Archive for February, 2012

[Pics] “The Long Shadow Of Chernobyl”, Diaster Site Revisited.

[Pics] “The Long Shadow Of Chernobyl”, Diaster Site Revisited.

Photojournalist Gerd Ludwig has been making trips to the site of the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster since 1993. He has been documenting the local citizens attempts to rebuild their lives, along with the current state of buildings in the blast area. The National Geographic photographer has just released 150 of these photos, including some interactive panoramas, [...]
Best Of Web And Design In February 2012

Best Of Web And Design In February 2012

Advertise here with BSA This is our second monthly wrap up of the year, which is a great compilation of design resources, tutorials, and web design articles to check out. I hope you enjoy the monthly roundup. We would love for you to share your favourite blog post featured in the roundup. PhotoshopCreate liquid effects in Photoshop João Oliveira explains how to use the Liquify filter to [...]
Best Of Web And Design In February 2012

Best Of Web And Design In February 2012

Advertise here with BSA This is our second monthly wrap up of the year, which is a great compilation of design resources, tutorials, and web design articles to check out. I hope you enjoy the monthly roundup. We would love for you to share your favourite blog post featured in the roundup. PhotoshopCreate liquid effects in Photoshop João Oliveira explains how to use the Liquify filter to [...]
The Wednesday Rundown 2-29-12

The Wednesday Rundown 2-29-12

Howdy and welcome to the Wednesday Rundown. This week we have a Red One test shoot. Amazing to see what this video camera can do with just simple available ambient light. We also have a couple other shoots to check out and snag some ideas from. If you have a video that you think we [...]
February 29th Adobe Lightroom Deal!

February 29th Adobe Lightroom Deal!

 There are a few photography gear deals today – February 29th – Leap Day. The best one I’ve seen so far is Adobe Lightroom 3 for $89. The normal price for Lightroom is $300 so this is over 60% off. That’s a hell of a discount. It also gets you set to upgrade for $99 when Adobe releases Lightroom 4. That won’t be long since there’s already a beta version of Lightroom 4 available [...]
Wedding Photography Ideas

Wedding Photography Ideas

This video takes us through the thought process of a wedding photography team and how they approach their craft. Also while we are on the topic of wedding photography; a quick reminder that the 40% off launch sale of Simple Wedding Photography will be ending this week, Friday March 2nd at 11:59pm Pacific Time. A great resource for wedding photographers or anyone entering the field of wedding photography. These [...]
[Inspiration] ReDefine Talks Celebrity Portraits With Brian Smith

[Inspiration] ReDefine Talks Celebrity Portraits With Brian Smith

A few weeks ago, Fstoppers caught up with celebrity photographer Brian Smith. If you didn’t take the time to read the article, don’t worry because ReDefine just published a video interview with Brian from Tamara Lackey’s recent interview out in Vegas. What I love about people like Brian is he’s quick to point out the [...]
20 pixel-perfect glyph icons (vector PSD)

20 pixel-perfect glyph icons (vector PSD)

Friends, today’s PSD download is an awesome freebie of 20 pixel-perfect glyph icons. These icons are primarily hand-crafted for use in your web and desktop apps. Very handy! As always, the icons are designed in full vector shape layers, so you can easily resize them to fit your desired size. The download includes 3 PSD files with the icon set in 3 different variations of black, grey emboss [...]
[BTS Video] On Location In SC With Tim Macpherson

[BTS Video] On Location In SC With Tim Macpherson

It’s crazy to compare todays advertising campaign’s to those of 30 years ago. They are becoming more involved, creative and technically advanced than we could have ever imagined. In this video, Photographer Tim Macpherson takes us behind the scenes on the new campaign for the fabric company ‘Sunbrella’ which was shot and filmed in South [...]
Nikon Coolpix AW100 Rugged Point-And-Shoot – Featured User Review

Nikon Coolpix AW100 Rugged Point-And-Shoot – Featured User Review

The Nikon Coolpix AW100 is Nikon’s first rugged, waterproof point-and-shoot camera. It was introduced last fall and it went right to the top of the list of desirable point-and-shoots for active outdoor people. I’m actually finishing up a pro review for the AW100 right now so keep your eyes open for that. But Dave’s review, below, gives me a chance to give the camera some attention right now. [...]
30 Cool Android Apps You Need To Have Today

30 Cool Android Apps You Need To Have Today

Android becomes more fun with cool apps available free for downloads. There are numerous free android apps available for your several needs and interest. From word games to exciting social networking services,
22 Amazing Pictures from Burning Man

22 Amazing Pictures from Burning Man

Burning Man, held in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, is a week-long event starting on the Monday before Labor Day. During this event thousands of people gather together in Black Rock City and experiment in community, radical self-expression and radical self-reliance. At the end of the week the wooden Man is set on fire, quite the photo opportunity. goodbye to the man by *christopher* burning man flames [...]
[Video] Behind The Scenes With the Director and Writer of ‘The Artist’

[Video] Behind The Scenes With the Director and Writer of ‘The Artist’

By now, most of us have at least heard about the box-office hit known as The Artist. In case you haven’t, it’s a near-silent film that was met with critical appraise and even managed to win a few Oscars this weekend. In this video, we get a sit-down chat with the writer and director of [...]
Starbucks Coffee By Kengo Kuma & Associates

