How about a television that disappears when you’re not using it? Well, now it’s here. Samsung has just announced something truly beautiful: The... more
Photography is storytelling, and the photographer's perspective can be an important part of the story. The exclusion of diverse perspectives deprives us of valuable insight. In an attempt to address this exclusion and the associated under-representation of black women photographers, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn and her colleagues have self-published "Mfon: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora".
As a parent, I take a lot of photos and videos of my children and the things we do together as a family. I edit most of the photos but barely any of the videos, because who has time for that? Even when I manage to set aside some time to go through them, I get sucked into a rabbit hole of watching old videos of my son laughing for the first time or my... more
Youtube user Eye Stocker makes a lot of useful Photoshop tutorials and we found this one in particular to be valuable. Even if you are not well-versed in the program, this double exposure tutorial is easy enough for anyone to follow along. And for those already comfortable with PS, it's still full of useful tips and advice.
After all, one of the beautiful things about this Adobe staple is there are... more
Boeing's new and very shiny 737 MAX 9 is a pretty cool plane. And so is the equally new and equally shiny 787-10. And in Boeing's latest promotional video you can see its two newest airliners flying together in close formation, ahead of the annual Paris Air Show.
Does this video have anything to do with photography? Absolutely not. But you should watch it anyway.
Storage solutions company Synology has released value versions of two of its recent NAS systems that use lower spec processors, less RAM and which have less comprehensive software packages. The Disk Station DS1817 and DS1517 are slightly scaled back alternatives to the DS1817+ and DS1517+ devices.
Technical differences include the use of 32-bit 1.7GHz Annapurna CPUs instead of the Intel Atom 64-bit 2.4GHz processors of the + models, as well as 2GB (DS1517) and 4GB (DS1817) of RAM... more
Have you ever wondered what a gale-force sneeze would look like if you could see air currents, temperature gradients, and differences in pressure and composition of the air? Or, less disgustingly, the strike of a match? This fascinating 6-minute video demonstrates Schlieren photography, which makes the invisible visible.
Schlieren photography is an interesting optical technique that allows you to see how air moves. In this video by... more
