How to Confront a Newspaper Editor Over Copyright Infringement (and Get Paid)
How do you go about demanding payment from a local newspaper if you discover that they’ve infringed upon your copyright? Blogger Duane Lester of All American Blogger recently found an article of his reprinted nearly verbatim, typos and all, by the Oregon Times Observer in Oregon, Missouri. He then decided to pay a visit to...
Sony Officially Unveils the NEX-F3, A37 and 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6
After the massive leak of pictures showing these exact cameras on April 30th, their official release isn’t as exciting as it probably should be. But nevertheless, the new NEX-F3 and A37 are now an official part of the Sony lineup, complete with a new 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. The specs seem to be exactly what we...
Dodge & Burn: A Clothing Line for Photography Enthusiasts
If you’ve ever felt like there’s a camera shaped gap in the clothing market that needed filling, then the new clothing company Dodge & Burn may be exactly what you were looking for. Created “out of a passion for analogue photography and classic cameras” and established last year, the Dodge and Burn brand pays hommage...
The Longest Photographic Negative in the World Measures 129 Feet
While we’re on the subject of world records in photography, did you know that the world’s longest photographic negative is 129ft 6.69in (~39.5m) long? It’s a giant panorama of the streets of Buenos Aires, exposed by Argentinian photographer Esteban Pastorino Diaz using a homemade panoramic slit camera that was attached to the top of his...
Creating Still Photographs by Extracting Frames from HD Video
Are we close to the point at which HD video cameras are so good that professional photographs can simply be extracted from footage rather than shot with a still photography camera? That’s a question photographer Kevin Arnold had, and when he finally got his hands on a $65,000 RED camera he decided to seek an...
London Artist Creates World’s Longest Photo Out of 109,000 Individual Images
In celebration of the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games — or maybe just because she felt like it — London artist Clare Newton has stitched together 109,000 photos into the (not yet official) world’s longest photo. The entire Jump4London project, which consists of one very long composite photo of people jumping, has taken 21 months...
Photos of a Perpetually Burning House
Burning House is a series of photographs by artist Carrie Schneider that shows a small white house burning on an island in the middle of a lake. While the subject matter might not be too out of the ordinary, glance through the images and you’ll soon find that the house appears to be perpetually on...
Facebook Acquires Lightbox Team on its Way to Photo Sharing Supremacy
Just over a month after making headlines with their $1 billion Instagram acquisition, Facebook have now made another power move towards their now obvious goal of interstellar domination photo-sharing supremacy. This time their target was the seven-person team behind the popular Android photo sharing app Lightbox. Unlike with Instagram, Facebook isn’t acquiring the company; instead...
How to Fold an Origami Camera Using a Dollar Bill
Last year we featured a neat little origami camera created using a dollar bill by Won Park. If you’ve been dying to know how to fold one yourself, today’s your lucky day. Be warned though: isn’t definitely not an origami project for beginners. There’s a total of 42 separate steps, and you can find a...
Flickr Updates Standard Photo View with Huge Photos and “Liquid” Layout
Well, whether or not you agree with the Gizmodo post we featured yesterday, Flickr continues to add improvements to try and make itself more appealing to existing users and, perhaps, some older users that have moved on to other sharing options. Their newest improvement has to do yet again with photo sizes, only this time...
