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A series of snow crystals and snowflakes shot with a macro lens by the Moscow-based photographer Andrew Osokin.
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There are many important photography terms that will help you understand the art. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn 10 important photography terms.
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All the more useful than these terms are explained in plain English ;o) Check this one : "White balance reveals an interesting difference between a camera and a human eye : a human eye has a human brain attached. When you look at a white object, your brain is actually interpreting the lighting cues around you and calculating that the object is white on the fly. If the object is under a blue light, it will really look blue, but your brain compensates for the color difference, so you'll see it as white. The camera does no such compensating unless you force it to do so, so if a white object is under a bluish light, the camera will record bluish pixels. Adjusting white balance helps force the camera to compensate for the fact that most lighting conditions aren't perfectly white. Many indoor lights have a yellowish tinge to them, while fluorescent lights have a bluish tint. Even natural light is a little bluer than you might think." Also on howstuffworks : 10 Tips for Getting the Most From Your Digital Camera 10 Fall Photography Tips 5 Black-and-white Photography Tips 5 Portrait Photography Tips Delete the scoop?
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"[...] It’s estimated that roughly 380 billion photographs are taken in the world each year [...] In this lovely short animation, Bulgarian-born Boston-based photographer Eva Koleva Timothy |...] traces the evolution of photography through innovations in science, technology, and policy [...]" 
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April 23, 5:43 AM
Quite interesting. ed.ted original lesson here: It has the following features watch, think, dig deeper with additional resources, discuss. Delete the scoop?
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The best weird and odd pictures from around the world
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At first I thought the pic had been 'photoshopped', but it hadn't... These genetically modified strawberries are "pineberries" that look like strawberries as far as shape is concerned. Yet, their red has turned to white and their pips' yellow-green... to red ! Besides, they're said to taste like pineapples. Such ice-age faded colour definitely contrasts with the 'classic' strawberry's red -guess which I'd rather crunch ? :o). 
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April 12, 4:57 PM
You're welcome : I'm glad this scoop has you discover the "ET-strawberry" :-)
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"A Cinemagraph is an image that contains within itself a living moment that allows a glimpse of time to be experienced and preserved endlessly. Delete the scoop?
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We recently came across Jason de Graaf's incredible artwork via The Daily Mail. The Canadian painter created an astonishing series of hyperrealistic artworks that must be seen to be believed. Delete the scoop?
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"ARTE et le photographe italien Oliviero Toscani, célèbre notamment pour les clichés coups de poing des campagnes publicitaires de Benetton, sont partis à la recherche de jeunes photographes prometteurs pour participer à une Master Classe d’exception, dirigée par le maestro lui-même. À travers ce programme, l’ambition première d’Oliviero Toscani est de révéler les grands photographes de demain, tout en partageant avec eux sa philosophie. (...)" Delete the scoop?
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On stumbleupon.com, XAXOR showcases "the best pictures online". Elena's are tagged "Photography" -have a look, some series are great ! Delete the scoop?
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Collection of stunning cartoon illustrations by Jeremiah Morelli.
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Jeremiah Morelli is a German middle school teacher : the digital artist focuses on fantasy-themed illustrations. Delete the scoop?
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An art installation of thousands of computer-controlled LED lights on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge transforms the span into an ever-shifting display.
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Maaaaaaagic :-) Delete the scoop?
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Doctored images can affect what we eat, how we vote and even our childhood recollections. The question is why there’s nothing we can do to stop it.
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Our memory being likely to be manipulated as easily as pictures are likely to be altered... Delete the scoop?
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'David et Goliath' © Monica MIRZA "Cet outil permet de générer des portraits à la manière d'Andy Warhol"
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Selectionnez une image en parcourant vos dossiers, et d'un clic d'un seul, vous la verrez transformée à la manière d'un tableau (6 reproductions déclinées en diverses couleurs, sur fond négatif) du célèbre pop artist américain... Le cliché original entendait souligner la disproportion entre la taille du moineau et celle de la roue de la Fiat... mais si, regardez bien : un moineau... et la roue d'une Cinquecento, vous dis-je ! :-) Delete the scoop?
