This is cool. These are images of the German government in late night talks trying to save a car company. I love the visual symbolism here. It’s as if the man lighting the cigarette is nailed to a cross, almost completely submerged in hell. Great stuff.

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From dpreview.com: Canon has announced a firmware update for its EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR enabling manual exposure when shooting videos. With the updated version, users will be able to manually adjust the shutter speed, aperture and ISO settings in the video mode. The new firmware will be available for download on 2 June 2009 from Canon’s website.

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We’re big fans of Obscura Digital here. Kudos to them for consistently pushing to create unique content with a big ol’ cool factor. Great job of using the projection plane (the building) to create living art.

-Alexx

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Just ran into this video by the White Rabbits directed by Andrew Droz Palermo. It is a definite watch. The simple set design and circular motion really make this video stand out. This just goes to show you don’t need a complicated and expensive video set to create something amazing. The circular movement really helps you experience the flow of the song. When a music video matches all the elements of music, editing, and lighting together, it’s a beautiful thing. It can make you really feel a song. This video reminds me of one of my old favorite music videos by Taking Back Sunday.

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-Andrew 

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LED lights have always amazed me and they seem to be popping up as beautiful art pieces. I would love to have this Wind Activated LED display somewhere in my city at night. This was made by Jason Krugman.

“Conceptually, this project developed out of an idea to create a modular system that does not rely on a central decision making hub, such as a computer…Wind is one of the few natural phenomena that can penetrate the dense urban environment. However, we can’t see it because it needs a media to propagate through. The city, constructed of glass, steel and concrete, is intentionally rigid, not allowing nature to affect it. By purposefully adding a physical media for the wind to affect, we can make it a prominently visible feature of the urban environment, bringing natural beauty into densest urban thicket.”

-Andrew

via Kanye West

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Here’s another campaign that does a great job of using photography as the best way of expressing a wonderfully textured idea. From BBDO Guerrero. The cans shown here were installed around Manila.

-Alexx (hat-tip thedieline.com)

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Love this print campaign from the Australian ASCA. Great job of using the power of the photograph to communicate a layered idea.

-Alexx

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Now I always have had pleasent experiances with New York’s finest, but it only takes one rotten apple to ruin your day, and I know some of you have been harassed.  If you are planning on photographing in this great city, do yourself a favor and know your rights. This operations order was issued in April and serves as a reminder to the good men and women in uniform that not all photographers are potential terror suspects. It couldn’t hurt to carry a copy with you, but of course don’t forget, a little respect and common sense goes a long way.

-Alexx (hat-tip to craphound.com)

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Before traveling to Brazil, Jimmie Rodgers camoflaged his camera in hopes that it would prevent people from stealing it. Using only tape and a sharpie Jimmie made his camera ugly.

“I was able to take over 5,000 pictures with it in Brazil. I was able to follow around a number of well known graffiti artists, and you can check out some of the pics here. I was also able to go into some fairly dangerous areas, and walk out with my camera. I was even mugged a second time, and they left my camera alone, and took my $20 cell phone instead.

The reason wasn’t just the camera. It was my whole image. All my clothes I had bought in the communities, and I had little of anything on me when I went out. Speaking some Portuguese helped as well. I also NEVER took pictures of people openly (you’ll get your camera taken regardless). I don’t advocate going into the same areas I went, but try to be smart anytime you are in a place that theft is common.”

-Andrew

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