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| FIND THIS WEEK'S EASTER EGG AND WINThis week FS Weekly News is giving away an Urban Disguise® 70 Pro and a Big Photo Blog Theme, from Big Photo Blog.com, to one lucky winner. Entering to win is easy. All you have to do is follow the contest rules. The hard part is, finding the contest rules. As you may have guessed by now the rules for winning these awesome prizes are contained within this week's Easter egg. For those of you who are new to FS Weekly News, each week I hide a little something special for our readers to find. So, look closely, as most Easter eggs are pretty subtle. In fact last week's was a single underlined comma, in the article, "Do You Want To Get Paid?". Take another look if you missed it. |
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| AN ASTONISHING PHOTO PROJECTJason deCaires Taylor is a sculptor who has taking his art to new depths, literally. Working with concrete, Jason creates artificial reefs by submerging his art underwater. The sculptures themselves are brilliant but when coupled with the alien environment and all the new life that emerges as a result of his works, the photos produced are nothing short of astonishing. This story is, again literally, so four months ago but I couldn't risk any of our readers missing out on it. See more about his project in this post on TwistedSifter and check out Jason's home page. |
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HOW WELL DO YOU SEE COLOR?"FACT: 1 out of 255 women and 1 out of 12 men have some form of color vision deficiency. Take the online color challenge, based on the official FM100 Hue Test by X-Rite."
When I read this my first reaction, as a photographer and a male one at that, was "Am I seeing color accurately?" 1 out of 12 men have some form of color deficiency!? The thought bothered me, so of course I had to take the test and I did... twice. I managed to get a "0" (perfect score) both times, with much relief. How do you stack up? Are you shooting the world through rose colored glasses or you're very own special hue? We here at Fstoppers are curious, so, take this test and leave a comment of your results. |
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| COPING WITH WEDDING DAY DISASTERSThis week PDN's featured article dealt with going that extra mile and being prepared for one of life's most important days. PDN asked wedding photographers, Kim and Adam Bamberg, Yvette Roman, and Della Chen what they had in their bags to help deal with wedding day curve balls. Want to see how they ensure the day is more joyous than stressful? Then read on. |
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| STREET PHOTOGRAPHY OR PERVERSION?We all know they are out there. The "photographers" who got into the business just to shoot bikinis and nudes or short skirts on the street and claim it's for art. But then there are the other guys and gals out there who are legit, conscientious and courteous. And for them, stories, sensationalized by media such as WBZ-TV's "Downtown Crossing ‘Street Photographers’ Crossing The Line?", by Jim Armstrong, hurts us all. To show the other side of WBZ-TV's story, Joe Gallo, who was in the interview, created a new site, "The Photo Recession". The site features some of Joe's thoughts and images, related to this controversy. Watch WBZ-TV's video, peruse Joe's site and let us know what camp you reside in. |
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| PANORAMA PHOTOS ON YOUR IPHONEIt's cool and it's free. Gizmodo's App of the Day for April 22nd is the interactive panorama and capture app, Photosynth. I personally tried this app out and it's pretty keen (as long as your subjects are all under similar lighting conditions). You simply pan around , up and down, to any area you wish to capture and the app will stitch the image areas together. Give it a try. |
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KIDS REENACTING MORBID NEWS"Photographer and art director Jonathan Hobin has created a jarring series titled, In the Playroom, that makes us question what our children's brains are soaking in through the ever-pervasive modern media."
This clever and thought provoking series almost seems whimsical despite its serious content. It is a must see, so tune into My Modern Met's, Alice, as she blogs yet another great post. And you can find more by Jonathan here. |
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INSANELY SUBLIME TIME LAPSE VIDEOThis week’s past post highlight goes to: The Milky Way Unlike You’ve Ever Seen It.
Terje Sorgjerd, a popular time lapse photographer responsible for The Aurora, does it again with this insanely sublime time lapse video called, "The Mountain". Do us all a favour and email Terje and beg him to do a BTS video. |
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CANON TROUNCES NIKON Ok, let's be honest. There isn't any real difference between the two systems. Nothing significant any how but being a minority Canon user in the Fstoppers crew I'm always down for creating a bit of friendly rivalry with my Nikon brethren.
That being said, Canon Rumors reports that Canon dominated the DSLR global market shares for 2010 at 44.5% vs Nikon's 29.8%. Canon was also named the "Best Professional Lens" for the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L II IS USM and the "Best DSLR Entry Level" for the Canon EOS Rebel T3i by the TIPA Awards 2011. On the flip side Nikon Rumors announced that the Nikon D7000 and Nikon COOLPIX P300 won Best Advanced DSLR and Best General Camera.
