Tiny Tattoos with their Real-Life Counterparts by Austin Tott
Photos by Austin Tott
Seattle-based photographer Austin Tott is a master of conceptual photography, and this time around he managed to keep it small and simple, yet purely artistic in his latest series titled "Tiny Tattoos". In this project, he composed a series of small wrist tattoos, barely bigger than a quarter, of seemingly mundane items, and pairs each tiny tattoo with its real-life counterpart.
Compared to his other conceptual photo work, he set out to make this series unique from others by creating something purely fun and entertaining, while maintaining a flow of creativity. Although they look simple, the concept looks well thought out, and each tattoo is fascinating enough to keep looking through more. If you're looking for a tiny tattoo for yourself, these photos are good place to start looking for ideas.
Check out the set below and be sure to find more of this work here.
[Via Mashable]
Calumet Photographic Is Coming Back
Photo by Chicago Now
Back in March we posted about Calumet Photographic's abrupt closing and filing of Chapter 7 bankruptcy and thought we witnessed the end of the popular business. The company decided to shut down all of its stores in the US, leaving many customers and employees shocked without jobs and unfulfilled orders. Now, it looks like Calumet will be making a comeback with C&A Marketing recently buying all of the company's US assets. The information is still relatively new and no one knows exactly what the future will hold for Calumet and what C&A Marketing's plan is going forward. As of right now, it is known that some of the locations may open back up, but unfortunately not all of them will. The Calumet website will be back up and running again, but no word as to when it will be reactivated. It will be interesting to see what the future will hold for the company. We'll see if it will be able to bounce back after leaving many people with a sour taste in their mouth.
[Via The Phoblographer]
Leica Announces Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens with New T-System
Photos by Leica
Leica sets the bar even higher this week as they announced their mirror-less interchangeable lens in the new T-System with auto focus. The new Leica T is still as beautiful as older Leica models, but finally incorporates a more innovative and more intuitive image quality that matches all but the best mirror-less cameras now on the market. It's two new lenses feature an amazing 16.3-megapixel APS-C sensor, at an 18-56mm F3.5-5.6 and a 35mm equivalent 23mm F2 prime. Going further, each has a shutter with a maximum speed of 1/4000 of a second and an ISO range of 100-12500. Leica is also promising a 11-23mm F3.5-4.5 wide-angle zoom and 55-135mm F3.5-4.5 tele-zoom lens too.
The body of each Leica T is cut from a solid block of aluminum and features a user-friendly touch screen, and an optional electronic viewfinder with a built-in GPS and Wi-Fi. The camera body alone (available in black or silver) is priced at $1850. As far as the lenses go, the 16-56mm F3.5-5.6 zoom costs $1750, while the 23mm F2 prime is set a bit higher at $1950. Leica prices stay high, but are worth every penny, every time. C
Check out its photos and let us what you think.
[Via DP Review]
[IG Weekly] marzenka_
Photos by @marzenka_
Everybody is on their phone. Thousands of people everyday wear out their thumbs scrolling through photos, deciding which ones to post on Instagram. It’s so easy to do whether you’re a photographer or not; just point, shoot, choose a filter and post whatever you created. From funny duck face selfies, to breathtaking landscapes, to gritty city streets. Some use it as visual journal giving glimpses of their lives, while others have taken it to another level by creating works of art. All of us at Ruby Hornet are fans of the social media platform and decided to do a weekly series highlighting people whose Instagrams stand above the rest. Let us know in the comments section if you’d like to be featured, or let us know about some other cool Instagrams. Be sure to follow Ruby Hornet on Instagram, too.
This week’s featured Instagram comes from @marzenka_. I really like how this Instagrammer is able to capture photos with the right lighting. Along with the great composition of her photos this gallery is filled with great images that really capture the natural light. As far as subject matter goes you'll get a lot of everything that will grab your attention when scrolling through your feed . S0 be sure to check out some of her photos here and head on over to her Instagram for more visuals.
[Via @marzenka_]
Crated: A One Stop Shop For Photographers
Still only in Beta, Crated is set to go live May 21st, becoming a one-stop shop for photographers, fulfilling a lot of their needs. Crated is an online platform for photographers that lets you upload, share, and sell your prints all in one place while offering various features that should entice the photographer looking for exposure and some cash. Not only can you sell your prints, but Crated literally does everything for you, even handling the printing and shipping of your photos is someone chooses to buy them. There is also a social community aspect to Crated where you are exposed to other photographers around the globe and offering options of integrating your other social media accounts.
Crated also takes care of the the stuff that goes on behind the scenes like SEO optimization, making sure your gallery is being found on the web, giving you all the tools to help you make sure your work is being seen offering analytic pages to help you understand who your buyers are, where they're coming from, and what they're buying. All in all, Crate makes it very easy to get you up and running if you are looking to sell your work or get more exposure, but it is capable of becoming something so much more and it will be interesting to see how it evolves. As I stated before, it's still in Beta, but you can learn more about Crated and apply to become a Crated Artist here.
[via Crated]
Ghostly Long Exposure Photography by Darren Moore
Photos by Darren Moore
Shot mostly around England, self-taught photographer Darren Moore creates ghostly, black and white images using a method called daytime long exposure. In this method, neutral density filters are attached to the camera lens to reduce the amount light, and allow the shutter to open for extended periods of time. All shots were created in broad daylight and with single exposures ranging from 30 seconds to up to 15 minutes. It's a process that requires much patience and stillness, something not everyone can do.
With the combination of long exposure, black and white photography, still water, reflection, and chosen locations like shipwrecks, abandoned homes, and other off-shores features, the set creates a haunting, almost unreal feel. This appeal has become something Moore is known for in just a few years as a full-time professional photographer, and has even earned him international awards and exhibits.
Check out some of our favorite images from his work, and be sure to check out more here.
[Via PetaPixel]
Rihanna For Lui Magazine [NSFW]
Photos by Mario Sorrenti
It looks like Rihanna has been showing off a lot of skin lately as she recently was featured on the cover of Vogue Brazil alongside a revealing photo shoot. But now she has taken it up another level with her recent shoot for French magazine Lui where she bares it all. The photo shoot captured Rihanna in all her glory where she is donning a bucket hat with braids for the cover and only rocking her birthday suit throughout the shoot. The spread was shot by fame fashion photographer Mario Sorrenti. You gotta give it up to Rihanna for always keeping everybody on their toes. With all the recent work she's been doing, one has to wonder what she'll cook up next, but for now if you haven't seen the photos you can check out some of them below.
Meanwhile, Instagram has told Rihanna to take down the nude photos she recently uploaded to her account or else they would delete it. Thanks for trying to block us, Instagram.
[via Lui]
Samsung Unveils the New Galaxy K Zoom for Selfie Lovers
Samsung has recently unveiled the newest addition to its Galaxy lineup with the Galaxy K Zoom, drawing a thin line between smartphone and camera. The new smartphone comes equipped with a new 10x optical zoom which is also able to take 20.7 megapixel photos and capture 1080p video at 60 frames per second. It has a very sleek design to match its new camera specs, which very much resemble a regular point and shoot camera we see on the market today.
One interesting feature that the new Galaxy K Zoom has is what's called the Selfie Alarm where you select the area you want your face to appear in the frame. Once you turn the camera around, you'll hear a beep when you're in position, and within a few seconds, your selfie will be snapped. There's still no word as to how much or when the Galaxy K Zoom will be released, so we'll be waiting awhile.
[Via Samsung Mobile Press]