(TrendHunter.com) If you're a fan of the 'Harry Potter' franchise, you'll love Alberta Ferretti's Fall 2009 campaign, which was shot by Steven Meisel. The dark, brooding shoot takes place in what looks like a Hogwarts library--complete?

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We picked up all of our flowers at the local wholesale florist and arranged all of the table settings, aisle decorations, corsages, and bridesmaid bouquets at the absolute last minute before getting ourselves ready for the ceremony. It was crazy but we pulled it off with the help of our wonderful wedding party and family. Every mason jar, vase, planter, bucket, radio, handkerchief, button, spool, etc. was either borrowed from a family member or found at local antique stores.

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More from AEIKO, this designer is amazing and has sharp skills that combines all the right elements of design. His website is?. continue to read here and view more images Design You Trust sponsors: W3 MARKUP - CSS & HTML for Your Designs | Wix.com - Create a Free website, Flash website builder & Flash MySpace Layouts | HypeForType - Online Digital Type Foundry Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

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�I?m pretty sure it?s a law of the universe that if you want to make something even better and cuter, transform it into a mini version of itself. Now, pies are amazing (and kind of cute) in their original form, so that?s why I bugged out at the discovery that, Luxirare has designed pie pops. I need this in my life, immediately. Also, if you?re in the mood for some food porn, be sure to follow that link because there is some seriously wonderful photography documenting the process of making thes

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Annie Leibovitz , perhaps the highest-paid celebrity photographer in the world, is profoundly broke. She hocked every photograph she's ever produced and now the high-end pawnshop that gave her $24 million has filed suit to force her to sell it all. Art Capital Group is a financial firm that specializes in lending money for people who own valuable art. They're happy either getting back in cash or taking the art. Leibovitz, whose financial difficulties have been well-documented , mortgaged he

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After interviewing a man who accused Mel Gibson of tearing his shirt upon trying to take a picture of the actor at Playhouse in Hollywood, cops are certain it is a lie. The latest reports tell that police believe it was impossible for Gibson to have even made contact with the man and that Gibson was at a booth with his pregnant girlfriend and could not have grabbed the guy?s shirt. The so called victim was also asked to walk away and leave the area at least three times before the alleged

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The Bellagio and Caesar?s Palace shot from the top of Paris, Las Vegas at sunset. Piled the wife and kids into the Buick last Friday morning and headed out for open road. Spent 5 days pretty much shooting non-stop. Mostly focused on neon, especially in and around Las Vegas. Some thoughts and highlights of the trip. 1. Bakersfield?s a magical place. Only the second time I?ve ever shot there but I have a feeling that I?ll be back many times in the future. Buck Owen?s Crystal Palace

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photo by Scott Beale I?ve setup a Facebook group and Twitter account for updates on the periodic Laughing Squid Drinkups that we host here in San Francisco. This is a blog post from Laughing Squid . For more content like this, subscribe to the RSS feed , Link Blog , Twitter & FriendFeed . San Francisco Drinkup Facebook Group & Twitter Related posts: -� Monochrom & Laughing Squid Drinkup at Lucky 13 in San Francisco -� Everyday Distractions, A Group

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Excellent post from the folks over at DLK Collection : The Gallery Show Review is an Endangered Species . Key quote: "the erosion of print media, and in particular, the waning coverage of everyday run of the mill gallery shows, is going to continue to cause gallery owners to rethink how they build word of mouth for their artists, how they find new accepted sources of reference-able credibility to ease the concerns of uncertain collectors, and how they more broadly generate some buzz. [...] If

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I've never lusted for board shorts before, well not men's anyhow... but i must say these Standard Boardshorts by Quicksilver are tempting! Not to mention they are sold in VENDING MACHINES (which are really all the rage lately) ~ and come in an "odor resistant waterproof travel bag" ~ and much like the standard, the labels are upside down (and adorably retro styled too)... but perhaps most unique of all? Inside each waistband is a list of addresses... a quick tips city guide precisely curated b

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Roseanne asked to be dressed like Hitler in a photo spread for hipster Jewish mag Heeb . Roseanne believes she's the reincarnated soul of the genocidal dictator. Heeb asks: is Roseanne "the last celebrity utterly incapable of giving a fuck"? So it must be ironic, right? Brushing up against taboos, challenging our assumptions about the boundaries of good taste, right? Or is it just the lunacy brought on by self-imposed exile? Unclear. But the Heeb scribe seemed to take it all in good hum

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Photos by Jukka Reverberi. Jukka ReverberiphotographerPHOTOGRAPHYthisisourdiet Similar Posts Daniel Shea - 14.04.09Katrin Binner - 05.02.09Growing Up / Patrick Tsai - 22.07.09?Sticker on your face? contest! - 18.03.09Josh Poehlein - 25.03.09

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Nikon announced today two hotly anticipated D.S.L.R. models: the $600 D3000 kit for total newbies to single-lens reflex photography, and the $1,800 D300s, a more advanced model that includes video-capture capabilities. The Nikon D3000.The Nikon D3000 replaces the D40 with some impressive specs, occupying a notch above the D60 but below the newer D5000. The 10.2-megapixel starter camera is all about ease of use. It includes a new Guide feature that aims to help novice D.S.L.R. users by explaining

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This Backyard Barbeque Baby Shower that Beth Helmstetter hosted at a residence in Shawnee, Kansas is super creative, inviting, and full of down-home country FUN! Guests sat on pillow-topped hay bales , mini bouquets of white daisies were lined up neatly on vintage cowboy print linens , invitations were handmade on�pieces of wood , and adorable mini pies were served up for desserts? Read on for lots more photos and party details from Beth! ***** Invitations (pictured a

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(RSS and email viewers may have to click on the title to see the embedded video.) Have you seen that giant "glad to see ya again" poster up at Heathrow Airport in London? So, what kind of lighting goes into something like that -- Profotos? Broncolors? How about a few speedlights. Nick Turpin's snooted Nikon SB-800 street photography caught the eye of an ad agency in London who wanted to replicate the same look in a controlled, studio environment. Only problem is Nick's fill light is n

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FujiFilm announced the FinePix S200EXR long zoom digital camera that is the successor of the S100FS . The FinePix S200EXR is positioned as a top-end camera. It is FujiFilm?s third camera to use the Super CCD EXR image sensor. FinePix S200EXR is equipped with a 12 Megapixel EXR image sensor and offers EXR Priority and EXR Auto modes. It features a Fujinon 14.3 optical zoom lens with 2.8mm wide angle, ISO up to 12,800, Lens-shift optical image stabilization, and a 2.7-inch LCD display.

