Freelance journalist, Esther Honig, decided to put beauty standards to the test in her project “Before & After.” Honig sent her headshot to 40 different individuals in 25 different countries, simply asking that they “make [her] beautiful” through the use of Photoshop. The software that dominates such a large portion of visual media can alter the…
“All photographs are memento mori. To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s (or thing’s) mortality, vulnerability, mutability. Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt.” – Susan Sontag The advancement in Photoshop technology has definitely changed the definition of photography. I personally had…
Facebook means profile picture. Profile picture means wasting eons with your camera, trying to get that pristine, perfect, “effortless” look. Taking advantageous photos is hard. Here are some tips on taking the perfect selfie: 1. Forehead out, chin down. If you’re taking a head shot, you can prevent a Jabba the Hut chin simply by…
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My sister is getting married next year, and I can’t stop daydreaming about the details of the wedding! So sometimes, instead of studying for my (please don’t remind me) many exams, I like reading different wedding blogs, particularly photo blogs. This photo of the day was taken by a local photographer called “TLAW Photographer” who…
This is a self portrait DeeKay (Dongwook Kwon) drew digitally in photoshop and once the drawing is finished, it actually comes alive. [youtube lV1OL6zmZjY] How amazing!!!
Chances are, you probably haven’t heard of Aviary, see as they are a relatively new company, but they sure are making waves these days. So, who are they, and why should you be interested? Well, in 2008, Aviary released the first installment of their web-based editing software to the public. Today, they have 8 different…
Need to spruce up a photo? Feeling a bit bland? Then say hello to Picnik! You don’t need to be a nerd to enjoy it 🙂 Picnik is a free online software that allows you to edit, or “picnik,” your photos. You have a variety of effects, fonts, frames, stickers and crazy stuff to play with.…