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Flashgun Accessories for Using and Controlling Light

20 Nov

A flashgun attached to your camera can help to illuminate your subject in low-light scenes and night-time shots, but often the direct nature of the beam can create prominent or unflattering shadows, rob backdrops of ambience, flatten textures, plus dilute the skin’s natural hues and tones.

One of the solutions is to use a light modifier, which can be attached simply and quickly to a flashgun, and are used to control the strength, shape light and concentrating of light. The portable nature of these accessories also means they can be easily stowed away in a camera bag to be taken on location, and what is more – a growing number of manufacturers are producing these lighting accessories to give amateur photographers more choices to use light creatively to generate more professional looking results.

Here is a brief guide to some of the more common modifiers for flashguns to help you get started, but there are lots more out there to try:

Snoot

Like its studio equivalent the flashgun snoot is a dark conical device strapped to the light source to generate a concentrated narrow beam of light. The spill of light is fiercely controlled and can be directed to illuminate areas of a scene shrouded in dim light or darkness like a spotlight. This particular accessory is fantastic for using for boudoir photography and even some stylistic-heavy fashion shoot.

Example: Honl 8” gold-silver reflector speed snoot, £28/$ 29.95, www.honlphoto.com

Honeycomb grid

Like the snoot, the honeycomb grid directs light with minimal fall off but isn’t as strongly controlled, plus instead of creating a circular field of light the result is more rectangular. Photographers can slot in patterned metal sheets to add an extra level of creativity, plus warm, cool or colour the light using coloured gels.

Example: Lastolite Strobo, £120/ $ 195, www.lastolite.com

Softbox

Just like soft boxes that are used in studio environments, photographers on the go use these shoot-through mini-versions by strapping them on to the head of the flash gun. The large flat white panels of the box diffuse the beam of light cast, spreading it more evenly for a flattering result. Thanks to the delicate nature of the light generated, soft boxes are the perfect accessory for shooting portraits of any kind, indoors and outdoors, and can be teamed with natural light to rid the model’s face of shadows cast by the sun.

Example: GamiLight softbox, £32/$ 53, www.gamilight.com

Bounce, Reflectors

A bounce is usually a flat or slightly angled surface that once attached to the flash gun is used to control the shape and angle of light. Photographers position the bounce so that the beam of light from the gun reflects of the surface and ‘bounces’ either directly on to the model, or for a softer result that comes from another direction, off of a wall or ceiling. Bounce’s can also come in coloured version such as an amber hue, to add warmth to the light.

Example: Rogue FlashBenders Large reflector, £30.99/$ 39.95, www.expoimaging.com

Globes, Domes

Similar to a soft box, globes and domes are made of opaque plastic and are designed to be shot through to diffuse the power of the light, and spread it across the scene more evenly thanks to their globe or dome like design. Depending on the construction of thick plastic, most globes and domes will result in one stop light loss for noticeable softer results. Wedding photographers will often use such devices during the first dance or evening parts of the celebration to gently light the subject’s whilst retaining the ambient light of the location.

Example: Gary Fong Lightspere Collapsible, £99/$ 59.95, www.garyfongstore.com

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Nikkor 24-70mm F2.8 Lens on Nikon D7000 Low Light Video Test. VLOG

16 Nov

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Lytro adds ‘perspecitive shift’ and ‘living filters’ to light field captures

16 Nov

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Lytro has announced two extra features for users of its Light Field Cameras – perspective shift and living filters. Perspective shift allows the viewer to re-render the light field as if captured from a slightly different position – moving this viewing position around shows off the depth information captured by the camera. Meanwhile the ‘living filters’ are depth-aware versions of the processing filter modes that have become near-ubiquitous in cameras in recent years. And, because the Light Field Cameras download all the light field data to your computer, these effects will be available with all existing captures.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Nikon D5100 Sample Video (Low Light)

16 Nov

Become a fan on Facebook: facebook.com This is our first test video shot with the new Nikon D5100 with 24fps at 1920×1080. Some takes were shot with ISO 1600. Lens: Nikkor 18-200mm Our own website: www.fenchel-janisch.com Subscribe to our channel for more Nikon D5100 footage! http Twitter: www.twitter.com
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One Light Portraits: Simple Elegance

13 Nov

In this case, a reflector was used at camera left, but a neutral colored wall would work just as well. The flash bounces off the reflector, the rear wall picks up some light, and the ceiling picks up some more, illuminating the top of the hair.

