"Absolut Unique" requires a total re-design of the Absolut Vodka's production process in Sweden. "Carefully orchestrated randomness," the process involves splash guns and color-generating machines with complex coating, pattern and placement algorithms to ensure that each bottle is absolutly (ha ha) unique.
We are proud to present ABSOLUT UNIQUE -- the new limited edition of nearly four million uniquely designed and numbered bottles, available now in airports across the world and with local vendors from October 2012. Hear the ABSOLUT UNIQUE team explain how this truly exceptional initiative came to life.
Directed by Ryan Staake (Pomp&Clout) Interactive Version: set-it-off.com Dancers: Marlo, Mina, Nadia, Reiko, Michelle, Prana, Kyra, Autumn, Danielle & Crystal Production Companies: Pomp&Clout and Pier Pictures Co-producers: T.S. Pfeffer, Robert McHugh & Ryan Staake Director of Photography: Aaron Grasso Assistant Director: Robert McHugh Assistant Camera: Gille Klabin Concept & Visual Effects: Ryan Staake Makeup: Christina Rodriguez & Rana Akhavan Gaffer: Rudie Schaefer Key Grip: Jamin Mandel Additional Footage: Peter Corina Associate Producers: Kyle McBeth, Kyra Johannesen, Jen James & Liz Kinnmark Production Assistants: Ian Kaye & Michael Onak Quality Assurance: Leslie Ruckman Thanks to the AERA Dance Foundation (aeradance.org) & The Automobile Driving Museum (automobiledrivingmuseum.org) Shot in Los Angeles on the RED Epic
Diplo's newest, Set It Off featuring Lazerdisk Party Sex, honors the athleticism, grace, sex appeal and strength of the pole dancer in these fun and astounding visuals.
Boston.com's The Big Picture has a great photoset title In Flight.
Syracuse Lava Project On January 22, 2011, the fifth lava pour took place using the #700 gas fired tilt furnace operated by the SU Sculpture Program. This 610lb pour was the most successful to date in terms of material consistency, volume, duration of pour, viscosity, duration of flow, structure of flow, etc. The lava was poured on to a 6” thick block of ice measuring 3.5’ by 10’. This pour was conducted for Prof. Ben Edwards, Dickinson College Earth Sciences Department. Prof. Edwards is a specialist in the area of lava and ice interaction. On February 12, 2011, Pour No. 6 will take place on a large block of ice and through a series of ice tunnels. The SU Lava Project is a joint research venture between SU Earth Sciences and SU Sculpture. For further information please contact Prof. Robert Wysocki, SU Sculpture at rjwysock@syr.edu or Dr. Jeffrey Karson, SU Earth Sciences at jakarson@syr.edu Syracuse University Copyright © 2011
Not sure if this was an experiment or art project, but amazing.
...simple things of everyday life. shot with 7d/ lens f 1.4 24mm canon some shots with iPhone 4S sound Rode svm, zoom h4, micro on camera underwater shots with dicapac edit in premiere pro color correction in adobe pro (music sample > jarabe de palo http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/depende/id17873808)
Those little, never-spoken-of moments of life that are pleasurable, compiled here in a sweet little video.
Flowing waves engulf cars, furniture, and airplanes in these sculptural works from Scottish Artist David Mach.
Sure there's Instagram and Hipsta-matic. But there are lots of other really great camera apps for your iPhone that will do stuff even the big ones can't, and do them well.
So here are my 5 picks for camera apps to check out.
This multi-function camera is big in Japan. It is pretty evident from the style of illustration of a lot of the stamps that give Line CAMERA a lot of its power. Take the pics you have and add stamps, text, lines, even embed other images. It is a meme generator in your pocket.
Of all of the apps that let you easily put text over an image, Over is probably one of the easiest and most beautiful. It isn't the most flexible, but it is flexible enough to handle most the the needs I've ever had. Its fonts and colors and typography controls are such that it has kept me from messing up an otherwise good photo.
If you want to make a photo mosaic on your phone, there are hundreds of apps to choose from. Diptic distinguishes itself for me because of how well it performs (not a lot of waiting), and how easy it is to get my images to look just the way I want, including the ability to adjust the cell size of your mosaics.
This one is a frivolous little app that will make your photo seem like a watercolor. There aren't a great many times that I've needed to use Popsicolor, but it sure is pretty.
This little app is a powerful image editing tool. There was a photojournalist who decided to cover the Olympics entirely with his iPhone and it was Snapseed that he used to make sure his photos fit in with all of the other photos covering the games.
The set of tools include being able to adjust saturation, focal points, tilt-shift, add frames and a lot more. It represents a first real contender to replace the digital photo paradigm we've come to assume was innate.
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In addition to creating and curating 5thingsilearnedtoday.com, I am a user experience designer. I've made lots of mistakes along the way, but am proud to say that my curiosity has helped me make the most of those mistakes. You can find me on Facebook or even like my other facebook page (The User's Experience) or tweet at me @rtsnance.
www.xenondesigns.net Entierely shot in South India where travelled for two weeks, only with my fastpack filled with my gear (and two tee shirts, haha). I wish i could afford a 7D to avoid the huge amount of noise i get with my T2i ! Gear : Canon T2i, cheap Hama monopod (also used as diy glidecam), Fastpack 350AW Lenses : Canon 10-22mm USM, Canon 50mm f/1.8, Pentax Takumar 135mm f/2.5 Music : Amon Tobin - At The End Of The Day, Foley Room, 2007 Thanks to : Mathieu Maury : www.mathieumaury.com Vote for me / support me : http://bit.ly/Mrp4IX India is amazing.
