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Smoking is good for you!

January 23rd, 2007

Abstract photography is nothing new, and people constantly come up with new — or re-invent old — versions of photography techniques. One of the ones that is going like wild-fire (excuse the pun) around the interwebs at the moment is the art of photographing coloured smoke.
The trend started with the highly talented Graham Jefferey, […]

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Original post by Haje Jan Kamps and powered by Img Fly

Turn your camera upside down

January 12th, 2007

Have you ever thought about why digital compacts with built-in flashes have such an obvious shadow on them? Well, obviously it’s because the camera is too damn small to get some distance between the lens and the flash. Quite apart from the problem with red eyes (which, luckily, is easy to avoid), it means that […]

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Original post by Haje Jan Kamps and plugin by Elliott Back

Dammit, you blinked!

January 3rd, 2007

If you’ve ever taken a photo of a group of people, you’re probably used to the chant of ‘oh no, I blinked’, usually from that obnoxious little blonde that you can’t stand the sight of. But did you know that there is actually some science behind taking photos of people, and whether they blink or […]

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Original post by Haje Jan Kamps and software by Elliott