Everyone who ever picks up a camera at one point or another finds themselves pointing it at another person.  But unless you walk around with a lighting kit in your back pocket, you have to make do with what you have.  If you’re lucky that means you have a speedlite in your bag.  If not, there are other ways to light your subjects and get a pleasing portrait.

Let’s start with the best case scenario- you have a speedlite on your camera with a swivel head. This gives you the flexibility of TTL exposure, as well as the ability to bounce the flash and avoid the ugliness of direct flash.  Bouncing flash simply means that the flash head is aimed at a surface and the light is reflected back onto your subject.  This softens the light coming from the flash head, and makes it a much more pleasing light source.  The ability to bounce the flash is huge, because a variety of looks can be achieved simply by repositioning the flash head and the surface the light is bouncing off of.  Walls and ceilings are generally pretty easy to bounce off of, but something smaller, such as a reflector, or a piece of white oak tag will work equally well.  The important thing about the surface being used for bouncing is that the color be neutral, such as white or gray.

Positioning the subject in a corner of the room will allow you to use one light to create multiple light sources.  The flash can be aimed at the wall to the side, and angled up to the ceiling to provide a hair light. In addition, the wall being used as the background will provide some back lighting. This will create soft shadows on the unlit side of your subject. It’s important to be sure your subject’s face is turned towards the bouncing surface so they are properly illuminated by the light.

Placing a reflector at waist level and bouncing the flash into the ceiling creates a soft glamor lighting effect. It’s actually a double bounce: once off the ceiling, and then off the reflector.

Another variation on this setup that works well for women and creates a glamor lighting look, is to place a reflector at your subject’s waist.  Bounce the flash directly off the ceiling and have the reflector kick light back up into the subject’s face.

Postioning the softbox to camera left created a soft light that flattered Mary’s facial structure. I positioned her in the shade of a tree, so the flash was sure to be the main light on her, while the background was lit by sunlight.

The next step with a flash is to get it off camera.  All of the major SLR makers offer some sort of wireless flash control. Again, a bare flash tends to not be the best light source. Flash in general is a harsh, unflattering light source.  To soften the light, a modifier is needed.

There are all kinds of modifiers available on the market.  Softboxes are great for portraits because the light is softened, directional, and there is no spill. Umbrellas are great for softening and directing the light, but you get more spill, meaning it’s harder to control what the light does and does not hit.  The basic rule of thumb is, the larger the light source, the softer the light.  So a larger soft box will nicely soften the light and wrap it around your subject, creating soft shadows as well.

The important thing when lighting with a softbox is that the light must hit the mask of the face, either from the softbox or via a reflector. If the face is in shadow, or if features of the face cast unflattering shadows, the portrait is going to be unsuccessful. Generally, positioning the light slightly above and off to the side of the subject will produce the best light.

A softbox positioned behind and to the side of the subject, while a reflector is positioned directly opposite to create a two-light effect.

If you happen to be outdoors, the available daylight works wonders for filling the background as you mix available light with flash.  Position your subject in shade, and light them with a flash and modifier of choice, such as a softbox.  Allow the available light to fill the background, and even create a hairlight.  Indoors, you can create dramatic low-key lighting using one light in a softbox.  Add a reflector, and now you have a two light setup.  The softbox as the main light can be used as a rim light or hair light, and position the reflector so that it bounces light back into your subject’s face.  You’re simply playing angles here, so watch where the light hits and bounce it back to your subject’s face.

This portrait was made using a household lamp with a 75 watt bulb, with a sheer curtain to soften the light. It’s important when using a household lamp to adjust your white balance properly, as the bulbs can range in color from more greenish to yellow.

