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Encyclopedic Landscape: Artist Carves 24-Volume Book Set

25 Dec

[ By WebUrbanist in Art & Sculpture & Craft. ]

book landscape encyclopedia set

In his most voluminous undertaking to date, this book artist bids farewell to the long legacy of printed Encyclopedia Britannica sets with a mountainous tribute to their 244 years of history.

book landscape 24 volumes

book landscape design detail

Guy Laramée, book artist and author of this piece titled Adieu (French for goodbye), has done similar works at smaller scale, sometimes carved into single books and other times made from whole sets or entire series. A range of fascinating examples can be seen below and certain pieces are available for purchase from the Foster/White Gallery.

book art carved cavern

book art cave inside

book art mountain landscape

book art landscape detail

The act of gouging into a book seems almost violent, making the idyllic and often nature-centric compositions this artist creates via that destruction seem strikingly peaceful by contrast.

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Dan Winters: Road to Seeing

25 Dec

I am at a loss for a quick way to describe Dan Winters' just-shipped book, Road to Seeing. That's because it defies nearly any category of photo book I have seen to date.

It's nearly 700 pages long, and is far and away the deepest journey into the photographic process I have ever read. It includes technique, but in the context of the journey covered in this book technique is almost an afterthought. And appropriately so.

Best way I can put it: Road to Seeing is not so much a book as it is a mentorship.

Merry Christmas for All Paddling and Photographing Friends

25 Dec

Merry Christmas for All Paddling and Photographing Friends

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Frohe Weihnachten und kurze Pause

24 Dec

Liebe Leser, wir hoffen, dass Ihr die nächsten Tage Eure Kamera zur Seite legt und mit Euren Liebsten die Weihnachtszeit genießt. Lasst es Euch gutgehen!

Die Weihachtszeit ist übrigens auch sehr praktisch, um einmal in Euch zu gehen und Euch zu fragen, wo Ihr mit Eurer Fotografie hinwollt. Nicht 2014, sondern generell.

Macht Euch Notizen und genießt die freie Zeit, um mal wieder wild herumzuspinnen. Denn alles fängt mit einer kleinen Idee an und wer weiß, vielleicht habt Ihr ja gerade dieser Tage eine zündende.

Auch wir werden uns Zeit nehmen und eine kleine Pause einlegen. Denn hinter uns liegt ein Adventsmarathon mit vielen Verlosungen und tagesaktuellen Artikeln. Und deshalb gönnen wir uns wie jedes Jahr zu Weihnachten drei freie Tage.

Während wir nun also die Füße hochlegen und einmal nicht an unser geliebtes Magazin denken, wünschen wir Euch noch ein letztes Mal Losglück und drücken Euch die Daumen für das 24. Türchen.

So. Und jetzt frohe Weihnachten! Ab dem 28. Dezember geht es hier dann in gewohnter Manier weiter. Bis dann!

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Nikon D5300 real-world and test scene samples

24 Dec

The following real-world gallery and test scene shots were first published in our 2013 Camera Roundups, but we’re highlighting the Nikon D5300 again in case you missed it the first time around since we’re working toward a full review in 2014. The D5300 is Nikon’s latest evolution of the D5200 by removing the optical low-pass filter (OLPF) and adding a handful of other features. See gallery

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Lego Blocks + iPad = Classic 1984 Macintosh Computer

24 Dec

[ By Steph in Technology & Vintage & Retro. ]

Lego iPad Classic Macintosh

Technology comes full circle thanks to an iPad and a creative usage of Lego blocks. Oslo-based designers Jason Kinsella and Charlotte Bakken recreated a classic 1984 Macintosh computer with a modern twist, turning the light and sleek tablet into a bulky retro monitor.

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The stop-motion film above shows how the technology/toy mashup was created, complete with a floppy disk slot and old school Macintosh logo.

Lego iPad Classic Macintosh 2

The iPad simply slides in from the side, making the Lego housing a cool-looking place to dock the iPad so you can read or watch a movie.

Lego iPad Classic Macintosh 4

The project brings Apple back to its early years, emphasizing how the brand has evolved over the past three decades. Of course, the Lego monitor is actually much smaller than the original, since it has to accommodate the comparatively miniature screen of the iPad.

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Fisher Price Camera Tripod Modification – It’s Never Too Early Tutorial

24 Dec

This summer I took my 3 year old son to Big Sur for his first camping trip to show him the Milky Way. Remarkably he held on to this experience beyond expectation and he’s been talking about the Milky Way ever since. On top of that he’s really developed an interest in photography and cameras. I’m not sure how that happened, perhaps it is something in the water supply. Fast forward to last week when he caught sight of my Joby tripod. I gave it to him to play with thinking it’d be one of the few items he could bend and try to destroy that wouldn’t worry myself or his mother. To my surprise he immediately dug up his retro Fisher-Price toy camera and proceeded to put it on the Joby tripod. The kicker is that he was telling me he was photographing the Milky Way. This would be a short story if it wasn’t for the fact that every day since he’s been setting up his camera and tripod all around the house to photograph different things at all times of the day.

If my little guy is going to get serious about make believe photography I felt it was my parental duty to make sure that he was going to develop good habits. To put it bluntly no one in my household is going to take sub-par make believe photos and to avert that we needed a secure way to fasten his camera to the Joby tripod. When I explained the dilemma to my son he was eager to take me up on my offer to modify his camera.

Here for your entertainment is the Fisher-Price camera tripod modification:

(Have a great Christmas!)