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Looking to bolster your home surveillance setup with something sure to survive power outages, harsh weather conditions and / or zombie invasions? Then you may want to accept no less than this new All Weather Cellular Camera now available from Brickhouse Security, which promises to provide just about everything you'd expect from a surveillance system in an entirely self-contained unit. That includes a PIR body heat-activated nightvision camera (just 1.3-megapixels, but you can't be too picky in

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Panasonic have announced the successor to their award-winning DMC-FZ28 Digital SLR camera. Their new Alumni DMC-FZ38 Digital SLR a 12.1 megapixel camera equipped with a 40 MB internal memory and a 18x Optical Zoom and is capable of taking both still photos� and recording movies. The lens unit is made up of 11 elements in 8 groups, including 3 aspherical lenses and 2 ED lenses a 27mm wide angle Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens with F2.8 brightness. Via Farestgizmos This is a post from

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I?m not so excited about 3D imaging ? still can?t print them, for one ? but I approve of this 3D digital camera from Fujifilm, because its built-in LCD screen lets you view 3D images and videos without having to wear those headache-inducing 3D glasses. Did I say 3D video? Yes I did. The FinePix Real 3D W1 is equipped with two lenses that allows it to take two images from different perspectives. Fujifilm is also bragging about its ?RP (Real Photo) Processor 3D?, which is responsible for blending

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Panasonic brings a new model to its FP-series that offers stylish design. Dubbed as the Lumix DMC-FP8 the compact camera has a 12.1 Megapixel image sensor and a 4.6x Leica DC lens with 28mm wide angle. The FP8 has a futuristic-looking stylish body. Like the new FZ35 , the Lumix FP8 features the new POWER O.I.S., Intelligent Auto (iA) mode with Face Detection, Venus Engine V image processor, ISO up to 6400, Intelligent Exposure and 27 scene modes. The camera is able to record 1280�

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In addition to the FZ35 and the FP8 , Panasonic introduces also the Lumix DMC-ZR1 ultra slim digital camera that uses the world?s first 0.3mm thin aspherical lens. The thin LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens offers 8x optical zoom and 25mm wide angle. The ZR1 has a 12.1 Megapixel sensor and 4x digital zoom. It offers the POWER OIS image stabilization, High Dynamic Mode as well as the Intelligent Auto (iA) Mode that includes Face Detection and Recognition, Intelligent ISO Control and Intelligent

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Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) India?s first lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 captured the shadow of the moon on the earth?s surface during the July 22 total solar eclipse, an Indian space agency official said Tuesday. The images were captured by the terrain mapping camera (TMC) on board the 514-kg spacecraft, which is orbiting at 200 km above [...]

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Ricoh presents the GR Digital III digital camera replacing the GR Digital II . The new camera packs a 10 Megapixel CCD image sensor, a fixed focus wide-angle 28 mm/F1.9 GR lens, and a 3-inch LCD display. It is equipped with the GR Engine III image processor. The GR Digital III offers an ISO sensitivity ranges from 64 to 1600. It has 4x digital zoom, 1cm macro function, Fast AF, Pre AF, aspect ratio 1:1 square format mode and Full Pre Snap quick shooting function. The camera provides also dyna

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We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Adam, who is finally looking to make the leap into the money pit known as "the DSLR world." "I'm pretty much a complete noob when it comes to camera stuff. My wife loves to take pictures, though. So much so that she literally wore out her first point and shoot camera, and the Kodak Z712 I bought for her less than two years

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Kodak has introduced a family of new portable power-charging solutions that enable fast and convenient charging of multiple devices, including a solar-powered charger that harnesses the sun?s power to charge gadgets while on the go.

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We hear about the remarkable life of Sitara Achakzai. She was born and raised in Kandahar, Afghanistan, the city known as the birthplace of the Taliban. Sitara served as a local legislator in Kandahar, where she was a vocal proponent of women?s rights. In April 2009, she was shot and killed outsider her home. Photographer Paula Lerner produced this audio slideshow about Sitara Achakzai. >>> Click here to view the audio slideshow Click here to see more of Paula Lerner?s photograp

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Recently released on DVD and Blu-ray, The Haunting in Connecticut is based on the true story of a Haunting in Connecticut. �But you probably guessed as much. �The real story revolved around the Snedecker family who moved into a house that was once a funeral home and quickly discovered it was full of a variety of demons. �The movie version changes the name and ditches the demons in favor pissed off spirits who suffered at the hands of the former funeral home operator. Each story, both

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by Thelma Brock Until recently, if you wanted to watch a movie, a trip to a video store like blockbuster was your only option. As technologies have advanced, downloading dvds from off movie download sites is becoming very common. You will find just about any movie you want with a good movie download site, below is a small sample. The Barretts of Wimpole Street: Handsome, well-performed, and most amusing MGM production of classic romance between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning in 19thc

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� California, once the land of endless promise, is now the land of endless crisis. Year after year, the once-Golden State lurches from one budget mess to the next. Sacramento Bee Columnist Dan Walters calls Sacramento's latest budget deal " another m�lange of gimmicks aimed at once again postponing the day of reckoning ," which means that whomever succeeds Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor must confront the massive task of pulling California back into the black. Enter Tom Campbell, the for

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(TrendHunter.com) Belgian photographer Christophe Gilbert spoofs Britain?s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles with his cheeky photography. Christophe Gilbert takes a jab at Queen Elizabeth?s beauty by having her reenact?

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Click pic for larger image Rocsi hit the RISING ICONS red carpet this week in these gold sequins short shorts by Gryphon.� She paired them with an uber deep V-neck sheer white blouse and layered necklaces. And ATL Housewife Kandi Burruss rocked the same $370 Gryphon gold sequins shorts to her premiere party last night.� But she paired them with a black button down, several layers of gold necklaces and a black clutch.� So? WHO RAN IT?! Photog: G. Paras Photography/ Freddy O

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HomePro , a home furnishing retailer in Thailand, used packaging boxes and bags as the materials for outdoor advertisements, encouraging people to make their savings at their annual sale. The inexpensive production techniques surprised passers-by and led to strong awareness and participation. ?We?ve saved a lot on this poster. Now it?s your turn?. Credits The HomePro packing poster was developed BBDO Bangkok by chief creative officer Suthisak Sucharittanonta, ex

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Flickr isn?t a dating agency, and if you?re looking for the love of your life we have better advice, but it?s a great place to find people who care about the same things, at least photographically. Step 1 ? Show off your best No one is ever going to know what sorts of photos you are interested in unless you get some of them online. If you take photographs regularly, upload regularly. Really, what excuses do you have? Second only to getting the images online is making sure they can

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(TrendHunter.com) Omax has just released ads that seems to support stalking behaviour. The photos in these ads capture private moments women are having in their everyday lives and are shot by men (surprising). From images?