Now, what if you’re caught without a flash? Simple. Any light source will do.  With today’s DSLRs, higher ISO’s mean greater flexibility in terms of light.  A simple household lamp with a shade can even be a good portrait light.  The important thing again is to watch how the light is falling on your subject.  You may need to manipulate the lamp’s position, or the subject’s position in relation to the lamp.  If the shade dims the light too much, remove the shade, and find another way to modify the light.  It could be as simple as rigging a sheer curtain in front of the lamp to create a scrim.

A single softbox will create more dramatic lighting. In this case, a large, 50 inch softbox was used creating a soft, dramatic light.

The bottom line is, no matter what, as long as you have light, you have the ability to make a great photo.  The key is simply being able to see the light, play the angles, and think outside the box when necessary.

 

Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.

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MIT+150: FAST (Festival of Art + Science + Technology): FAST LIGHT — Man studying alone on his Macbook at the library

13 Nov

Some cool visual art images:

MIT+150: FAST (Festival of Art + Science + Technology): FAST LIGHT — Man studying alone on his Macbook at the library
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Image by Chris Devers
More books than you could read in a lifetime and still the Macbook gets more attention. Typical.

• • •

This photo ran in the September/October 2011 edition of The Economist magazine’s More Intelligent Life, with Adrian Wooldridge article, Dr Dole Queue. THANK YOU!

• • •

Quoting from the official pamphlet:

FAST LIGHT • May 7 + 8, 2011, 7 pm – 10 pm

Contemporary pioneers in art, science, and technology have come together at MIT to create one of the most exhilarating and inventive spectacles metro Boston has ever seen. On May 7 and 8, 2011, visitors can interact with 20+ art and architectural installations illuminating the campus and the Charles River along Memorial Drive at MIT.

arts.mit.edu / fast

Installations scattered around campus (we didn’t quite see all of them), again pasting from the official flyer:

• aFloat
MIT Chapel • Saturday, May 7th ONLY
Inspired by water in the Saarinen Chapel’s moat, a touch releases flickers of light before serenity returns as a calm ripple.
By Otto Ng, Ben Regnier, Dena Molnar, and Arseni Zaitsev.

• Inflatables
Lobby 7, Infinite Corridor
A dodecahedron sculpture made of silver nylon resonates with gusts of air, heat from light bulbs, and the motions of passersby.
By Kyle Barker, Juan Jofre, Nick Polansky, Jorge Amaya.

• (now(now(now)))
Building 7, 4th Floor
This installation nests layers of the past into an image of the present, recursively intertwining slices of time.
By Eric Rosenbaum and Charles DeTar.

• Dis(Course)4
Building 3 Stair, Infinite Corridor
A stairwell transformed by a shummering aluminum conduit inspired by the discourse between floors and academic disciplines.
By Craig Boney, Jams Coleman and Andrew Manto.

• Maxwell’s Dream
Building 10 Community Lounge, Infinite Corridor
An interactive mural created by magnetic fields that drive patterns of light, Maxwell’s Dream is a visually expressive cybernetic loop.
By Kaustuv De Biswas and Daniel Rosenberg.

• Mood Meter
Student Center & Building 8, Infinite Corridor
Is the smile a barometer of happiness? Mood Meter playfully assesses and displays the mood of the MIT community onsite and at moodmeter.media.mit.edu
By Javier Hernandez and Ehsan Hoque.

• SOFT Rockers
Killian Court
Repose and charge your electronic devices using green solar powered technology
By Shiela Kennedy, P. Seaton, S. Rockcastle, W. Inam, A. Aolij, J. Nam, K. Bogenshutz, J. Bayless, M. Trimble.

• LightBridge
The Mass. Ave Bridge
A dynamic interactive LED array responds to pedestrians on the bridge, illustrating MIT’s ties to both sides of the river. Thanks to Philips ColorKinetics, CISCO, SparkFun Electronics.
By Sysanne Seitinger.

• Sky Event
Killian Court, Saturday, May 7th ONLY
Immense inflatable stars soar over MIT in celebration of the distinctive symbiosis among artists, scientists and engineers.
By Otto Piene.

• Liquid Archive
Charles River
A floating inflatable screen provides a backdrop for projections that highlight MIT’s history in science, technology, and art.
By Nader Tehrani and Gediminas Urbonas.

