Inspirational image collections

11 Inspirational Image Collections selected by the Digital Photography School

(Image by Rachel Sian)

35 Years of the World’s Best Microscope Photography

The results of the 2009 Nikon Small World competition were the occasion for Wired to celebrate 35 years of fantastic microscope imagery.

Some of these shots would pass easily as modern art or computer generated fractals if we didn’t know any better.

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More fingerpainting

Another attempt at using Colors on the iPhone. This is supposed to represent the profile of a cat. Fortunately, the cat who served as a model had nothing to say about the likeness of the painting.

About 45 minutes. Tilt controlled opacity is a major feature of Color.

GNOMON Master Classes

 

From November 9th to 23rd 2009, the GNOMON School of Visual Effects will be holding two weeks of online classes, featuring artists such as Craig Mullins, Feng Zhu or Ian McCaig.

For more details and to register – GNOMON Master Classes

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TED| Beau Lotto: Optical illusions show how we see

A fascinating demonstration of how our visual system is conditioned by what we perceive as ‘Reality’, with unexpected conclusions about what we call Illusions.

For a spectacular version of the ‘sand dunes’ experiment from the video, open this image and stare at for 20 seconds.

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Spectrum and the Met

I just spent an afternoon of pouring rain and Art in New York City.
First stop was the 2nd Spectrum Exhibit hosted by the Society of Illustrators.
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iPhone fingerpainting

My first serious attempt at using Colors on the iPhone. Just playing around at this point. No model were used or harmed during this experiment.

About 35 minutes.

50 Tutorials on Traditional Drawing

50 Clever Tutorials and Techniques on Traditional Drawing a collection of 50 tutorials and tips to improve certains aspects of traditional drawing – from drawing an eye to full portraits.

A lot of reading and practicing ahead…

Tutorials for Painter and Photoshop

Great Painting Tutorials for Painter and Photoshop selected by Digital Images magazine.

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Daughter of the wind

Exercise from the Face and Figure Painting workshop with Don Seegmiller.