We’ve been taking regular old flat photos for years, but lately we’ve heard rumors about a so-called “third dimension.”
A new site called Start3D takes a baby step towards your own personal Holodeck, popping 3D life into 2D shots — with no crossed eyes or funky frames!
Start by taking two photos side-by-side, a left and a right version to match each eye.
Then Start3D waves its magic hands, and shazam! The images blossom into a wiggling animation, sliding smoothly from left to right like it’s right there in front of you for reals.
Welcome to the third dimension! You’ll love it here. Be sure to check out that long flat thing that we call “the horizon.”
You’d never go out dancing without washing your fancy duds or getting your hair did.
Why put any less care into your Facebook pic?
A gorgeous profile pic is the online equivalent of being the hottest dancer in the club — or the fastest crossword-puzzler in Mensa, if that’s your crowd.
You deserve a profile that’s as pretty as you — time to throw a Facebook Profile Photo Party (FPPP)!
FPPPs are parties with purpose: you supply lights and a camera; your guests bring their dazzling demeanors (and silliest props).
By the time the evening is over, everyone has a profile pic they’ll be proud to be tagged in — just the thing to catch the eye of the smoldering hotties in the “
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Yesterday … all our troubles seemed so far away. And by “yesterday” we mean “in 1991.”
Jog memories of childhood bliss with the game “Young-Me-Now-Me.”
To play, just find an old picture of yourself, and then snap a modern-day recreation.
The challenge, of course, is matching yesteryear’s settings, costumes, and props: good luck finding that laser backdrop, plaid vest, and lawnmower-sized cellphone.
And who’d have guessed that fanny packs and jorts still look as cool as ever?
We’ve seen slow versions of everything lately: slow food, slow travel, slow shopping, slow dentistry. (We might’ve made one of those up.)
But have you tried slow photography? It’s like a yoga class for your camera.
Long conversations with subjects, patient exposures, and delicate macros will lend your photos a new calmness and longevity — so vital in these rush-rush go-go slam-crash rock-and-roll times.
Join the Slow Photo movement, and soon you’ll be measuring exposures not in fractions of a second, but in fractions of an eon.
Michael’s travelogues also take you behind-the-scenes on his exotic journeys, revealing his secret-sauce mix of fancy gear, brilliant technique, and luck.
Learning about the geography, history, and photography: you are now on a vacation OF KNOWLEDGE.
Admit it: You desperately want to post photos of yourself, but you’re afraid to look vain.
Fear not, friend.
Four years ago, Noah showed the world that self-portraits can be .
Today, Tumblr users rock the self-portrait with Gratuitous Picture of Yourself Wednesday (GPOYW).
It’s simple. Stand and flail your arms by yourself — you’re loco. Do it with 1000 others in a crowded stadium — it’s the wave. GPOYW is an internet-wide wave for self-portraits.
Add a quick caption (about , , ) — and you’ve preserved this moment in your life.
It’s okay to post a picture of yourself. On Wednesdays.
p.s. Help? Amit’s speaking at PMA on Saturday, and he’d love your help with this . Satisfaction guaranteed!
Enter an endless loop with Kaleidocycle: a hypnotic blend of photos and papercraft that appears to have originated in a dream that Steven Hawking once had about the shape of the Universe.
Feed four photos into the site, and then after some printing and folding you’ll have a curious origami photo-display, similar to what we called “cootie-catchers” in 2nd grade. (Your geographic appellation may vary.)
Now all that’s left to do is flip through your photos by spinning the möbius-like paper geometry again … and again … and again … and again …
Just don’t try to count its faces! We can’t be certain, but there’s a chance that this shape can’t possibly exist in our dimension.
p.s. We’re going to JAPAN in search of amazing photo goodies for the Store! Where should we go? What should we see? Do share!