• Light Drift
Charles River
Ninety brightly glowing orbs in the river change color as they react to the presence of people along the shore.
By Meejin Yoon.

• Unflat Pavilion
Building 14 Lawn
This freestanding pavilion illuminated with LEDs flexes two dimensions into three. Flat sheets are bent and unfurl into skylights, columns, and windows.
By Nick Gelpi

• Gradated Field
Walker Memorial Lawn
A field of enticing mounts create a landscape that encourages passersby to meander through, or lounge upon the smooth plaster shapes.
By Kyle Coburn, Karina Silvester and Yihyun Lim.

• Bibliodoptera
Building 14, Hayden Library Corridor
Newly emerged from the chrysalis of MIT’s diverse library pages, a cloud of butterflies flutters above, reacting to the movement of passersby.
By Elena Jessop and Peter Torpey.

• Wind Screen
Green Building Facade, Bldg 54
A shimmering curtain of light created by micro-turbines displays a visual register of the replenishable source of wind energy.
By Meejin Yoon.

• String Tunnel
Building 18 Bridge
A diaphonous tunnel creates a sense of entry to and from the Infinite Corridor and frames the surrounding landscape.
By Yuna Kim, Kelly Shaw, and Travis Williams.

• voltaDom
Building 56-66 Connector
A vaulted passageway utilizes an innovative fabrication technique that creates complex double curved vaults through the simple rolling of a sheet of material.
By Skylar Tibbits.

• Night of Numbers
Building 66 Facade & E15 Walkway
A lighting installation enlivens MIT architectre with numbers that hold special or historical significance to the Institute. Can you decode them all?
By Praveen Subramani and Anna Kotova.

• Overliner
Building E-25 Stairwell
Taking cues from a stairwell’s spiraling geometry, Overliner transforms a familiar and busy passageway into a moment of surprise and repose.
By Joel Lamere and Cynthia Gunadi.

• Chroma District
Corner of Ames and Main Streets.
Lanterns react to visitors by passing sound and color from one to another, increasing in intensity along the way and illuminating the path to MIT’s campus.
By Eyal Shahar, Akito van Troyer, and Seung Jin Ham.

Artists on Art: Ruza Bagaric / Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009 / 2009-09-26 / SML
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Image by See-ming Lee ??? SML
Ruza Bagaric chats with Mac Farr (MMF) (Flickr) about her paintings and drawings during DUMBO Art Center’s annual Art Under the Bridge Festival in 2009.

Ruza Bagaric is a painter in New York City. You can check out her portfolio at ruzabagaric.com

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13th annual D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® (Sept 25 to Sept 27, 2009)
www.dumboartfestival.org/press_release.html

The three-day multi-site neighborhood-wide event is a one-of-a-kind art happening: where serendipity meets the haphazard and where the unpredictable, spontaneous and downright weird thrive. The now teenage D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® presents touchable, accessible, and interactive art, on a scale that makes it the nation’s largest urban forum for experimental art.

Art Under the Bridge is an opportunity for young artists to use any medium imaginable to create temporary projects on-the-spot everywhere and anywhere, completely transforming the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York, into a vibrant platform for self-expression. In addition to the 80+ projects throughout the historical post-industrial waterfront span, visitors can tour local artists’ studios or check out the indoor video_dumbo, a non-stop program of cutting-edge video art from New York City and around the world.

The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) has been the exclusive producer of the D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge Festival® since 1997. DAC is a big impact, small non-profit, that in addition to its year-round gallery exhibitions, is committed to preserving Dumbo as a site in New York City where emerging visual artists can experiment in the public domain, while having unprecedented freedom and access to normally off-limit locations.

www.dumboartscenter.org
www.dumboartfestival.org
www.video_dumbo.org

Related SML
+ SML Fine Art (Flickr Group)
+ SML Flickr Collections: Events
+ SML Flickr Sets: Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009
+ SML Flickr Tags: Art
+ SML Pro Blog: Art

LiveFast presents: Mash-up Summer 2009 Custom Tees / Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009 / 20090926.10D.54545.P1.L1 / SML
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Image by See-ming Lee ??? SML
13th annual D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® (Sept 25 to Sept 27, 2009)
www.dumboartfestival.org/press_release.html

The three-day multi-site neighborhood-wide event is a one-of-a-kind art happening: where serendipity meets the haphazard and where the unpredictable, spontaneous and downright weird thrive. The now teenage D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® presents touchable, accessible, and interactive art, on a scale that makes it the nation’s largest urban forum for experimental art.

