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Happy New Year 2014 from dPS

01 Jan

Another year has draw to a close and the clock has ticked over to 2014 on the Australian side of the world. We’d like to wish you a very Happy New Year from all of us at dPS!

By David Yu

If 2013 was kind to you, may you have more of the same.  If it wasn’t your best year ever, don’t look back, just close the door and leap into 2014 ready to tackle it head on. We’ll have more great photography articles, tutorials and reviews for you coming up and we will resume our regular schedule of two articles a day on the 3rd (in two days).

So have a great New Year wherever you are, whatever you decide to do. Me, I’ll be at a fondue with friends tonight (31st in Canada) and tomorrow will help serve 1000 homeless and low income families a hot lunch. I do it every year because it’s puts it all in perspective for me, makes me grateful, and allows me to give back.

In the comments below, share with us at dPS:

  • how will you ring in the New Year (or did you if you’re in Australia or that side of the world)?
  • what will you do to kick off 2014?
  • what part of the world do you live in, and what’s the celebration like there?  Are there fireworks? Parties? Or does it just slip by quietly?

Whatever you do, make it a happy one and we’ll see you in 2014!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

By Sergiu Bacioiu

The post Happy New Year 2014 from dPS by Darlene Hildebrandt appeared first on Digital Photography School.


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Enter the 2014 World Press Photo contest

11 Dec

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One of the premier photojournalism competitions, the 2014 World Press Photo contest, is now open for entries to professional photographers. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2014 and the winners will be announced on February 14, 2014. The top award, the World Press Photo of the Year, carries a cash prize of €10,000 (~$ 13,764). Learn more

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2014

20 Nov

Wir lieben Bildbände. Und gerade zur dunklen Jahreszeit ist es wunderbar, mit einem dicken Buch und einer warmen Decke dem finsteren, nassen Wetter zu trotzen.

Der Deutsche Fotobuchpreis wird jährlich verliehen und bietet eine ganz wunderbare Inspiration, wenn man mit dem Gedanken spielt, sich ein neues Werk zuzulegen. Günstig sind gute Bildbände nicht, aber vielleicht habt Ihr ja noch ein wenig Platz auf Eurem Wunschzettel, sodass Ihr Euch Eure Lieblingsbücher einfach schenken lassen könnt.

In der Kategorie „konzeptionell-künstlerische Fotobildbände“ wurden folgende vier Bücher mit Gold prämiert:

mars

Mars – Eine fotografische Entdeckung*
von Xavier Barral und andere
erschienen im Verlag Hatje Cantz
Preis: 79 €
Maanantai

Nine Nameless Mountains*
von Maanantai
erschienen im Verlag Kehrer
Preis: 29,90 €
In and out of fashion

In and Out of Fashion*
von Viviane Sassen
erschienen im Verlag Prestel
Preis: 49,95 €
Hustlers

Hustlers*
von Philip-Lorca diCorcia
erschienen im Verlag Steidl
Preis: 98 €

 

In der Kategorie „Coffee Table Books“ wurden diese drei Werke mit Gold ausgezeichnet:

Große Fotografen

Große Fotografen*
von Roberto Koch
erschienen im Verlag Prestl
Preis: 98 €
Common Pavilions

Common Pavilions*
von Gabriele Basilico
erschienen im Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess
Preis: 58 €
Before they pass away

Before They Pass Away*
von Jimmy Nelson
erschienen im Verlag teNeues
Preis: 128 €

 

Die Siegertitel aus der Kategorie „Fotogeschichte“ sind Folgende:

Rise and fall of apartheid

Rise and Fall of Apartheid:
Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life*
von Okwui Enwezor
erschienen im Verlag Prestl
Preis: 59 €
Idylle und Desaster

Idylle + Desaster.
Die Fotosammlung Bogomir Ecker*
von Bogomir Ecker
erschienen im Verlag Spector Books
Preis: 49 €
The Black Photo Album

The Black Photo Album / Look at Me: 1890 – 1950*
von Santu Mofokeng
erschienen im Verlag Steidl
Preis: 34 €

 

Ganz vorn dabei sind die großen Verlage wie Prestel und Steidl. Aber gerade bei den mit Silber ausgezeichneten Büchern, die wir hier aufgrund der schieren Anzahl nicht aufführen konnten, sind noch einige unbekanntere Perlen dabei.

Unter anderem auch das Buch „Nowhere“ von Leon Kirchlechner aus der Kooperation von dienacht Publishing und Der Greif, das wir bereits vorgestellt haben. Alle Gewinner findet Ihr auf der Webseite des Deutschen Fotobuchpreises.

 

* Das ist ein Affiliate-Link zu Amazon. Wenn Ihr darüber etwas bestellt, erhalten wir eine kleine Provision, Ihr bezahlt aber keinen Cent mehr.