A young medical student from France did a lovely job of documenting his recently travels in southern India.
"Yoga is my passion. My purpose in opening up Body Heat Yoga studio was to share yoga with as many people that I could. The benefits of this practice have gone far beyond my expectations. My job is to share that with you! Besides a great studio to practice at there are also so many things to choose from to make your yoga practice enjoyable. Here is the list of my 5 favorite yoga items that I bring with me to every yoga practice!"
Read MoreWe've seen amazing photos of jellyfish before (Jan 18, 2012) and seeing these new shots today makes it perfectly clear how astounding and eery they truly are. Here is just a small sampling of Alexander Semenov's Underwater gallery on flickr.
Vimeo user, Kogonada, who also made Tarantino: From Below and Wes Anderson: From Below, raises the supercut to be a visual essay, a way of reasoning and processing using comparison and visual analysis. And such a cool set of shots he's collected here from the oeuvre of Stanley Kubrick.
The very cool idea of using physical things as the interface for interactive systems is starting to fulfill its promise. The second generation of the Sifteo Interactive Cubes is more than just a novelty. Now they are a gaming platform.
Sifteo Cubes are classic play, made interactive. The award-winning, tactile entertainment system is unlike any game platform you've ever tried, yet you'll be hooked in seconds. Perfect for families and individual players alike! Ready for play right out of the box, Sifteo Cubes get your hands and mind moving with an ever-expanding library of exclusive titles from top game developers.
"As an aspiring Writer-Director, I love my camera, lenses, fancy computer programs, etc. for filmmaking in general, but I get the most mileage out of my writing gear. Here are a few tools I couldn’t live without."
Read MoreWorld's shortest scheduled air route - but this was a stunning summer's evening in Orkney and pure pleasure!
Watch the entirety of the 2-minute-long flight from the island of Westray to the island of Papa Westray in the Orkney Isles by Scottish airline Loginair.
The song is Jump Man by Buckethead. I don't think I've ever published this ON an actual Aug. 25th. But this actually works out well. There are so many things I have planned for the final installment. Subscribe for the completion of Jump Man, set for the end of 2013.
With so many everday projects after Noah Kilina's it is astounding to be so surprised by the vision and creativity of this one.
The folks over at Chill.com were kind enough to invite me to answer some question and then get to reign as CURATOR OF THE WEEK for, well, a week. Thanks so much!!
Stunning and gorgeous, these long exposures of fireworks make so evident the comparisons to flowers and sea creatures. David Johnson explains his technique over at Colossal:
The technique I used was a simple refocus during the long exposure. Each shot was about a second long, sometimes two. I’d start out of focus, and when I heard the explosion I would quickly refocus, so the little stems on these deep sea creature lookalikes would grow into a fine point. The shapes are quite bizarre, some of them I was pleasantly surprised with.
German photography OLAF OTTO BECKER surely was putting his life on the line to get these incredible shots of Greenland's ice.
Music: M83, "Echoes of Mine" off of 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming.' Available from Mute Records, EMI Music Download the song/album here here: itunes.apple.com/us/album/midnight-city Cinematography, Direction, and Editing by: Colin Rich: https://www.facebook.com/colinrich1 Produced by Pacific Star Productions www.pacstarpro.com A big thanks to Matthews MSE (www.msegrip.com) especially to Bob Kulesh, Tyler & Ed Phillips for their generous support and patience of this lengthy endeavor. Most of the linear motion control shots were captured using their FloatCam DC Slider, a wonderful piece of engineering for the time lapse world. 'Nightfall' is a three minute tour of light through the City of Angels. I shot "Nightfall" in an attempt to capture Los Angeles as it transitioned from day to night. As you probably know, LA is an expansive city so shooting it from many different angles was critical. Usually I was able to capture just one shot per day with a lot of driving, exploring, and scouting in between but the times sitting in traffic or a "sketchy" neighborhood often lead to new adventures and interesting places. Nightfall in particular is my favorite time to shoot time lapse. Capturing the transition from day to night while looking back at the city as the purple shadow of Earth envelopes the eastern skyline and the warm distant twinkling halogen lights spark to life and give the fading sun a run for her money- this will never grow old or boring to me. In this piece, it was important to me for the shots to both capture and accentuate the movement of light through the day and night and the use of multiple motion control techniques allowed me to do so. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed creating it. An English translation of the lyrics- "It is late. I am looking for my other home, taking an unfamiliar path: a small trail near the factories and the city, cutting through the forest. I can barely see nature when suddenly, night falls. I am engulfed by a world of silence, yet I am not afraid. I fall asleep for a few minutes at the most, and when I wake up, the sun is there and the forest is shining with a bright light. I recognize this forest. It is not an ordinary forest, it is a forest of memories. My memories. The white and noisy river, my adolescence. The tall trees, the men I have loved. The birds in flight, and in the distance, my lost father. My memories aren't memories anymore. They are there, with me, dancing and embracing, singing and smiling at me. I look at my hands. I caress my face, and I am 20 years old. And I love like I have never loved before."
Yeah, LA's beauty is ephemeral.
Yeah, these multiple exposures showing the motion are pretty cool.
