Tag Archives: Photography

Clowns

This is one of the most terrifying images I’ve ever seen. This might provide some protection.

HDR

Here’s an excellent Flickr gallery showing the results of HDR (High Density Range) photography. HDR photos are amalgams of several (usually three) pictures of the same subject, but shot with different exposure settings. Typically one normally exposed image captures the mid tones, an underexposed one captures the highlights, while a third overexposed one gets the [...]

Depressing

There’s a picture of Paris Hilton that’s become pretty common in the last few days, showing her in tears inside her car. It’s actually a pretty good shot, capturing the mood artistically I think, but the subject is not worth it. Go here to see that image, plus another from the same photographer. A pretty [...]

Outhouses

Great picture on Shorpy of old-school toilets in Alabama. Similar arrangements existed in the UK and elsewhere, but here we have fences/walls between everyone’s property that would have made it a lot less obvious when you were going to, um, read the paper.

Image and Content

Take a look at 13 pictures that changed the world. While I know there are others that are equally notable (see the comments there for some ideas), it’s a great trip through the history of photography. I was particularly struck by the split between great art (#7 being a particular favourite of mine) and great [...]