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Leica invites entries for 2014 Oskar Barnack Award

19 Nov

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Leica has announced the 2014 Leica Oskar Barnack Award international photography competition will be open for entries starting December 15, 2013. The winner of the main category of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award will win a cash prize of €10,000 (~ $ 13,500) in addition to a Leica M camera and lens, valued at an additional €10,000. Learn more

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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World’s First Floating Apartments Coming in 2014

18 Oct

[ By Steph in Architecture & Houses & Residential. ]

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Living in close proximity to ever-rising water can be a difficult prospect, and while the Dutch have come up with all sorts of ways to work with instead of against it, this is a new achievement: apartments that float. The Citadel is a luxury development by Waterstudio NL, set to start construction in early 2014. Sixty stacked units will be built on a deck with easy access to land, on top of a large, heavy floating concrete structure.

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The site where these floating apartments will be built is currently a ‘polder,’ one of 3,500 patches of low-lying land that are kept artificially water-free by constant pumping. Rather than continue the futile effort of keeping the water out, the architects will stop the pumping, re-flooding the area.

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180 modular components will make up the complex, including large terraces and a car park, with the apartments arranged around a central courtyard. The Citadel will float on six feet of water, which will ultimately rise to 12 feet. Each unit will have views of the water, and many will offer space for the owners’ individual boats.

Floating Apartments 4

The flooded polder will act as a regional contingency water storage area, and is expected to host a lot more water-based development in the future, including 1200 additional dwellings. Energy saving features, greenhouse units and green roofs are among the efforts to make the complex sustainable.

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Lytro CEO admits layoffs, promises breakthrough products in 2014

13 Aug

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Lytro CEO Jason Rosenthal has acknowledged that the company made a ‘small number’ of layoffs earlier this year and that there are some ‘kinks’ to be worked out with its unique ‘light field’ camera. Meanwhile, according to an article by tech blog SFGate, industry sources report that the Lytro camera ‘isn’t selling well so far’, due to its price and lack of appeal to professional photographers. Rosenthal is, however, bullish on the future of the company, promising ‘multiple […] breakthrough products’ in 2014. More details are available after the link.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Virtual Interior Design: Augmented Reality IKEA 2014 Catalog

07 Aug

[ By WebUrbanist in Design & Furniture & Decor. ]

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Imagine no more: now you can scan items right out of a physical catalog and watch them pop up in your own bedroom, kitchen, living or dining room at home, on-screen and in real-time before your eyes.

Watch as couches, sofas, chairs, beds, bookcases and more are picked off the page and planted in place, letting you see how that piece you like would really look context, automatically scaled to size on the spot from the digital source object.

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IKEA notes that its European customers in particular have small spaces and need to know before they buy just how much room something will take up and where it will go – and its shoppers more broadly rarely know their home dimensions by heart.

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From IKEA: “The 2014 IKEA catalogue gives you the ability to place virtual furniture in your own home with the help of augmented reality. Unlock the feature by scanning selected pages in the 2014 printed IKEA catalogue with the IKEA catalogue application (available for iOS and Android) or by browsing the pages in the digital 2014 IKEA catalogue on your smartphone or tablet. Then simply place the printed IKEA catalogue where you want to put the furniture in your room, choose a product from a selection of the IKEA range and see how it will look in your home!”

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How it works: “Customers can put the physical Ikea Catalogue into their room in the space where they want to test a product. The Ikea Catalogue App picks up the catalogue and uses it to gauge the correct scale for products that will be shown on-screen. The product then appears on the customer’s mobile phone camera within the Ikea Catalogue App so it can be tested for colour and size. Customers can then test different products to find the right one for their home – finding the perfect fit.”

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24 July, 2014 – The Antarctic Experience – A Free Streaming HD Video

24 Jul

What’s it like to be aboard a photographic expedition to Antarctica? Find out by watching our new free 23- minute-long HD streaming video.

Fuji has updated the firmware for the X-Pro 1 and several lenses to allow for improved autofocus as well as adding focus peaking during manual focus, along with other enhancements.

         

 "Yes I downloaded the videos. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! 
I learned so much I think my brain is going to explode.

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8 May, 2014 – Bye Bye Facebook?

08 May

Well, I tried. I joined Facebook a few days ago, and today found myself locked out of my account. The Facebook security system asked me to indentify a series of people by their picture. In most cases the pictures were babies, school kids or of animals.  WTF?

So, for the time being, my flirtation of Facebook has come to an abrupt halt. Maybe when I can log back in, I’ll once again be part of the global breakfast club… or maybe not. I’ll keep you informed.

In the meantime I’ll use this space to send out a smoke signal that Chris and I are currently in Chicago shooting a Lightroom 5 video tutorial update with Jeff Schewe.

See… I don’t need no stink’n Facebook.

      

 

 "Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things.  I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are, 
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information 
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently, 
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high.  Wow!"

 

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You won’t be able to wear Google Glass until 2014

24 Apr

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Google’s ‘Project Glass’ has seen quite a bit of buzz since the wearable communication device was made available to a limited amount of beta testers earlier this year. In an interview with the BBC, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt discussed when Google Glass will be commercially available and how the device will change human interaction and social norms. We look further into Google Glass at connect.dpreview.com.

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