Archive for the ‘photography’ tag

Stripped of their Roles [PDF] #

July 14th, 2010 | In Worth Seeing 

Take a woman and her housekeeper, capture them removed from any recognizable context, and leave people wondering which is which. The linked PDF begins with an explanation (en Español) of the project, photos begin on page 23. Contexts.org provides some details for those of us better at English than Spanish.

(via Bobulate)

The Afghanistan We Don’t See #

June 18th, 2010 | In Worth Seeing 

This isn’t done often enough. Foreign Policy got a batch photos taken by Kabul teens which shows the day-to-day life of the people. While this may be antithetical to the traditional notion of news photography, regularly undertaking this practice would be an invaluable compliment to that.

(via Reddit)

Human Landscapes from Above #

May 3rd, 2009 | In Worth Seeing 

I only link to the Big Picture when I’m wowed at least three times while viewing the sequence. This passed.

The Trough of No Value #

February 7th, 2009 | In Worth Reading 

I’d never spent much time thinking about it, but I really enjoyed Mike Johnston’s thoughts on the distinct lack of (monetary) value inherent in most middle-aged objects.

(via @ironicsans)

A Year in 40 Seconds #

December 31st, 2008 | In Worth Seeing 

If you’ve not watched this video (in HD) yet, you should. Also interesting: the making of.

LIFE on Google #

November 24th, 2008 | In Worth Seeing 

You’ve probably seen this by now, but if you haven’t, now you have.

Photographing Graffiti #

October 30th, 2008 | In Worth Considering 

The Ideas Blog brings up a topic I’ve never considered: who deserves credit for a photo of graffiti (or other street art), the photographer or the creater of the object being photographed?

Seeing Coughs #

October 28th, 2008 | In Worth Seeing 

Though I don’t know how much scientific utiliy this has, it’s cool to see this schlieren photo of a person coughing. Also worthwhile: the story explaining the technique and a slideshow of more such photos.

Eagle and the Moon #

October 27th, 2008 | In Worth Seeing 

Another stunner from Mr. Javanrouh.

Understanding Red Eye #

October 25th, 2008 | In Worth Knowing 

There’s nothing too complex to it, but I’d never actually heard the story before.

When you took the picture, the camera flash sent a lot of light into the eye in a very short time, the light reflected off the back of the eye and out through the pupil and, because the camera lens is close to the flash and able to capture images very quickly, it caught the light reflecting back out.

So why is that light red? Because the fundus, the interior surface of the eye that includes the retina, is loaded with melanin, a pigment that gives it a brownish-reddish color.

Double Takes #

October 10th, 2008 | In Worth Seeing 

One problem with digital photography is that you’ll never get the awesome (and accidental) exposure of two photos on a single square of flim.

(via Dean Allen)

Earth from Above #

October 6th, 2008 | In Worth Seeing 

We live in a beautiful world.

Tilt-Shift Video #

October 5th, 2008 | In Worth Seeing 

Though I find the effect less interesting than in stills, Keith Loutit’s tilt-shift time-lapse videos from around Sydney are pretty awesome.

Alton Brown’s Gadgets #

September 9th, 2008 | In Worth Reading 

There’s nothing too remarkable in Gizmodo’s interview with Alton Brown. They breifly discuss his new show — Feasting on Waves — and talk at length about the technology he used while filming it. So, I guess the point is that I’m mostly just linking to this because Alton Brown is cool.

Lightning Sunset #

August 18th, 2008 | In Worth Seeing 

Sam Javanrouh captured a few moments of a great one.

Land’s End #

July 28th, 2008 | In Worth Seeing 

This picture is very cool. That is all.

(via kottke)

The Big Picture of Jupiter #

July 25th, 2008 | In Worth Seeing 

I’m pretty sure this is at least the third time this week, but I can’t help myself. The Big Picture’s series on Jupiter is quite awesome.

Dark Skate #

July 24th, 2008 | In Worth Seeing 

An intelligent-sounding explanation of Lia Holleran’s Dark Skate photographs:

The works blur the boundaries of photography and become self-portraits and drawings as well as records of performances. Light is used to form the drawing line while HALLORAN skateboards at night through different venues. The resulting images are each a trajectory of the artist’s movements over time. The photographs pair urban environments with lines of light which behave as physical objects or break apart into flurries of abstraction.

A less intelligent-sounding explanation: awesome.

(via The Daily Dish)