Instagram’s popular filters have spent the last year permeating into every corner of the photographic world, but for every one that was included in the app, thousands are left on the cutting room floor. Blake Williams over at Keepsy was given a behind-the-scenes peek into some of the filters that didn’t make the cut. The one above was named “Dirty Bird”.
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Tokyo-based editorial photographer Irwin Wong created this funny Justin Bieber parody song titled “Pay Me” as a shout out to all his “photographer homies who have had their copyright infringed”.
It was shot using a Canon 5D Mark II, a Canon 24-70mm, and a Steadicam Pilot.
In 2008, the Nikon D90 became the first DSLR to offer HD video recording, a feature that has become pretty standard on new DSLR models. Third-party companies have also taken advantage of the HDSLR craze by offering a boatload of specialized HDSLR filmmaking products, including camera rigs that are constantly becoming larger and more crazy-looking. DSLR film school Neumann Films created this funny short film poking fun at huge and expensive rigs.
The gear game of DSLR cameras is getting out of hand. When a camera rig costs more than your camera something is wrong. These were the thoughts that fueled the creation of our latest video “DSLR Camera Rigs”. [#]
So this is what goes on at the brainstorming sessions of rig makers…
Maybe this is what “Photoshop” would be like if computers had never been invented. This workspace has it all — tools, rulers, layers, etc… These are probably the tools the “I Have PSD” guy uses.
(via Photojojo)
Update: For those of you who don’t believe this is a photograph (or who want to see it larger), here’s a higher resolution version.
Image credit: Photograph by Anton Ismael for Bates141 Jakarta
A while back we shared a video in a post titled “The Cliche of Enhancing Images in Movies” that compiled clips from movies and TV shows in which “photo experts” did absurd and impossible “enhancements” to photos and videos in order to solve mysteries. The above clip from British sitcom Red Dwarf pokes fun at this cliche, and takes it to the extreme. Enjoy.
Early last month we shared a creative viral video Google made to show off the fast rendering speed of their Chrome browser using super slow motion. Rival browser Opera has released a “super slow motion” video of their own to show that their browser is faster than a potato. Enjoy.
Here’s a funny twist on the popular “most interesting man in the world” beer commercials by Dos Equis — Luc Welch over in the photo.net forums has posted some facts about “the most interesting photographer in the world“:
He’s photographed lions… from the inside
When NASA had to repair the Hubble… they borrowed his lens
He built his first camera when he was five… out of a toaster
His portfolio has been known to stop wars
He photographed a sunset once… it waited for him
His list of clients include Bigfoot, Santa Claus, and those little grey aliensHe is… the most interesting photographer in the world…
“I don’t always shoot film, but when I do… I prefer Dos Chromas. Keep shooting, my friends.“
If you’ve never seen these commercials before, you can go check them out on YouTube.
Wikipedia also has a list of facts about him:
He can speak French… in Russian.
His personality is so magnetic, he is unable to carry credit cards.
He once had an awkward moment, just to see how it felt.
His charm is so contagious, vaccines have been created for it.
His organ donation card also lists his beard.
The police often question him just because they find him interesting.
He is the only man to ever ace a Rorschach test.
His mother has tattoo that reads ‘Son’
Alien abductors have asked him to probe them.
Bulls flat out refuse to fight him.
Do you “know” any other “facts” about the most interesting photographer in the world? If so, leave a comment and we might include your fact in this post!
Adobe Photoshop does miracles for wrinkly skin, and it’s now available in a cream! If that’s not enough, you can also check out Photoshop Toothpaste.
We’re also hearing murmors that their “Stamp Tool for the Face” will be announced soon.
It’s nice to see that Adobe’s corporate culture allows for some “self-deprecating fun“. Yesterday Photoshop product manager John Nack posted the above video, in which a “Photoshop fan” starts an Apple-esque waiting line outside what appears to be a Best Buy.
Guess who makes an appearance in the video? None other than Bryan O’Neil Hughes, the product manager whose voice narrates the now famous Content Aware Fill demo video.
“Unicorn into a meteor sho-weer!”
Last week the web was abuzz with excitement over a demo Adobe created for their upcoming “Content Aware Fill” feature. Well, it didn’t take long for parody videos to spring up, mocking how easily Photoshop will soon be able to completely create new “realities”. The above video is one such parody, ending with this gem:
There you go. A wonderful tool, and Adobe Photoshop again proving that everything you see is probably a lie.
Reminds me of the PhotoSketch technology that we covered last year.