Art Under the Bridge is an opportunity for young artists to use any medium imaginable to create temporary projects on-the-spot everywhere and anywhere, completely transforming the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York, into a vibrant platform for self-expression. In addition to the 80+ projects throughout the historical post-industrial waterfront span, visitors can tour local artists’ studios or check out the indoor video_dumbo, a non-stop program of cutting-edge video art from New York City and around the world.

The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) has been the exclusive producer of the D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge Festival® since 1997. DAC is a big impact, small non-profit, that in addition to its year-round gallery exhibitions, is committed to preserving Dumbo as a site in New York City where emerging visual artists can experiment in the public domain, while having unprecedented freedom and access to normally off-limit locations.

www.dumboartscenter.org
www.dumboartfestival.org
www.video_dumbo.org

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+ SML Fine Art (Flickr Group)
+ SML Flickr Collections: Events
+ SML Flickr Sets: Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009
+ SML Flickr Tags: Art
+ SML Pro Blog: Art

 
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art-2010-9 – view in light box

12 Nov

Check out these visual art images:

art-2010-9 – view in light box
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Image by dietmut
Experimental-ART

art-2010-11 – view in light box
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Image by dietmut
Experimental-ART

 
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Light Painting Tutorial

12 Nov

This video goes over the basic concept of light painting in a simple and practical way with a live example. See more light painting at www.dariustwin.com

 
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MIT+150: FAST (Festival of Art + Science + Technology): FAST LIGHT — “INCEPTION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR”

12 Nov

Some cool visual art images:

MIT+150: FAST (Festival of Art + Science + Technology): FAST LIGHT — “INCEPTION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR”
visual art
Image by Chris Devers
I have no idea what this was about. It’s clearly a reference to the movie "Inception", with the spinning top there next to Abraham Lincoln, and the briefcase they used in the movie to induce a shared dream state. But why is MLK in an Inception parody with Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi? Baffling.

Anyway.

• • •

Quoting from the official pamphlet:

FAST LIGHT • May 7 + 8, 2011, 7 pm – 10 pm

Contemporary pioneers in art, science, and technology have come together at MIT to create one of the most exhilarating and inventive spectacles metro Boston has ever seen. On May 7 and 8, 2011, visitors can interact with 20+ art and architectural installations illuminating the campus and the Charles River along Memorial Drive at MIT.

arts.mit.edu / fast

Installations scattered around campus (we didn’t quite see all of them), again pasting from the official flyer:

• aFloat
MIT Chapel • Saturday, May 7th ONLY
Inspired by water in the Saarinen Chapel’s moat, a touch releases flickers of light before serenity returns as a calm ripple.
By Otto Ng, Ben Regnier, Dena Molnar, and Arseni Zaitsev.

• Inflatables
Lobby 7, Infinite Corridor
A dodecahedron sculpture made of silver nylon resonates with gusts of air, heat from light bulbs, and the motions of passersby.
By Kyle Barker, Juan Jofre, Nick Polansky, Jorge Amaya.

• (now(now(now)))
Building 7, 4th Floor
This installation nests layers of the past into an image of the present, recursively intertwining slices of time.
By Eric Rosenbaum and Charles DeTar.

• Dis(Course)4
Building 3 Stair, Infinite Corridor
A stairwell transformed by a shummering aluminum conduit inspired by the discourse between floors and academic disciplines.
By Craig Boney, Jams Coleman and Andrew Manto.

• Maxwell’s Dream
Building 10 Community Lounge, Infinite Corridor
An interactive mural created by magnetic fields that drive patterns of light, Maxwell’s Dream is a visually expressive cybernetic loop.
By Kaustuv De Biswas and Daniel Rosenberg.