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(TrendHunter.com) Though it may seem like it at times, mugshots aren?t just for celebrities. While we shouldn?t celebrate crime, you can?t help but admit that some mugshots verge on epic greatness. So, from the ever popular?

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Have you heard of southern California photographer Jose Villa ? Oh baby, oh baby ! Just you wait! This man is a total pro and specializes in wedding photography that will make your heart skip a beat. If I ever decide to take second vows with my man I?m contacting Jose. One look at his portfolio and I was smitten, transported, struck? Positively divine . Go have a look . You will swoon and use multiple adjectives simultaneously too. Psst: Jose has a separate portfolio for all of

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Filed under: Accessories , Hardware , Peripherals , Odds and ends , Retro Mac , Apple History , This Old Apple In 1994, I was working as the IT manager for a natural gas pipeline company (all Macs, of course), had long hair pulled back in a ponytail, and none of that hair was gray. In January of '94, I remember being invited down to Apple's Denver office -- they had a Denver office in those days -- to see some new products that were being introduced. While I was disappointed that th

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Photography by Plug1 / What I'm Seeing Oh, Marc Jacobs, you've wowed us again. Hey, this might be a good time for a new feature: the store windows of Union Square. So, let's say, once or twice a month, SFist willl highlight a Union Square boutique or department store windows. Brilliantly and artfully done windows, that is. Hop to it, local photogs.

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I'm curious ... how do you approach people on Ecademy? Do you just send contact requests? Do you send messages? And how do you choose people to approach? Do you just send requests to everyone, or do you pick people in your subject area or geographic region? Me? I choose both people in my field (editing, writing, photography, publishing) and others outside it. And I contact people from around the world. I'm democratic about it. And I'm curious about everything. How about you? Tom ? Tom

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Readers at tripwire magazine daily submit links and short descriptions to highly relevant and worth investigating articles. Previously these links where added to the RSS feed directly but as the number of submissions is getting higher the feed is being flooded. I have decided to create regular round-ups to provide the user links submitted on tripwire magazine to subscribers and this way take some load off the feed. See all user submitted links here User Links Whitespace: Less Is Mo

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I?m not so excited about 3D imaging ? still can?t print them, for one ? but I approve of this 3D digital camera from Fujifilm, because its built-in LCD screen lets you view 3D images and videos without having to wear those headache-inducing 3D glasses. Did I say 3D video? Yes I did. The FinePix Real 3D W1 is equipped with two lenses that allows it to take two images from different perspectives. Fujifilm is also bragging about its ?RP (Real Photo) Processor 3D?, which is responsible for blending

Full story at http://technabob.com/blog/2009/07/28/fujifilm-finepix-real-3d-w1-digicam/

Panasonic brings a new model to its FP-series that offers stylish design. Dubbed as the Lumix DMC-FP8 the compact camera has a 12.1 Megapixel image sensor and a 4.6x Leica DC lens with 28mm wide angle. The FP8 has a futuristic-looking stylish body. Like the new FZ35 , the Lumix FP8 features the new POWER O.I.S., Intelligent Auto (iA) mode with Face Detection, Venus Engine V image processor, ISO up to 6400, Intelligent Exposure and 27 scene modes. The camera is able to record 1280�

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In addition to the FZ35 and the FP8 , Panasonic introduces also the Lumix DMC-ZR1 ultra slim digital camera that uses the world?s first 0.3mm thin aspherical lens. The thin LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens offers 8x optical zoom and 25mm wide angle. The ZR1 has a 12.1 Megapixel sensor and 4x digital zoom. It offers the POWER OIS image stabilization, High Dynamic Mode as well as the Intelligent Auto (iA) Mode that includes Face Detection and Recognition, Intelligent ISO Control and Intelligent

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Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) India?s first lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 captured the shadow of the moon on the earth?s surface during the July 22 total solar eclipse, an Indian space agency official said Tuesday. The images were captured by the terrain mapping camera (TMC) on board the 514-kg spacecraft, which is orbiting at 200 km above [...]

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Ricoh presents the GR Digital III digital camera replacing the GR Digital II . The new camera packs a 10 Megapixel CCD image sensor, a fixed focus wide-angle 28 mm/F1.9 GR lens, and a 3-inch LCD display. It is equipped with the GR Engine III image processor. The GR Digital III offers an ISO sensitivity ranges from 64 to 1600. It has 4x digital zoom, 1cm macro function, Fast AF, Pre AF, aspect ratio 1:1 square format mode and Full Pre Snap quick shooting function. The camera provides also dyna

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When it comes to cameras, Ricoh very well knows what it?s doing. The R series was a hit, and the functional yet powerful GR Digital II was among the hottest gadgets of 2008. As continuous updating is required for old things, a extra digit onto that winning cam has been put by Ricoh. The company has now come up with the Ricoh GR Digital III. 10-Megapixel CCD sensor, a new image processing engine and a fresh 28mm/F1.9 GR lens are some of the new features that have been included. Furthermore,

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Filed under: Accessories , Hardware , Peripherals , Odds and ends , Retro Mac , Apple History , This Old Apple In 1994, I was working as the IT manager for a natural gas pipeline company (all Macs, of course), had long hair pulled back in a ponytail, and none of that hair was gray. In January of '94, I remember being invited down to Apple's Denver office -- they had a Denver office in those days -- to see some new products that were being introduced. While I was disappointed that th

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The Zii technology demoed at CES has been in hibernation for a while, but the official deets have finally come out today about what they planned to do with their Zii stem cell computing platform .� That devices is called the Zii Egg. The Egg is the device for Creative?s new developer platform called Plazma.� Plazma is based on the Android OS. ? [ visit site to read more ]

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Don?t confuse Joby?s newest tripod, the Gorillamobile with the International calling service.� Although, both products do have a lot to do with phones.� Much like all of Joby?s previous tripods it uses the same ball-and-socket legs that can be wrapped around just about any surface (or pole) allowing you to easily mount your favorite mobile devices. Attaching said mobile device to the GorillaMobile seems to come by way of either ?a custom-engineered suction cup mounting system? or ?two removabl

