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Top Instagram Users Making Thousands Per Photo by Promoting Products
It pays to have a lot of Instagram followers — literally. Top users on the photo-sharing service these days are finding that their simple picture snapping can be turned into real dollars, and a lot of them at that. The numbers may astound you: some users are receiving thousands of dollars in exchanging for sharing a single photo that promotes a company’s products.Yahoo Tech recently published an interesting article about the world of sponsored Instagram photos. They found that Instagram’s exploding popularity and the rise of...
read moreAn Algorithm That Can Distinguish Beautiful Portraits From Ugly Ones
Could machines be trained to tell the difference between a beautiful portrait photo and a not-so-pleasing one? Beauty is pretty subjective, but scientists are trying to boil down the common properties of beautiful digital portrait photos so that a computer can be trained to spot them. Along the way, they’re revealing interesting new things about what people look for in portraits. The study’s findings was published by Yahoo Labs researchers back in late January in a paper titled “The Beauty of Capturing Faces: Rating the Quality...
read moreThe Secret Garden: Photographer Builds an Elaborate Set in Her Attic for Surreal Portraits
Since last year, Canadian photographer Daniela Majic has been working on an ongoing series titled “Secret Garden.†It’s a collection of surreal portraits created with elaborate handmade costumes and impressive garden sets constructed inside Majic’s tiny attic. “I treat the garden set as an art installation,†Majic tells us. “Every month I repurpose the entire set to create and shoot new concepts and characters.†Here’s an in-depth look at the images she has created for the series so far. The Queen Awakes A glimpse...
read moreNikon’s New DX-Format D7200 DSLR Will Help Passionate Photographers Conquer Their Next Challenge with Incredible Speed and Image Quality
MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. introduced the Nikon D7200, a powerful DX-format DSLR built for enthusiasts ready to conquer the next challenge in their photographic journey. Featuring a 24.2-megapixel CMOS sensor with no optical low-pass filter (OLPF) and the EXPEED 4 image processing system, the D7200 is capable of incredibly fast performance and capturing phenomenally detailed, sharp images and HD video. Nikon’s newest lightweight DSLR also adds increased buffer capacity compared to the D7100, includes new Picture Controls and offers...
read morePodo is a Stick and Shoot Camera for a Photo Booth You Can Take Anywhere
Podo is a new wireless and sticky camera that serves as an on-the-go photo booth. Instead of shooting pictures of yourself at arms length, with a selfie stick, or with the help of a stranger, you’ll be able to stick the camera to most flat surfaces and trigger the shot with your phone. The main innovation behind the Podo is the sticky surface on the back of the camera. It’s not tape or glue, so it doesn’t get less sticky over time. Instead, it’s a special pad that’s covered with thousands of microscopic suction cups, allowing...
read moreNikon Corporation Received Intel’s Preferred Quality Supplier Award
Nikon Corporation (Kazuo Ushida, President) has been recognized as one of 19 companies receiving Intel Corporation’s Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award for their performance in 2014. This supplier has demonstrated industry-leading commitment across all critical focus areas on which they are measured: quality, cost, availability, technology, customer service, labor and ethics systems and environmental sustainability. Nikon Corporation is recognized for their significant contributions providing Intel with semiconductor...
read moreTwo Models Required (1x Male, 1x Female) For Time For Print Portrait Shots
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read moreCreative Arts Pop Up with Catwalk, Stalls, and Live Music at Miabella Soho
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read moreBikini Concert 2015 Promotional Model
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read moreMale & Female Model Required For Bridal Shoot In Milton Keynes/Bedfordshire
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read moreSmall Film Cew Wanted To Aid The Filming Of A Third Year Student Short Film
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read moreDirector Required For Mental Health Drama Web Series "Shrink"
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read moreCrew Required For Forthcoming Short Film Production
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read moreVideo Editor For Prom Short Videos
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read moreWeekly Photography Challenge – Spring
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Ah spring! The smell of fresh flowers in the air, an early morning dew on the grass, and rain shower in the afternoon – some of the signs that spring might be here. Bowen Chin What images pop into your mind when you think of spring? Baby birds, leaves forming on the trees, the last puddles of snow melting, the bees coming to visit the new flowers? Weekly Photography Challenge – spring Whatever spring means to you it’s time to get out there and photography it. Your challenge this week is to get off the...