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"As a leader in capturing our world through brilliant imagery, National Geographic magazine sets the standard for photographic excellence." -------------- "A bio luminescence light show phenomenon was put on for a few privileged onlookers in Stanwell Park, NSW, Australia. It was like an underwater lightening storm as bolts of electric blue light shot vividly across the surface of the breaking waves. I shot it for a couple of hours with no other photographers in site." [Matt Smith] Delete the scoop?
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"We round up the most amazing, mind-blowing, spectacular, and jaw-dropping photos of planets, moons, galaxies, and nebulas from our perennially popular Space Photo of the Day gallery [...] This year has seen some amazing space photos, including gloriously shining dust in the Orion nebula, Saturn wreathed in rings and accompanied by its moon Titan, spectacular shots of Earth’s Arctic region, and an artful dust devil on Mars. Here we present our favorite shots taken in 2012 that show off the wonder and unbounded beauty of the cosmos." Delete the scoop?
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I've just stumbled upon this picture while reading on the 'free VS gratis' debate : not that much related to the actual topic, but I like the resulting "double" game/pun -comes from Wikipedia's article 'Gratis VS libre' :o) Delete the scoop?
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Hell heart blood heat life Love red ! - - - - - - - - - - - ... quite a different kind of strawberries :o)
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We recently stumbled upon Moki's surreal landscapes on My Modern Met and felt as if we were whisked off into a dream. The Berlin-based artist depicts human beings wrapped up in the fabric of nature. [...] Moki was raised in a small town in Germany surrounded by the woods, allowing her youthful imagination to run wild. The artist, inspired by Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, explained how her childhood fantasies continue to shape her artistic practice [...]" Delete the scoop?
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Photographier c’est tout un art, c’est une question de qualités artistiques et de courage dans la prise, il est aussi question du Moi photographique.
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D'accord avec plusieurs points de vue dans cet article -bien que je trouve son leitmotiv "un photographe qui a de la personnalité est..." un tantinet incantatoire. Quant à ne jamais demander l'autorisation de shooter, c'est pour moi suivant l' "objet" shooté : pour l'humain, avant ou après, mais à un moment donné je demanderai s'il/elle veut bien que mon appareil le/la capte :-) Delete the scoop?
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... laisse libre sa façon d'exprimer le fond de son âme."
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Superbe :-) Delete the scoop?
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As Chris Hadfield (NASA) says... the City looks lit up like a bulb : "the Statue of Liberty is clearly visible in the night from above". It's been a while since when I last hung around on the NASA website... well, it's still and always worth surfing on it : gorgeous photos :-)) Delete the scoop?
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Pre-Mac life of Apple founder serialised in young women's comic anthology - Mac manga ... Steve Jobs as seen in new Japanese graphic version of biography.A "doe-eyed" young Steve Jobs makes his debut as a manga hero in a new biography out in Japan in this week."
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A matter of image -indeed... Delete the scoop?
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Some restaurants have banned diners taking photographs of their dishes, while others are offering food photography workshops. Do you snap your supper, or is it the height of bad manners?
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I don't...nevertheless vivid pictures are likely to make mouths water, for sure :-) Delete the scoop?
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"Digital media such as the Internet and video games have become increasingly important in the lives of children and youth. [...] nearly all the media they consume, from TV shows to toys, have Web pages, virtual worlds, video games or other digital spinoffs associated with them."
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February 22, 8:09 AM
Very clever, interesting analysis:Thanks
Example: "players can be just as insecure about their virtual bodies as they are about their real ones: as one writer puts it, "instead of providing an escape from our bodies, virtual worlds have tended to encourage a meticulous scrutiny and obsessive fascination with our bodies." Virtual bodies reinforce gender stereotypes Delete the scoop?
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From the camaraderie of the Tour de France to snipers in Syria, Sarah Gilbert selects her favourite pictures of the year Delete the scoop?
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