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Kodak has announced a new hi-def pocket camcorder. With 1080p recording, image stabilization and a laundry list of other new features, the Zi8 overpowers the current market-leading Flip UltraHD. Primed for direct YouTube and Facebook uploading, putting HD video online couldn?t be easier. The Kodak Zi8 will be available this September in three colors: aqua, raspberry or black. Retail is set at $179 USD. Now available for pre-order from Amazon . View the other Kodak Zi8 HD Pocket Video Camera

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Sony have revamped their entry- and mid-range DSLR cameras for 2009, with the A380 replacing the A350 as the most sophisticated model. The Sony A380 retains all the key features of its predecessor - 2.7 inch tilting LCD screen, Live View, anti-dust system, ISO range of 100-3200, body anti-shake system, eye-start auto-focus system and Dynamic Range Optimiser - whilst updating the design and user interface to supposedly make it easier to use. Find out if Sony's designers have been successful by reading our in-depth review of the �700 / $850 Sony A380 DSLR.

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Message Volkswagen ?Lucky? -- The commercial that has South Africa talking. Volkswagen is promoting the Golf 6 in South Africa with ?Lucky?, the story of a three legged cheetah rescued by a wild life sanctuary. The Ogilvy creative team connected with well known documentary film director Henry-Alex Rubin to tell the story of Lucky, a cheetah driven around in vehicle of Marlice van Vuuren at the Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary in Namibia. The spot opens with Marlice driving with Lala the

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ImageSpan and liveBooks today announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to “deliver a set of best-in-class services that empower photographers to dramatically extend their online reach and generate new revenues”.

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Ritz Camera Centers last week won bankruptcy court approval to sell almost all of its assets to a group led by chief executive David Ritz for $24 million, Bloomberg News reported. The approval was granted over creditors? objections. The buyer, RCI Acquisitions, has agreed to keep at least 163 of the 375 stores open. Ritz was the largest U.S. camera-store chain when it entered bankruptcy.Go to Article from Bloomberg News via The Washington Post �

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Hopefully you're not the sort to risk things by gunning it when the light turns yellow, pushing your (and our) luck, saving yourself a few seconds on the race to the next intersection, and sneering red light cameras. Maybe if you knew the kind of hardware in there you'd have more respect: Nikon's D2X digital SLR. We had no idea there were pro-level shooters in there, but a New York City couple certainly did, running around the city with a cherry picker and pilfering 22 of the things, all sold

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Other than the S200EXR and the F70EXR long-zoom cameras, FujiFilm announced also the FinePix Z37 compact digital camera targeted at tech-savvy, fashionista consumers. The Z37 has a new design and is thinner than previous Z-series models. The FinePix Z37 has a 10 Megapixel CCD image sensor, a 3X zoom lens and a 2.7-inch LCD display. It features ISO up to 1600, Scene Recognition AUTO, Face Detection, and Anti-blur Picture Stabilization. It supports SD/SDHC cards. The FujiFilm FinePi

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We?ve been hearing about this handset for a long time but it seems RIM has finally decided its time to let the BlackBerry Curve 8520 out of the bag. This phone will officially feature a 320 x 240 resolution display, 2MP camera with video capture, WiFi, a track pad in place of the iconic track ball and the ability to sync up with Macs right out of the box. This is probably thanks to the Mac version of BlackBerry Desktop Manager that we heard about not too long ago. Better yet, RIM has als

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Truck Farm is a mobile garden brilliantly devised by filmmakers Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis , and since their initial planting earlier this summer , the movable Brooklyn farm has been busy.� The guys have since installed a solar panel on the roof of the Old Gray Dodge to power a time lapse camera in order to document the garden?s progress.� They also brought some of their fresh greens directly to nutritionist Marion Nestle , who reminds us that when it comes to locally produced food, you can ta

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Looking to bolster your home surveillance setup with something sure to survive power outages, harsh weather conditions and / or zombie invasions? Then you may want to accept no less than this new All Weather Cellular Camera now available from Brickhouse Security, which promises to provide just about everything you'd expect from a surveillance system in an entirely self-contained unit. That includes a PIR body heat-activated nightvision camera (just 1.3-megapixels, but you can't be too picky in

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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX60 is a new 12.1 megapixel camera with a 5x optical zoom lens.

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The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 camera features a futuristic flat body and retracting lens with folding optics.

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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1 is a new 12.1 megapixel camera with an 8x optical zoom lens in a slim and compact body.

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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38 is a new super-zoom camera featuring an 18x zoom lens with a focal length of 27-486mm.

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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38 (also known as the DMC-FZ35) is a new super-zoom camera that builds on the considerable success of the FZ28 and FZ18 models. Offering a high-definition video mode with stereo sound, faster autofocus and startup, new Power O.I.S anti-shake system and longer battery life, the Panasonic FZ38 concentrates on behind-the-scenes improvements whilst retaining the intuitive handling, Intelligent Auto mode, manual shooting modes and RAW support of the FZ28. Priced at �329.99 / $399.95, we bring you the World's first ever review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38.

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Olympus is more often than not famous for their line of shockproof and waterproof digital cameras from the mju series, and this time round the company has rolled out their latest addition to the family - the �-7010. This newest addition to the family will come with an impressive 7x wide optical zoom lens packed into a decent body . Olympus proves yet again that form and function can co-exist together in harmony, where this ultra-slim model also comes with Dual IS for better and sharper images ev

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By Justin ConeOver the last year or so, we?ve seen a lot projects involving the projection of video onto architectural structures. The most interesting of these are films that actually take the contours of the building into account, creating perceptual tricks of scale and encouraging viewers to think of the buildings as malleable structures.To get the full effect, it helps to think about the experience of being a visitor to one of these structures?rather than simply viewing them as web video. Go

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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a set of three videos designed to remind people of six decades of solidarity, collective defense and the shared goals of peace, security and stability. The three commercials show what at first appear to be situations of danger, each one resolving into peaceful activity. The treaty was signed on 4 April, 1949, by Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Po

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N.A.S.A. (North America/South America) has launched a new music video for their Brazilian funk/hip hop track ?Whachadoin?? (feat. Spank Rock, M.I.A., Santigold & Nick Zinner) in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The music video is also timed to build anticipation for the group?s tour of the USA, ?N.A.S.A.?s Intergalactic Circus?, in August. The music video shows space monsters, Martian dancers and special musical guests, a taste of the live performa