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| MEMORY CARD ESSENTIAL TIPSPhoto Focus lays down 15 essential memory card tips for Photographers, that many of you may find helpful. One that I'd like to add is: if you ever put a card in your camera and find it not working, don't put it in another, as there maybe something lodged in one of the card's ports. This has been known to cause bent pins in cameras, an expensive thing to repair. |
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| FSTOPPERS' MONTHLY CONTESTDo you have confidence in your work? Well that feeling of self-assurance could win you a shiny new LiteDisc Oval 41"x74" Soft Gold/White by Photoflex and a custom banner at the top of Fstoppers.com, linked to your site. How cool is that? To enter just click on the forum link below and post a shot, that best depicts this months theme, "CONFIDENCE". Contest ends soon, so hurry. |
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Weekly Quote: “ No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit." -Ansel Adams-
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From The Editor: Hey Kids! Kenn Tam here. I'm proud to be the latest addition to the Fstoppers crew and am excited to be bringing you this most awesome newsletter each week. We here at Fstoppers are publishing these issues for you; our fans, our peers, our friends. So please, if you ever feel like hitting that "unsubscribe" link, instead, drop me a line with your suggestions, comments or deepest most darkest desire and we will see what we can do. In the mean time, see if you can find this week's Easter egg and win some great prizes.
Enjoy the read.
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Copyright © 2011 fStoppers, All rights reserved. A hebdomadal newsletter to inspire, educate and entertain the fans of Fstoppers.com. |
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Lee should have used a condom.
I feel sorry for that baby mama... She is just begging for a yo mama is so ugly joke..
i shoot 6fps
Live from the fstoppers carnie conference. Patrick shoots Lee's family photo.
And to think....how far we have come from then to now.........
Good, good. A little higher now... (Lee speaking to the "man" standing camera right)
"Most science fiction of the day predicted a future that was more civilized and more intelligent. But as time went on, things seemed to be heading in the opposite direction. A dumbing down. How did this happen? Evolution does not necessarily reward intelligence. With no natural predators to thin the herd, it began to simply reward those who reproduced the most, and left the intelligent to become an endangered species"
great, a new Eharmony picture now they have to believe I like kids!
WHO'S YOUR DADDY!!!!!!
Everyone Say CHEEEEEESE!!!!
Every year, it's the same thing. Damn you St. Patrick's Day! Damn you!
That one took me a while to find, and now I wish I had never looked. Why do these have to have me in them!? So disturbing!
I'm not sure I'm actually in this one...or if I am I'm not going to believe that I am
Oh you are... you're face is the one in Lee's right arm. How fortuitous that I should find a picture of you with your mouth wide open on Facebook. :P
Don't feel bad. I'll be picking on Patrick next issue. He never seems to be able to recognize himself in these, so I need to do something about that. Hmmmm, maybe he just chooses to not recognize himself.
Lee Morris: Good at taking pictures, terrible at making babies.
"The Higgs boson, also known as the 'god particle', was recently found....in this guys pants"
Why oh why did I sleep with that Sigma rep, was that 800mm f5.6 really worth it?
Anyone one else try the color discrepancy test? Kenn got a 0 and I finished with a 4. Maybe reviewing my selections one last time would have helped; it took longer than I thought.
I got a 0 also, I found it a bit hard towards the middle of the bar, it always seemed like there was one color that was off.
i got a twelve, with all errors ocurring in the blue-violet spectrum. interesting....
I got 12 a couple of times. Then I lowered the brightness on my monitor and got a 4. Then out of curiosity I hit score test before moving anything and the score was 1058. That made 12 not seem so bad.
sore loser
Even this family can be beautiful with photoshop.
The new hit series Lee's Family starting on Monday 7/8c, be sure to check it out!
Just another day at the office...
6 down only 44 more states to go.
Other comments that didn't make the cut -
1. Now I understand why Lee Travels so much.
2. Put the camera down and watch some tv
3. Fox's new fall line up. Lee + 6
I wish there was an App for this.
... Training the new mini-me's how to use an iPhone ...
Don't worry, one day they'll all grow up to be evil geniuses.
"This is what happens when a photographer who is on the road on assignment thinks he is in a rock band and visits too many dark dive bars after shooting, we would show you the BTS, but its not family friendly"
Ok so i think i've found the easter egg, what do i do now?
Write a funny caption for it, here.
ha I think he just went around searching for the hidden egg no?
"It's a vagina. Not a clown car."
Alternate: I'd like you to meet Cuervo, Jack, Johnny Walker, Royale, Morgan, and, uh, Malibu.
Is a zero good on that color score? Thank you color-profiled Apple Cinema Display! Couldn't have done it without you!
Proof your family tree should not be a straight line.
I knew I should of taken their advice and trimmed the family tree...
If your going to spank your kids, Make sure not to use the Ugly stick!!
Talk about a dreaded 6 pack!
Hipstamatic introduces the new PedoPak...where youth is never wasted on the young.
Clones, we want them.
Lee's actually infertile..
Needless to say, the sonogram initially puzzled the technician.
After too many long, late nights with the clone stamp Lee realized something had gone horribly, horribly wrong.
Duke Nukem had it right... "Your an inspiration for birth-control."
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a minger! :)
lol i don't know who did the photoshop but its quite ilarious... you guys grabbing his pants quite tight... and some of you look quite like Austin Powers mini-me guy ;) good job keep it up!
Maury-The results are in and 'Lee IS the father!'