Shake it like a Polaroid picture, a 20X24 inch one
I remember well the Polaroid instant camera, a great way of [almost] instantly being able to share a picture with friends. Just snap the photo pull out the print and wait a minute or two for it to dry and shaking it really sped that process up, no really it did. That’s not the only […]
Aurora
Like an x-ray of a brain or a bunch of flowers these images leave you guessing. They are actually photographs of alcohol combusting. The artist is Fabian Oefner. He created these photos by dropping a few bits of alcohol into a large glass container and as the fumes filled out the inside he […]
The Moon and Saturn
Astro and time lapse photographer Colin Legg shot this brilliant short video of the Moon with Saturn in the background. You can clearly see the rings around Saturn in the video thanks to the Magic Lantern software running on his Canon 5d Mark II. OK it’s a little boring to watch but a great example […]
High Tech Cameras & A Van Damme
This is a trailer shot for the LA Times in 1993 and featuring some of the most up to date technology available to film makers at that time. It goes to show the effort and equipment used to create those panning or following shots much used in modern cinema. Note the first appearance of a […]
Colouring History
Much of our earlier photographs have had to be in wonderful black and white but in this age of photoshop many of these classic photos have turned into colour. This colourisation really adds a depth to many of these images that seamed lost when viewed in monochrome. View the gallery to get an idea of […]
Meet National Geographic Archiver Bill Bonner
Meet Bill Bonner Who? you might ask. Bil has one of the most important jobs in the world of historic photograph archiving. Bill works for National Geographic. National Geographic was founded in January 27th 1888 by Gardiner Greene Hubbard, the moto behind the publication was “Inspiring people to care about the planet.” That moto really […]
The world is a playground
We often think of big cities as playgrounds, at least for the rich anyway but what if there really where playgrounds? That’s what visual artists Black Sheep Films thought when they made this short promo of their abilities titled, NEW YORK PARK. Looks like a fun place to be I only hope the lines are […]
Huelux: A Time Lapse Of Sky Stars & The Milky Way
I am in wonder of the patience it takes to produce this kind of photography every time I view some. Growing up surrounded by well lit city streets the shear amount of stars visible in the sky when I go somewhere that has no mad made lighting always amazes me. It’s all to easy to [...]A New Height In Photography
Two photographers, Vadim Makhorov & Vitaliy Raskalov, have shot to internet fame by climbing to the top of the still under construction Shanghai Tower in China on the last day of last year. They videoed themselves both in the lead up to the climb and on the roof of the 632 metre high tower, the second tallest building in […]
The Perfect Family Photo
The wonderful answer to the question ‘what’s a nice girl like you doing still single’ from photographer Suzanne Heintz is a simple one. The answer was easy, get a family. She set about with the idea of photographing her new family in classic candid and posed images. The difference? Her family is more plastic than […]
