnoticed by an audience. Thus, here on Photodoto, we decided to launch a series of articles that is aimed to showcase little-known, but, at the same, very worthwhile photo projects.

Today, I’d like to share a photo project called “Oh My Head” by 24-year-old, self-taught photographer Alexandre Bordereau from Paris. Through these images, he is trying to show that it is possible to express a feeling without facial expressions. I had an amazing opportunity to speak with Alexandre recently and learn more about this photo project.

… Continue reading Stellar Photo Projects Showcase: Alexandre Bordereau’s “Oh, My Head!”

If you are an Instagram user, I think you’ve clearly noticed a few people who love posting photos of their food. Once, browsing through Facebook, I found a joke that said, “A true hipster does not eat food, he tweets it.” But after looking at my Instagram news feed, I can say that it’s not quite true: People don’t eat their food–they shoot it.

No matter if it is being cooked or just eaten, food is fun to visually share.

… Continue reading 100 Incredibly Tasty Instagram Accounts for Foodies to Follow