Starbucks Coffee By Kengo Kuma & Associates

The architectural firm Kengo Kuma and Associates, which undertook the design of the branch of Starbucks you see in the pictures, taken seriously into account the fact that in essence this is a station where pilgrims xapostainoun. At the end of the road is a sanctuary of sintoiston and the whole area is characterized by it. There istrouble on the road, most come with contrition, [...]
[Funny] The Incredible Work Of Photographer Clayton Sotos

[Funny] The Incredible Work Of Photographer Clayton Sotos

In this hilarious spoof on Dell Inspiron, European photographer, Clayton Sotos, begins explaining that his father bought him a camera out of the blue and he’s been taking photos ever since. From there he blabbers on about how using Dell products helps him to communicate his passion or whatever (00:001-02:00). Then… it gets weird. I [...]
[Shocking] Getty licenses Nick Laham Photographs Of NY Yankees Taken With iPhone

[Shocking] Getty licenses Nick Laham Photographs Of NY Yankees Taken With iPhone

Now this is pretty wild. Commercial sports photographer Nick Laham was given a choice to photograph New York Yankees baseball players in the studio or in bathroom stalls. He chose the latter and instead of using a proper medium format or flagship DSLR camera, Nick went with the next obvious choice: the Apple iPhone. What’s [...]
[Pics] Two Great Series: A Professional Baby and An Invisible Man

[Pics] Two Great Series: A Professional Baby and An Invisible Man

Paris based photographer Malo “Monday Monday” shot a baby series that is absolutely adorable. Ya that’s right I said adorable. What of it? But as I began looking into his work to get some background I found an older series that I liked too. Not being able to choose which to post I said f#@k [...]
Nikon® And Warner Music Group Reveal Remarkable Roster Of Artists Set To Rock South By Southwest® (SXSW) At Upcoming Three-Day Live Music Residency

Nikon® And Warner Music Group Reveal Remarkable Roster Of Artists Set To Rock South By Southwest® (SXSW) At Upcoming Three-Day Live Music Residency

TO FEATURE DAYTIME AND EVENING SHOWCASE PERFORMANCES BY T.I., SANTIGOLD NEW YORK (February 28, 2012) - EVENING SHOWCASES TO BE CAPTURED AND LIVE-STREAMED BY NIKON HD-SLR CAMERAS Nikon Inc. and Warner Music Group have unveiled details of their extraordinary residency at the upcoming South by Southwest® Music & Media Conference (SXSW®) in Austin, Texas.  "The Warner Sound Captured…
[Video] Gotye’s “Easy Way Out”: An Elaborate Stop Motion Animation

[Video] Gotye’s “Easy Way Out”: An Elaborate Stop Motion Animation

In an earlier post, Prime vs Prime and Other Lessons in Stop Motion Animation I tried to show you where homegrown stop motion animation is in it’s evolution and offered a couple links to get you motivated. But compared to this video, for Gotye’s “Easy Way out”, directed by Darcy Prendergast, those other videos with [...]
[Contest] One Week Left to Enter ClickPixx Flickr Contest

[Contest] One Week Left to Enter ClickPixx Flickr Contest

Only one week left to enter our Flickr Contest! We are giving away a free 30 x 40 inch wrap print from ClickPixx.com. Full details and rules in the full post. Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh
Unique and Curious Photoshop Tutorial Showcase – February 2012

Unique and Curious Photoshop Tutorial Showcase – February 2012

Hey guys, I decided to start up a monthly new series here on PSDVault.com – called “Unique and Curious Photoshop Tutorial Showcase”. In this showcase,  I will collect a number of interesting and high quality Photoshop Tutorials from around the web, especially some fresh ones that were recently posted. The showcase will run at the end of each month,  and if you have any suggestion of great tutorials, [...]
[Workflow] PhVusion Software Lets You Edit Video In Photoshop

[Workflow] PhVusion Software Lets You Edit Video In Photoshop

While in Las Vegas for WPPI, I met Rob Adams and Vanessa Joy who are two talented videographers and photographers respectively. They are both at the top of the wedding market and often speak to photographers about how they can incorporate video into their businesses (something we have been preaching here for years). To help [...]
Black and white business card template

Black and white business card template

Two sided business card template, black front side with logo and gray back side with details. Simple and modern design, download hi-res Photoshop template. Full size JPGs, preview only (without bleed, 1051x602px): Black and white business card – front Black and white business card – back File Format: Photoshop, PSD Color theme: CMYK, black and white Font name: Myriad Pro (free [...]
Facebook Discussion: What is the Next Skill You Want to Learn in Photography?

Facebook Discussion: What is the Next Skill You Want to Learn in Photography?

We just kicked off another audience discussion! The photography industry is moving so fast and there is seemingly always something new happening. What is the next skill you want to learn? What are you working on improving right now? It will be interesting to see what everyone is working on and this feedback will help us plan for future articles. Join the discussion on the PictureCorrect Facebook Page Audience [...]
[News] The Lively Morgue: A Place Where Photos Go To Live Again

[News] The Lively Morgue: A Place Where Photos Go To Live Again

What is, “The Lively Morgue“? I have 1000′s upon 1000′s of photos in my archive, stemming back as far as the 80′s. I never get rid of old photos. Now imagine how many photos I would have it I were an institution, say like, The New York Times. How many photos would you think I [...]
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