Category Archives: The Medium

  1. Uncovering Toy Cameras and Polaroid Vintage Effects (With Photoshop Tutorials)

    Since its emergence, the digital photography market has gradually supplanted the traditional one. APN and digital SLR cameras entered our lives, and some people announced the death of silver-based images. This is not all lie, and yet old-fashioned images have been particularly popular in the past few years. All we do seem to do now is [...]




  2. Burlesque: From Satire to Striptease

    Originally, burlesque stood out from cheesier forms of comedy in that it achieved uproarious laughter through caricature and distortion, lacking end-of-story morals or ethical elements. Think Will Ferrell as opposed to Sandra Bullock.




  3. Pop Art Meets Now

    Boston-based artist Kurt Cole Eidsvig:
    Target / Target, 2007:

    Steel Heart, 2008:

    Fire and Ice #4, 2007:

    Snake Charmer, 2006:

    XO: Elmore’s Rum, 2009:




  4. Vancouver 2010

    Collected here are some photos from Days 1-8, with more to follow in another entry after the closing ceremony.

    Via: Boston.com




  5. Carlos Nunez Photography

    It is very rare for me to become a fan of some one’s photography. I have some favorites but the list is not very long. There are plenty of “Photographers” running around these days. 60% of the people who own SLR cameras start taking pictures of some half naked skanks, crank up the contrast on [...]




  6. Escapism

    What’s the best cure for winter blues? A Caribbean vacation, of course!
    Photos by Brendan Pike
    The photographer:




  7. Light Magic

    Light painting, also known as light drawing or light graffiti is a photographic technique in which exposures are made usually at night or in a darkened room by moving a hand-held light source or by moving the camera. In many cases the light source itself does not have to appear in the image. The term light painting also encompasses images lit from [...]




  8. Now this is what I call art.

    The Making of the 2010 Pirelli Calendar by Terry Richardson




  9. How to become a professional photographer

    TIP 1- How to become a professional photographer
    Buy a digital camera.
    -2  Tricks of the trade
    Have a look on the camera, somewhere, probably on the top or back or somewhere on the front or sides there will be a button or dial marked ‘A’, this does not stand for ‘Automatic’ as some amateurs think. It stands [...]




  10. Design Days: Chile

    This contemporary modern house is designed by Felipe Assadi and located in beautiful Chilean countryside. It consists of two parts for the family and their three sons families. The first one, which takes place in a line composed of the access, dinging halls and common master bedroom, is called the “main house”. The second one [...]




  11. Bathrooms of tomorrow

    The first three are via Yanko Design, a terrific blog that features new concepts in design.

    There is a good chance that water might become a precious commodity in the future. Designer Jang Woo-seok keeps this mind while designing his concept bathroom which cleverly reuses the water drained from the sink for flushing the toilet.

    Here is another [...]




  12. Design Days: Playa La Isla

    This stunning tropical house is one of those houses that has almost perfect location. It’s overlooking Playa La Isla in Peru and only 5 minutes walk separates it from the beach. The home is designed to connect owners with a beautiful landscape around. Half of it is fully closed from street looks while other one [...]




  13. Be The Cause At Blazin’ Hope

    By Britt Warner

    If you’re in Los Angeles on the night of June 6th, your time and money would be well-spent at The Knitting Factory. One hundred percent of the proceeds from Blazin’ Hope III go to charity, and the event itself features live performance artists showcasing dance, hip-hop, spoken-word, and world flavor.
    Kristeen Singh, founder [...]