Stunning images of space taken from a shed
Here’s a great story in the Telegraph about an amateur stargazer who tricked out his garden shed in the U.K. and surprised professional astronomers around the world with his top-notch images.
Photography
Intern’s Corner: How to take real photos with the iPhone
Every other week, CRAFT’s awesome interns tell about the projects they’re building in the Craft: Labs, the trouble they’ve gotten into, and what they’ll make next. By Ed Troxell, photo intern Last month I traveled to the Big Apple, New York City. This was my first time to the metropolis and I know it won’t […]
Costume Photography
I love these amazing photographs by Aline Smithson. This series is of her mother in a range of incredible costumes, portraying her as everything from a bride to a geisha to a lion tamer to Elvis. I love the playful approach to portraiture, the hand-painted technique, and the incredible costumes. What a cool mom, too! […]
Lost Camera Digital Summoning Spell
One of a crafter’s best friends is no doubt the digital camera, and the clever minds over at Photojojo have a great suggestion about how to summon your lost camera — before it’s ever lost. They go through the steps of crafting a series of perfect photos that live on your memory cards and urge […]
Photographing Snowflakes
A few years ago I picked up Ken Libbrecht’s Field Guide to Snowflakes, thinking any self-proclaimed snow junkie like myself should own it. A renowned snow scientist and physicist, Libbrecht’s great little book taught me about snowflake fundamentals and helped me identify different types of flakes and learn what each shape tells us about the […]
Photographing Things
I really enjoyed this post on photography over at the food blog Omnomicon and the ensuing discussion and thought you might, too. It’s about photographing food (and let me tell you, it’s not easy!), but the lessons and tips apply to photographing any still life, whether it’s chowder or a pair of mittens or a […]
LEGO Photo app converts photo to LEGO mosaic
With the new LEGO Photo iPhone app you can convert snapshots into a LEGO photo mosaic. Just take a picture, press a button, and watch the app build the image out of LEGO. Use the resulting image on your favorite social networking site or as a guide for your own layout.