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Gustavo Borges Academy in Brazil provides swimming training in Brazil, bearing the name of Brazilian swimming champion Gustavo Borges. ?Bolinhas?, a print advertising campaign designed by JWT, features swimming training in a new light, with a swimming pool and a lake turned into play areas. Credits The Balls campaign was developed at JWT Brazil by creative directors Mario D?Andrea and Fabio Miraglia, editor Rafael Mattioli, art director Sergio Takahata, producers Osmar Vei

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[Update: An HD version of the new Tron Legacy trailer has been made available online - Check it out Here!] The third and final segment of Disney?s opening presentation, which also happened to Comic-Con?s first ever 3-D panel, involved the sequel to the cult classic, Tron . Tron made a big surprise splash at last year?s Con by showing an exclusive test clip of Tron 2 which featured Jeff Bridges returning to his role of Kevin Flynn from the first film. Having that under their belt, w

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(TrendHunter.com) Many women don?t get tattoos because they are worried about what they will look like at their wedding with a sleeve or back tattoo. The folks at Offbeat Bride, however, prove that you can not only look?

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via Koen Demuynck There?s no hard and fast rule to achieve creative photography nor there are guidelines and steps to think out of the box. But one thing?s for sure, for those who create some of the most creative photos in the world, they have great passion for photography and some good few years of practices and experience. Here is a collection of some really creative photographs that truly inspires. Full list after jump. Sharad Haksar ? Sharad is named one of the best photo

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Stock photography is all over the place on the Web. If you?re looking for an image of just about anything, you?re bound to find that professional, high-quality photo from various online distributors and agencies, like Getty Images, Corbis, iStockphoto, or Shutterstock. However, the downside is that all those photos are going to cost you. It?s important to understand the term ?royalty-free? (RF) for those websites. RF images are not in the public domain, nor are they free to use without purchas

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From the MAKE Flickr pool Art show takes over hardware store [above, top-left] Deluxe LCD hacking board [above, top-right] Quick fix for a stripped lens mount Apollo 11's touchdown indicator [above, bottom-left] DIY Arduino LCD backpack Anamorphic pinhole camera of sturdiness [above, bottom-right] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Photography | Digg this!

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Photo by svenwerk Regular readers of DPS will know of my love for shooting from down low to get an image that emphasizes the height of subjects. I love the way shooting from ground level creates wonderful foregrounds and puts a completely new perspective of familiar scenes. In addition to this it?s great for photographing children, pets and wildlife as it really puts you on their level and helps you enter their world. However photography is a wonderful thing because sometimes it?s when

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Romanticism is a women?s clothing brand with about 500 stores in China. Japanese architects Keiichiro Sako and Takeshi Ishizaka of SAKO Architects, have now designed a few locations for the brand in the city of Hangzhou. Seen below is the second Romanticism shop they designed. In an interview with movingcities.org , Keiichiro Sako has described the design: The client asked me for a design that no one could copy. There were no other requests. My design style is that if a client has a requir

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As any Lifehacker editor will tell you, one of the best things about this gig is the level of audience participation. We love your tips, tricks, and even your workspaces. Give your workspace the best chance at front page fame. Okay, so it's not necessarily all that glamorous on the fame front, and while we wish you all the best in the cashflow department, there's no money involved. But if you've decided to post your workspace to the Lifehacker Workspace Show and Tell Pool ?and we hope you wil

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Tribal-like illustrations by Nina Chakrabarti for i want you magazine.found at cyan trend.land

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This week's challenge will open up for entries bright and early on Monday morning. All photos entered this week need to be beach-related. There will only be one category and all entries must have a human face in them. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? We enjoyed "Feet Week" so much and might do another crazy, non-face theme like it again in the future. We are going to be updating the weekly themes list later tonight or tomorrow so be sure to check our sidebar or this link for more info

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Olympus announced in UK the new addition to its mju TOUGH line (known as Stylus TOUGH in the US), the mju TOUGH-6010. Olympus?s new offering, like other TOUGH series cameras, is shockproof, waterproof, and freezeproof. The Olympus mju TOUGH-6010 features a 12 Megapixel image sensor, a 3.6x optical zoom lens, dual image stabilization, ISO up to 1600 and a 2.7-inch LCD display. The camera offers also 5x digital zoom, Face Detection, and 2cm macro. It has 45MB internal memory and can handle both

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Our friends at Sandisk have put together a cool contest, called ? 60-Second Summer ?. To enter, simply record a 60-second video with your camera phone showing what makes your summer buzz. You can enter as many times as you want, but you must record a new video for each entry. The video doesn?t have to be anything specific, it should just cover the sights and sounds that make your summer buzz. An ideal summer afternoon, your hometown, or even vacation spots. It?s that easy. The contest runs f

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New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The event was on climate change, but seeing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answering queries mainly related to terrorism and on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, an irritated Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh took the platform abruptly and brought the discussion back to the green agenda. Clinton [...]

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We have to be perfectly honest with you ? it?s been a long time since any of us bothered to play with our Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. A really long time. The handset was a bit dated before it even came to market and it has been a tiny bit difficult to keep caring about it. It?s definitely a milestone device though ? Nokia?s first S60 5th Edition phone and a sign that that company is in fact trying to keep up with the times, to some extent ? so we feel obligated to cover it once in a while. Like now:

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AT&T has two new Sony Ericsson available for you, the C905a 8.1-megapixel camera phone and the W518a Walkman. We?ve already covered these Sony Ericsson handsets and those of you interested in a new camera phone or a Walkman handset can now head to AT&T and purchase their next phone. The C905a is available for $179.99 after rebates and with a 2-year contract and the W518a is now available for $49.99 after rebates and a 2-year contract. So what will it be boys and girls? via AT&a

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How would images look if we captured them on a camera that was based on the Human Eye? Taking into consideration our field of vision, optical sensory and the brain?s perception of images, George Milde has developed the Human Eye Camera. This device combines modern technology with digital postproduction. When the light hits the ?eye? of the camera, it is spread via a prism onto three arrange-able sensors. And like the digitalized version, this one too offers the RAW format, which is variable in f

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Olympus?s E-P1 is a compact digital SLR (DSLR) camera based on the Micro FourThirds technology . It has a 12.3 Megapixel image sensor and gets the TruePic V image processor. The E-P1 offers ISO up to 6400, 720p video recording, Live View auto focus and a 3-inch LCD display. Olympus E-P1 has been reviewed by several camera websites, you can see their comments after the break: PhotographyBLOG? s comment: the E-P1 is not just well-designed, offering the best image quality that we?ve yet

