Newspaper Photographer Suspended for Splicing Bird Photos
The Sacramento Bee has suspended award-winning staff photographer Bryan Patrick after it was discovered that he had Photoshopped two photographs of an egret eating a frog into a single photo. The newspaper, which is the 5th largest in California and the 25th largest in the US, says that the manipulation was done to make the...
Sh*t Photographers Say: The Things You Always Hear Photographers Say
There’s an Internet meme called “Sh*t People Say” that has been spreading around the web like crazy recently, sparked by a new YouTube web series called “Sh*t Girls Say“. Here’s the photographer’s version.
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Horn Toot! Study Reveals that Creativity & Culture Drive Economy
The goals of creative expression are to make statements, to generate awareness, initiate reflection, feeling or action. We want the art to do work. Such was the case with my Seattle 100 book & gallery exhibition. But, in truth, I had little understanding when I published the project how much or what kind of ‘work’...
Introducing the Instant Photo Pendant Necklace!
Say hello to the latest item in the PetaPixel Store: the Instant Photo Pendant Necklace! This beautiful pendant is designed to look exactly like a 1-inch tall Polaroid picture. Insert your favorite 0.8-inch square photos through a slot in the side, and keep it safe and snug with a clear plastic square (included). The copper...
Rémi Gaillard Photographs Cars Dressed as a Human Speed Camera
French humorist Rémi Gaillard created this lighthearted video showing what happens when you photograph speeding cars (and other vehicles) dressed as a human speed camera.
Why Wedding Photographers Prices are “Wack”
Earlier today my friend and fellow photographer posted a link to a craigslist ad from a woman in Seattle looking for a wedding photographer. The woman was upset because she thought that $3,000 for a wedding photographer was “wack” because all we do “is hang out at a wedding taking tons of photos and editing...
A Documentary on the Digital Revolution and Creative Industries
PressPausePlay is an award-winning documentary film that poses questions on what the digital revolution has done to various creative industries: The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent in an unprecedented way, with unlimited opportunities. But does democratized culture mean better art or is true talent instead drowned out? This is...
Fauxtographers React to Picnik’s Death
Here’s a humorous screenshot showing how some of the 3 million Picnik users on Facebook reacted to news of Google’s plans to shut down the image editing service. Our condolences to all the pro fauxtographers out there who were starting off their careers with Picnik — and to all their clients as well. (via You...
Creative Camera Lens Window Design
Chilean artist Diego Castillo Roa used a giant wall decal to turn this circular window into a camera lens looking out into the world. It’s a submission in Lipton’s inspirARTE contest.
Image credit: Photograph by Diego Castillo Roa/Lipton
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Make Homemade Soap Cameras with This Silicone Mold
Etsy shop soaprepublic sells flexible silicone molds for making homemade soap that’s shaped like a DSLR camera body (with a pancake lens attached?).
Here’s what the mold looks like:
Here’s another bar of camera soap made with the m...
Adobe Photoshop Cook: If Baking Was As Easy as Photo Editing
A clever little stop-motion video that shows what baking would be like if you could do it in Photoshop. Unlike with photos, it’d probably be wise to steer clear of the Burn Tool.
(via John Nack)
