When viewing other people's photographs online, more often than not there's a way to comment and share your thoughts. While photo-sharing sites seem to have nicer commenters than a site like YouTube, there are still plenty of people who seem intent on putting people down and filling the Interwebs with vitriol. If that's you, then here's a video you definitely need to see.
One of the things you've likely seen when looking at product or review pages for lenses is an MTF chart, used by manufacturers to give consumers an idea of how sharp a particular lens is. If you've never gotten around to learning how to interpret these charts, here's a helpful 10-minute video tutorial on the subject. Luminous Landscape and Cambridge in Colour have great tutorials on this as well if you're more comfortable with text-based tutorials.
Sure, Nikon USA finally started selling an official lens mug, but over in Nikon's Japanese online store the company actually sells Nikon-brand confections made with ingredients that include red bean paste, sesame seeds, and chestnuts. Apparently the company has been selling these candies to its employees since 1955, and recently started offering them to non-employees as well.
A little update to the recent brouhaha over Google+'s Terms of Service: Tom W of Getty Images posted the above message to fellow Getty members on Flickr informing them that Getty's lawyers have no problems with the ToS. He writes, …
If you've ever wondered how an art gallery would display the world's largest photo taken by the world's largest camera (and aircraft hangar), check out the above artist render of an exhibition that's opening tomorrow at UC Riverside. The 32x111 foot photo will be wrapped around a two story atrium at the Culver Center of the Arts.
Here's a helpful tutorial by Tutvid that teaches how to give your photographs dramatic colors using only Adobe Camera Raw. If you've started shooting RAW but haven't played around too much with ACR, this video is also a great primer for becoming familiar with the different panels and sliders.
If ordinary citizens have the right to photograph police in public places, what about the other way around? That's a question that's sure to be asked often in the coming days, as 40 law enforcement agencies across the US are planning to use iPhones to photograph civilians for the purpose of identifying wanted perps. The system, called Mobile Offender Recognition and Information System (MORIS), costs $3,000 apiece and will be able to do facial recognition searches on a database of known …
Here's a concept for you to play around with over the weekend: give your shadow a real camera to shoot with!
