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Stunning slow shutter speed photography

See the rest of the images here.

Camera lust time!

So anyone who knows me also knows that I like my toys and in particular cameras (to be used, not looked at by the way!). I've been keeping an eye on this little baby that Fujifilm have been developing for the last year and now that it has been released it's been gettng rave reviews!

Apart from the beautful "Leica M-like" looks this is signalling the next evolutionary step in digital photography. In particular it's a large-sensor compact camera. Based around a 12Mp APS-C CMOS sensor, Fuji EXR processor and 23mm F2 Fujinon lens (equivalent to a 35mm semi-wideangle).

If I was in the market for an intro to mid weight DSLR I would go for this  – this is going to win awards!

Price @ £900 / $1400

Digital Photography web preview

DigiRevTV video review

 

 

Back to the Future

'Back to the Future' is a series of photographs by photographer Irina Werning, each subject try's to recreate a photograph from their past. Some interesting results.

Friday Monkey?

As it's friday I thought it would be a nice way to end the week with some monkeys, everyone loves a good monkey right? Photographer Robin Schwartz series of Primate Portraits explores the idea of owning a monkey as a pet, worth checking out.

Photographer - Akos Major

Just all sorts of awesome!

http://www.behance.net/akosmajor

Scandinavian Landscapes

Thinking about a holiday? Then look no further than Peter Boel's amazing shots from a trip through Scandinavia. Absolutely breathtaking!

Check out the rest of the shots here at his Behance page.

Image searches make you moody

When creating moodboards the hardest part is defining your direction. Try to do this before image searches otherwise hours can go by and you end up with a heap of directions. Before you start make sure you have FOCUS. For example, the demographic, competitor design examples, a design style, type style, a word to inspire colour palettes etc.

TRY TO AVOID GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCHES AT ALL COSTS! If you must, Select hi res files to cut down the amount of rubbish you have to wade through. The higher res or larger the file size the more likely is is to be a better shot and quality content.

When using stock libraries try to use advanced search tools made available through the site, this could cut down your hunting time substantially.

Be aware that stock library images may have watermarks on them unless you sign up for an account. It is ok to use lo res images for concepts and moodboards but never for published work.

Here are a few locations that are good places to start when looking for good quality images.

Great quality images with expansive library:

Getty Images

Photolibrary

Geographical, arts, culture, nature and history images:

New York Public Library Image gallery

National Archives of Australia

Everything and anything:

Flickr

Random inspiration:

Visual-inspiration Good collection of images but no search feature, limited to categories of photography, logos, packaging, illustration, graffiti and other which features mostly art

FFFFOUND. Great image bookmarking site but has no search function, but if you are looking for some art, illustration, photography, or design inspiration this is the best.

Happy hunting!

TWIN magazine, inspiration for inside and out

Founded on the eve of a new decade, TWIN is the brainchild of ex-Lula Creative Director and Shillington College lecturer Becky Smith.

Cloth-bound, hard-backed and divided into chapters TWIN rekindles the traditional handcrafted techniques of publishing, and sits confidently between a book and a magazine.

In this age of instant information and visual over-stimulation, TWIN offers a slow-paced, refined and reflective look at fashion and the arts.

Pure, beautiful and stripped-back fashion photography from Ben Weller, Tom Allen and The Selby is balanced with well-considered reads on contemporary art and culture from writers and contributors such as Carol Ann Duffy, Miranda July and journalist Lauren Cochrane.

www.twinfactory.co.uk

London is full of vegies and I love it!

Carl Warner and his team of five model-makers spent three weeks crafting the famous London landmarks out of foods ranging from melons and tomatoes to asparagus. Check out the Youtube video below for their process:

Fashion-ation with Fashion

Fashion-ation is a fantastic online magazine with some excellent photography of some avant garde fashion shoots and editorial from around the globe. Well worth a look when looking for some inspiration for the magazine brief.