read moreFresh Images to Put Spring Visions in Your Head
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt When I think of spring some of these words come to mind: Rebirth Growth Fresh New It’s my favorite time of year. I love how it smells after the rain comes. I love to see the grass turn green and flowers pop up. So here are some fresh images to get you thinking about spring. Chlorophylle by Gaétan Zilli on 500px Feel the Green! by Shaz Mazhare on 500px Fern Rhapsody by Jensen Chua on 500px Abstract flowers card by Sergii Syzonenko on 500px Vintage apricot flower by Roksana Bashyrova on 500px June green grass...
read moreLivestream’s new Broadcaster mini dongle broadcasts live video
Livestream has introduced its new Broadcaster Mini device for live-streaming video directly from a camera. The dongle is compatible with any camera that offers a mini HDMI port, and works wirelessly in conjunction with Android/iOS devices and Livestream’s Studio software. The Broadcaster Mini will be joined by the Broadcaster Pro next month, which will offer longer battery life, more connectivity options and higher-quality streaming. The Broadcaster mini features 1080p HD video at 4Mbps, as well as H.264 AAC audio...
read moreNikon D5500 real-world samples
“Nikon DX lens selection: 4 Primes, one f2.8 standard zoom and two wide zooms (all other are kit or super zoom lenses)” Guess what, you can use all the FF Nikkors you want with DX cameras. “This segment will die next year. Full frames are almost hitting the magic $999 mark” Hmm, I have an FF and a DX body. Not planning on retiring my D5300 any soon. When you want to travel light, my D750 + 14-24 + 24-70 + 70-200 and/or half a dozen primes isn’t exactly ideal… Not to mention that when you’re taking...
read morePranking Tourists with Magical Photobombing
If you appreciate simple pranks, here’s a photo-related one you may find amusing. Greg Benson of MediocreFilms recently stood in front of the Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard and photobombed tourists while helping to take a photo of them. The clever trick involved an accomplice and a cardboard cutout of himself. Another simple picture prank we’ve shared in the past is the Polaroid picture person swapping prank. Source Article from...
read moreDivoom Bluetune-Bean is a Bluetooth Speaker That Doubles as a Wireless Shutter Release
As smartphone photography and selfie culture become more ubiquitous, we’re starting to see new products that aim to make snapping smartphone shots simpler. First came the selfie stick, and now there’s a new product called the Divoom Bluetune-Bean. It’s an ultra-portable Bluetooth speaker that has a feature that sets it apart: on the side is a shutter button for triggering the camera on your phone. The speaker can be paired with any Bluetooth-capable device for playing music while you’re out and about. If your device is an...
read moreA Look at How Colorizer Dana Keller Breathes New Life Into Historical Photos
Dana Keller has made a name for himself as a talented photo colorizer, using his Photoshop skills to offer an idea of what historical black-and-white photos might have looked like had the photographer been able to shoot in color. The video above is a 6-minute look at how Keller approaches the task of colorization. Keller says his background in photography helped him to see things in historical photos. “I was able to see the effects of lighting and texture, and different mediums as well have different qualities of color, so I decided...
read moreThis Slow-Mo Clip Shows What It’s Like to Photograph Planes Landing at Maho Beach
A video posted by Paul Luning (@pluning) on Feb 14, 2015 at 9:45am PST Maho Beach in the Caribbean islands is famous for being a place where you can stand directly under airliners as they’re landing at Princess Juliana International Airport. With giant airplanes roaring so close overhead, the beach is a popular photo spot that results in some unbelievable images. Photographer and travel blogger Paul Luning recently paid a visit to the beach, capturing the eye-opening video above that shows just how close the planes come to the people...
read morePhotos of a Last Trip to the Beach to Give a Dying Pit Bull the Vacation of a Lifetime
In August 2014, photographer Zhenia Bulawka and her boyfriend Christian took their three dogs on a special trip to the beach. One of their beloved dogs, an 11-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier named Mr. Dukes, was dying of cancer, and Bulawka wanted to give him a vacation of a lifetime before he passed away. The Baltimore, Maryland-based photographer says that Mr. Dukes’ favorite activity has always been swimming in the family pool. This vacation was therefore extra special, as it was the dog’s first time seeing the ocean. It...
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Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.