Ovation TV made this interesting video showing acclaimed photographers Albert Maysles, Sylvia Plachy, Andrew Moore, Timothy Greenfield Sanders and Gregory Crewdson answering various questions about photography and sharing words of advice regarding things they've learned over the years.
Mother's Day is in just a couple of days, and if you're planning on writing a letter for your mom, you can add an extra personalized touch by delivering it in an envelope made from your photographs (magazine pages work too). Tricia over at {every}nothing wonderful has a detailed tutorial teaching how to make them.
design mind has an interesting post titled "Aged to Perfection" that explores the issue of whether or not consumer gadgets age gracefully as time and use wear them down. They specifically compare a 3-year-old iPhone with a 7-year-old Canon compact film camera: …
These bizarre looking images are what you get when you "modify" chromogenic prints with chlorine bleach. Flickr user Sarah Palmer has done a number of experiments with these technique, and the results are pretty abstract.
New Jersey is considering a new law that would make it a third-degree crime to photograph children without parental consent. More specifically, bill A3297 would prevent people from shooting photos or videos of children when "a reasonable parent or guardian would not expect his child to be the subject of such reproduction".
We suggested a couple weeks ago that you start collecting things via photos if your idea tank is running dry and you're in need of a project. A neat photography-related item you can try collecting is 35mm film canisters -- it's kind of like collecting wine corks, though getting the film processed usually results in having the canisters tossed. The photo above shows Flickr user Wee Sen Goh's colorful collection.
The pro-level mirrorless camera Nikon is rumored to be working on (the "Coolpix Pro") may unfortunately boast a not-so-pro-sized sensor. The latest news to be sweeping across the Interwebs is that the camera will pack a 2.6x crop factor sensor, smaller than the Micro Four Thirds format sensor or the APS-C sensor found in the FujiFilm FinePix X100. It's also likely that the mirrorless camera would have been announced already had production not been stalled by the devastating earthquake and …
