If you’re in the photography industry, leaving your clients with a good impression at the end of a job is very important. The best way to show your clients that you enjoyed working with them is a small gift which you can give them as part of your photo delivery package. Giving a pen with your logo on it is Continue Reading
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Lightweight, individualized and inexpensive, this design and manufacturing strategy bends artificial limbs in new directions and promises a more personalized product for those in need of a replacement (or upgrade).
Developed by Adam Root, the process involves inverted laser scanning, 3D modeling and printing to generate form-fitting body parts that are comfortable, affordable and suited to a particular individual. The result is a “highly precise virtual model of the patient’s residual limb and matches its anatomy to within a fraction of a millimeter” which together with the “MIT biomechatronics lab-developed fitsocket captures leg tissue properties to enable a better fit.” Off-the-shelf parts round out these customized creations.
A custom-patterned mesh model forms the basis for fabricating an exo-skeletal structure, held together with titanium dust particles that are laser-sintered into place for strength and durability. This technique obviates the need for cumbersome central supports by spreading the loads in a sort of three-dimensional ‘space frame’, to borrow an architectural term. The resulting aesthetic is not only personalized but compelling – stylistically, it leaves choices up to the user and gives a unique look to each individual creation.
Gizmag puts these developments in context: “There are over 2 million amputees in the United States with 185,000 amputations every year. More than 90 percent of these involve amputations of the lower limbs. Traditional prostheses can be prohibitively expensive due to their complexity and the specialized labor required to customize them for each patient. They also have a very mechanical and robotic look and feel about them, which can exacerbate the sense of loss and negatively affect the psychological wellbeing of some amputees.”
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3D printing enables the body of a car to be more complex than ever, yet fairly quick and economical to produce. EDAG, the world’s largest engineering …
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Prosthetic technology has come a very long way. These incredible designs are at the cutting edge of the field and are changing the lives of amputees.
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With the popularity of drone photography ever increasing, curious hobbyists may be looking for a way to try it out without spending a lot. It’s not the most expensive hobby you could pick, but $ 1000 for a DJI Phantom II and a GoPro Hero3+ is about the same cost as a mid-range camera and lens. Low-cost drones with built-in cameras seem like a great option for the curious. But do the price benefits outweigh the inevitable image quality and usability tradeoffs that come with a cheaper quad? Read more
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Do your pictures need a bit of polish? If you’re not comfortable with post-processing, a new service called PicTricks can provide quick photo ‘fixes’ like whitening teeth, removing unwanted elements from a scene and correcting unflattering lighting or skin tone rendition. Their services start at $ 5 per photo and a 24-hour turnaround from the ‘team of editors’ is promised. We’ve had a look at the service, and you can click through to read more
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Can cheap filters damage your expensive lenses? LensRentals’ Roger Cicala decided to look into the possibility, after seeing a number of lenses returned with odd circular scratches on the front element. His investigations provide a cautionary tale against skimping on buying a new protective filter after buying an expensive lens. Click through for a link to his full article.
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When it comes down to it, there aren't a ton of things that can go wrong with a speedlight. And if your flash appears to be in working order (i.e., charges, zooms, etc.) but won't fire, it is probably a bad or broken tube.
While you are probably looking at a three-digit repair bill from your OEM manufacturer, you can also DIY the repair for next to nothing.
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Picking up where we left off last week in our impromptu living room studio, let's swap the lighting around to make a different style of photo which is designed to fulfill a different purpose.
The first photo was more in-house—think PR. It's the kind of photo you would get if the subject were more in control of both the process and the edit. The photo above is more of a third-person perspective, skewed toward objectivity and with a goal of being more interesting.
So let's keep our same white-papered alcove and swap up the lighting a bit. Read more »
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Still riffing on Monday's post about studio-vs.-location, here's another reason I am not a big fan of studios. You can replicate them damn-near anywhere, and for almost nothing.
So let's switch things up and start with the BTS this time, to show you the "studio" used to photograph consultant Laurie Reuben last week.
It's a minimalist, two-speedlight setup that yields an elegant, painterly light—without the expensive studio part. Read more »
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Here is a very short review of some essential accessories I have purchased for the Canon SX40 Camera. Been very happy with all of them, and if you shop right, and use Amazon, you’ll save big $ $ $ ! Here are the links to the following accessories… Neewer External Flash TT520————.00 www.amazon.com 75″ Tripod———– www.amazon.com WIDE ANGLE LENS———-.00 www.amazon.com Lens 58MM adapter—— (this size is perfect for the SX30is and SX40HS) www.amazon.com Hi Capacity 1200Mah Lithium Battery Replacement — www.amazon.com Case, a little expensive, but def worth the money—- .00 www.amazon.com Filters (58MM adapter) .—- .00 www.amazon.com
www.facebook.com www.twitter.com Been wanting to try off camera lighting? On this episode we take a look at a cheap wireless trigger for Nikon, Canon and more! Equipment used in this video: Cowboy Studio Wireless Trigger – amzn.to Nikon D7000 – amzn.to Nikkor 50mm F1.4 – amzn.to
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This Afternoon i took My Canon 600D to the woods to do some filming with my Canon Efs 10-22. It was around 5 pm and the sun was coming down allready giving me some cool light situations. I used my 3 stop nutural density filter and most was shot between 100/200 iso. Filmed at 25f at 1080p in my flat preset i use in my camera. Color corected and edited in Adobe Priemere CS 5.5 Please Enjoy Jacques Camera used: www.amazon.com Lens Used: www.amazon.com ND Filter Used: www.amazon.com
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