A new SHOOTTORONTO Project photograph titled Toronto’s Ferries, Toronto, Canada has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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May17
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May17
Video: Ken Burns On Story
Posted in: Video
In this short film by Sarah Klein and Tom Mason, Ken Burns shares his thoughtful perspective on what makes a good story.
Ken Burns: On Story from Redglass Pictures on Vimeo.
Abraham Lincoln wins the Civil War and then he decides he’s got enough time to go to the theatre. That’s a good story. When Thomas Jefferson said ‘we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal’, he owned a hundred human beings and never saw the hypocrisy, never saw the contradiction, and more importantly never saw fit in his lifetime to free any one of them. That’s a good story. Over at the Atlantic, Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg has an interview with the filmmakers.
(Via kottke.org.)
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May17
The Animal Pocket Knife resembles a Swiss Army knife, but rather than concealing folding knives and tools, it conceals interchangeable animal parts. Animal Pocket Knife is a design concept by David Suhami. via Yanko Design
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May17
LOL – that’s me…
Here’s a humorous infographic by social marketing blog Flowtown on some common characteristics of Instagram fanatics.
You can find a large version of it here. (via Visual News)
(Via PetaPixel.)
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May17
Design: Blk, A Black Mineral Water
Posted in: Design
Blk is a spring water that is infused with fulvic acid, a mineral that colors the water black. It is available on Amazon. via design you trust & Feel Desain
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May16
A new SHOOTTORONTO Project photograph titled Upstairs at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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May16
This time lapse covers more than 1000 years and shows the shifting national borders of Europe.
There’s also a slowed-down version that shows the year and some annotation of events. (via ★interesting)
(Via kottke.org.)
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May16
Design: Concrete Business Cards
Posted in: Design
To capture the attention of prospective clients, French creative agency Murmure designed these very clever concrete business cards. via Freshome
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May16
Photography: The Beauty of Redscale
Posted in: Photography
 
 
While nowadays, redscale film can be bought premade, it is based on a simple technique: In essence, photographic film is reversed and wound upside-down into an empty film canister. When used, it is exposed from the wrong side creating beautifully tinted images with colors ranging from maroon, to red, to organge, to yellow. You can find more beautiful shots in our Redscale groups, or in a tag search for redscale+film. Photos from Trapac, ozgecan, celia gómez de villavedón, cherryrae., slimmer_jimmer, raquel fialho, and 25ThC.
(Via Flickr Blog.)
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May16
Art: Cute DIY Plates by Alexis Birkmeyer
Posted in: Art
Cute DIY platest that will encourage kids to play with their food:
Alexis Birkmeyer posted DIY instructions at Oh Happy Day on how to decorate plates that will encourage children to play with their food (even vegetables).
via Craft photos by Alexis Birkmeyer via Oh Happy Day
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May15
A new SHOOTTORONTO Project photograph titled People with Dogs, Toronto, Canada has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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May15
Space Shuttle Enterprise being removed from Boing 747 at JFK Airport:
In late April, the Space Shuttle Enterprise flew for the last time, passing over New York City enroute to JFK airport. This time-lapse shows Enterprise being painstakingly removed from a 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at JFK early Sunday morning. In June Enterprise will depart via barge for the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan, where it will be displayed permanently. via Geekosystem & Universe Today
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May15
Very neat idea, love it…
Water Discus Hotel is a design concept for a hotel that is partially underwater. The hotel consists of two large disc-shaped structures, one above and one below water. The 21 guest rooms are located in the underwater disc, with floor to ceiling windows providing a view of life undersea. Water Discus Hotel was created by Polish firm Deep Ocean Technologies. The first hotel is in early development for construction in Dubai. via World Architecture News, Daily Mail, Inhabitat, The Awesomer
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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May15
In Photos: YYZ-WAW-YYZ
Posted in: Moblogging
I was away for couple of weeks… so here is what happened in a nutshell: Boarded a plane for Europe and boarded another plane back from Europe. Now I am back in Canada, good times!
