Cameras

How to Photograph Food Without a Fancy Camera

Small Kitchen College | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Photos, Photography, How To, Food, Cameras, Food Photography, Budget, How-to Photography, Food Porn, Food Blogging, Food Blogs, Good Bloggers, Taking Pictures of Food, Photography Tips, Blogging, Food News

You can literally end up writing a book about the food, but it's the pictures that are truly worth a thousand words. It's the best way to capture the experience of making and enjoying the final product.

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A Pixelated History Of Cameras

Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Antonio Vicentini, Antonio Vicentini Animation, Video, Animation the Camera Collection, Antonio-Vicentini-the-Camera-Collection, History of Cameras, Antonio Vicentini the Camera Collection, Cameras, Culture News

Remember the satisfying click and wind of a disposable camera? Though not the fanciest of technologies, it was certainly an advancement in widespread,...

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PHOTOS: Invaluable Tips for the Macro Photographer

Thomas Shahan | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Photography, Digital Media, Nature Photography, Macrophotography, Bugs, Diy Ideas, Diy, Insects, Science, Spiders, Cameras, Animals, Macro, Thomas Shahan, Jumping Spiders, Exposure, Video, Green News

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Street Photography -- Close Vs. Distance

Peter Levi | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Photography, Street Photography, Cameras, Stockholm, Long Exposure, Minimalism, Slidefreestyle, Robert Capa, Wide-Angle Lense, Close Photography, Photography Advice, Exposure, Arts News

To take candid photos I prefer to use a smaller, silent camera. A big camera intimidates easily, and the slamming mirror inside a DSLR reveals your presence faster than it takes to say "cheese."

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Photo Tip: Side Lighting

Heinrich van den Berg | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Lighting, Nature Photography, Cameras, Exposure, Dslr, Photography Howto, Green News

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Disgraced Company Says Core Business Still Strong Despite Scandal

Reuters | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Olympus Corp, Video, Yen, Fujifilm, Reuters, Samsung, Terumo, Cameras, Accounting, Scandal, Endoscope, Sony, Business News

(Adds dropped quote marks at the end of paragraph 4) * Scandal not seen having much impact on core medical ops * Potenti...

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Photo Tip: One Shot or Many Shots

Heinrich van den Berg | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Nature Photography, Cameras, Exposure, Dslr, Howto, Photography Howto, Photo Tips, Green News

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Polaroid's Latest Creation

Engadget | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Polaroid, Polaroid Cameras, Android, Ces 2012, Consumer Electronics Show 2012, Cameras, Polaroid sc1630 Android Hd Smart Camera, Consumer Electronics Show, Technology News

The camera modules in smartphones continually improve, and these days there are phones like the iPhone 4S and the Nokia N9 who can take snapshots as g...

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Engadget's CES 2012 Gear

Engadget | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Windows Phones, Android, Computers, Ios, Smartphones, Ces 2012, Consumer Electronics Show 2012, Notebooks, Cameras, Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, Technology News

We see an enormous number of gadgets each year at CES, and while the veil comes off a handful of notebooks, cameras and smartphones during the show, t...

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Is Our Military Addicted to 'War Porn'?

Matthis Chiroux | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Abuse, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Addiction, Cameras, War Porn, Abu Ghraib, Veterans, Pornography, Video, Military, Alcholism, Atrocities, Marines Urinating Taliban, Technology, Torture, Politics News

Our military is addicted to war porn, and this fact may ultimately usurp any legacy of honor or glory the military may cling to. No longer can the world be duped by the government-controlled facade of the U.S. soldier as a liberating force for good.

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PHOTOS: Japanese Teens Come Of Age At Twenty Years Old

Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Photos, Photography, Coming of Age, Alcohol, Tradition, Coming-of-Age, Cameras, Japanese, Exposure, Japan, Photojournalism, Voting, Culture, World News

Japanese teens party as they come of age at 20 years old and will finally be allowed to drink, smoke and vote. To see more great photography visit ...

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PHOTOS: Chinese New Year Seen Through The Hipstmatic iPhone App

Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Iphone, Photos, Photography, Chinese New Year, Apple Iphone, Cameras, Hipstamatic, Exposure, iPhone Apps, Photojournalism, Arts News

The Hipstamatic iPhone app creates interesting imagery that mimics various older cameras with vignetting and chromatic aberrations that are typical of...

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Photo Tip: How to Freeze a Wing

Heinrich van den Berg | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Photos, Nature Photography, Nature Photos, Photo Tips, Exposure, Bird-Photos, Cameras, Howto, Green News

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Why Stop at Cameras in the Supreme Court?

Andrew Tucker Avorn | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Simon Cowell, Cameras in the Courtroom, Supreme Court, Tom Ford, Clarence Thomas, Twitter, Charles Grassley, John Roberts, Dick Durbin, Cameras, Citizens United, Comedy News

The United State Congress is trying to force The Supreme Court to broadcast oral arguments on television. But why stop at cameras in the courtroom? Here are some other ideas to spruce up Supreme Court arguments.

