Tag: cameras
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Developing a child’s 120 year old negative
Not exactly how Mathieu Stern got the date, but this amazing example of cyanotype printing of a 100+ year old glass negative. Yes those gloves are needed because although it’s low toxicity it can give off some cyanide gas in some conditions! But this is a lovely piece, especially for photog geeks, and also the…
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Another Green World
Fascinating documentary on Brian Eno by BBC’s Arena (he provided the music for their famous floating bottle logo) about how he works and his life. I especially love the whole thing about coming from family of postmen ‘we’re in communications!’ and him going fossil hunting as a kid. But the thing it seems people remember…
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Big Brother is called Alexa & Hey Google Kill
Last month the news hit that Google is working with the US Military in creating recognition AI for military drones This made quite a few staff leave unhappy with the idea their technology is aiding killing people (and made a mockery of their ‘Don’t Be Evil’ slogan, but as we know those ethical qualms disappeared…
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360 degrees Go Pro video
Although I am starting to wonder if all the Go Pro viral videos are just adverts, here’s a great idea – 360 degree video. You need 6 Go Pro cameras though, and a mount…and I guess the software to warp the video to fit. Inspired me to mess around with Photosphere on my phone after…
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From pig pens to 2001 – slit scan photography
Via the currently very popular Skydive to Pig pen video I was intrigued by the trippy effects as it span down to earth where you get two landscapes at once. Turns out, if the frame rate with the spin rate syncs, however accidentally you get some really odd effects. You can see it in this…
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Instagram Nickleback parody
Look at this coffee foam, Now look at this pretentious tome, Now look at this garden gnome I’m friggin Michelangelo! It hurts and is funny cos it’s true – you know I used to enjoy taking pictures of old doors and ducks years before Instagram & all the hipsters took to moblogging… I use Instagram…