Commonplace Pages

The rear-view picture-in-picture (with disclaimer) is a nice touch.

jmyint:

I’ve always wondered what this was like. It always seems to be a little Willy Wonka in there.

futurejournalismproject:

For all you AV nerds out there; A once in a lifetime trip around the conveyor system at B&H Photo in New York City.

For digital diehards, B&H is a mecca of SLR cameras, lenses, computers, editing tools, and everything you could possibly want to produce media. I’ve visited B&H many times, and spent a lot of dough. In the used equipment section is a zoom lens for $250,000.

There are few places like B&H in the world, and even the Apple Store looks anemic in comparison.

B&H is also on Tumblr

(Source: swiss-miss.com)

El Cielo de Canarias / Canary sky - Tenerife (by Daniel López)

I’m filing this under #daily. As in, I can watch this everyday. Beautiful.

Oil’d (by Chris Harmon)

So in an effort to further our discussion on oil dependency I created this short animation. I’ve spent all of my free time in the last month putting this together to help illustrate just how dependent we truly are on oil.

Nice. File under motion graphics.

Make it better (by Sebastianbap)

I swear… i need to start a new tumblr blog of just my favorite motiongraphics and videos.

(via @laughingsquid)

Inside the Threadless Photo Department (by PhotoShelter.com)

… not using models using friends and employees for the most part.

It must help that they have a lot of cute friends and employees. Their images and layouts are creative and catchy. Excellent approach. Thanks for the report @HeyGrover.

Source Data for Photography/12:31 (by Croix Gagnon)

This animation represents the entire data set (1,871 slices) of the male cadaver from the Visible Human Project. The animation was played fullscreen on a computer, which was moved around by an assistant while being photographed in a dark environment. The resulting images are long-exposure “light paintings” of the entire cadaver. Variations in the movement of the computer during each exposure created differences in the shape of the body throughout the series.

Incredible. More info, as well as some stunning images, @ Project 12:31.

Creation requires influence.

Or as I’ve repeated from elsewhere: “Creativity is the art of concealing your sources.” Check out Part 1. And also consider donating. Though I’m sure he’d do well at Kickstarter (looks like that’s starting soon.)

zachwise:

Everything is a Remix, Part 2 | Brain Pickings

We’ve got stories that have been told, retold, transformed, referenced, and subverted since the dawn of cinema.

(via zachwise)

The Ice Book (by Davy and Kristin McGuire)

Beautiful. Inspiring. Genius. Can’t wait for Viola to grow up to do our own.