PhotoRec Step by Step
January 30th, 2009
Open source software to recover lost files from camera memory cards. Seems to be working like a charm. Remember, self, to copy things to a computer before you delete them from the card.
Archive for the 'photography' Category
officialportrait.jpg
January 14th, 2009
Official Presidential portrait of Barack Obama. First presidential portrait taken with a digital camera.
The Annual Hajj Pilgrimage
January 7th, 2009
Big Picture style collection of photos of Muslim pilgrims performing the hajj.
What Is YOUR Best Photography Tip, Secret, Trick, Lesson, Technique, or Hack? | Ask Metafilter
December 7th, 2008
On the internet, no one knows you're not an expert.
Octodons
December 6th, 2008
Want.
LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
November 30th, 2008
I'll find a use for this pretty soon, I'll wager.
The spirit photographs of William Hope
November 30th, 2008
Spirit photography courtesy of the UK's National Media Museum.
Picturing the Museum
October 5th, 2008
The "Exhibition Preparation" section is, of course, particularly fascinating.
Flickr: Panda
October 4th, 2008
So that's what pandas are good for.
Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse
September 16th, 2008
Lighthouse with its foundations underwater at high-tide. I read on shorpy that this house is still in operation today, and has been solar-powered for the past 25 years.
World’s Columbian Exposition
September 10th, 2008
Set of 97 photos of the Columbian Exposition by the Brooklyn Museum's first fine arts curator, William Henry Goodyear. Mostly of the White City, though there are a few from the midway as well.
The Journal of Urban Typography
August 31st, 2008
Photos of often haphazard type and lettering.
Borough Edges
August 19th, 2008
Each borough's border photographed.
The 10,000-year Gallery
August 17th, 2008
Brief discussion of the purpose behind and the technique needed to create "10,000" year photographs. This is particularly interesting in light of current preservation efforts towards art that wasn't meant to last at all. Is permanence our only goal?
Large Hadron Collider nearly ready
August 10th, 2008
If this thing does birth a small black hole and swallow up the earth, it might just have been worth it just for these pictures.
Hubble Ultra Deep Field
August 10th, 2008
Full-resolution photo taken by the Hubble of a teeny-tiny segment of the sky, which is also of course huge beyond imagining. 11.3 days of exposure, et voila. Just over 100mb of space.
Silent World
June 27th, 2008
These photos are fantastic. I think it's their parchment colored backgrounds that really make every one of them seem to take place in a world with no sound at all. Apt titling.
Inventing the Internet
June 4th, 2008
How much does Larry Roberts look exactly like Ben Kingsley in Sneakers in this photo?
Corbis Readymech Cameras
May 10th, 2008
Interestingly (?) they don't actually say when World Pinhole Camera Day is, but no doubt I missed it. Hope to have one of these up and running in time for next year.
The Meaning of Various News Photos to Ed Henderson
April 28th, 2008
Thank GOD. FINALLY. UbuWeb now hosts three of Baldessari's video pieces, including this hilarious exercise in context and imagination. PLEASE, PLEASE, keep these coming.