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LumaSense Technologies has released the brand new Mikron MikroSHOTTM-B thermal imaging camera that can capture both infrared and visible images by a single click in temperature ranges of 5F to 122F (-15C to 50C). Weighing at 10.5-ounces, the camera comes jam packed with a 2.7-inch LCD display with 160 x 120 pixel resolution, an SD card slot, a USB port, and a video output capability. Each purchase comes with the MikroSpec 4.0 software for image analysis and reporting. You can buy the MikroSHOT-B

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Every week a few of us from team TiPb, bloggers and forum crew alike, will bring you our current favorite, funnest, most useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they?re iPhone (or iPod touch) related, they?re fair game. So who?s on deck this week and what are our picks? Find out after the break! Chad?s Pick: Notes Chad?s pick of the week has to be the built-in iPhone Notes app. With t

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Didn't make it out to Comic Con this year? Bummed that you missed the cast of Twilight, the Iron Man 2 panel, the appearance by Spirited Away animator, Hayao Miyazaki? Yeah, that's a bummer. there have been plenty of fun-filled events this weekend, but when i return home and friends ask me what part of the show had the biggest in pact on me? I will most likely forward them a link to the above video. You see, there's plenty of fun things to do and buy at Comic Con--but for the most part a crowd

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There is a mail-in rebate promotion on most Leica M lenses in the US.

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Think Tank Photo has announced its first-ever camera bag system dedicated solely to multimedia DSLRs.

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Green Clean has developed a special cleaning system for optics, touchscreens and many other sensitive surfaces.

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Andreas Becherer Engineering today released version 5.6.1 of their media asset management solution CDWinder for Windows, which offers new features like integrated geotagging and video thumbnails, as well as improved performance and stability.

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AKVIS Software has released an update to AKVIS Enhancer, an image enhancement program that improves image detail, fixes dark, hazy, or out of focus photos, and can create HDR images.

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FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. today announced the newest addition to its popular J-series line-up with the FinePix J38 digital camera.� With its sleek design and powerful features, the FinePix J38 is a great digital camera option for the consumer on a budget who doesn?t want to sacrifice great quality or style for a lower price.
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Canon Inc. announced today the development of Hybrid Image Stabilizer (IS), the world?s first* optical Image Stabilizer which compensates for both angular camera shake and shift camera shake. The technology will be incorporated in an interchangeable single lens reflex (SLR) camera lens planned for commercial release before the end of 2009.

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2. Canon 200mm f/2L IS USM and Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Lenses. The new Canon EF200mm f/2L IS USM and EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM, both of which are L (luxury)-series lenses incorporating a high-performance Image Stabilizer, feature optical systems utilizing special optical materials such as fluorite...
3. Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 Lens 3.8 times high magnification zoom ratio lens, exclusively designed for digital SLR cameras and equipped with OS (Optical Stabilizer) technology 2009.1.15 - The 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM incorporates Sigma?s original anti-shake compensation function,...

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Due to demand from its customers, Fujifilm Professional has decided to continue production of Fujicolor Pro 800Z.� It was announced recently that the company was to discontinue the film from September 2009.

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1. Fujicolor Pro 800Z will be discontinued by Fujifilm Fujifilm Professional is to discontinue one of its slower moving lines of film, from September 2009 production of Fujicolor Pro 800Z will cease. The company has a limited supply of the film in stock,...
2. Fujifilm Student Awards 2009. The Fujifilm Student Awards 2009 is now open for entries. Following the success of the 2008 Awards, Fujifilm Professional has again tied-in with Penguin Books to provide an amazing ?money can?t buy? first prize....
3. Portrait Professional 8.1 announced. London, UK, August 28th, 2008 Anthropics Technology announces a new batch-processing version of its Portrait Professional software. This innovation brings the successful Portrait Professional software to photographers who would benefit from retouching large volumes...

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Walked by my Seanna as she was laying on the coffee table. I told her to sit still while I went and grabbed the camera. Climbed on top of the coffee table. Stood over her. And snap. Perfect. Los

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(TrendHunter.com) Candid photos of kids being kids passing themselves off as high art is one of the latest fads in photography.� Whether you call it ?documentary style photography highly influenced by theosophical and?

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Click here to view the embedded video. A short animated film directed by Filippe Lyra and William Paiva, produced by Barros Melo Animation Studio, and photography direction by Filippe Lyra and William Paiva. More credits can be viewed here . Film synopsis: Just like modular synthesizers, people connect with each other in order to achieve diverse objectives. In Voltage, robots, half-human and half-synthesizer, powered by a huge amount of energy, connect to each other in an electric and

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U.S. citizens may be notoriously bad at using up our vacation days , but even if you're just taking off a few days this summer, make the most of it with these 10 vacation tips. Photo by mikety28 . 10. Save Money with a Staycation Times are tough, but just because things aren't looking so hot in the finance department doesn't mean you can't enjoy a nice vacation. Consider planning a staycation . It may not seem as exciting as exploring exotic new places, but just because you're at hom

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The Museum of Modern Art presents Bauhaus 1919 -1933: Workshops for Modernity from November 8, 2009, to January 18, 2010. The Bauhaus school in Germany -the most famous and influential school of avant-garde art in the twentieth century - brought together artists, architects, and designers in an extraordinary conversation about the nature of art in the modern age. Aiming to rethink the very form of contemporary life, the students and faculty of the Bauhaus made the school the venue for a dazzli

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Here is a look at the installation Ryan McGinley compiled for the Vice Photography issue. Entitled ?Moonage Daydream? the works epitomise the contemporary feel McGinley is known all to well for.

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For those of you in the Portland area today. There's an awesome looking sale happening called Summer Social where a bunch of gals are getting together to sell arts, crafts, and food! The fun times are happening today, Saturday, July 25th from 4pm-8pm. It'll be held at a private residence in NE Portland. 5734 NE 27th Ave at the corner of Jarret street. Participants are: abby try again , Amy Nieto Photography and Design , Cori Kindred , design is mine : isn't it lovely? , Elisabeth Be

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(TrendHunter.com) Thursday night the Toronto Burlesque Festival kicked off with a party at the Gladstone Hotel featuring this burlesque photography. Featuring many of the bombshells from the Toronto scene, this burlesque?