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May15
Art: Human Ingredients-List shirt
Posted in: Art
Qwantz sends us ‘A shirt (done in consultation with medical professionals) that not only lists your nutritional information (including how many calories and Vitamin C you contain) but also your elemental makeup and all the cool things inside your body (one spooky skeleton, millions of kilometers of DNA, up to 800 cubic cm of warm urine in a convenient fleshy sack). DISCLOSURE: I did make the design, but I also think it’s awesome.’ I agree. One Amazing Person Shirt (Thanks, Qwantz!)
(Via Boing Boing.)
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Apr30
A new SHOOTTORONTO Project photograph titled The Redpath Sugar Building, Toronto, Canada has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Apr30
Video: What’s Cookin? by LRG
Posted in: Video
Conventional wisdom tells us not to talk with our mouth full, but no one ever said anything about pieces of food rapping along to some of the best culinary lines in hip-hop history. The latest short from production duo BankShot with music by DJ Nick Castle finds a stop-motion film that shows everything from pancakes and bacon to a green pepper with a platinum grill lip-synching along to classic lines from Biggie Smalls, Guru, Raekwon, Q-Tip, Action Bronson, Method Man and a whole lot more notable emcees. Dinner is served.
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Apr30
Glimpses of World War II seen through photos of modern day Europe:
After collecting old World War 2 photographs taken in major European cities, Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov spent a year traveling around Europe to re-photograph the same scenes as they look today. He then carefully combined the old images with the new ones to create photographs that show two views of the same location captured over 60 years apart.
You can find more of these amazing images over on Larenkov’s blog. Link to the Past by Sergey Larenkov (via Photojojo)
(Via PetaPixel.)
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Apr30
Very neat photos… next time I am in NYC I will have to stop by the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum complex where the shuttle will be housed.
photo by serenitbee
photo by Douglas Palmer
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photo by serenitbee
photo by Lori Dorn
Here are some photos of the Space Shuttle Enterprise ridding piggy-back on a Boeing 747 as it passed over New York City this morning on its way to JFK International Airport.
It will eventually make its way to it’s permanent home at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.
UPDATE 1: Gothamist has also posted some great photos of the Space Shuttle flying over NYC.
UPDATE 2: Pete P. has some photos of the Enterprise Touchdown in NYC event, including a couple of Leonard Nimoy who was in attendance.
photo by Pete P.
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Apr30
The Rocking-2-Gether Chair cleverly rocks both people & animals and it looks awesome:
Houston architect Paul Kweton has designed the Rocking-2-Gether Chair, a clever rocking chair built for both people and animals.
The rocking-2-gether chair (patent pending) is a hybrid between a rocking chair and dog/cat house. This project initially started in 2011, generating digital 3D models. Several 1:8 scale 3D printed models followed, refining the balance and rocking behaviour of the chair. The prototype 2.1 chair is made out of CNC milled birch plywood. The density and amount of the CNC milled ‘ribs’ can be controlled with differently sized wooden spacers (see photographs), ergo controlling the visual connection between the person and his/her pet. The design process and final full scale prototype of the rocking-2-gether chair showcases the successful combination of digital modeling and digital fabrication. via The Atlantic Cities and The Daily What images via Paul Kweton
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Apr29
A love letter to Brooklyn’s beautiful and magical Coney Island, sent from Robert Kolodny of Land of Nod Inc. Please visit and support Coney Island, it is a true NYC treasure and needs help being preserved so future generations can enjoy its wonder. Land of Nod Inc is a Brooklyn based cinema production house. We hand craft and fine tailor all of our video’s to our clients wildest dreams. If you’re in need of some filmmaking in your life, please visit landofnodinc.com and follow @landofnodinc on twitter. The music is Claire de Lune by the wonderful Claude Debussy. Visit coneyisland.com to find out what is happening on the boardwalk this summer! Please visit: landofnodinc.com
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Apr29
A new SHOOTTORONTO Project photograph titled Canadian Canoes & Innukshuk, Toronto, Canada has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Apr28
Video: Change the tune by Michael Robinson
Posted in: Video
We have a shared music machine in our studio. Anyone can put anything on they want at any time, no rules. It’s a democratic system that seems to work 99% of the time. But occasionally the system fails and that’s what inspired me to build this poster. Built as an R&D project at agencyrepublic.com
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Apr28
A new SHOOTTORONTO Project photograph titled Saint Lawrence Market, Toronto, Canada has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Apr27
A new SHOOTTORONTO Project photograph titled Harbour Boardwalk, Toronto, Canada has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Apr27
With its ability to make boring cellphone photos look “vintage” and “artsy”, Instagram has exploded worldwide. Derided by its detractors as a tool for making bad photos worse, we take an alternate view and argue that Instagram is the greatest thing to ever happen to photography. Its simple filters and social networking features are training cellphone photographers everywhere to think creatively about their photos. Plus, the app is turning its worldwide user base into an army of photojournalists capturing striking images of the people and events around them. As the old photography adage goes, “The best camera is the one you have with you.”