• Mood Meter
Student Center & Building 8, Infinite Corridor
Is the smile a barometer of happiness? Mood Meter playfully assesses and displays the mood of the MIT community onsite and at moodmeter.media.mit.edu
By Javier Hernandez and Ehsan Hoque.

• SOFT Rockers
Killian Court
Repose and charge your electronic devices using green solar powered technology
By Shiela Kennedy, P. Seaton, S. Rockcastle, W. Inam, A. Aolij, J. Nam, K. Bogenshutz, J. Bayless, M. Trimble.

• LightBridge
The Mass. Ave Bridge
A dynamic interactive LED array responds to pedestrians on the bridge, illustrating MIT’s ties to both sides of the river. Thanks to Philips ColorKinetics, CISCO, SparkFun Electronics.
By Sysanne Seitinger.

• Sky Event
Killian Court, Saturday, May 7th ONLY
Immense inflatable stars soar over MIT in celebration of the distinctive symbiosis among artists, scientists and engineers.
By Otto Piene.

• Liquid Archive
Charles River
A floating inflatable screen provides a backdrop for projections that highlight MIT’s history in science, technology, and art.
By Nader Tehrani and Gediminas Urbonas.

• Light Drift
Charles River
Ninety brightly glowing orbs in the river change color as they react to the presence of people along the shore.
By Meejin Yoon.

• Unflat Pavilion
Building 14 Lawn
This freestanding pavilion illuminated with LEDs flexes two dimensions into three. Flat sheets are bent and unfurl into skylights, columns, and windows.
By Nick Gelpi

• Gradated Field
Walker Memorial Lawn
A field of enticing mounts create a landscape that encourages passersby to meander through, or lounge upon the smooth plaster shapes.
By Kyle Coburn, Karina Silvester and Yihyun Lim.

• Bibliodoptera
Building 14, Hayden Library Corridor
Newly emerged from the chrysalis of MIT’s diverse library pages, a cloud of butterflies flutters above, reacting to the movement of passersby.
By Elena Jessop and Peter Torpey.

• Wind Screen
Green Building Facade, Bldg 54
A shimmering curtain of light created by micro-turbines displays a visual register of the replenishable source of wind energy.
By Meejin Yoon.

• String Tunnel
Building 18 Bridge
A diaphonous tunnel creates a sense of entry to and from the Infinite Corridor and frames the surrounding landscape.
By Yuna Kim, Kelly Shaw, and Travis Williams.

• voltaDom
Building 56-66 Connector
A vaulted passageway utilizes an innovative fabrication technique that creates complex double curved vaults through the simple rolling of a sheet of material.
By Skylar Tibbits.

• Night of Numbers
Building 66 Facade & E15 Walkway
A lighting installation enlivens MIT architectre with numbers that hold special or historical significance to the Institute. Can you decode them all?
By Praveen Subramani and Anna Kotova.

• Overliner
Building E-25 Stairwell
Taking cues from a stairwell’s spiraling geometry, Overliner transforms a familiar and busy passageway into a moment of surprise and repose.
By Joel Lamere and Cynthia Gunadi.

• Chroma District
Corner of Ames and Main Streets.
Lanterns react to visitors by passing sound and color from one to another, increasing in intensity along the way and illuminating the path to MIT’s campus.
By Eyal Shahar, Akito van Troyer, and Seung Jin Ham.

Artist Studio: James Cospito / Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009 / 20090926.10D.54626.P1.L2.SQ / SML
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Image by See-ming Lee ??? SML
Artist toolbox, seen at the Brooklyn Art Project HQ (Flickr Group) during the Dumbo Art Festival 2009.

See also
+ Artits on Art: James Cospito talks about his NYC Subway series (Flickr HD video)
+ Art + Artists: James Cospito talks about Brooklyn Art Project (Flickr HD video)

13th annual D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® (Sept 25 to Sept 27, 2009)
www.dumboartfestival.org/press_release.html

The three-day multi-site neighborhood-wide event is a one-of-a-kind art happening: where serendipity meets the haphazard and where the unpredictable, spontaneous and downright weird thrive. The now teenage D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® presents touchable, accessible, and interactive art, on a scale that makes it the nation’s largest urban forum for experimental art.

