Machinimania

Impressive work -

The contest, physically based in London, gives finalists and winners the opportunity to showcase their work at an exhibition at the historic Somerset House, as well as publication in the annual WPO book. 

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The background and surroundings for these abandoned properties couldn’t be anymore beautiful. The Nordic country of Iceland is 40,000 square miles of gorgeous terrain.

This piece covers everything from an abandoned bulldozer to a plane from the US Navy.

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Looking to turn up the drama in your self-portraits or selfies? For inspiration, take a look at these 45 scenic self-portraits of adventurous photographers. You’ll find lots of ideas from the photographers who captured themselves in the world’s most stunning views—from the top of sky-high peaks to sun-drenched seascapes to frozen terrains. Plus, these images are sure to give you a case of wanderlust.

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In this post you’ll find tutorials and guides for 35 different DIY projects and hacks that can not only save you some money, but also get the great results that you’re after.

And one thing more, some of this creativity will make you laugh ;-)

. Here, you'll find both image-based tutorials as well as video ones. Most of them are before vs. after comparisons and you can just follow all the edits with your Photoshop step-by-step.

The photos in this competition, which was organized by Apple, need to have been taken with an iPhone, iPod or iPad and cannot have been edited on any way by desktop software (device-based apps are allowed).

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Need inspiration for a Summer trip?

After a surfing trip to Australia in 2002, Nick Woodman decided to start a company dedicated to adventure photography. He wanted to save the bright surfing moments in photos to share them with friends. So the idea of a small waterproof and shockproof camera came to his mind. This GoPro camera can be worn on the wrist, ankle to create extreme pictures and videos.

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Great tips indeed. It really is some secrets most people didn't know.

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These photos of abandoned places remind us that nothing is everlasting or indestructible. They are proof that deserted buildings break down, and unused roads vanish as the earth reclaims what was once hers. So much of what’s man-made will eventually surrender to the greatest force around us, the force of nature.

A panoramic HDR is quite simply a series of HDR images that have been stitched together using photo stitching software. It is an image comprised of any number of images, sometimes up to 60, depending on how you plan your shots. Sounds complicated right? It’s really not. If you follow a simple plan, it’s actually pretty easy. It is all in having the correct workflow, so here it is.

Whether you want to improve your portrait photography or learn how to take better landscapes, discover the secret to sharp close-up photos or start out in street photography, you’ll find some essential tips and tricks here.

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It’s easy to walk away from a photo opportunity because you don’t feel your lens is long enough or wide enough, or you believe your camera’s continuous shooting speed is slow or its autofocus sluggish.

But learning to think around any potential barriers is how original photos are made.

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Earth is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind place.

This is something we may forget, except when we're reminded on April 22, Earth Day.

To celebrate the natural world, we've rounded up some of the most beautiful and mesmerizing pictures of our home planet from Reuters.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/stunning-and-awe-inspiring-pictures-of-earth-2014-4?op=1#ixzz2zjg97xvd

These have to qualify as some of the coolest car photographs we’ve ever seen. Yes, we’ve seen some amazing composites and some real live racing photos that are quite epic in their own right, but these images by photographers Dmitry Chistoprudov and Nikolay Rykov have the entire Internet wide-eyed.

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Giuseppe Peppoloni is a freelance photographer from Spello, Perugia, Italy. Yes, these photos are colored enhanced. Giuseppe’s use of color in these photos really gives them a strong photographic artistic energy.

Although you can correct a lot of exposure errors in Photoshop, particularly using raw format files, it’s still better to get the results right in-camera as much as possible.

Even when converting raw images, there is a limit to how much highlight detail you can recover if you over-expose your images.

While it’s often possible to boost the detail in the shadows of an under-exposed shot, the result will be noisier and lower quality than if you correctly exposed it in the first place.

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Awesome Gallery - they are Brilliant.

Earlier this week, the World Photography Organisation unveiled the finalists for the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards. The images were selected from 139,544 submissions by photographers in 166 countries (the highest number of entries in the awards' seven-year history), and they are characteristically superb.

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One of the best things about Baran’s work is that it’s constantly evolving and growing. As such a young photographer, she’s still trying out different styles and inspirations. Some of her images are dark, introverted and full of suffering, while others encapsulate the young and artistic photographer’s youth and joy. What’s most important, however, is that all of them are creative and very well-done.

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Today’s photography (and photographic art since some of them are slightly photoshoped ) is coming to us by the photographers Michel Rajkovic , Julie de Waroquier, Mikko Lagerstedt and Michal Giedrojc!

They may make you dream, or feel lonely but either way definitely amazed! Lets enjoy them!

Kilian Schönberger, a color blind photographer from Germany, told Business Insider that that's what he wants to capture in his pictures: Mental resting places for our overstimulated world. 

Schönberger creates amazing pictures of tranquil environments all over the world and gazing at his photography will make you want to take a hiatus from technology and move to the forest. 

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/kilian-schonberger-photography-2013-12?op=1#ixzz2oxBVdri4