Mind-Blowing Research Into Inserting Artificial Objects into Photographs
We always get a laugh when news organizations or governments try to pass off bad Photoshop jobs as real images, but with the way graphics technology is advancing, bad Photoshop jobs may soon become a thing of the past. Here’s a fascinating demo into technology that can quickly and realistically insert fake 3D objects into...
Cameras Sculpted Using Found Paper
Artist Jennifer Collier uses found and recycled paper as if it were fabric to recreate common household objects, including cameras! Here are a few that were made using maps, postcards, and letters. For some similar work, check out Kiel Johnson’s giant cardboard cameras. Jennifer Collier (via Laughing Squid) Image credits: Photographs by Jennifer Collier and...
Now You Can Build Your Own Leica M3 Paper Pinhole Camera
Remember that super realistic Leica M3 paper pinhole camera we featured back in June? You can now print and make your own! Photographer Matt Nicholson has created a 10-page PDF with the printable template and detailed instructions, and is selling it f...
Working Leica M3 Paper Pinhole Camera
Photographer Matthew Nicholson created this paper Leica M3 that’s a working pinhole camera. It’s loaded with 35mm film, and even the strap is realistic and made with paper! Nicholson is planning to publish the camera’s templates as a free download by the end of June. You can find more of his work on his website...
Photorealistic Faces Coming to a Video Game Near You
Inanimate objects in video games have long been quite realistic, but facial expressions on human characters haven’t been nearly as believable. For a new game called “L.A. Noire” by Rockstar Games, a newly developed piece of technology called MotionScan was used in which real actors are surrounded by a whopping 32 cameras to accurately document...
Unbelievably Realistic Camera Tour of a Computer Generated Classroom
If you were reading PetaPixel earlier this year, you probably remember the jaw-dropping CGI animation titled “The Third & The Seventh“. Here’s another extremely realistic and detailed computer-generated animation that simulates a camera traveling through a classroom (with lens flares and all). It was created by Israel-based Studio Aiko. The scene was modeled using 3D...
Cardboard Cameras by Kiel Johnson
Kiel Johnson is an American sculptor and painter that creates a lot of his work using cardboard. Among his works are a collection of cardboard cameras that are extremely realistic (given that they’re cardboard, of course). Now all he needs to do is team up with some brilliant engineer that can help him figure out...
