“Try thinking about picking up the Instagram App icon, and then try to make it a real camera…” According to ADR studios, the brain-childs behind the appealing rendering shown above and below, that was the sole inspiration for the Instagram Socialmatic – a concept camera putting a physical face on the popular social media and photo sharing app.
“Take a Photo” – the words Sebastian Thrun likely uttered before capturing an image of the moment above – an intimate time spent between him and his son this past weekend, documented by Google’s new augmented reality eyewear initiative dubbed Project Glass.
Usually, most skateboard shorts and team showcases fall under a general visual recipe, choosing to focus almost entirely on the skater and his or her abilities, rather than add elements that may distract the viewer from the video’s purpose. So, it goes without saying that when something along the lines of filmmaker Russell Houghten‘s short entitled Open Horizon (shown above) comes along, it’s refreshing.
With all of the recent turmoil that countries have experienced around the world, we have seen a plethora of images from photojournalists that depict conflict, combat, and different aspects of warfare. It is understood that these men and women behind the lens put their lives in danger on the daily to capture these historic and specific moments on film, but has anyone ever wondered whether or not some of the images you see are true to what really occurred?
A Brooklyn filmmaker’s motion picture, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City last night, April 19th, is under investigation with state authorities after one of his actors killed two deer, all without a license, for a dramatic scene in the film.
Director Ben Dickinson’s film, First Winter, follows a group of young Brooklynites who are forced to make due and survive in the wild after an apocalyptic catastrophe cuts off the lines of power and communication. The 23-day film shoot took place in Upstate New York at private farm.
Okay, so it might not be the flying car revolution or the emergence of something of the sort we’ve been waiting for, but surely Google’s forever-rumored dip into the world of augmented reality is a step in the right direction to quell some of our extensive tech visions for the future.
Developed by a team within “Google X,” the company’s “secret lab” entrusted to develop cutting-edge future technologies, Project Glass is a serious venture into a world in which seamless integration between the variety of Google applications i.e. maps, video chat, voice commands, and location check-ins among others, can now be controlled without the use of our appendages, and serve as a means to handle many of what would normally be dealt with by our smartphones without the need of reaching in our pockets.
Boulder-based photographer and musician Andrew Kurcan has lived in numerous regions around the continental U.S., but no other state has inspired him quite artistically as Boulder, Colorado. We all know that big cities, like that of New York or Los Angeles, house innumerable works pertaining to the most controversial art form of graffiti all over the place. While it might not be as prevalent in Boulder as it is in New York or LA, it exists in his immediate environment and as a result, had a profound impact on him as an artist. In his project entitled Photo Graffiti/Boulder is My Gallery, Kurcan has put quite the twist on graffiti by applying the art form as a presentation of traditional photography all throughout his city.
When stained-glass designer Jack Robinson passed away in 1997, very few people were notified, which included his boss, Dan Oppenheimer. According to his employer, Robinson usually kept to himself and had very few friends. When no one came forward to take care of the various arrangements that death entails, Oppenheimer stepped up to plate.
Oppenheimer went to visit Robinson’s apartment, unsure of what he would come across. Little did he know, the boss’s visit to his deceased employee’s humble abode would prove to be interesting. The spotlessly clean and organized apartment boasted one of everything in the kitchen – one plate, one mug, and one bowl –, a dresser consisting of white button down shirts in order according to their sizes, and beautiful pieces of technology, cameras, displayed in cases. In his closet, however, a trove of treasure was just waiting to be unveiled.
Last month, we covered a story concerning the history of the animated GIF, where we all learned an interesting little factoid in that GIF is pronounced “Jiff”. The post, which can be viewed in its entirety HERE, focused on the graphic interface format’s early days and discussed how its resurgence has allowed for a different clan of contemporary digital creatives to express their vision in original and innovative ways.
The Pentax K-30 Leaked – Announcement Coming Next Week
Developing Rumor: The Latest Canon T4i (650D) Speculative Specs Emerge
The Instagram Concept Camera Becoming A Reality? Creators Looking For You To Fund This Ambitious Project
A Vertigo-Inducing Demo of the Dolly-Zoom First Practiced by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958
An Intimate Look at ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ Through Rare Behind-the-Scenes Production Photos
Canon T4i and Mirrorless Talk Re-emerges – Announcements Coming Next Month?
Autumn – Getting Cinematic with the Sony NEX-5N: Quick Workflow Overview
Getting Cinematic with the Sony NEX-5N: The Digital Visual Style
Oh Really? Nikon’s Questionable Facebook Status Update
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