Alistair Scott - FV Community News Feed http://www.alistairscott.com Photographer and writer en hourly 1 FV Community News Build your own tilt/shift lens http://lifehacker.com/5885947/build-your-own-tilt+shift-lens-from-a-shower-head-a-rubber-glove-and-a-50mm-lens Alistair Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:57:37 +0000 Build Your Own Tilt-Shift Lens from a Shower Head, a Rubber Glove, and a 50mm Lens

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]]> Free guide to growing a wedding photography business http://www.photoshelter.com/mkt/research/wedding-photography-business-guide Mitch Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:08:51 +0000 Learn strategies to grow your wedding photography business and set your services apart from the pack.

]]> Learn strategies to grow your wedding photography business and set your services apart from the pack.

]]> Okay ... it's cold in Europe. But is it cold enough for this? http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/09/10363589-zany-swiss-man-installs-wood-burning-stove-in-car Mick Nildren Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:55:42 +0000 Why yes, officer, that is a wood-burning stove in my glove box.

It's hard to imagine what led Pascal Prokop to install a wood-burning stove in his 1990 Volvo 240 station wagon. Though we're safe to say that the trend won't catch like wildfire.

]]> Why yes, officer, that is a wood-burning stove in my glove box.

It's hard to imagine what led Pascal Prokop to install a wood-burning stove in his 1990 Volvo 240 station wagon. Though we're safe to say that the trend won't catch like wildfire.

]]> Geneva in an 'Ice Age' http://forums.infoclimat.fr/topic/77535-geneve-entre-en-ere-glaciaire/ Barney Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:10 +0000 The swiss town of Geneva has been battered by an icy north wind in the past few days, throwing up spray from the lake and coating parts of the town in a layer of ice. Some astonishing images.

]]> The swiss town of Geneva has been battered by an icy north wind in the past few days, throwing up spray from the lake and coating parts of the town in a layer of ice. Some astonishing images.

]]> Nikon launches 36-megapixel D800 and D800E http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2144342/nikon-ups-ante-36-megapixel-d800-d800e Jim Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:44:12 +0000 Nikon will release the D800 and D800E cameras in March and April, bringing to market two digital SLRs featuring a 36.3 megapixel FX-format sensor.

]]> Nikon will release the D800 and D800E cameras in March and April, bringing to market two digital SLRs featuring a 36.3 megapixel FX-format sensor.

]]> Powerful images from the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2012/feb/02/sony-world-photography-awards#/?picture=385363836&index=0 Brad Mangat Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:37:54 +0000 A selection of powerful images from the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards. Amazing work!

]]> A selection of powerful images from the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards. Amazing work!

]]> Photographers talk about their iconic images http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/01/photographers-exposed-behind-photographs/ Mick Nildren Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:24:55 +0000 Photographers pose with their iconic images, and give a brief commentary on them. Insightful stuff.

]]> Photographers pose with their iconic images, and give a brief commentary on them. Insightful stuff.

]]> Nikon D3, still boxed, at half-price! http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/nikon-d3-cut-in-half/ Phil Barclay Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:48:47 +0000 I visited the Tokyo Eco Products convention the other day (2008/12/12) to be exact and naturally I headed straight for the Nikon booth where my gaze immediately fell upon this beauty …

]]> I visited the Tokyo Eco Products convention the other day (2008/12/12) to be exact and naturally I headed straight for the Nikon booth where my gaze immediately fell upon this beauty …

]]> Photos Found from previously unknown NY street photographer http://gothamist.com/2012/01/27/1950s_new_york_street_stories.php#photo-1 gothamist Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:42:47 +0000 Frank Oscar Larson is a previously-unknown street photographer who documented the streets of New York in the 1950s. Several thousand of his historic negatives have been hidden from sight for 55 years, and a NY gallery is now exhibiting 65 of them in print form for a “1950s New York Street Stories” installation.
Larson was a Queens banker who had a “lifelong passion for photography” and yielded a tremendous images of everyday life in 1950s New York. The negatives had been stored in more than 100 envelopes meticulously notated with location and date info in Larson’s own hand.

]]> Frank Oscar Larson is a previously-unknown street photographer who documented the streets of New York in the 1950s. Several thousand of his historic negatives have been hidden from sight for 55 years, and a NY gallery is now exhibiting 65 of them in print form for a “1950s New York Street Stories” installation.
Larson was a Queens banker who had a “lifelong passion for photography” and yielded a tremendous images of everyday life in 1950s New York. The negatives had been stored in more than 100 envelopes meticulously notated with location and date info in Larson’s own hand.

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