Archive for the 'Technology' Category

Photos as Building Blocks

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

“What if your photo collection was an entry point into the world, like a wormhole that you could jump through and explore… ”

Sounds like something you’d be interested in? Microsoft thinks so (and after watching the video so do I).
Being able to recreate a scene with a series of photos is nothing new, “photo-stitching” software […]

Updating the Photobooth Experience

Friday, May 12th, 2006

It’s about time someone decided to update the photobooth in a creative way and artist Keetra Dean Dixon did just that:

The booth is presented in semi-public spaces as a typical photobooth holding no denotation of it’s unique qualities. Users enter the booth, pose for 2 shots & exit as usual. During the developing process, the […]

Were you at SXSW?

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

This past week I traveled from Dallas to Austin for SXSW Interactive. While photography is not a big part of the conference, everyone has a camera. I’ve never seen so many DSLRs in one place.
It’s a great place to get excited about new technologies and hear from some of the smartest people in the industry. […]

Apple: Black is the new White

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

Not that you haven’t heard enough about yesterday’s Macworld Keynote…
Apple released two intel powered macs, the iMac and a revised powerbook now called the Macbook Pro. Most of the recent Apple products have been shot on a black background instead of the traditional white they’ve been using for a couple years now. I really […]

DSLR for moviemaking?

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

Tim Burton’s latest stop motion masterpiece (sure I can call it that without seeing it!) Corpse Bride was “filmed” with a Canon EOS-1D Mark II - a high end DSLR 8.2 megapixel camera.

Editors Guild magazine has a behind the scenes article talking about the technology behind the movie.

Quote:
The Canon EOS-1D Mark II, which uses a […]

Flickr RSS widget

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

slower.net has a nifty little photo widget. Called the Flickr RSS widget, it’s a little button that when pressed pulls ten of the most recent photos from a Flickr RSS feed. This little button could be placed in a signature, your site, or anywhere you want.
Here’s what it looks like in action:
The button:

Once clicked:

Cool!