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  In this increasingly visual world, inspiring and empowering students with skills to produce quality, original imagery is crucial. The ‘connected camera’ is a huge win for educators in this regard, as students can begin to increase their photographic skills,...

Artist Turns Google Maps Into Floor Throws TECHNABOB “The rug in the photo is actually four Google Maps prints arranged to meet up perfectly. At first glance, it looks like a strange carpet until you realize that you are seeing houses, stores, and streets, not just lines...

A discussion began in my classroom yesterday.  A young student asked ‘if anyone still used ‘real’ film‘ for photography ‘these days’? Now, not only did the concept of ‘real’ film generate some fantastic discussion, but the ideas...

” The next Hollywood blockbuster may not be made using a smartphone, but that day is soon coming. “ READWITE.COM ” This year’s Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature, Searching for Sugarman, was shot mostly on traditional, costly 8mm film. The...

What is iPhoneography? iPhoneography is the art of creating photos with an Apple iPhone and images are both shot and processed on the iOS device. Photos can be edited using different graphics application, or not, and a variety of formal and experimental techniques are employed to...

They say the best camera is the one you have on you… “So my New York Times arrives this morning, I take a look at the front page, and I think, “What!? Those are Hipstamatic photos—four of them!—on the front page of the Times.” They’re images by Damon Winter from the...

Chicago Sun-Times Lays Off Entire Photo Staff, Will Give Reporters iPhoneography Training The Chicago Sun-Times, one of the remnants of traditional paper journalism, has let go its entire photography staff of 28 people. Now its reporters will start receiving “iPhone photography...

Watch these short videos to see the potential of the iPhone in film making. This site has collected an inspiring showcase of 15 extraordinary examples of what you can achieve – use them in your classroom to explore a variety of techniques and visual devices. And just for...

There’s been a lot of talk about Google Glass and applications for photographers. While I was looking for some serious information, I came across this clip, and it is worth a look for a giggle. It’s an interesting starting point, but perhaps we’ll be using the...

Get those camera phones ready! Check out this clip which beautifully illustrates the way phone-tography has permeated our culture.  These ever-present little mobile devices are used to document life, every tiny bit of it, as it happens.  So powerful is the urge to record every...