Sunday, August 5, 2012

A Trillion Frames per second & Optical Illusions show us how we see


Good evening folks!

I believe this post is pertinent to both WANNABEn Filmmaker and WANNABEn Photographer, so I will post this on both places.


In the last two week I've found these 2 amazing videos about Femto Photography and how Optical Illusions show how we see.

Wanna learn more about a super hyper theta mega tera slow motion camera? Imagine a trillion frames per second:



Wanna learn how optical illusions show how we see?




You have a few illusion exercises you can do, but a quick one that is simple and cool, is the one with the red and green squares and the desert scene.

Enjoy the beginning of the week!!

Ben ^_^

Monday, March 26, 2012

Great article about low-pass or anti-aliasing (AA) filters (Nikon D800E)

The new Nikon D800E is about to hit the streets. So, for those tryng to decide if to go simply with the D800 or with its sibling the D800E, here's a nice article explaining how AA filters work. Short, but very instructive. Enjoy:

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/117627-new-36mp-nikon-d800e-is-it-too-sharp-for-you

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Mounting by yourself

Hi there,

I am just mounting the artwork for my show 'Magical HDR' coming up on January 20th through March 14th, and researching 'how to' do it, I have found these very helpful tutorials. I hope you find them as useful as I did...

Micah Mullen: Using Hinging Tape to Mount and Mat a Picture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwb66bzOvYA


Picture Frame Mounting Techniques

http://www.framedestination.com/picture_frame_mounting.html


Exploring the Differences Between Framing Tapes and Adhesives

http://www.framing4yourself.com/pages/picture-framing-tips-and-techniques/framing-tape/

How To Put Pictures Together

http://www.grignonsart.com/Learning_pages/how%20to%20put%20pictures%20together.htm

Cheers ^_^