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Photo Tip: Megapixel Madness

Heinrich van den Berg | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Photos, Photography, Dslrs, Nature Photography, Cameras, Camera Lens, Exposure, Megapixels, Howto, Digital Cameras, Wildlife, Culture News

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Gift Guide: Fashion Addict

Catherine Moellering | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Blankets, Holiday Shopping, Polaroid, Smythson, Hats, Burberry, Holidays Canada Style, Joseph Altuzarra, Lady GaGa, Louis Vuitton, Cameras, Christmas Gift Ideas, Bill Cunningham New York, Deos, Assouline Books, Chanel, Holiday Gifts, Gift Guide, Miu Miu, Cookies, Christmas Gift Guide, Harper's Bazaar, Gucci, Khirma Eliazov, Hermes, Bracelets, Lanvin, Holiday Gift Guide, Holidays Canada, Goyard, Style News

On the whole, working in fashion is a great gig. However, when the holidays roll around, one major drawback raises its ugly head. At this time of year, we start to hear the dreaded refrain: "You are impossible to buy for!"

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Torch Cam Gives Masses New View of Lady Liberty

AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR and RANDY HERSCHAFT | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Internet, New York, Statue of Liberty Renovations, Torch, Statue of Liberty Webcam, Statue of Liberty, Monument, Cameras, Technology, Landmark, World Trade Center, New Yorkers, Arts News

NEW YORK — Give me your tired, your poor – your Internet-connected masses yearning to see. Lady Liberty is getting high-tech gifts for he...

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WATCH: Throwable Camera Takes 360 Degree Pictures

Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Photography, Global Panoramic Camera, Video, Photo Technology, Jonas Pfeil, Pfeil, Cameras, Jonas Pfeil's "Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera", Throwable Camera, 360 Camera, Cool Cameras, Cool Gadgets, Arts News

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, which makes a picture from Jonas Pfeil's "Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera" worth about 360,000. The cont...

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The Faithful Shopper: Uniquely New York

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Loree Rodkin, 34th Street, Canal Street, Balenciaga, Tea, Americana at Manhasset, Ninth Avenue, Cameras, World's Largest Department Store, China, Chanel, Vanderbilt, Pearl Paint, Pearl River Mart, Macy's Herald Square, Long Island, A La Vieille Russie, St. Laurent, Lafayette Street, Screaming Mimi's, Digital Cameras, Faith Hope Consolo, Fifth Avenue, Macy's, Brunello Cucinelli, Books, J. Mendel, Apple Store, Bergdorf's, Broadway, Bookstore, Jimmy Choo, Faberge, Bergdorf Goodman, Indie, Vintage, Macys, Apple, Fish's Eddy, The Strand, Cavalli, Versace, Hirshleifer's, B&H Photo, Sevan, Pringle, Pearl, New York News

I've often said that New York is the retail capital of the world, and that no international shop or designer is truly global without a location here. But we also have a number of shops that are ONLY here.

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Apps for the Nostalgic Non-Techie

Julia Plevin | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Mad Men, Taxis, Uber, Cameras, Tech, Retro, iPhone Apps, Eyeglasses, Technology News

Would you believe that it's possible to be both tech savvy and old-fashioned at the same time? Yes, there's an app for everything. Even nostalgia.

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WATCH: Webcam 101 For Seniors

Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Elderly Couple Figures Out Webcam, Video, Funny Videos, Webcam 101, Computers, Cameras, Urlesque, Technology, Grandparents, Webcams, Couples, Comedy News

This may not be the first set of grandparents to go viral by accidentally recording a video of themselves, but it doesn't make this clip any less char...

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Best Buy Profits Fall On Weak TV, Video Game Demand

Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Stock Market, Cameras, Tv, Consumer Spending, Demand, Best Buy, Low Quarterly Profit, Video, Wall Street, Profits, Great Recession, Double-Dip Recession, Video Games, Electronics, Business News

Best Buy Co Inc reported on Tuesday a lower quarterly profit on weak demand for televisions and video game products. The world's largest consum...

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The Rights and Wrongs of No-Budget Filmmaking

Abe Schwartz | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: South by Southwest, Cameras, Sundance Film Festival, Independent Film, Film, Camcorder, Film Production, Entertainment News

I've been thinking for a while that a lot of filmmakers focus on the wrong aspects of moviemaking when there are only limited funds to spend.

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Captured in Collodion

Mia R. Benenate | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Photography, Artists, Cameras, Robert Christian Malmberg, Photographers, Photo Shoot, Portraits, Collodion, Arts News

Perhaps it is in the longer exposure, or perhaps it comes from the age of the medium itself, but Collodion brings out a side of those captured in its lens usually reserved for private moments of reflection in the mirror.

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Killing Code Can Kill People

Mark Belinsky | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Open Source, Cisco, Cameras, Human Rights, Livescribe, Hackers, Flip Camera, Technology News

Why kill code? Why not open source it? Why not hand the entire tool over to the community to continue to work with and build upon your product? The consequences, in addition to alienating users, can be devastating.

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