Month: November 2012

Impossible Gadget Turns Digital Photos Into Analog Prints

[ By Delana in Gadgets & Geekery & Technology. ]

People around the world shed a little tear when Polaroid announced that it would stop producing the instant film that had become synonymous with the company’s name. The folks at The Impossible Project took up the torch and began producing instant film for Polaroid instant cameras, but they also realized that the photography world has changed significantly. They set out to produce something that was distinctly Polaroid, but that would also cater to the new generation of photographers who use their iPhones as their primary cameras.

(all images via: The Impossible Project)

The Impossible Instant Lab combines the best qualities of instant film photography and iPhone photography to create something entirely new and kind of magical. The device is more or less an iPhone cradle that turns digital photos into instant analog photo prints that you can actually touch, write on, and hand off to friends.

The portable “lab” makes it simple to turn iPhone photographs into physical instant film photos. Using the Instant Lab iPhone app, you pick the photo you want to print. Place the iPhone on the cradle, open the device’s shutter, and push a button to eject the exposed photo. That’s it – your high-tech digital photo is now a retro, low-tech, completely awesome Polaroid.

There are, of course, plenty of wi-fi and Bluetooth photo printers that can spit out hard copies of digital iPhone photos. The Impossible Instant Lab isn’t for the people who are satisfied with those pictures. This gadget is for the people who have felt like something is missing from their lives ever since Polaroid abandoned their instant photograph fans.

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November 3, 2012
Olympus Tough TG-1 Digital Camera Features

Shockproof to 2M, Waterproof to 12M, Dustproof, Freezeproof to -10°C and Crushproof to 100KG. The new Tough TG-1 Digital Camera from Olympus also features a super bright f2.0 lens and A-GPS technology making it the perfect camera for the active photographer.

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November 3, 2012
TODAYSART 2009 – Prospect Future

A few nice visual art images I found:

TODAYSART 2009 – Prospect Future

Image by Haags Uitburo
Joeri Alexander Dubbe attended the National Ballet Academy and was honoured as Most Talented Student. He began his dance career with an apprenticeship with the Dutch National Ballet. He performed with this company for four years with the coryphes, to make the transition to the Nederlands Dans Theater II. His choreography Prospect Future (Korzo Producties), performed during TODAYSART 2009, is about fears and insecurities that people can experience when communicating with others.

TODAYSART is an annual international multidisciplinary modern creativity festival in The Hague, The Netherlands. Each year in the end of September, the festival offers a programme at 20 venues (in- and outdoor) in the city centre with more than 200 artists from over 25 countries, all presenting their creative vision about what art is today in terms of music, video and visual arts, film, photography, fashion, performing arts, theatre, contemporary dance and other disciplines and crossovers.

Photo made by audringje

TODAYSART 2009 – Prospect Future

Image by Haags Uitburo
Joeri Alexander Dubbe attended the National Ballet Academy and was honoured as Most Talented Student. He began his dance career with an apprenticeship with the Dutch National Ballet. He performed with this company for four years with the coryphes, to make the transition to the Nederlands Dans Theater II. His choreography Prospect Future (Korzo Producties), performed during TODAYSART 2009, is about fears and insecurities that people can experience when communicating with others.

TODAYSART is an annual international multidisciplinary modern creativity festival in The Hague, The Netherlands. Each year in the end of September, the festival offers a programme at 20 venues (in- and outdoor) in the city centre with more than 200 artists from over 25 countries, all presenting their creative vision about what art is today in terms of music, video and visual arts, film, photography, fashion, performing arts, theatre, contemporary dance and other disciplines and crossovers.

Photo made by audringje

visual music: about to be remixed

Image by eyewashdesign: A. Golden
loft living project: "chateaux monroe" common area re-design. original artwork abounds in this loft re-design.

From the "amram wedding" (numbers piece in photo next to this), to this rescued 45’s "visual music" piece, it’s nyc artist living in full tilt.

BEFORE SHOT: interior, art & photography: a. golden, eyewash design, NYC, May 2008

for short-stays, stop by: www.myspace.com/nycloft

November 3, 2012
Nikon Coolpix P7700 Review

There is certainly room for a easily pocketable, high-specced, magnesium alloy bodied compact digicam as represented by the Coolpix P7700, which succeeds the P7100 model.

The lens is an f2.0 Nikkor, with a 35 SLR equivalent of 28-200mm.

The 7.5cm LCD screen is a vari-angle that swings 180 degrees laterally and vertically, making it an ideal finder for movie shooting, with the camera held at waist level.

Maximum still image size is 4000×3000 pixels, or 34x25cm as a print.

Movies at 1920×1080 pixels can be shot in MPEG4.

Nikon Coolpix P7700 Features

I immediately liked the rubberised speed grip on the camera, then quickly fell into sync with it simply by looking at the top deck: at left is a small dial and central button that takes you into image quality settings, ISO figure, white balance, auto bracketting, My Menu and picture control.