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One of the top 5 fashion Photographer on the market ! - More info & pics HERE via cyanatrendland Design You Trust sponsors: W3 MARKUP - CSS & HTML for Your Designs | Wix.com - Create a Free website, Flash website builder & Flash MySpace Layouts | HypeForType - Online Digital Type Foundry Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

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Some pretty amazing Robot series by Markku Mahdesmaki?s - More info & pics HERE From Trendland :) Design You Trust sponsors: W3 MARKUP - CSS & HTML for Your Designs | Wix.com - Create a Free website, Flash website builder & Flash MySpace Layouts | HypeForType - Online Digital Type Foundry Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

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(TrendHunter.com) The bright, cheery neons of spring and summer have given way to Fall 2009's color palette of black and dark gray, as seen in this editorial from Japanese magazine SENSE. Photographer Junji Hata captures?

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Jasmine Star is a bride turned wedding photographer from southern CA. Creative photographer, and talented blogger, Jasmine takes part in this ?Pro: You? series of lessons learned from before success blossomed. DPS thanks Jasmine for the time she invested interviewing for this story. � It was five months since she officially begun diving into the wedding photography business as a second shooter. She learned many lessons along the way. She knew this is what she wanted to do. And now, she was a

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New Fall/Winter 2009-2010 campaign from Escada features supermodel Eva Herzigova and photographed by Peter Lindbergh. Design You Trust sponsors: W3 MARKUP - CSS & HTML for Your Designs | Wix.com - Create a Free website, Flash website builder & Flash MySpace Layouts | HypeForType - Online Digital Type Foundry Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

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�Case Study House #22, (daytime pool)�, 1960 by Julius Shulman .

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If you are an amateur photographer and wanted to find out how proper studio lighting works, this page shows you how. It explains the different types of studio photography lighting techniques used in different situations by professional photographers. For example, the lighting technique called� ?Three-quarter lighting: broad?� is used to photograph people with normal and narrow faces and the ?Paramount? lighting technique allows to idealize the person?s skin to the maximum. Three-quarter lig

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Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler prove that opposites attract in their new comedy, 'The Ugly Truth,' in theaters Friday, and Katherine even gave her hunky co-star a little dating advice while they were making the film! "I would lecture him a little bit about some of his relationships, or girls who were calling him," Katherine tells "The Insider"'s Victoria Recano, "and I just realized it was so falling on deaf ears -- like he really just didn't care." "She does like to lecture, but for all the

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Many western actresses are swarming Bollywood. MTV nominated American actress-model Denise Richards (The World is not Enough) recently starred in Sabbir Khan directed ?Kambakkht Ishq? (Unfortunate Love), while Golden Camera winner Australian actress-singer Kylie Minogue (Neighbours) is part of ?Blue? (Anthony D?Souza). MTV winner actress-model Barbara Mori (Inspiracion) of Uruguay-Japanese-Mexican origin is heroine of ?Kites? (Anurag [...]

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Young hero Nithin is making his debut into Bollywood through ?Agyaat? directed by Ramgopal Varma and jointly produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Dream Force Enterprise. Priyanka Kothari, who was introduced to Bollywood through ?James? by Ramgopal Varma, is again playing heroine in his direction, opposite Nithin in this movie. The film is all set [...]

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FujiFilm announced the new FinePix F70EXR, a sleek, compact digital camera with a 10X long zoom Fujinon lens. The FinePix F70EXR, the second camera to use EXR sensor after the F200EXR ,� has a 10 Megapixel Super CCD EXR imgae sensor. The camera offers the EXR Auto mode that not only automatically recognizes the scene and selects the ideal shooting mode, but also switches the sensor to the perfect capture mode for the conditions. It includes the Multi-Frame technology and offers the P

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Beltsville, Md. - A Delaware bankruptcy court on Thursday night approved the $33.1 million sale of camera and consumer electronics chain Ritz Camera to a group led by former CEO David Ritz, the Washington Business Journal reported. read more

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Washington, July 25 (ANI): Jude Law is facing legal action from a photographer whom he allegedly attacked outside a London restaurant recently. The ?Holiday? star was surrounded by snappers as he exited Automat nightclub in the early hours of Thursday morning (July 23), and was pictured lashing out as he tried to get to his [...]

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Filed under: Government/Legal , Safety One of the more controversial developments in traffic safety enforcement in recent years has been the deployment of automated speed and red-light cameras, which use radar sensors to nab alleged scofflaws and ticket them via mail. According to the NYPD, pair of thieves allegedly spent the better part of a month trolling the city in a pickup truck with a cherry picker, raiding red-light camera for their valuable innards, including the Nikon cameras th

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Every week a few of us from team TiPb, bloggers and forum crew alike, will bring you our current favorite, funnest, most useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they?re iPhone (or iPod touch) related, they?re fair game. So who?s on deck this week and what are our picks? Find out after the break! Chad?s Pick: Notes Chad?s pick of the week has to be the built-in iPhone Notes app. With t

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Image Credit: Getty Images, only because mushroom asked me to Photography/Flickr Short of integrating a breathalyzer into the body of the iPhone, Dutch brewing company Grolsch might have figured out the next best thing with their new ?Walk the Line? app. Utilizing the iPhone?s motion-sensing�accelerometer, the application tracks a user?s ability (or lack thereof) to refrain from weaving when attempting to walk a straight line. A final score indicates whether you?re inebriated or not. As A

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By Laurence MatsonModern photography is rife with Holy Grails, and certainly one of them is the reinvention of the street shooter?s ideal camera as originally embodied in the Leica M series?and in the hands of Henri Cartier-Bresson. H.C.-B. is to street photography as Ansel Adams is to landscape photography. These three and other icons used a specific tool and molded their defining concept around the tool. The tool essentially becomes a defining factor in how you take pictures. When Sigma set ou

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Photography by Alex Covo | Design You Trust. World?s Most Provocative Social Inspiration.

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Photography by Alex Covo | Design You Trust. World?s Most Provocative Social Inspiration.

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Hello and happy Friday to you! Today could not come soon enough for me because I had such a hectic week ? I?m really looking forward to taking Saturday completely off to be with our friends and relax. And shop. I have a pile of store gift cards to spend before we leave, cards I?ve postponed using so I figure it?s now or never. I?m going to use them on goodbye presents gifts for friends and of course my l?occitane card will be devoted solely to this and this as a little housewarming present f

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You see that topless cutie beckoning to you over there on the twin bed? Jamie Lee Curtis Taete took that for our Photo Issue. Right now he?s in LA, where he used to live for a few months (sans car, like a lunatic), purging ambrosial drops of labor dew in the Scion gallery, prepping for the Photo Show opening tomorrow night.

