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PureShot is a full featured iOS camera app

# 2013-05-24 14:00:00, TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
PureShot, a US$1.99 universal app, takes a very shooting-oriented approach to photography on iOS. You don't process your images here, or add filters. Instead, you just use the tools provided to take the very best picture you can, then process it on your iOS device, or get it onto your Mac or PC an...

This Is What Each Season Looks Like in a Million Pixels

# 2013-05-23 15:41:51, Gizmodo
If you think you're looking at color palettes of different shades of brownish gray, you're not exactly wrong. I'm sure people would love to paint their bathroom Roman Rotunda Slate or some made up name like that. But it's not that simple. You're actually looking at the seasons—spring, summer, fall...

Turn your photos into a comic book with Halftone 2

# 2013-05-23 13:00:00, TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
We looked at the original Halftone app for iOS a couple of years ago and were impressed. The app has been completely rewritten and is more touch-oriented, supporting vector graphics for smooth insertion of picture elements. Halftone 2, which is iPad-only and was released today, lets you import pi...

Google Glass Will Make Amateur Photographers Even More Annoying

# 2013-05-23 11:53:00, Gizmodo
As excitement over Google Glass builds, we all really need to take a step back and seriously think about how the new technology will impact our lives. Sure, having directions and face recognition always accessible could be kind of neat. But if you're already annoyed with people using smartphones an...

Incredible Slo-Mo Footage Of the Pistol Shrimp's Devastating Attack

# 2013-05-23 07:35:00, Gizmodo
Most clawed crustaceans use their pincers like a pair of deadly scissors, either for defense or tearing apart their prey. But the Pistol Shrimp has developed a far more devastating use for it. Its claw is able to open and snap shut with enough force to create a cavitation shockwave that kills fish ...

Shooting Challenge: Memorial Day

# 2013-05-22 05:57:00, Gizmodo
In the US, Memorial Day means a three-day weekend. It's also a time when veterans don dusty uniforms in rituals to remind us all of the human costs behind the world we live in today. For this week's Shooting Challenge, I want you to capture a snapshot of this phenomenon—whether you're a patriot or...

Accidental Architectural Patterns From All Over the World

# 2013-05-22 05:00:00, Gizmodo
Photographer Jared Lim has an knack for capturing colorful patterns around the world, and they make for some eye-catching photos in his series Urban Exploration. Read more...

This Adorable Flipboard Printing GIF Camera Needs To Be Real

# 2013-05-21 05:35:15, Gizmodo
Are you ready to have your heart broken? The GIF-TY camera, designed and built by Jiho Jang as part of his college thesis, is an adorable Polaroid-like snapper that captures animated GIFs and actually prints them out as tiny flipbooks on instant Z-ink paper. Except that for the time being, you can'...

10 of the Year's Most Beautiful Science Images

# 2013-05-21 03:00:00, Gizmodo
Who knew an artificial neural network could be so pretty? The winners of Princeton's annual science photography contest, Art of Science, were announced a few days ago. And boy, are some of these images beautiful.Read more...

Are These The Most Intimate Self Portraits Ever?

# 2013-05-20 23:14:00, Gizmodo
Photography often produces incredibly intimate results, but these self portraits by Erno-Erik Raitanen offer a different take—showing off his bacteria in fine detail.Read more...

Free VIEW Magazine is filled with intriguing photography

# 2013-05-20 16:00:00, TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
View Magazine is a nicely put-together coffee table ebook for the iPad or iPhone that contains photos that are interesting and certainly not run-of-the-mill sunsets and flowers. A variety of photographers have combined to submit some of their favorite work, and they offer some commentary about the...

Flickr updates its website and Android app with a more eye-pleasing interface, we go hands-on

# 2013-05-20 13:23:00, Engadget
Flickr's one of the elder statesmen of the online photo sharing world, but in recent years its UI has grown a bit long in the tooth when compared to the eye candy provided by other kids on the social sharing block. That's all changed as of today, as Marissa Mayer's team has overhauled Flickr's l...

New Flickr Walkthrough: So Pretty, So Much, So Free

# 2013-05-20 12:50:00, Gizmodo
After languishing for years as a neglected acquisition, Flickr has finally been given the jumpstart it so desperately needed and deserved. As of right now, not only to you get a free terabyte of storage and extremely high res photo uploads, you get it in pretty stellar package. Here's what you're d...

Pinhole Cameras That Are Actually Meant To Be Used

# 2013-05-19 14:00:00, Gizmodo
If you've been searching for a pinhole camera to enjoy and then pass on to your children, you're in luck. Industrial designer and carpenter Elvis Halilović has created a beautiful line of handmade pinhole cameras. Wait, you haven't been looking for that? Huh. Okay. Nonetheless! These oddly compelli...

Filming light reflecting off objects

# 2013-05-18 05:00:11, Hack a Day
With high-speed cameras you’re able to see bullets passing through objects, explosions in process, and other high-speed phenomena. Rarely, though, are you able to see what happens when light shines on an object without hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment. A group of researchers at ...

Photoshop Express brings its quick photo fixes to Windows 8 and RT

# 2013-05-17 08:47:00, Engadget
Adobe's Photoshop Express has been taking care of our botched photos on Android and iOS for quite some time, but it hasn't had its turn on a desktop-class platform. That changes with today's launch of a version for Windows 8 and RT. Like their mobile counterparts, Windows users can now make basi...

