Camera Phone Hacks ...

Paris Through Pentax from Maison Carnot on Vimeo.

Going Underground ...

Stockholm's Subway System by Alexander Dragunov

Alexander Dragunov

Photo Hacks

SA ...

Planetary Panoramas

360 Degree Night-Sky Time-Lapse by Vincent Brady

The best street photographer you've never heard of ...

... until now.

Vivian Maier, the unknown photographer

Power Drill + Camera =

Cool Video F/X

Seeing in circles from Oscar Lhermitte on Vimeo.

Of Time and Light ...

The Art Of The Timelapse | Meet Michael Shainblum from The Creators Project on Vimeo.

Mystery Photos ...

Nex Gen Lytro ...

The Illum

This new version has been designed by Lytro to allow serious enthusiasts and professionals to now be able to explore the possibilities of light-field photography.

Illum: The second coming of the Lytro camera

Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY

"The new camera, which is due out in July, is still based on the pioneering light field technology that Lytro's founder Ren Ng did his seminal Ph.D work in at Stanford University. So again you can focus long after capturing an image. But you can also press a button to gauge the relative focus of all the objects in the frame as you're contemplating a shot.

Made of magnesium and aluminum, Illum is a much larger camera than the original Lytro--closer in size to a DSLR--and targeted at creative professionals. It has an 8x optical zoom, 30-250mm equivalent focal lens with a constant f/2.0 aperture and 1:3 macro. The design is still somewhat unique but there's no mistaking it for a camera, something you couldn't necessarily say about its predecessor."

New Photo Drone ...

DJI - Introducing the Phantom 2 Vision Plus from DJI on Vimeo.

DJI Takes Aerial Filmmaking to New Heights with Phantom 2 Vision+

“We have been truly inspired by all the creative applications of our Phantom series so far — filmmaking, fire fighting, conservation and many others,” said Frank Wang, Chief Executive Officer of DJI. “By stabilizing the camera and making it easy to fly with minimal set up, we hope to inspire a new generation of aerial creators to take to the sky and capture their vision.”

360 Degree Camera ...

Bublcam

Bublcam: A Softball-Sized Camera Ball that Takes Street View-Like 360° Photos

DL Cade

"Bublcam is a new softball-sized (they call it baseball-sized… but we think it’s a bit bigger) camera that is taking the Internet by storm. It takes 360-degree snapshots and videos — even allowing users to stream video live via WiFi — at the press of a button.

All you as the viewer have to do is upload the footage into the company’s Android, iOS or PC software to interact with the photos or video in the same way that you would with a Street View photograph.

If you’re wondering why we continue to compare the camera to Street View, it’s because Bublcam was invented by someone with a Street View pedigree. CEO and Founder Sean Ramsey once worked with a company called Immersive Media, who worked together with Google to create Street View.

Bublcam was born out of Ramsay’s dissatisfaction with the fact that 360-degree spherical image capture technology was only being used for mapping purposes. "

The Lens Camera ....

Interesting concept. Create a camera with no body, just a lens and a sensor. Make those two parts a 20.2-megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor and an f/1.8 Carl Zeiss lens with 3.6X optical zoom. Allow it to physically and wirelessly connect to smartphones. Presto, a a DSLR-like quality camera.

Well, that's what SONY's betting on. I think it's a good bet.

First Impressions from The Phoblographer

"The Sony QX10 and QX100 lenses with sensors built in are indeed real–and they totally connect to your mobile device. The QX10 and QX100 have a very specific naming for really good reasons. For the most part, the QX10 is a small sensor unit with a long zoom range while the QX100 is a larger sensor unit that is akin to the company’s RX100 camera. So just imagine it: the excellent photo shooting capabilities of the RX100 and your phone–connected together in true harmony via Wifi or NFC.Your Instagram is about to get a heck of alot better."

The Firefly Time-Lapse ...

Photography by Vincent Brady

Relax.

Take a break.

Breathe deep and slow.

Now let your mind go as you watch "Fireflies."

Enjoy.

Marty Knapp ...

Excellent portrait of an inspiring photographic artist.

For more on Marty Knapp please visit... martyknapp.com

Nomad iPhone Photog ...

How Not to Suck on Instagram

Basically, as with any good photography, have an interesting story to tell... and share.

Augmented Reality Photography

App Puts Virtual Images on Physical Walls

by Jessica Lum

LZRTAG is a free Android app that lets you generate QR codes associated with uploaded images — mostly animated .gif images. The codes can be printed out and placed on walls and other surfaces. When scanned with the Android app, the codes call up the associated image and display it in an augmented reality on your phone.

This could also be a novel concept for photographers displaying work in galleries: instead of physical prints on walls, photographers could potentially display digital work in augmented reality.

Potentially any areas where QR codes could be placed can now become virtual photo galleries, accessible to anyone with a smartphone.

Cool.

The display possibilities are endless.

As are the possibilities for augmented reality photo art.