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I've never created a post inspired by a giveaway , but everyone's comments on what scents evoked memories for them set me over the top! So, I thought I'd share my own while I announce the winner (and a special deal for c+k readers!) . All of my favorite scents have to do with two of my most memorable places in the world - the cliffs of Sorrento where the lemon groves mix with salty sea breezes, and growing up in California where the sunshine made everything better... If I had to pick onl

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Photo courtesy of ianseanlivingston FRIDAY >> Capital Fringe ends this weekend. Check out our Weekend Fringe Guide to see what we love, and what you can recommend to that annoying coworker. >> As part of the La Maison Francaise?s The Films of Francois Truffaut series, AFI Silver is showing La Peau Douce (The Soft Skin) for $10 tonight at 7 p.m. La Peau Douce , written and directed by Truffaut, is darker than his other films, conceived as Truffaut?s mar

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See the Slide ShowHere is a slide show of photographs from the past week in New York City. Subjects include parakeets in Canarsie, trapeze lessons at Pier 40, summer strolling on the High Line and a corruption sweep in New Jersey and New York. A sampling from the City Room blog is featured daily in the main print news section of The Times. You may also browse highlights from the blog and reader comments, read current New York headlines, become a City Room fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitt

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Although we broke the story a month ago ,ABC have now officially confirmed Dominic Monaghan as cast member on their new TV show, Flash Forward. Dominic Monaghan ("Lost") is joining the cast of ABC's exciting new fall drama, "FlashForward," which premieres on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (8:00-9:00pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network. What would you do if you were given a glimpse of the future? Would you accept what you saw and live life to its fullest, or would you do everything in your power to

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A pair of photographers have photographed all sorts of different yogurt containers in the style of Bernd and Hilla Becher's typologies . Tags: berndandhillabecher �� photography

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Los Angeles Magazine is out with its annual Best of LA issue, and #16 among its 101 favorite things is "Blog by an ex-LAT staffer." By that they mean Craig Matsuda's SoCal Minds . I'm not insulted ? in fact, I turn it into a KCRW segment about the evolution of L.A.'s blogosphere airing today at 4:44 p.m. Also in the issue are Mark Lacter's piece on the transformation of L.A.'s car dealership industry, Patric Kuh's review of Tavern and Kit Rachlis' farewell editor note done as an illustrat

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If you?re not following the action over on WTJ ? ( here ) it?s pretty exciting for those who love cycling and photography (beer, cured meats, naps and lots of logistical hurdles). Tomorrow is the big day. Can?t wait to see what happens. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buying a new website? My new company, APhotoFolio.com builds portfolio websites for photographers. Have a look ( here ).

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If you are looking for a special spy camera, then you must take a look at the ?Personal spy kite?. It is a digital camera equipped with a beautiful kite that will fly as high as up to 80 feet and take aerial pictures. This unprecedented camera is attached securely to the underside of the 47.25? x 23.5? delta-wing kite. The coolest thing about this camera is that you do not have to climb on anywhere to take aerial view pictures. The camera can take pictures at 15-, 30-, 60-, or 90-second interv

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Don?t get too excited since Apple hasn?t confirmed any of this yet. After all we?ve seen plenty of iPhone nano pictures but the handset was never released. Today we?ve seen more pictures that suggest that the new iPod touch and the iPod nano will both come with a camera . Chinese manufacturers have more cases for the two iPods and all those models suggest that the iPods will have a built-in camera. What do you say? Do you actually want a camera with your iPod? via cultofmac

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Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler prove that opposites attract in their new comedy, 'The Ugly Truth,' in theaters Friday, and Katherine even gave her hunky co-star a little dating advice while they were making the film! "I would lecture him a little bit about some of his relationships, or girls who were calling him," Katherine tells "The Insider"'s Victoria Recano, "and I just realized it was so falling on deaf ears -- like he really just didn't care." "She does like to lecture, but for all the

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Many western actresses are swarming Bollywood. MTV nominated American actress-model Denise Richards (The World is not Enough) recently starred in Sabbir Khan directed ?Kambakkht Ishq? (Unfortunate Love), while Golden Camera winner Australian actress-singer Kylie Minogue (Neighbours) is part of ?Blue? (Anthony D?Souza). MTV winner actress-model Barbara Mori (Inspiracion) of Uruguay-Japanese-Mexican origin is heroine of ?Kites? (Anurag [...]

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Young hero Nithin is making his debut into Bollywood through ?Agyaat? directed by Ramgopal Varma and jointly produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Dream Force Enterprise. Priyanka Kothari, who was introduced to Bollywood through ?James? by Ramgopal Varma, is again playing heroine in his direction, opposite Nithin in this movie. The film is all set [...]

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Whenever I see images like the ones below by Drew Gardner , I always ask myself how the hell they do it. Apparently they do it with $36,000 cameras . That?s not to say it?s all about the equipment, but 39 mega pixels doesn?t hurt. The Phase One camera system seems pretty incredible: a medium format, full-frame sensor that can produce ?Noise-free exposures of up to an hour?. Crazy? Artistically Gardner?s work (examples below) isn?t really my style, but technically it always amazes me that

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FujiFilm announced the new FinePix F70EXR, a sleek, compact digital camera with a 10X long zoom Fujinon lens. The FinePix F70EXR, the second camera to use EXR sensor after the F200EXR ,� has a 10 Megapixel Super CCD EXR imgae sensor. The camera offers the EXR Auto mode that not only automatically recognizes the scene and selects the ideal shooting mode, but also switches the sensor to the perfect capture mode for the conditions. It includes the Multi-Frame technology and offers the P

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If you need to do any covert undercover surveillance this spy video camera disguised as a lighter could help you get those crucial shots. It comes with a 4GB internal memory and has a simple one button press record system. Once you have your video footage it?s plug and play USB will allow you to transfer it to PC or Mac. Pinhole Lens Image Resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixel Color Video Resolution: 640 x 480 pixel FPS: 25 frames per second Image file format: JPEG Video file

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Mom, Stop taking pictures! It?s just a date! r we goin 2 a nice dinner? Picture by: dunno source. Caption by: dunno source via Loldog Builder � Recaption This � See All Captions Tagged: camera, date, mom, whatbreed

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There is a mail-in rebate promotion on most Leica M lenses in the US.

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Think Tank Photo has announced its first-ever camera bag system dedicated solely to multimedia DSLRs.

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