These Aren't Flowers

# 2013-05-17 01:55:00, Gizmodo
These little things look exactly like flowers—and that's because they're meant to. But in real life you'd never be able to spot them, because they are in fact microscopic crystals grown on the surface of a razor blade.Read more...

This 3D Picture Was Created Without a Camera

# 2013-05-17 00:51:18, Gizmodo
Imagine taking a picture, without a camera. If that sound ridiculous, it's because it is—but it's also exactly what a team of researchers from the University of Glasgow, UK, have been doing.Read more...

iPhone cameras are everywhere at one of America's best scenic spots

# 2013-05-16 07:00:00, TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
My last visit to Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah was in pre-iPhone days. My, how things have changed. I went to Bryce on a landscape shoot this week with my usual semi-pro equipment: Canon 5D, Manfrotto tripod and the usual gaggle of batteries, timers and other esoterica. I was especially inte...

Apple Patent Would Turn Your Friend's iPhones Into a Lighting Kit

# 2013-05-16 03:25:00, Gizmodo
If you've ever been on the set of a professional photography shoot, you'll notice the photographer doesn't just rely on a single camera-mounted flash. Instead, they use a series of strategically positioned flashes, all tethered together so they function as one, to precisely control where and how muc...

Gripping Photos Capture the Mirror Worlds of North and South Korea

# 2013-05-15 09:20:00, Gizmodo
Architectural photographer Dieter Leistner was born the same year East Germany began construction on the Berlin Wall. He was 37 when it fell. Maybe that's why his interest in North and South Korea feels so personal—he spent forty years in another divided country.Read more...

Watch This Annular Eclipse Send a Stunning Halo of Fire Across the Sky

# 2013-05-15 08:20:00, Gizmodo
There's nothing quite like a total eclipse (of the heart), but an annular eclipse is a close second. Especially if you're into rings of fire. And after you watch this incredible video from one that took place in Pilbara, Australia last weekend, you'll be a fan. Read more...

Venice's Beachfront Balconies Look Like Boxes of Candy

# 2013-05-14 07:55:00, Gizmodo
"Behind the Edge" is an eye-popping series by photographer Luigui Bonaventura, who shoots the brightly-hued balconies of hotels in Jesolo Beach, a small coastal town outside of Venice, Italy. The pastel facades look like meticulously arranged boxes of salt water taffy. Read more...

Can This RGB Dotted Reflector Really Improve Digital Camera Shots?

# 2013-05-14 05:48:54, Gizmodo
A photography lighting accessories company called B2PRO claims to have come up with a simple way to improve digital photos taken with an external flash and reflector umbrella. Instead of just being covered in a highly reflective fabric, the RGB Umbrella actually features a complex pattern of red, gr...

Hipstamatic Oggl app coming to Windows Phone 8, launching with Nokia's Lumia 925

# 2013-05-13 23:20:00, Engadget
Hipstamatic's Oggl app and sharing service is coming to Windows Phone 8, we learned at Nokia's Lumia 925 launch event. We didn't get to play around in the app -- the WP8 UI we saw on stage was but a preview, as the native app (read: not a port) is still in development. We're assured Oggl will be...

This Simple Device Makes Glorious Timelapses Easy—Even at Night

# 2013-05-13 05:04:26, Gizmodo
If the term intervalometer leaves you scratching your head, but you have the perfect idea for the next viral timelapse video, Brinno's here to help. The company's new TLC200 Pro makes creating timelapses as easy as using a point-and-shoot camera. And thanks to a relatively large, extra-sensitive 1/3...

Amazon releases Amazon Cloud Drive Photos to compete with Apple Photo Stream

# 2013-05-10 18:40:00, TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Amazon today released a new app called Cloud Drive Photos. The free app allows you to upload all your iPhone or iPod touch photos to the cloud. The images can be accessed from your iOS device, from your Mac, or from any web browser. You can also upload photos from a laptop or desktop computer with...

Amazon Cloud Drive Photos gives iOS users one more safety net

# 2013-05-10 09:37:00, Engadget
Avid iOS shutterbugs already have Dropbox, Flickr and any number of other internet-based safeguards for their photos, but it won't hurt to have another, will it? Amazon certainly doesn't mind, as its new iOS version of Cloud Drive Photos is built expressly for the sake of uploading shots and vie...

University student crafts app that helps blind smartphone users snap photos

# 2013-05-10 09:14:00, Engadget
Dustin Adams, a Ph.D student at the University of California at Santa Cruz, has teamed up with colleagues at his school in order to craft an app that helps visually impaired users line up the ideal snapshot. The project started out as a quiz, asking 54 people with varying degrees of ocular impai...

Olympus PEN Lite E-PL6 brings OM-D focusing to lower-cost cameras

# 2013-05-10 05:19:00, Engadget
Sure, Olympus' PEN E-P5 brings the OM-D E-M5's fast autofocusing to a smaller body, but it's not really cheaper when both cameras cost $1,000 lens-free in the US. Thankfully, the PEN Lite E-PL6 is on the way to democratize the technology in earnest. The new Micro Four Thirds model shares the 16-...