“The Irrational Fear of Nothing” is a new short film by director Paul Trillo that follows a paranoid man named Terry as he wanders about the streets of Manhattan. “I’ve walked these same streets in the same exact order so many times, it doesn’t even feel like I’m walking anymore,” says the film’s narrator. “It’s …
In November 2015, we wrote about how one of our workshop alums won the College Photographer of the Year award. And to think we were proud of her then! It was announced today that Carolyn Van Houten, University of North Carolina graduate and Summit Nature Workshop alum, has won the 2015 Newspaper Photographer of …
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Nikon has announced a completely new line of premium compact cameras called the DL series. The DL series (Digital Lens) is geared toward serious photographers and packs powerful 1-inch sensors into the cameras. The DL series has launched with three initial cameras, the DL 18-50 …
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Our long-time sports workshop instructor Brad Smith was one of two new members appointed to NPPA’s board of directors by NPPA President Melissa Lyttle. Smith and visual journalist Chelsea Matiash have agreed to terms to fill two of the NPPA’s three appointed board seats. The third presidentially-appointed board member, Danese Kenon, agreed to remain …
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The photography industry continues to evolve and adapt to todays technologies and societal norms, but how does that affect the aspiring professional photographer? On one hand, photography equipment and resources have become cheaper and more accessible. On the other hand, the ubiquitousness of the pocket camera (the smartphone) has raised the standards and expectations for …
Photos/Video by TimeSlice Films. Shooting a portrait on a still-camera will produce a two-dimensional image. Whether you are the Peter Hurley of portraits or a rookie, your picture will come out as a “flat,” two-dimensional image. That is in contrast to what happens when you stitch several two-dimensional images together to create a three-dimensional portrait. In …
The rock star of music photography, Danny Clinch, was recently interviewed by Anderson Cooper for 60 Minutes. He captured several styles of photographs, from journalistic photos to very precisely created portraits, of many of music’s greatest stars. Clinch was given a camera from a buddy across the street from him, and he started sneaking it …
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“Run Baby Run” is a new video by Eran Amir that shows a 3D-printed baby running through different locations, and it was entirely captured in camera with no green screen or manipulation. The video is part creative and genius, and part terrifying and creepy. After digital designing the form of the baby, Amir printed out …
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Remember the moving pictures in the newspapers from the Harry Potter movies? Well it appears that the magically technology to accomplish this is being taken from the Wizarding World and brought to our humble, Muggle society. Ubersnap has launched a new GIF printing service that turns animated images into moving Harry Potter-style physical prints. You start by downloading …
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The “bullet time” effect in video can make for a very interesting visual, just ask Keanu Reeves in The Matrix when he dodges a speeding bullet. Usually this visual technique requires several cameras to stitch together a seamless rotating shot, but Nicolas Vuignier achieved a similar shot with the use of far less equipment, in fact, …
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