Tag Archives | Photography

…Models don’t always look like models?

Model-Morphosis

I’ve always been fascinated with the world of fashion and how it shapes and molds our sense of beauty, so it’s great to see the work of artists like Greg Kessler, who photographs models before and after the makeup artist gets them ready for the runway.

Like Dove’s True Beauty Campaign, it gives a fantastically honest look at what these people actually look like, and shows that even the supermodels can’t look like what they look like on the runway.

[New York Times - Model-Morphosis]

[Via: Neatorama]

…It’s Website Wednesday: Card Observer?

Card Observer

Card Observer is a design inspiration gallery that does only one thing but it does it extremely well: Collect the best business cards from around the web and display them in all their glory to help inspire your next great business card design.

The site itself has a very clean look and feel to it, and the photography is definitely top notch. Each card features a full size image, and a word or two about the design from the designers themselves.

If you’re tired of just showing off your name and phone number when handing out your business cards, then take a look through Card Observer and see what strikes your fancy, because I bet you can get an idea or two from just a brief look around at what’s on display.

[Card Observer]

[Via: Vandelay Design]

…Robin Soulier is a puddle photographer?

Robin Soulier

Robin Soulier has an interesting way of looking at a city that could definitely provide some inspiration for the next time you’re out taking pictures and want something a little different: He photographs buildings form their reflections in puddle water.

The end result is a mixture of texture, light and color that adds a whole new dimension to the typical building photograph, and turns the otherwise ordinary into the extraordinary.

[Robin Soulier]

[Via: Josh Spear]

…The 2008 Holiday Gift Guides are here?

Gifts

Black Friday has come and gone and now Cyber Monday is upon us, but if you still can’t decide what to get that special someone this holiday season, then take a look through this list of gift guides for some great ideas on what to get every man, woman, child and yes, even pet in your life.

(And if you know of any other gift guides that you’d like to add, just put them in the comment area below and I’ll be sure to add them to the list!)

