The Story of How Jews Were Saved by the ‘Leica Freedom Train’
Last week we briefly wrote on how Leica played a role in saving Jews by helping them …
Capturing the Movement of Marathon Runners with Longer Exposures
Runners in broad daylight aren't often captured as motion blurs, but that's exactly how Flickr user Justin (just big feet) shot the London Marathon. Just stick a neutral density filter or two onto your lens to restrict the amount of light entering your camera, allowing you to shoot at slower shutter speeds.
Martin Schoeller Shooting Portraits of Time 100 Honorees
Here’s an interesting behind-the-scenes video showing photographer Martin Schoeller shooting portraits for …
Vivian Maier Discovery Leads to Book and Feature Film
One of the big stories in the photo world last year was when a set of glass negatives purchased for $45 at a garage sale were found to potentially be Ansel Adams photos worth an estimated $200 million. Unfortunately for the finder, the photos were most likely not Ansel's, and ensuing lawsuits prevented him from making a huge profit from the find. Real estate agent John Maloof, on the other hand, could end up making a fortune from his discovery of previously-unknown nanny and street photographer Vivian Maier.
Canon 18-55mm Kit Lens Aperture Blades in Slow Motion
Here's an interesting look at what the aperture blades on a Canon 18-55mm (the kit lens for many DSLRs) look like. The video above shows the blades moving into position at 120fps. This happens every time you shoot a photograph and in the blink of an eye.
Polaroid Candle Rendered in Beeswax
twine, the same store that sells the ceramic cameras we featured …
DSLR Mirror Vibration Shown Using a Laser Pointer
How much does a camera vibrate due to your finger pressing the shutter or the mirror flipping? …
Creative Way to Shoot Airplane Photos without Being Stopped by Security
There's a lot of paranoia when it comes to doing photography in and around airports these days -- much to the dismay of plane spotters -- but wedding photographer and airplane enthusiast Lynn-Kai Chao came up with a neat way to do airplane photography without worrying the TSA: by using airplane models. Believe it or not, the above photograph is actually a Photoshopped photograph of Chao holding a model airplane.
Use ISO Numbers That Are Multiples of 160 When Shooting DSLR Video
Technicolor just released a new Picture Profile for Canon DSLRs, and recommended that ISO be used in multiples of 160. Andrew Schär decided to test this using his Canon 60D, and found that in terms of the amount of noise present in the footage, ISO numbers that are multiples of 160 are best (i.e. least noise), followed by multiples of 100, and finally multiples of 125 being worst.
How to Turn Your Room into a Giant Camera Obscura
National Geographic created this nifty little video teaching how to turn any room with a view into a giant …
Concept Printer Case Turns iPhone into Pocket Polaroid Camera
Rather than using traditional instant film that develops on the spot, newer instant cameras are using a special …