Featured Blog Posts – May 2010 Archive (214)

Zhang Jingna

Try and describe the feelings black and white photography evokes and you'll come up with words like classic, bold, raw, and natural. Then ask the person next to you and he or she might say something completely different. The beauty of black and white photography is that it can take…

Who said math and art don't mix? Former NASA employee Kurt Wenner uses chalk and complex calculations from his old job to bring floors and walls to life.



"I use a piece of string to measure fixed points between the viewing location and the painting," says Wenner. "This lets me calculate exactly how the perspective should be. It takes me around five to…

In an effort to quell the hunger in third world countries, aid relief boxes are sent in by organizations like the UN, UNICEF, and the Red Cross. But what happens to the boxes after? Could they be reused for a good cause?



To provide kids with a temporary escape from their tough lives, Unplug Design Studio have conceptualized aid relief boxes with patterns that, when followed and assembled, become sturdy paper soccer balls. For children…

American Photographer Trey Ratcliff is best known for his HDR photos and his website StuckinCustoms.com – the #1 travel photography blog in the world. His photos have been featured in exhibitions around the world, on major television networks, and one of his HDR photographs was the first of its kind to hang in the Smithsonian.



HDR is short for High Dynamic Range. It is a post-processing of taking either one image or a series of images,…

Whether they're splashing out of a pool or jumping into a puddle, the subjects in Carlos' photos make us want to go outside and play. I love how you can almost feel the warmth emanating from them; the soft orange hue of the sun hitting the skin makes for visually stunning photos.…

Who knew that photos of tourists taking pictures would be so interesting? Alan Powdrill's subjects are totally unaware that they part of his series, "Shooting Tourists," as they are too busy documenting their own experiences. Check out all of their different postures and expressions. The look on some of their faces is truly…

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