(All) Ain’t It Cool News – Holiday Shopping Guide: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
(All) Boing Boing – Holiday Gift Guide: Kids, Fiction, Gadgets and Stuff, Comics, Graphic Novels and Funnybooks, Nonfiction, DVDs and CDs
(All) Born Rich – Christmas Gift Guide 2008
(All) BusinessWeek – Executive Gift Guide 2008
(All) BuzzSugar – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
(All) Cool Hunting – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
(All) Coolest Gadgets – Eco-Friendly Gift Guide, Geeky Apparel Gifts, Gift Ideas for the Handyman, Gift Ideas for the Impossible to Buy For, Gift Ideas for People to Make, Toys Gift Guide
(All) Core77 – Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
(All) CrunchGear – Gift Guide
(All) FabSugar – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
(All) Fast Company – 2008 Gift Guide Central
(All) Healthbolt – Holiday Gift Guide
(All) HolidaySugar – Gift Guides
(All) Indie Collective – Shopping Guide
(All) IttyBiz – 2008 Gift Guide
(All) Josh Spear – Gift Guide: Art, Cell Phones, Eco, Fashion, Gadgets, Music, Sports, Toys, Travel, Watches
(All) Lifehack – 2008 Gift Guide
(All) Mail Online – Ultimate Gift Guide
(All) MAKE: Blog – Gift Guide: Chemistry, Crafter, Hacker, Kids, Robots, Steampunk
(All) Miami Herald – Corporate Gift Guide
(All) Mixed Plate – Holiday Gift Guide: 2008
(All) Newsweek – Tip Sheet Holiday Gift Guide
(All) New York Times – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
(All) NOTCOT – 2008 Gift Guides
(All) Random Good Stuff – Ultimate Gift Guide 2008
(All) Rocky Mountain News – Holiday Gift Guide
(All) Salon – 2008 Gift Guide
(All) Shake The Salt – Holiday Gift Guide 08
(All) Switched – Holiday Gift Guide 2008
(All) The Daily Obsession – Gift Guides
(All) The Washington Times – Holiday Gift Guide
(All) Unclutterer – Gift Giving Guide: Experience Giving, The Ultimate Gift, Useful Gifts Under $35,
(Tech) About:PC – PC Holiday Gift Guide
(Tech) Ars Technica – Holiday Gift Guide 2008, Staff Gift Guide 2008
(Tech) Chip Chick – Holiday Gift Guide 2008
(Tech) CIO – 2008 Geek Gift Guide
(Tech) CNET Reviews – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
(Tech) Engadget – Holiday Gift Guide, 2008
(Tech) FOX News – Consumer-Electronics Gift Guide
(Tech) GeekDad – Holiday Gift Guide: Kids, Dads, Kids, Moms
(Tech) Obsessable – Holiday Gift Guide 2008
(Tech) PC Magazine – Holiday Gift Guide
(Tech) Skintastic – Holiday Gift Suggestions
(Tech) TechSpot – Holiday Gift Guide 2008
(Tech) SlashGear – Holiday Gift Guide 2008
(Tech) USA Weekend – Cool Gifts
(Tech) ZDNet – Holiday Gift Guide 2008
(Alcohol) Drink Hacker – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
(Alcohol) Liquor Snob – Holiday Gift Guide 2008
(Apple) Apple – The Best of 2008
(Apple) Mac|Life – Spectacular Holiday Gift Guide Of Awesomeness
(Apple) TUAW – Holiday Gift Guide: College Student, Graphic Designer, Frequent Traveler, New Parent, Person Who Has Everything
(Auto) Driving Guy – Holiday Gifts
(Auto) Motive Magazine – Motive Gear: Motive Holiday Gift Guide 2008
(Candy) Candy Snob – Holiday Gift Guide
(Entertainment) BuddyTV – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
(Entertainment) Inside TV – Holiday Gift Guide For TV Fans
(Entertainment) SeenON! – Holiday Gift Guides
(Fashion) NotCouture – Holiday Roundup
(Fashion) Rumplo – Holiday T-Shirt Guide
(Food) Baking And Books – Holiday Gift Guide
(Food) Megan McArdle – Annual Holiday Gift Guide: Kitchen Edition
(Food) Neatorama – Bacon Gift Guide
(Food) Serious Eats – Holiday Gift Guides
(Gaming) GigaOM – Holiday Games: Gift Guide
(Gaming) Kotaku – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, Portable, iPhone, Import
(Gaming) LAist – Gift Guide: Video Games!
(Geek) Geeks Are Sexy – Geek Guide To Holiday Gift-Giving
(Geek) Kevin Rose – My Top 10 Gifts for Geeks
(Green) CleanTechnica – Holiday Gift Guide: The 8 Best Green Gadget Gifts
(Green) Earth911 – Gift Guide 2008
(Green) Inhabitat – Green Gift Guide
(Green) Plenty Magazine – Holiday Gift Guide
(Green) Treehugger – Holiday Gift Guide 2008
(Green) Yahoo! Green – Green Holiday Gift Guide
(iPhone) The iPhone Blog – 2008 iPhone Holiday Helper Gift Guide
(iPhone) iPhone Alley – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
(Journalism) Interact – Holiday Shopping List For Journalism Geeks
(Kids) Babble – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
(Lawyers) Reid My Blog! – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide For Lawyers
(Men) Men’s Fitness – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
(Men) The Art of Manliness – Manly Holiday Gift Guide
(Movies) Rotten Tomatoes – Holiday Shopping Guide
(Movies) The Spill – Broad of the Dead: A Gorehound’s Holiday Wish List
(Netbook) CNET – Handy Netbook Holiday Gift Guide
(Pets) About:Dogs – Dog Lovers Gift Guide
(Pets) Super Cool Pets – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
(Photography) Digital Photography School – A Guide to Digital Photography Shopping This Christmas
(Photography) Photo.net – Holiday Gift Guide
(Shaving) Shaving Stuff – 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
(Speakers) Cool Hunting – Gift Guide: Speakers That Rock
(Web Developer) NETTUTS – 20 Perfect Things to Buy a Web Developer for Christmas
(Women) Fabulously 40 – Holiday Gift Guide 2008

[Photo Via: Saquan Stimpson]

…It’s Website Wednesday: ClearlyClosed?

ClearlyClosed

ClearlyClosed is a rather uniquely focused website the “captures storefronts in everyday neighborhoods that leave their ‘open’ sign on long after they’re closed”.

ClearlyClosed Sample

Since it’s a user-driven, collaborative and ongoing community photography project, you’re encouraged to submit your own photos that show buildings around you that are clearly closed, and there are even tips and guidelines for doing so if this is something you’d like to document too.

[Clearly Closed]

[Via: Neatorama]