The Fisher-Price rubberband mount wasn’t cutting it. For simple shots sure it worked, but….	The rubberband mount worked well enough for level shots, but not for all shots.
Any non-level use of the camera resulted in camera instability.	We were pumped to fix the problem and even more so because we weren’t using toy drills.
Just before we started the modification. Things would never be the same again.	To create a stable mount we had to drill a hole in the bottom of the camera to install the Joby base plate.
Looks good lets try it out	Making sure that the base plate was installed as level as possible we put it to the test.
Our first test was a positive one, but what does the photographer think?	My little photographer was quite content with the new tripod mount. Now he’s on his way to good make believe photography technique.

Fisher Price Camera Tripod Modification – It’s Never Too Early Tutorial

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Pet Tech: 13 Goofy Gadgets For The Dogs (& Cats)

24 Dec

[ By Steph in Gadgets & Geekery & Technology. ]

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We’ve all wondered what our pets are thinking, but would you believe a gadget that claimed it could translate their thoughts into human language? Some gadgets for pets are fairly practical, tracking their location or the amount of exercise they get every day, while others veer into the absurd, like stair lifts for fat dogs or devices that tweet their activities.

No More Woof Translates Animal Thoughts

Pet Tech No More Woof

This goofy-looking headset called ‘No More Woof’ by Scandinavian research lab The Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery uses micro computing and EEG technology to read a pet’s brain waves and spell them out in English through the attached speaker. Specific brain wave patterns are associated with feelings like fatigue, hunger, anger and curiosity. Of course, there’s no way for the consumer to verify that the readings are accurate.Visit our partners,shoes – leaders in fashionable footwear!

Takara Bowlingual/Meowlingual Pet Translation Device

Pet Tech Meowlingual

These cute little gadgets – one for cats, one for dogs – also claim to break down the communication barrier between humans and our pets. ‘Meowlingual’ and ‘Bowlingual’ supposedly work by listening to the sounds pets make and then providing a human translation.

Monitor Your Pet’s Every Move with Whistle

Pet Tech Whistle Dog Monitor

Attach this little device called The Whistle to your dog’s collar and you can monitor walks, play and rest. Why would you need to do that? Well, there is a practical reason for this one: you can analyze whether your dog is getting enough exercise every day. It also acts as a tracking device if your pet is ever lost. An accompanying app gives you all the information.

Pet’s Eye View Camera

Pet Tech Pet's Eye View Camera

If you’ve ever wondered what the world looks like from your pet’s perspective, here’s your chance to find out. The Pet’s Eye View Camera hooks onto your pet’s collar and can store up to 40 photos. It’s got a waterproof housing, and can be set to take shots at various intervals.

GoDogGo Fetch Machine

Pet Tech GoDogGo

Whether you’re just too lazy to play with your dog, or you’ve got the sort of demanding pet that you just can’t keep up with, an automated pet fetch machine might be a tempting proposition. The GoDogGo Fetch Machine is an automatic ball launcher that can throw balls up to 45 feet with 7 to 15-second intervals between launches. It retails for $ 119.99.

Puppy Tweets

Pet Tech Puppy Tweets

We all know those people who think their pet (or child) is simply the most fascinating pet (or child) that ever lived, and that everyone around them wants to hear every mundane detail of their daily lives. Here’s the perfect gift for that person: Puppy Tweets, a medallion that attaches to a dog’s collar and tweets its ‘thoughts’ to the designated Twitter account of your choice. Engadget tested it out and said the tweets were “cute, and yes, humorous, but completely irrelevant to what was happening in reality.” So your pet’s Twitter account might not be too different from your own.

Woofer: Dog Vest with 30-Watt Speakers

Pet Tech Woofer Dog Coat

Put your dog to work in a different way with the Woofer, which basically turns her into a walking music player. This waterproof dog vest comes with a pocket and USB connector for your iPhone, iPod or other music player, and is fitted with two speakers.

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Kelby Training: A Year of Photography Training for a Few Cents Per day

24 Dec

Todays Deal in our 12 Days of Christmas is EPIC!

It is a full year of training from some of the word’s best photographers for just a few cents per day.

Kelby Training is offering you a 20% discount on their full year training package. Normally $ 199 – today you get it for $ 40 off.

Grab it here

Note: This deal is for today only and to secure it you need to choose the full year option and use the coupon code – DPS13 – when checking out.

1000?s of Training Sessions from the World’s Best Photography Instructors

This subscription gets you to an amazing array of online learning. They have 1000?s of sessions and 100′s of hours of classes that you gain access to – plus they’re adding more every week.

The variation of topics is huge – there are classes on lighting, portraiture, wildlife, weddings, fashion, sports, landscape, macro, travel, concert, food, post production…. the list goes on (and there are many classes on each of these topics).

There are classes for beginners and more advanced photographers.

Just check out the courses page (linked to at the top of this page) to a look at what you get access to.

Best of all the caliber of those instructing in these sessions is second no none.

Not only do you get training from Scott Kelby – author of the best selling photography books in the world – you’ll also get access to some World class photographers, authors and trainers like Joe McNally, Jay Maisel, Anne Cahill, Dave Black, Janine Warner, Jeremy Cowart and many many more will instruct you.

Their teaching is relaxed and informal and many times will even take you out on location with them to see what they’re doing on an actual shoot.

Check out this video from Scott Kelby which tells you more about this training:

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Like our other deals in the last week – this deal lasts for 24 hours.

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27 Amazing Macro Snowflake Images Shot with a DIY Camera Set Up

23 Dec

These amazing Snowflake images by photographer Alexey Kljatov have caught our eye in the last week.

By Alexey Kljatov

What particularly impressed us at dPS HQ was the way Alexey shoots the images using a system that is literally taped together components. He uses a Canon A650 (a point and shoot released back in 2007) with old 2nd hand Helios lens from an old Russian made camera.

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It’s quite remarkable that something so cobbled together takes such beautiful images but it illustrates just what can be achieved when you put your mind to it! Learn more about his method here.

Here are some more of his Snow Flake Images.