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Apr27
And the new disposable digital camera was born… I hope the image quality is half decent – if it is and the camera very cheap – I can see it being a popular choice for the masses:
Anyone who’s bought low-cost modernist furniture from Ikea has learned to deal with its cardboard spoor, and now Ikea itself may be coming up with some ideas. The cardboard camera above apparently came with press kits at the Ikea Fuorisalone design expo in Milan; it’s powered by two standard batteries and has internal storage that allows it to hold up to 40 shots. A snap-out USB interface seen at the top is supposed to let you transfer the photos, after which the camera can be wiped and used again.
Gizmodo Italy says that the camera will soon be on sale in Ikea stores, but for now the only evidence of it is the photos we’ve seen. Unfortunately, we haven’t found any pictures actually taken with the camera, so the picture quality and the… Continue reading…
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Apr27
Design: Light Up Your Memories
Posted in: Design
Concept push pins that light up photos in the dark:
Light Up Your Memories is a concept product by designers Hwang Youn Ha, Kim Min Jeong, Cha Yoon Suk & Kim Yong Ha that features push pins that light up at night, giving light to photographs that you have pinned up on your walls.
Along with the light-up pins, the system incorporates a pin-up board of insulating cork, aluminum, and acrylic (for ease of mounting). The sandwiched aluminum panel is charged with an electric current, which lights up the drawing pin when contact is made. Only the pin’s stem is able to conduct electricity; its head is non-conducting. A switch on the board controls power provision and intensity. (via Yanko Design)
(Via PetaPixel.)
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Apr27
Art: I’m Kind of a Big Dill
Posted in: Art
Awesome idea for a t-shirt…
Big Dill, a new Threadless t-shirt by Phil Jones.
(Via Laughing Squid.)
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Apr26
A new SHOOTTORONTO Project photograph titled Lion on The Beach, Toronto, Canada has been posted on the web site. You can view it in a larger format here. This image is available for sale and commercial licensing – Buy This Print. For more of my photography go to my Flickr photo stream. Enjoy it…
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Personal Reading List
Plan to read these books:
- George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thr by George R.R. Martin
Currently reading this book:
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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Finished reading these books:
- Astronauts and Heretics by Thomas Marcinko
- We Die Alone by David Armine Howarth
- How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
- Hostile Witness by Rebecca Forster
- Paris Is A Bitch — A Rain/Delilah Short Story by Barry Eisler
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SHOOTTORONTO- Toronto's Ferries, Toronto, Canada
- Upstairs at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
- People with Dogs, Toronto, Canada
- George Street Diner, Toronto, Canada
- Gooderham And Worts Vintage Sign, Toronto, Canada
- Big and Small, Toronto, Canada
- Kensington Market Mural, Toronto, Canada
- City Down Below, Toronto, Canada
- Queen Streetcar at Neville Park Loop, Toronto, Canada
- Stand Up Paddle Surfing, Toronto, Canada
Photography E-books
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