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Portraits of Angelina Jolie Captured by Brad Pitt Patricia...

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:35:07 -0400

Portraits of Angelina Jolie Captured by Brad Pitt
Patricia Ramos, exposureguide.com

It is a little known fact that Brad Pitt can hold his own behind a camera. Not just any camera, mind you, but an old school film model. A November 2008 issue of W magazine originally published a photo spread of Pitt’s work shooting his lovely wife…

Brad Pitt + film camera + b&w film + Angelina Jolie = surprisingly arty pics of a gorgeous woman

Old Color Footage Shows What London Looked Like Back in...

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:43:28 -0400

Old Color Footage Shows What London Looked Like Back in 1927
Michael Zhang, petapixel.com

Want to see what London looked like back in the year 1927? Check out this beautiful color footage shot in various London locations by Claude Frisse-Greene, an early British pioneer of film. According to the video’s uploader, Tim Sparke, Frisse-Gre…

A glimpse into the past of the great city.

annstreetstudio: Chelsa in the studio… Another gem from Jamie...

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:00:00 -0400

annstreetstudio:

Chelsa in the studio…

Another gem from Jamie Beck

Woman, 36, who lost mother to brain cancer creates breathtaking...

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:18:22 -0400

Woman, 36, who lost mother to brain cancer creates breathtaking fantasy land photo series in her memory
Stephanie Hirschmiller, dailymail.co.uk

• Kirsty Mitchell’s Wonderland series has been three years in the making
• All costumes, wigs and sets were constructed on a shoestring budget
• Some images took up to five months to create
• She would often wai …

Kirsty Mitchell’s photographic homage to her late mom. Brilliantly executed.

annstreetstudio: A beauty story for spring with Chelsa Skees...

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:01:03 -0400

annstreetstudio:

A beauty story for spring with Chelsa Skees & MAKE cosmetics. See the step by step tutorial here!

Effortless story telling about makeup

20+ Cheatsheets & Infographics For Photographers Brian,...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:57:25 -0400

20+ Cheatsheets & Infographics For Photographers
Brian, hongkiat.com

We love cheatsheets as one can refer to them and make quick amendments to better our skills. Since many loved our last compilation of cheatsheet for designers, we’ve decided to compile another set of cheatsheets, this time for…

Beginner and amateur photographers, this is an excellent trove of cheat sheets and basic info.

Photographer Takes a Boy with Muscular Dystrophy on an Imaginary...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:01:31 -0400

Photographer Takes a Boy with Muscular Dystrophy on an Imaginary Adventure
Christopher Jobson, thisiscolossal.com

Slovenia-based photographer Matej Peljhan recently teamed up with a 12-year-named Luka who suffers from muscular dystrophy, to create a wildly imaginative series of photos depicting the boy doing things he is simply unable to do because of his…

Matej Peljhan’s portraits really makes one think on how we can even tell a story or depict dreams without photoshop. Must read.

Unique Wine Labels From Around the World Paul Caridad,...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:26:41 -0400

Unique Wine Labels From Around the World
Paul Caridad, visualnews.com

Whether you’re a sommelier or a college student drinking boxed wine straight from the bag, you will love this collection of stand-out wine labels. Packaging design can make a huge difference when you’re competing with hundreds of other bran…

Packaging wines

Whimsical Portraits by Audrey Simper Stephanie Kay-Kok,...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:21:12 -0400

Whimsical Portraits by Audrey Simper
Stephanie Kay-Kok, photographyblogger.net

Audrey Simper is a fine art photographer from Chicago, Illinois. She specializes in creative portraits and uses digital retouching to create whimsical, story-telling images. She loves the act of creating, both in photography and other art forms, a…

Artistic Takes on 9 Classic Fairy Tales Jill Harness,...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:33:06 -0400

Artistic Takes on 9 Classic Fairy Tales
Jill Harness, mentalfloss.com

We’re all familiar with the classic Disney and Brothers Grimm versions of fairy tales, but with a little artistic skill and imagination, it’s amazing how drastically these tales can change—at least visually. Need proof? Look no further than this…

I like the photographers take on fairy tale classics in this list. Check them all out. Nice exercise to think out of the box

Famed photojournalist Robert Capa and the mystery of his “Mexican Suitcase”

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:52:41 -0400

Famed photojournalist Robert Capa and the mystery of his “Mexican Suitcase”:

imaging-resource.com

Renowned photojournalist Robert Capa took hundreds of images of the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s. Yet, in the ensuing 70 years, only a handful seemed to have survived. What became of those other images lies at the heart of the mystery of…

The story of a war treasure suitcase - Robert Capa’s photographs

Realistic Urban Landscape Paintings of Chicago and New York by...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:46:13 -0400

Realistic Urban Landscape Paintings of Chicago and New York by Nathan Walsh
Christopher Jobson, thisiscolossal.com

Many painters working from photographic source material employ a wide variety of techniques to arrive at a final image. This will involve anything from loose sketching beforehand to complex grids, where a photograph is translated into paint box by…

I could have swore that at the first glance it looks like a photo. Heck, even at the 2nd or 3rd.

Contemplation and detachment By ajcoleyyy, flickr.com Lovely...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:15:48 -0400

Contemplation and detachment
By ajcoleyyy, flickr.com

Lovely portrait by A J Coley

A Glimpse at Shipbuilding in the Early 20th Centruy Chris...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:35:49 -0400

A Glimpse at Shipbuilding in the Early 20th Centruy
Chris Knight, fstoppers.com

The boom for shipbuilding occurred in the early part of the 20th century, fueled by the demand for warships and ship repair yards. It was also the only method of intercontinental travel. But the 1920′s gave it its steepest decline – with unemploym…

Wonderful old view camera pictures of submarines and ship building

33 Amazing Plates Of Food Rachel Sanders, buzzfeed.com How can...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:09:20 -0400

33 Amazing Plates Of Food
Rachel Sanders, buzzfeed.com

How can you just sit there chewing, content with your sad, conformist sandwich? You could be turning your food into ART.

Food looks a lot more delicious presented like this.

Pinhole Photographer Captures the Places She Sleeps Shawn...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:38:27 -0400

Pinhole Photographer Captures the Places She Sleeps
Shawn Saleme, visualnews.com

For the past ten years, photographer Sheila Boccine has been documenting the various places she has slept in the world. Using a pinhole camera – which is a camera with no lens and only a single small aperture, a pinhole – she has been…

Really nice concept and the best part is that she has been doing this for years. Capturing the sleep by Sheila Boccine through a Pinhole camera

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:32:41 -0400

burnedshoes:

© László Moholy-Nagy, ca. 1928, Parking in winter, Chicago

“When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not encountered the problem of parking his automobile.” (Bob Edwards)

That should be on the wall. B&W classic by László Moholy-Nagy, ca. 1928, Parking in winter, Chicago

Maleonn’s mobile photo studio - in...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:20:11 -0400

Maleonn’s mobile photo studio - in pictures
guardian.co.uk

Shanghai-based artist Maleonn has travelled around 25 Chinese provinces, photographing 200,000 people in a mobile photo studio

Maleonn + truck + props + travel = fab portraits

Gorgeous V12 Espresso Machine from Espresso...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:08:47 -0400

Gorgeous V12 Espresso Machine from Espresso Veloce
tuvie.com

Drink your espresso in style with V12 Espresso Machine. Limited in only 500 units, this device is by far the most gorgeous espresso machine we’ve ever seen, especially if you are into automot …

Coffee + V12 Engine + Design = vrooming expresso

Photos of Bullets Discharged through Plexiglas Resemble...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:39:19 -0400

Photos of Bullets Discharged through Plexiglas Resemble Exploding Galaxies
Amanda Gorence, featureshoot.com

.44 MagnumI began thinking about The Big Bang after seeing a sales display of bullet-proof plexiglas with projectiles embedded in it. The plexiglas captured the fragmentation of the bullets and provided a visual record of the energy release…

Guns + Plexiglass + camera + high speed flash = Deborah Bay’s art series. Finally someone found a good use of guns in Texas