At right of the top deck is the main mode dial, offering entrée to auto shooting, PASM, movie record, CSM (custom movie settings), scene modes (portrait, sports, beach etc), effects (mono, cross processing, soften, etc), U1 to U3 (user settings).

Further right is the zoom lever and shutter button, plus the exposure compensation dial, Function 2 button and power on/off. The Function 1 button is located on the camera’s front.

As I said, I fell easily into sync because I could simply look at the latter set of controls and assess exactly where the camera was, settings-wise. Just like a film camera!

The camera’s rear is reasonably full with more controls: surrounding the four way rotating selector dial as well as buttons for replay, erase, menu, AE/AF lock and display options.

Unusually, there is no movie record button: you set the mode dial to movie, then press the shutter button. Makes sense to me! But of course, this means you can’t captures stills while recording video.

Usefully, there is a virtual horizon display for both vertical and horizontal photography.

Nikon Coolpix P7700 ISO Tests

The camera performed surprisingly well, right up to ISO 3200, with a loss of definition noticeable in the latter. By ISO 6400 equivalent the noise and definition loss were far too high.

Nikon Coolpix P7700 Startup Time

One to two seconds after startup I could shoot my first shot; subsequent shots came in at 1-2 seconds apart.

Distortion

I was surprised to find there was a noticeable amount of barrel and pincushion distortion at the wide and tele ends of the zoom range, respectively.

Nikon Coolpix P7700 Verdict

Quality: above average, with natural colour noticeable.

Why you would buy it: enjoyable, external photo controls; light too.

Why you wouldn’t: nothing to report.

I found out one novel feature when dealing with the P7700 in the early minutes of reviewership: if the LCD screen is closed, screen inwards, the camera will not start up. I guess it’s to avoid accidental battery drain. Nice touch!

For me, this is one of the more desirable compacts on the market, with many useful features. It would particularly suit the more experienced photographer but, in contrast, could easily be deployed as the family snapshot camera.

Nikon Coolpix P7700 Specifications

Image Sensor: 12.2 million effective pixels.
Metering: Matrix, centre-weighted and spot.
Sensor: 15mm CMOS.
Lens: f2-4/6.0-42.8mm (28-200mm as 35 SLR equivalent).
Exposure Modes: Auto, Program AE, shutter and aperture priority, manual.
Shutter Speed: 60 to 1/4000 second.
Continuous Speed: 3, 8fps.
Memory: SD/SDHC/SDXC cards plus 86MB internal memory.
Image Sizes (pixels): 4000×3000 to 640×480. Movies: 1920×1080, 1280×720, 640×480 at 30fps.
Viewfinder: 7.5cm LCD (921,000 pixels).
File Formats: JPEG, NRW (RAW), MPO (3D), WAV, MPEG4
ISO Sensitivity: Auto, 80 to 6400.
Interface: USB 3.0, AV, HDMI mini, DC input, external stereo mic, accessory terminal.
Power: Rechargeable lithium ion battery, AC adaptor.
Dimensions: 118.5×72.5×50.4 WHDmm.
Weight: 392 g (inc battery and SD card).
Price: Get a price on the Nikon Coolpix P7700 at Amazon.

Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.

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November 3, 2012
Redstone Minute – Mini Pulser

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November 3, 2012
How to make an image HD in Photoshop Cs5 (Increase Quality)

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Take a photo taken in daytime and transform it into a nighttime photo with appropriate lighting and textured background
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November 3, 2012
Hasselblad Tether and Phocus Review

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November 3, 2012
Guide to HDR Photography with Bridge CS5 and Photoshop CS5

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November 3, 2012
Grand Canyon Sunrise

Sunrise in the Grand Canyon National Park at Yavapai Point. Photo sequence shot between 5:10 am and 5:57 am on Aug. 18, 2009. There was a smoke cloud coming from forest fire in Central Arizona on the eastern horizon at sunrise. Images shot with Nikon D200 using the AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm 3.5-4.5G ED DX lens. Camera was on a tripod. Music is the Grand Canyon Suite first movement (Sunrise). Music depicts a sunrise with the early morning sounds of birds. The rhythm depicts the passing of the seconds before a Grand Canyon sunrise. The musical sun rises with a crescendo of cymbals and timpani.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

November 3, 2012
Jak and Daxter Collection Announce Trailer

The Jak and Daxter Collection features all three best-selling PlayStation®2 classic hits: Jak and Daxter, Jak II and Jak 3 fully remastered in high definition and stereoscopic 3D. This collection follows the adventures of fan favorite Jak and his friend Daxter through a series of action packed adventures. The Jak and Daxter Collection blends action, shooting, driving, and action platformer into one complete PS3 package. ©2012Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy and Jak 3 are registered trademarks and The Jak and Daxter Collection and Jak II are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. Created and developed by Naughty Dog, Inc. ©2001-2004 Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

November 3, 2012