Art Under the Bridge is an opportunity for young artists to use any medium imaginable to create temporary projects on-the-spot everywhere and anywhere, completely transforming the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York, into a vibrant platform for self-expression. In addition to the 80+ projects throughout the historical post-industrial waterfront span, visitors can tour local artists’ studios or check out the indoor video_dumbo, a non-stop program of cutting-edge video art from New York City and around the world.

The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) has been the exclusive producer of the D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge Festival® since 1997. DAC is a big impact, small non-profit, that in addition to its year-round gallery exhibitions, is committed to preserving Dumbo as a site in New York City where emerging visual artists can experiment in the public domain, while having unprecedented freedom and access to normally off-limit locations.

www.dumboartscenter.org
www.dumboartfestival.org
www.video_dumbo.org

Related SML
+ SML Fine Art (Flickr Group)
+ SML Flickr Collections: Events
+ SML Flickr Sets: Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009
+ SML Flickr Tags: Art
+ SML Pro Blog: Art

Still Life Drawing (Detail) by James Cospito, Brooklyn Art Project HQ / Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009 / 20090926.10D.54607.P1.L2.SQ / SML
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Image by See-ming Lee ??? SML
Drawing, seen at the Brooklyn Art Project headquarter in Dumbo, during the Art Under the Bridge Festival organized by Dumbo Arts Center in New York city, 2009.

James Cospito (Brooklyn Art Project / Facebook / Flickr / LinkedIn / SML Flickr / Twitter) is an artist, painter, photographer, illustrator, designer in New York City. He is also the co-founder of Brooklyn Art Project.

You can check out James Cospito’s portfolio at brooklynartproject.ning.com/profile/jcospito

See also the 720p high-def video of James Cospito talking about BAP on Flickr.

Brooklyn Art Project (FriendFeed / Twitter) is a free online social network that connects 5500+ artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts from over 44 countries featuring over 44,000 artworks and 800+ short films and videos.

Members can participate in collaborative exhibits in Brooklyn and beyond while enjoying unlimited online gallery space, blogs, forums, chat, and tools to share / promote their artwork across the web.

BrooklynArtProject.com

See also
+ Artits on Art: James Cospito talks about his NYC Subway series (Flickr HD video)
+ Art + Artists: James Cospito talks about Brooklyn Art Project (Flickr HD video)

13th annual D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® (Sept 25 to Sept 27, 2009)
www.dumboartfestival.org/press_release.html

The three-day multi-site neighborhood-wide event is a one-of-a-kind art happening: where serendipity meets the haphazard and where the unpredictable, spontaneous and downright weird thrive. The now teenage D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® presents touchable, accessible, and interactive art, on a scale that makes it the nation’s largest urban forum for experimental art.

Art Under the Bridge is an opportunity for young artists to use any medium imaginable to create temporary projects on-the-spot everywhere and anywhere, completely transforming the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York, into a vibrant platform for self-expression. In addition to the 80+ projects throughout the historical post-industrial waterfront span, visitors can tour local artists’ studios or check out the indoor video_dumbo, a non-stop program of cutting-edge video art from New York City and around the world.

The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) has been the exclusive producer of the D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge Festival® since 1997. DAC is a big impact, small non-profit, that in addition to its year-round gallery exhibitions, is committed to preserving Dumbo as a site in New York City where emerging visual artists can experiment in the public domain, while having unprecedented freedom and access to normally off-limit locations.

www.dumboartscenter.org
www.dumboartfestival.org
www.video_dumbo.org

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$60 Yongnuo YN560 Review – Speed Light Flash Review for Nikon Canon DSLR

10 Nov

razzi.me www.facebook.com www.PhotographersOnUTube.com https Here is a quick review of Yongnuo YN560 flash. It’s a great flash for people on a tight budget. It’s a manual flash without TTL feature. It doesn’t have the LCD screen unlike YN560II flash which I’ll be reviewing in a few weeks.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

 
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