November 2009

Rethinking the Design of DSLR Cameras

Every few generations, the design of camera bodies change with shifts in technology. From the early days of plate and large format cameras, through rangefinder and single lens reflex cameras, new camera designs regularly spring forth and some go on to become mainstream. One might therefore ask, "what's next?"

Awesome Photo Prank at the Louvre

Paris Photo is an annual international photography fair held at the Louvre, with attendance in the tens of thousands. At Paris Photo 2009 this year, photography Fabien Breuvart decided to make things a little more interesting.

Enlisting the help of numerous friends, Breuvart dumped trash bags filled with thousands of vintage photographs into a giant heap at the entrance of the fair, offering them to the fair's visitors for free.

McDonald’s Viral Time Lapse Coffee Ad

Here's an interesting advertisement created for McDonald's free coffee promotion that's running from November 16-29 in Canada. It was shot using three Canon 5D Mark II cameras and took 660 liters (~175 gallons) of coffee.

Time Lapse Video of a Pearl Jam Concert

I'm a sucker for time-lapse videos, especially ones that are edited well. This video of a Pearl Jam concert last month took a whopping 10,000 photographs to make. One photograph was taken every six seconds between 9:09AM and 11:29PM (Wowzers!).

How to Make an Audio Slideshow

The journalism industry is going through particularly tough times, with revenue from ads and subscriptions declining considerably. However, during …

A National Geographic Photographer’s Incredible Antarctic Experience

Here's a video that's going viral on YouTube. National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen traveled to Antarctica to photograph leopard seals in the water. After arriving, they came across one of the largest leopard seals his experienced guide had ever seen. What happened next you'll have to see to believe: